Upper Grades (7-8)

Each day still begins with the main lesson (approx. 2 hours each morning on a specific subject given over the course of a few weeks), followed by special subject classes, including handwork and Eurythmy.

For more general information on Waldorf (from Gr. 1-8), read here and here.

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GRADE 7

- Language Arts (grammer, composition, creative writing, spelling, report writing, note-taking skills, researching)

- Literature (Arthurian legends, biographies, poetry)

- Mathematics (business math, pre-Algebra skills, precise Geometry, graphing, roots, negative numbers)

- History (The Renaissance and Reformation, The Age of Discovery)

- Geography (European and African Geography, tides, weather)

- Eurythmy (contrasting moods, inner characteristics of poems, ballads, tragedies)

- Science (Physics - add pulleys and levers, Inorganic Chemistry, Astronomy, Physiology)

- Foreign Language (conversational, vocabulary, word study)

- Physical Education (team sports, archery, gymnastics)

- Handwork (sewing clothing, slippers, hand puppets)

- Artwork (painting, perspective drawing, clay sculpting - the human hand, foot, bones, fired pottery)

- Woodworking (primitive bowl)

- Music (recorder ensemble, orchestra, chorus, ballads, opera, Renaissance music)

GRADE 8

- Language Arts (same as Gr. 7, plus literary forms, Shakespeare)

- Literature (Shakespeare, poetry)

- Mathematics (practical math, Algebra, precise Geometry)

- History (the Industrial Revolution to the present day, U.S. History, current events)

- Geography (Asia, Australia, Antarctica, contrasts, as related to World Economics)

- Eurythmy (poems with tension/relief, contraction/expansion)

- Science (Physics, Organic Chemistry, Physiology)

- Foreign Language (conversational, vocabulary, word study)

- Physical Education (team sports, Greek wrestling, gymnastics)

- Handwork (machine sewing, simple clothing, darning)

- Artwork (painting - shadows, portraits, landscapes, drawing, clay sculpting - the human head, soapstone carving)

- Woodworking (simple moveable toy, stool, simple carpentry)

- Music (recorder ensemble, orchestra, chorus, Elizabethan songs)