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2026-2027

If you are interested in learning more about CLS, please register to attend our OPEN HOUSE on March 23rd, or contact us to schedule a visit. 

Levels of Learning

Our class levels are based on student readiness to make the learning experience personalized and effective.  

PRIMARY PREP

Primary Prep students will enjoy age-appropriate learning through hands-on activities, preschool readiness workbooks, picture books, and music.  Parents will work with instructors to specify the individual student's needs regarding snacks, potty training, and rest times. 

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Curriculum for this level includes:

  • Rod and Staff ABC Series of workbooks (students will progress at their own pace)

  • Let's Read and Find Out Science

  • Five in a Row with picture books

  • Shake, Rattle, and Roll with rhythm instruments

  • 101 Rhythm Instrument Activities for Young Children

PRIMARY ONE

Primary One students are ready to sit and participate in a classroom setting.  They are able to focus and follow instructions while not interrupting the instructor.  They are beginning to develop their reading and writing abilities. Class times will consist of hands-on activities, read-alouds and picture books, short topical videos, experiments, notebooking, art projects, and active discussion. 

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Curriculum for this level includes:

  • Draw Write Now

  • First Language Lessons

  • Writing Lessons for the Primary Grades

  • Story of the World, volume 2, with optional literature selections

  • Apologia Astronomy

  • Discovering Great Artists

  • Shake, Rattle, and Roll with rhythm instruments

  • Boomwhackers

PRIMARY TWO

Primary Two students have learned to show respect to the instructor and fellow students by listening attentively without interrupting and engaging in productive group discussion. They are able to read and write independently. Class times will consist of hands-on activities, read-alouds and picture books, short topical videos, experiments, notebooking, art projects, instruction in writing and grammar, and literature discussion. Weekly homework will include reading assignments and written narrations which are expected to be completed each week. 

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Curriculum for this level includes:

  • IEW Theme Based Writing - Fables, Myths, and Fairytales

  • Fix It! Grammar - The Nose Tree

  • Story of the World, volume 2, with required literature selections

    • The Door in the Wall​

    • Viking Adventure

    • The Sword in the Tree

    • The Whipping Boy

    • The Minstrel in the Tower

    • Castle Diary of Tobias Burgess

    • Favorite Medieval Tales

    • The Beggars Bible

  • Apologia Astronomy

  • Discovering Great Artists

MIDDLE SCHOOL

Middle School students are ready to begin taking ownership of their education and are learning to work independently. They are able to read, understand, and respond to assigned texts, follow both verbal and written instructions, and meaningfully participate in class discussions. Class times will consist of group discussion, writing and grammar instruction, fundamentals of Spanish, science experiments, beginning literary analysis, and student presentations. 

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Curriculum for this level includes:

  • Spanish for Children, Primer A (optional)

  • IEW Theme Based Writing - Medieval

  • Fix It! Grammar - Robin Hood

  • A Castle With Many Rooms, with required literature selections

    • The White Stag​

    • The Vikings

    • Reign: The Church in the Middle Ages

    • The Magna Charta

    • Adam of the Road

    • The Prince and the Pauper

    • Reform: The Church at the Age of Protestantism

    • Children of the Longhouse

  • Novare Physical Science​

  • Discovering Great Artists (optional)

HIGH SCHOOL

High School students are taking ownership of their education and are progressing towards independence.  They are able to read, understand, and respond to assigned texts. They participate meaningfully in group discussions and are ready to begin leading those discussions. They are learning to evaluate sources, think critically about them, and articulate their own positions.  They can follow verbal and written instructions to complete assignments in a timely manner. They are looking ahead, setting goals, and actively working towards achieving those goals.

 

There are two levels of high school classes.  These levels are fluid; students may take any high school class that fits within their education plan. Class activities will vary based upon which classes are taken. These activities will include group discussions and activities, literary analysis, poetry exploration, writing and grammar instruction, Spanish fundamentals, current events discussion and analysis, science labs, and student presentations. 

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Curriculum for this level includes: 

  • Spanish for Children, Primer A

  • Notgrass Economics

  • Everyday Discussion and Debate

  • IEW Structure & Style for Students, level C

  • Fix It! Grammar - Robin Hood

  • Novare Chemistry

  • Novare Physics

  • Streams of Civilization, volume 1, with required history literature selections (TBD)

  • Elements of Style

  • Wordsmithy

  • Literature Selections

    • Beowulf​

    • Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

    • A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

    • Ivanhoe

    • Macbeth

    • Twelfth Night

    • Canterbury Tales

    • Inferno

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