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COURSES AVAILABLE:
Art, Cartography (Map Skills), Foreign Languages, Geography, History, Language Arts (Grammar, Phonics, Reading, Spelling, Vocabulary, Writing), Literature (The Good and Great Books Programs), Math, Music, Philosophy For Children, Religion, Science, Socratic Discussion Group (Listening, Speaking, Understanding)
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LITERATURE: The elementary grades (N-8th) "Good Books"
literature program is described at Good Books. The 9th-12th grade "Great Books" programs is described at Great Books Seminars. To purchase the Good Books or the Great Books, please click on
the appropriate phrase in this sentence.
MATH OPTIONS: Math is offered from nursery through 12th grade. We have two excellent options for math (which converge in the 7th
and 12th grades). One is Developmental Math which develops independent thinking and teaches basic math. The other is Saxon,
which is basic math with applied math. Both use Saxon Algebra 1/2 in 7th grade, allowing a switchover to Jacobs Algebra, Geometry, Foerester's Algebra II & Trigonometry, and Anton's Calculus. Mathematics: A Human Endeavor by Jacobs completes
both tracks in 12th grade. Click on the phrase "Math Options" to see our complete offerings.
LANGUAGE ARTS: Sing, Spell, Read & Write is a five level,
complete Language Arts program, Preschool through 3rd grade. It includes spelling, reading, singing, phonics and writing. It is an
excellent program for teaching reading and writing, with superb use of memory devices. VocabuLit continues the vocabulary and
spelling arts 3rd through 8th grade based on classic works - a perfect preparation for reading the Great Books. Shurley Grammar
is an 8-grade program that teaches grammar, syntax and writing. The students learn the parts of speech through easy-to-remember
jingles, and classifying sentences with questions and answers. Writing with Phonics is extra handwriting practice (PreK-3rd). Spencerian handwriting and, later Calligraphy are offered after
cursive for students to learn to write beautifully. To see our complete language arts program please click on the following links: Grammar, Handwriting, Phonics, Typing, Vocabulary
FOREIGN LANGUAGES: These courses and materials are designed to be largely self-testing. Power-Glide (Spanish, French,
German,Russian) is equivalent to 2-3 years of high school. For French, we offer an experienced online native-speaking tutor--Madame Sylvie Matheu. Learnables is a good Hebrew
program which begins with speaking followed by the grammar. Hey Andrew, is a six-level Greek program, followed by Homeschool Greek. Latin's-Not-So-Tough is a very good 3-year beginner's
course starting with the alphabet, then into reading sentences, followed by: The Latin Road to English Grammar is ecclesiastical
(Medieval) Latin which is a three (year)-level course by the end of which students are reading the classics. Click on the phrase "foreign languages" to see our complete offerings.
ONLINE NATIVE LANGUAGE CLASSES & TUTORING: The Angelicum Academy believes that native-language tutors provide a
valuable resource for anyone seeking proper instruction in a foreign language. Even the best texts and tapes are not able to help with
pronunciation or clarify nuances. The Angelicum Academy's first online tutor is Madame Matheu for Children's French and Advanced
French. Madame Matheu is a native of France having grown up in Narbonne where her parents are winegrowers to this day. She now
resides near Versailles with her American husband and three children (during this academic year she and her husband are on an
sabbatical in the San Francisco area). She has a PhD from Texas A&M as well as a prestigious engineering degree from a French
University. Her husband, Jim, also has a PhD in Oceanography and is an oceanographer in France. Madame Matheu has taught
French and English to both French and American students for fourteen years. She has taught language from the preschool level
all the way through intensive courses for executives and professors. Students can enroll and attend a weekly online French
class (subject to minimum class size) with other students (similar to our online socratic seminars). Students can also sign up for
weekly half-hour one-on-one sessions. Pricing and details can now be found at the bookstore or by sending us an e-mail.
GEOGRAPHY: is provided in National Geographic Society CDs
containing 110 years (1888-1998) of monthly issues of the National Geographic Society Magazine. References to relevant articles and history are provided in our Geography Lesson Plans. They are
used 3rd-8th grades. Click on the word Geography above to see our complete course offerings.
CARTOGRAPHY: is a new program offered by the National Geographic Society (1st-6th grades). The workbooks are
very-up-to-date. They come with teacher's manual for each grade, which covers the workbook in detail plus has many suggestions for
projects and further research. Copyright 2000 A.D. Click on the word "Cartography" to see our complete course offerings.
PHILOSOPHY for Children: this program (K-6th) comes highly recommended by Dr. Peter Redpath, who taught the program for
years. The program introduces children to ethics and logic in interesting story formats. Critical Thinking I & II (7th & 8th grades)
is a basic, traditional logic course. Click on the phrase "Philosophy for Children" above to see our complete course offerings.
ART: Art for Nursery-2nd grade is colorful, seasonal and will be fun
for children to learn to cut, paste and be creative. The art books in 3rd-5th grades are books selected to use with the history programs
for those years. The art for 6th-8th grades is Art in Focus, which includes a lavishly illustrated textbook and a student workbook to
test comprehension. The book beautifully covers many centuries and styles of art and helps develop a refined and cultured artistic
sense. Click on the word Art above to see our complete course offerings.
SCIENCE: Levels 1-6 elementary science textbooks are interesting and beautifully done in four-color. They teach the various sciences
in each book: life, earth, physical, astronomy, etc. The books come with workbooks, answer keys and an assessment book for
tests. The Science for 7th-9th grades are four-color, interesting texts of Life, Earth, Physical Science, repeated in greater depth in
10th-12th grades as Biology, Chemistry, Physics. This is the traditional order. Click on the word Science above to see our complete curriculum.
MUSIC: The music in Nursery-6th grade consists of listening to classical music, and music appreciation. These levels come with
cassette(s), CDs and/or books. The Enjoyment of Music in the 7th-8th grades is the premier course, which studies the lives of the
great composers and the history and theory of music. Click on the word Music aove to see our complete course offerings.
SOCRATIC DISCUSSION: These discussion books are used in 3rd-8th grades and were developed by St. John's College
graduates to introduce students into the Socratic method of learning. The readings are mostly from the classics, organized for
3rd-8th graders, preparing students for the Great Books discussion groups in high school. Click on the phrase Socratic Discussion
above and the words under Literature above to enroll or purchase our course offerings for socratic discussion.
HISTORY: The Angelicum Academy contains a complete Nursery through 12th grade history and religion program combining the best
materials available. The history texts for 2nd--5th grades cover Ancient Near Eastern history, ancient Egypt, ancient Greece,
through ancient Rome. 6th-8th grade history covers the periods of the Middle Ages to the Modern and is closely integrated with the
religion program. Click on the word History to see our course offerings in History.
RELIGION: The Angelicum Academy contains a complete Nursery through 12th grade history and religion program combining
the best materials available. Nursery - Bible Stories for Little Ones is a small, paperback book with beautiful stories of the Bible retold
for small children. Preschool-Kindergarten, Catholic Children's Treasury books - these are reprints of classic magazine-style
books for children. The pages are colorful and filled with poetry, games, stories and activities for young Catholics. Grades 1-8, these hardback books, "Our Holy Faith" series, are reprints of
books from the 1950s. They teach the truths of our faith through stories of Our Lord, Saints, Bible times, and questions and
answers to learn. Grades 9-12, these hardback books, "Our Quest for Happiness", are filled with teachings of the faith and stories of
how to live the life of a Catholic. Each book is over 500 pages. Click on the word Religion above to purchase or view our complete course offerings in religion.
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