At Naperville Christian Academy, grades 6-8 comprise our Logic School. During these very important years of the students’ lives, they begin the process of self-discovery and more in-depth questioning of their world, language, their faith, and their passions, structured around a new discipline, logic.

Our students begin to speak, present, debate, and will write their first research papers during these years, heavily helped and guided by our amazing staff of teachers. Their studies in Latin will go from very basic grammar and sentences to advanced constructions and some poetry. In Bible the students do a three year, close reading of the scriptures, providing them with an in-depth understanding of the content, culture, and genres of the biblical text. In history the students will begin to concentrate more and more on reading and interpreting primary sources, including texts, photos, movies, musical compositions, and pieces of visual art.

The 6th grade year is an important and transitional year for the students into our Upper School (made up of our Logic School and Rhetoric School). The students are given lockers and begin to change between specialized teachers for their subjects for the first time, making this year a crucial year in their academic and personal development.

In the 7th grade year, the students wrap up their studies of world history in The Story of the World with the 20th century. They also continue to delve deeper into their studies of logic and hone their abilities to speak, communicate, and even teach their classmates. Their writing abilities are also intensely focused during this year, with the students finishing several miniature “research projects” arguing and supporting smaller thesis points over the year. A chart of the curriculum is found below.

The 8th grade year completes the very important transitional middle portion of the classical education. The rules of logic, grammar (both English and Latin), speaking and debating, writing and much more which are learned during this phase of education ensure success for the students at the final, capstone level in our School of Rhetoric.

Here you can see an overview of the content covered and curriculum used.

Here is the link to our Upper School Calendar for projects and tests so that you can see what the students have coming up.