The lower school at Scholé Academy is a special place for our youngest students. Our lower-school classes target students in grades 3 through 6. In the words of John Amos Comenius, “[We look on these children], not as they are now, but with a view to the purpose in the Divine mind, on account of which they are delivered to us for instruction.” It is our hope, then, to serve you well as you are cultivating their virtue and their educational opportunities. Our courses are designed to fuel the mind and furnish the soul.
The lower school at Scholé Academy is a special place for young students. Our courses, designed to fuel the mind and furnish the soul, pay particular attention to cultivating the joy of diligence and the wonder of discovery, while instilling reliable habits that will equip for a life of learning.
Our lower-school classes serve students in grades 3 through 6, while also offering parent-supported courses for students in grades K-2. We know that elementary students typically learn best in shorter, more frequent sessions. That’s why our lower-school courses run for 45–60 minute sessions and meet anywhere from 1-3 days per week. This frequency gives opportunity for repetition and mastery in the context of developing friendships. It simultaneously decreases the amount of daily screen time—a concern many parents have when considering technology consumption.
Considering all of our students, from the youngest to the oldest, we ask how we can better serve and meet the needs of the families who choose to partner with us. We look on these children, in the words of John Amos Comenius, “not as they are now, but with a view to the purpose in the Divine mind, on account of which they are delivered to us for instruction.” It is our hope to serve your family faithfully, cultivating their virtue and their educational opportunities.
Houses of Studies
Aquinas (Catholic)
Canterbury (Anglican)
St. Raphael (Orthodox)
New Course
Courses with a logo are taught according to a distinct Christian tradition. Courses without a logo are conducted according to the shared beliefs of the Nicene Creed.
Lower-School
Class Periods
8:00–9:00 (ET)
9:15–10:15
10:30–11:30
11:45–12:45
1:00–2:00
2:15–3:15
3:30–4:30
4:45–5:45
*This course runs on the middle-/upper-school schedule. Please check the specific start and end times for each course before finalizing your schedule.
Houses of Studies
Aquinas (Catholic) Canterbury (Anglican) St. Raphael (Orthodox)
New Course
Courses with a logo are taught according to a distinct Christian tradition. Courses without a logo are conducted according to the shared beliefs of the Nicene Creed.
Lower-School
Class Periods
8:00–9:00 (ET)
9:15–10:15
10:30–11:30
11:45–12:45
1:00–2:00
2:15–3:15
3:30–4:30
4:45–5:45
*This course runs on the middle-/upper-school schedule. Please check the specific start and end times for each course before finalizing your schedule.
Language Arts
Latin | Greek
Spanish | Russian | Arabic
History
Literature
Mathematics
Geography
Fine Arts | Fall
Fine Arts | Spring
Full Year Arts
Fundamentals of Art with a Focus on Iconography (K-2)
Recorder, General Music and the Orthodox Tradition
Fundamentals of Art with a Focus on Iconography (3-5)
Byzantine Chant Fundamentals for Children
Advanced Art with a Focus on Iconography | Year B
Voice Training, Advanced General Music and the Orthodox Tradition
Why Choose Classical Christian Education for Your Elementary School Student
It is essential that every child be given an opportunity to delight in well-crafted courses, guided by master teachers, rich with engaging pedagogy and opportunities for growth. For elementary students in particular, courses should be filled with engaging images, memorable lessons, and laced with songs and chants that make learning permanent. This is the nature of classical Christian education for the lower-school student.
In contrast to an education that is narrowly utilitarian, classical Christian education understands education to be life formation. Respecting and engaging the child as a whole and unique person with an eternal soul is the starting point; growth in virtue is the aim; and attending to developmental stages is the method. Far from abandoning pragmatic usefulness, this educational approach is what has made classical education so very effective. It is the form of education that has produced countless great leaders, inventors, scientists, writers, philosophers, theologians, physicians, lawyers, artists, and musicians over the centuries.
Why Homeschooling Families Choose Our Online Elementary School Classes
At Scholé Academy, we have carefully considered the nature of young students in the context of a wonder-filled, created world. We think it is important to provide lower school students with fascinating concepts, memorable practices, and refined tools for laying solid foundations. We believe in honoring the child as a uniquely created person and in designing our virtual classrooms as places the child is known and loved. Our caring instructors teach through the lens of orthodox, Christian beliefs. Homeschool families choose our online lower school classes as a welcoming, interpersonal format for developing important dimensions of their child’s whole life self-portrait.
Begin Your Classical Education Journey with Us Today
Classical education is a place your elementary student can lay a solid foundation and be delighted by the discovery and development process. Thrilling reading, intriguing examples, good writing habits, and a wonder-filled process of inquiry are built into the classical education journey with us. Whether you are a seasoned homeschooler, or whether you are just beginning, your family will find our courses meaningful, joy-filled, rich, and supremely rewarding.
On studying the liberal arts at a young age: “Let your youthful steps, my dearest sons, run daily along these paths until a riper age and a stronger mind shall bring you to the heights of Holy Scripture.” —Alcuin of York, in Andrew Flemming West, Alcuin and the Rise of the Christian Schools