Logic Level Courses (7th and 8th Grades)

Chapel
All students begin each Monday with Chapel. A rhetoric level student Chaplain and a student worship band lead chapel. The Chapel includes worship songs, a devotional, and prayer.

American Studies/Geography
Our American Studies course is an intensive look at our country’s history. Logic 1 through Rhetoric 2 students are taught the same period of American history following a four-year rotation: Isolated America through The War of Independence (1789), Small Republic (1789) through The Civil War (1865), Reconstruction (1865) through The New Deal (1940) and World War II (1941) through The Present (2006).

Latin
The study of the classical language, Latin, is the core of a classical education; as a result, we require students to complete Latin levels 1A, 1B and 1C or their equivalents before they are able to take a different foreign language in the Logic and Rhetoric levels.

Spanish
Spanish will be taught using Vistas!. Students build vocabulary as they build competency in the grammar of Spanish. Our goal is to help students benefit from the synergy between Latin and Spanish as they learn. This class is taught by skill level and can be taken only after your student has successfully completed the Latin I course.

Science
L1 students are scheduled to take General Science and L2 students are scheduled to take Physical Science; however, we allow students the flexibility to take the science classes that best suits their needs. All science courses follow Apologia science curricula.

Omnibus
The Omnibus course covers history, literature, and theology. It leads students through the Great Works with sharp focus on the ideas rather than just the facts. This course is also designed to apply and further develop the students’ skills in composition, logic, and aesthetics. Veritas Press’s Omnibus course curriculum is used. 7th through 12th graders are all taught the same period of history. Although writing assignments are required of all students in all classes, specific writing instruction is given in this class primarily in the form of Progymnasmata exercises which prepare the students for Classical Rhetoric. The instructor uses a combination of sources to help students develop into confident and accomplished writers. The instructor draws from the following sources to aid in guiding student writers: Institute for Excellence in Writing, Shurley Grammar, and The Lively Art of Writing.

Logic and Critical Thinking
Logic and the discipline of critical thinking teach students to think clearly and argue well. L1 students will study Formal Logic, the science of reasoning well. L2 students study the process of critical thinking and learn how to apply it to all aspects of their lives.

Comprehension and Composition I and II
For L1 students and L2 students new to C.C., this course will begin with training them in How to Read A Book (extreme reading comprehension). An in-depth study of writing essays will be provided to the logic students using an incremental approach. Form, content, style, mechanics, and overall effect will be addressed. This course will provide classroom instruction as well as personal feedback from the instructor focusing upon narrative, expository, and persuasive writing. L2 students build on their knowledge from the previous year by continuing to improve on the foundational writing styles and learn new writing styles, including poetry.

Colloquia Cordibus Sapientiae (Discussions for Hearts of Wisdom)
Once a month, Logic and Rhetoric students will meet in small groups to discuss and debate hot topics related to what they are learning at C.C. These groups will be facilitated by either a male C.C. teacher or a father of a C.C.. The purpose of C.C.S. groups is to allow students to discuss topics in depth, to defend their points of view, to be challenged by each other and wise and godly adults, to expand their minds by seeking truth and wisdom and to fellowship.

Other Subjects
At home, parents must teach students math, spelling, penmanship, and grammar on their own. Shurley Grammar is required with tests being given by the parent and graded by C.C..