Elementary (Grammar Stage)

We call our elementary school (grades 1-6) the Grammar School. Every day, students acquire skills they will use throughout their education and indeed, throughout their lives. The skills of literacy, numeracy, and critical thinking are taught and used in many contexts, and students engage with them creatively, thoughtfully, and carefully. 

Young children, grades preschool through 6th, are able to memorize information quite easily. You may see this as your child quotes their favorite movie or song after only a few viewings or commits the stats from their favorite sport to memory. The classical method cultivates that God-given ability and teaches the child how to gather and use factual information. Some examples include memorization of phonics for reading and spelling, rhythmic chants for grammar rules, poetry and scripture memorization and math tables.

Christ the King students enjoy a loving, supportive, nurturing, and faith-filled atmosphere, in order to develop and internalize Christian-Catholic virtues.

The below video is an example of some of the fun ways we learn at Christ the King. Third graders study constellations and make "constellation viewers" out of toilet paper rolls: