Anonymous wrote:My kid is at a Christian K-8 and has science 5x a week. Beyond that I have no idea what you’re talking about.

Not all Christian schools are classical Christian schools.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was looking for insight as to why this school was very strong in the grammar, writing and language areas but didn’t have strong science programs

I’m learning what a classical Christian curriculum entails and thought to come on DCUM to get some answers based on past experiences or their knowledge

Is there a specific Classical Christian school to which you are referring? Alexandria Classical Christian? Immanuel Lutheran? Dominion Christian? Potomac Classical Conservatory? These are all classical Christian schools but they are each different.

Overall Classical Christian education seeks to encourage joy of learning through reading, writing, and discussion. They are all liberal arts educations that include science and math, but the emphasis of classical is truly the discussion and the reading and writing. If you contact a school, they would be best able to define their philosophy.

In a traditional classical education you'd be reading Euclid for your math, which is pretty impressive (and maybe a little painful). It'd be similar for your science. I mean, Isaac Newton's great discoveries were all written in books.

I’ve seen plenty of science in that program- biology, anatomy, earth science, astronomy, physics, chemistry, botany (and Latin).

My kid is at a Christian K-8 and has science 5x a week. Beyond that I have no idea what you’re talking about.

Anonymous wrote:I was looking for insight as to why this school was very strong in the grammar, writing and language areas but didn’t have strong science programs

I’m learning what a classical Christian curriculum entails and thought to come on DCUM to get some answers based on past experiences or their knowledge

NP. I attended a classical Christian school for a year as a kid. In general most smaller Christian schools (which is most classical ones, since the movement itself is smaller/not as old) attract teachers who are stronger in language arts and weaker in STEM. Why is that? I think it's because in general teaching STEM disciplines is a more specialized skill and smaller Christian schools have a smaller pool to pull from by limiting themselves to practicing Christians, plus they don't pay as well.

That said our local public (FCPS) is also weak on science in the lower grades. We're looking at a larger Christian school that in ES will be better in science and at least close in math. In MS/HS I expect our public to surpass it, though.

It would be nice if classical Christian education could live up to Dorothy Sayers' ideals and if the traditional liberal arts really covered science and math well, but in practice I don't see that happening often.

Anonymous wrote:I was looking for insight as to why this school was very strong in the grammar, writing and language areas but didn’t have strong science programs

I’m learning what a classical Christian curriculum entails and thought to come on DCUM to get some answers based on past experiences or their knowledge

Is there a specific Classical Christian school to which you are referring? Alexandria Classical Christian? Immanuel Lutheran? Dominion Christian? Potomac Classical Conservatory? These are all classical Christian schools but they are each different.

Overall Classical Christian education seeks to encourage joy of learning through reading, writing, and discussion. They are all liberal arts educations that include science and math, but the emphasis of classical is truly the discussion and the reading and writing. If you contact a school, they would be best able to define their philosophy.

I was looking for insight as to why this school was very strong in the grammar, writing and language areas but didn’t have strong science programs

I’m learning what a classical Christian curriculum entails and thought to come on DCUM to get some answers based on past experiences or their knowledge

Not sure if you were looking for non-Catholic but St. Jerome Academy in Hyattsville, MD had a classical liberal arts curriculum.

Other schools in the DMV are St. Jerome Institute in dc, Oakrest and St Rita in VA.

Anonymous wrote:LOL

Why in the world would you do this?

OP Science and Classical Christian do not go together ever.

Please get parenting help

Right, there were definitely never any scientific discoveries or advancements in the classical Christian world.

Your posts are a little confusing. Are you looking for recommendations for such a school? Or someone to explain their curriculum? If the latter, why not call one and ask?

It appears that the only ones around here are in Virginia. https://classicalchristian.org/find-a-school/

The "classical christian" people I know homeschool in this area.

To the PP above,
Obviously that’s why I’m here

I’m wondering why there was not an emphasis on basic science in the lower schools

Instead of judgment, how about sharing the knowledge you have to pass along to those that do not know

LOL

Why in the world would you do this?

OP Science and Classical Christian do not go together ever.

Please get parenting help

Anonymous wrote:Has anyone enrolled their child into a private that has Trivium curriculum?

I found this school to have a strong English, Grammar yet not too much emphasis on Sciences.

Why less emphasis on science?

Has anyone enrolled their child into a private that has Trivium curriculum?

I found this school to have a strong English, Grammar yet not too much emphasis on Sciences.