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🌿 Arts Academy School Schedule Grade 5/6 class (Sept 8, 2025 – June 12, 2026) 🌿

A Waldorf-inspired blend of movement, arts, academics, and outdoor learning.

 

🗓 Weekly Schedule Overview

Monday – Thursday (Studio & Academic Days)

  • 9:00 – 11:30 AM → Dance, Performing Arts & Interdisciplinary Studies

    • Monday: with Leah

    • Tuesday: with Sarina

    • Wednesday: with Adriana

    • Thursday: with Tatiana

  • 11:30 – 12:15 PM → Lunch Break

  • 12:15 – 2:00 PM → Academic Expansion

    • Monday, Wednesday, Thursday: with Leah

    • Tuesday: with Sarina

    • Academic Rotation: One focus subject per month

    • Math, ELA, and French practice remain weekly

Friday (Outdoor Education & Experiential Learning)

  • 9:00 – 2:00 PM → Outdoor Learning with Outdoor Ed Teacher

    • Hands-on activities that complement academic themes

    • Nature connection

    • Elder knowledge sharing

    • Community service and engagement

 

📚 Monthly Learning Themes & Outdoor Fridays

🍂 Fall Term (September – December) → "Foundations & Cycles"

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📜 September – Social Studies: Ancient India

  • Focus: Early civilizations, spirituality, river valley societies

  • Outdoor Fridays: Nature walk, sketching plants used in Indian traditions, storytelling by water

 

🌱 October – Science: Botany (Plant Classification & Uses)

  • Focus: Identifying plants, medicinal & culinary uses

  • Outdoor Fridays: Herb harvesting, making simple salves & teas

 

🏺 November – Social Studies: Ancient Egypt

  • Focus: Nile River, pyramids, culture, and daily life

  • Outdoor Fridays: Sky gazing, building pyramid models, irrigation experiments

 

🪨 December – Science: Astronomy & Geology (3-week block before winter break)

  • Focus: Rock formations, celestial bodies, mythology in astronomy

  • Outdoor Fridays: Geology hike, rock collecting, storytelling about constellations

 

🔹 Winter Break: December 22, 2025 – January 2, 2026 🔹

 

❄️ Winter Term (January – March) → "Structure & Growth"

 

🏗 January – Social Studies: Ancient Rome

  • Focus: Engineering, aqueducts, roads, and democracy

  • Outdoor Fridays: Observing architecture, designing aqueduct models

 

📐 February – Science: Geometry in Nature

  • Focus: Sacred geometry, Fibonacci sequences, Roman influence on structures

  • Outdoor Fridays: Measuring & mapping shapes in nature

 

⚔ March – Social Studies: Medieval History (3-week block before spring break)

  • Focus: Castles, knights, feudal life, and trade routes

  • Outdoor Fridays: Visit a historical site or re-enact medieval trades

 

🔹 Spring Break: March 16 – 27, 2026 🔹

 

🌱 Spring Term (April – June) → "Land, Cultures & Expansion"

 

🗺 April – Social Studies: Geography & Mapping

  • Focus: Map skills, continents, ecosystems, and cultural geography

  • Outdoor Fridays: Compass navigation, nature map-making

 

🪶 May – Science: Indigenous Knowledge & Ecology

  • Focus: Traditional ecological knowledge, soil, and land stewardship

  • Outdoor Fridays: Visit with Indigenous Elders, hands-on land-based learning

 

🌍 June – Social Studies: Modern History & Astronomy (3-week block before summer break)

  • Focus: Industry, globalization, space exploration

  • Outdoor Fridays: Sundial-making, planetary movement study

 

🔢 Weekly Schedule for Math, ELA & French

 

These subjects remain consistent yearlong:

  • Monday: Math (12:15 - 1:00), Main Subject Study (1:00 - 2:00)

  • Wednesday: ELA (12:15 - 1:00), Main Subject Study (1:00 - 2:00)

  • Thursday: Math (12:15 - 1:00), Main Subject Study (1:00 - 2:00)

 

✨ Why This Schedule Works for Your Child ✨

✅ One Deep Learning Focus Per Month → Instead of switching subjects constantly, your child gets a deep, immersive experience.
✅ Outdoor Fridays Enhance Learning → Each Friday’s activity directly supports what they’re studying in class.
✅ Balanced Waldorf Approach → Blends academics, movement, arts, and nature-based learning.
✅ Predictable Structure for Parents & Students → Clearly scheduled breaks, core subjects, and themes.

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