It’s hard to believe that the end of this academic year is in sight!  Over in Curriculum, the team has been busy preparing for next year by writing lesson plans for Logic of English, optimizing the booklist so that it functions better for our admin and families alike, and working with our stellar tutors to update grade level- and subject-specific training videos.  We are excited to host a Logic of English:  Foundations B webinar early next month for parents of incoming 1st-3rd graders, so stay tuned for more information on when and where to join us for this informative session!  While we write the Logic of English lesson plans, we are also drafting the standards for K-2 Language Arts and Abeka Math standards-based grades.  By breaking learning into distinct areas, these standards will help us provide families with a clear picture of their students’ mastery of specific skills.  

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In addition to the hustle and bustle of content planning for next year, we are meeting once a month  with our Mentor Tutors, who are reading through G.K. Chesterton’s The Man Who Was Called Thursday.  Our sessions mirror what our tutors do in the classroom when they lead Socratic seminar discussions, so we like to think of it as an immersive professional development opportunity!  We hope to offer studies like this for a broader audience in the very near future as a way to support not only our staff, but also our families and anyone else who desires to dig into the richness of good literature and riveting discussions.

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As we look ahead to the end of the semester and the summer months, our team will shift gears to focus on the logistical updates needed to better organize courses and prepare tutors, families, and students alike for success during the 2025-2026 academic year.  We are excited to streamline documents by providing a syllabus for each grade level and/or subject.  This will make lesson plans more straightforward, as overarching course information will be organized within the syllabus.

Lastly, we adjusted our CLT schedule so that the early September test date is optional for both 11th and 12th graders, while 11th graders will take the CLT during the latter half of the second semester.  This allows our 11th graders to encounter the test after they have covered a majority of the year’s lessons, which will better prepare them for confident execution of the CLT!  This also better suits college application windows, which often open in the summer (or sooner) for early admissions.  We will keep the September test date as an option for any students who wish to get early exposure to the test as an 11th grader, or those who desire one more shot at the exam before submitting their final college application materials in 12th grade.  If you have questions about the CLT for any grades, please let us know!  We’ll be reaching out to parents of incoming 11th and 12th graders to begin assessing interest levels for the September exam, since we will need to order those right when the new academic year begins.

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We are so grateful to be doing this work for our students, families, and staff.  Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or concerns!

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In Christ,