8th grade Curriculum
Besides the prerequisite practice lessons in language arts and arithmetic, our Waldorf students have the pleasure of enjoying two lessons per week in the following subjects:
Spanish, Handwork, Woodwork, Flute and Recorder, Strings Orchestra, Gardening, Games and Sports.
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WRITING, READING, SPELLING, VOCABULARY; EXAMINING THE SHORT STORY AND WRITING THEIR OWN SHORT STORY; LETTER WRITING; STUDY OF SHAKESPEARE; RECITATION AND ACTING
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GEOMETRY: MEASUREMENT OF SURFACES AND VOLUME; MATHEMATICS: PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF ARITHMETIC, ALGEBRA, AND GEOMETRY; GRAPHING
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PHYSICS: ACOUSTICS, THERMODVNAMICS MECHANICS, ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM, BUILD A MOTOR, HYDRAULICS, AERODYNAMICS; ECOLOGY; METEOROLOGY; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; HUMAN ANATOMY
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THE FRENCH, AMERICAN AND INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTIONS TO THE PRESENT; GEOGRAPHY AS RELATED TO WORLD ECONOMICS; CURRENT EVENTS; WORLD WARS AND PEACE INITIATIVES.
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WOODWORK; MACHINE SEW (LEARN HISTORY OF SEWING MACHINE, LEARN HOW TO USE AND FIX MINOR MECHANICAL PROBLEMS, DESIGN AND MACHINE SEW A BLANKET TO DONATE TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, MAKE A PAIR OF PANTS).
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SINGING; ORCHESTRA: ELIZABETHAN MUSIC, AMERICAN MUSIC, SYMPHONIC FORM; POEMS WITH CONTRASTING MOODS
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GAMES; SPORTS
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SPANISH
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PAINTING: HIGHLIGHTS AND SHADOWS IN PORTRAITS AND LANDSCAPES