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World History

K 

This course covers world history from the beginning of recorded history to the present. The perspective is Catholic throughout, with Biblical history skillfully interwoven with secular records in the early chapters. Special attention is paid to the growth of the Church and its influence in the world. The digital course plan will be available in your Parent Portal.

American History

Christ and the Americas, Anne Carroll, 1997

K

To obtain a broad Catholic understanding of the anthropological history of the Americas up until the last decade. Gives the role of the Catholic Church in American history. Starts with the earliest explorers and concludes with the 1990’s. Covers American history in a fast-paced, thorough, interesting manner. Each era has its own in-depth coverage. The digital course plan will be available in your Parent Portal.

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Harold Jacob’s Elementary Algebra provides a strong course for the Algebra I student. His text is set up in a traditional style so that students have the opportunity to practice many types of problems taught within each lesson. This course provides the backbone of Algebra I concepts to prepare the student for taking Algebra II, and adequately prepare a student to take the Algebra 1 Math sections of the PSAT, SAT, and ACT standardized tests. Additional graphing supplements are provided in the course plan starting on page 21 as an introduction to graphing.

Students can succeed in this course after completing any pre-Algebra course, including the Saxon Math 8/7 (with pre-Algebra) text. Students who struggled with Saxon Math 8/7 are advised to use Saxon Algebra 1/2 or another pre-Algebra course prior to beginning this course. Note that about the first five chapters will include much review of pre-Algebra concepts. The digital course plan will be available in your Parent Portal. 

This Geometry course can follow any Algebra I program, whether the student has used Saxon Algebra I, Jacob’s Elementary Algebra, or another First year Algebra course. If questions should arise about the preparedness of a student for this course, please contact the Academic Advisor department at Kolbe Academy. This course presents all the geometrical concepts in a traditional fashion to the high school student. This course will sufficiently prepare the student for questions on the math section of the PSAT, ACT, or SAT standardized tests. Students completing this course as well as a previous Algebra I program will be ready to take the traditional second year of Algebra II. Student’s who wish to continue on in the Saxon mathematics series upon completion Jacob’s Geometry will find much repetition in the Saxon Algebra II course because the majority of the material covered is Geometry. Students choosing to continue with Saxon after this course should be prepared to take through Advanced Mathematics I in order to complete all the Algebra II concepts necessary to succeed on the ACT and SAT standardized tests. It is more desirable for students to pursue a traditional Algebra II course following this Geometry course. The Kolbe Academy recommended course of study includes continuing with Foerster’s Algebra and Trigonometry upon completion of the Jacob’s Geometry text.

The Harold Jacob’s Geometry text includes engaging language that will help to keep the interest of the student throughout the duration of the course. The lessons are set up to challenge students, yet offer sound explanations to give students the tools to complete problems efficiently. The author has set his text up to include three sets of problems with each lesson so as to present the basic concepts in Set I exercises, applications in Set II exercises, and extension of concepts in Set III exercises. Finally, there are Algebra reviews located at the end of most chapters in the student textbook. The digital course plan will be available in your Parent Portal. 

Algebra 1 

Saxon 

K 

The digital course plan will be available in your Parent Portal. 

The advanced math course plan contains three options of how to implement this course over one or two years. The first course plan covers the entire book in one year. Only highly motivated and able students should attempt the one-year course. The last two course plans together cover the book over two years which is Kolbe’s core (K) track. 

• Course Plan I - Precalculus (with Geometry) - Covers entire Saxon Advanced Math book in one year
• Course Plan II - Algebra III with Geometry - Covers the first 60 lessons of the Saxon Advanced Math book in one year
• Course Plan III - Precalculus - Covers the remaining 65 lessons of the Saxon Advanced Math book in one year

Most students will benefit from a two-year approach to the course so that advanced concepts can be grasped more easily. The digital course plan will be available in your Parent Portal. 

The textbook contains a sufficient review of Pre-Calculus concepts, however, students should not attempt this Calculus course without completing one of the following: Algebra II/Trigonometry, Pre-Calculus, Saxon Advanced Mathematics, or other equivalent Pre-Calculus course. This book is designed for prospective mathematics majors as well as for students whose primary interests are in engineering, physics, business, or the life sciences. The calculus course plan contains three options of how to implement this course over one or two years. The first course plan covers the entire book in one year. Only highly motivated and able students should attempt the one-year course. The last two course plans together cover the book over two years which is Kolbe’s core (K) track.

• Calculus I & II - Covers entire textbook in one year. Students will be prepared for taking the AP Calculus AB Exam as well as preparing them fairly well for the AP Calculus BC Exam. 
• Calculus I - Covers the first 75 lessons in the textbook. Students following the Kolbe Calculus I track will have a firm foundation in Calculus I concepts and a brief introduction to Calculus II concepts. 
• Calculus II - Covers lessons 73-148 in the textbook. Students following the Kolbe Calculus II track will have a firm foundation in Calculus II concepts.

Most students will benefit from a two-year approach to the course so that advanced concepts can be grasped more easily. The digital course plan will be available in your Parent Portal. 

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Anatomy & Physiology

Hole 10th Ed.; Texts difficult to locate.

K

While the word “anatomy” is derived from the word for “dissection”, this course will require little dissection. Instead, the student will study and benefit from the results of countless dissections that produced proper names and descriptions of the structures of the human body. Furthermore, the student will learn the function of these structures, properly known as the science of physiology and come to appreciate the complexity of God’s creations.

This course does touch upon some ethical issues present in today’s society, including birth control, fertility drugs and in vitro fertilization and genetic engineering. The Hole’s textbook periodically features a “Topic of Interest” note that should be used as topics of discussion between the parent and student. Later in the year, the student will use one of these ethical issues and focus on the Church’s teachings concerning it in a short paper. This course suggests supplemental materials that focus on the Church’s teachings when indicated to help guide both parent and student during such discussions.

Chemistry

Prentice Hall 2005

K

This course is designed to give students an appreciation of creation and of the order and complexity of atoms and their interactions with each other. The “Core Chemistry” track will emphasize the basic chemical interactions between atoms, compounds, and molecules. This course provides an introduction to chemistry suitable for students in a college preparatory program. 

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German I

Deutsch: Na Klar!

K

Provides a sound foundation of German vocabulary (10 words memorized per day is ideal), an introductory grasp of German grammar and syntax, facility in German pronunciation, and reinforcement of the student’s grasp of grammar through the study of German.

German II

Deutsch: Na Klar!

K

N/A

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Kindergarten Language Arts is directed to the development in the student of the capacity to recognize the letters of the alphabet and their pronunciation and moving on to reading. Phonics K starts right into introducing letters and their sounds, using both the workbook and the phonograms. McGuffey’s Eclectic Primer begins easily but will progress rapidly.

Grammar 3 

Lepanto

If the student has done Kolbe Academy’s English 2, it is recommended that he skip Lepanto Grammar 3 and go on to Lepanto Grammar 4. The teaching of English should be cumulative. In Grade Three the student will review what he learned in previous grades and build on it. As the material is introduced he will not remember everything he learned the previous year, but it will come more easily to him. Every year the student expands his knowledge and should not be confused or overwhelmed with the new information. Likewise, everything learned in English should be applied and reinforced in the student’s reading, composition, spelling, and phonics. Introducing the children to books and to the library brings them to understand how we learn best of all: through literature. This course should be supplemented with readings in literature. Quarterly or semester book reports should be completed on this reading. The digital course plan will be available in your Parent Portal. 

Grammar 4

Lepanto

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Grade Six Vocabulary develops the student’s capacity to pronounce, spell, use, look up in a dictionary, understand, and remember the definitions of words, their diacritical marks, and syllabication. It also develops the student’s ability to work with synonyms, antonyms, homonyms, homographs, prefixes, suffixes, roots, denotation, connotation, literal usage, figurative usage, and analogies.

Grade Six Composition will aid the student in developing composition skills, which are so necessary for further education. Many of these skills can be applied in Kolbe Academy’s Literature program both in written assignments and book reports. Overall, this course should dovetail with the literature course in assignment of written work.

Grade Seven Vocabulary develops the student’s capacity to pronounce, spell, use, look up in a dictionary, understand, and remember the definitions of words, their diacritical marks, and syllabication. It also develops the student’s ability to work with synonyms, antonyms, homonyms, homographs, prefixes, suffixes, roots, denotation, connotation, literal usage, figurative usage, and analogies.

Grade Seven Composition will aid the student in developing composition skills, which are so necessary for further education. Many of these skills can be applied in Kolbe Academy’s Literature program both in written assignments and book reports. Overall, this course should dovetail with the literature course in assignment of written work.

The Sadlier Writing Workshop, Level C text will be used to aid the student in developing composition skills, which are so necessary for further education. If you wish, you may have the student write the activities on paper instead of in the book.

The Sadlier Vocabulary Workshop should be used to encourage the student to use the new vocabulary words in speech and written work. It also develops the student’s ability to work with synonyms, antonyms, homonyms, homographs, prefixes, suffixes, roots, denotation, connotation, literal usage, figurative usage, and analogies.

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This course covers world history from the beginning of recorded history to the present. The perspective is Catholic throughout, with Biblical history skillfully interwoven with secular records in the early chapters. Special attention is paid to the growth of the Church and its influence in the world. The digital course plan will be available in your Parent Portal. 

History 8

Kolbe suggests that the student read Uncle Tom’s Cabin in literature to coincide with the third quarter of history. The course plan for Uncle Tom’s Cabin covers an entire quarter, so it would be beneficial for the student to read it in the second quarter. If the student has not already read Miguel Pro by Ann Ball, it would be beneficial to
read it in the third quarter. His story is told in Chapter 21 in the Quarter 3, Week 7. The digital course plan will be available in your Parent Portal. 

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Saxon 5/4 

Saxon 

This course introduces to the student a program of "foundational" elements upon which the successful equations are worked out. This program contains a thorough review of addition, subtraction, and single digit multiplication and division. The subsequent arithmetic content includes number concepts, estimation functions, two- and three-digit computations, decimals and fractions. The basic skills of algebra and geometry are introduced.

Continual and incremental practice with word problems, measurement, scale, and graph reading, as well as arithmetic, provides the opportunity for students to learn and remember the foundational skills and concepts of mathematics. The digital course plan will be available in your Parent Portal. 

Saxon 6/5

Saxon

Saxon 7/6

Saxon 8/7

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Fifth-grade Science is an intermediate introduction to the life, earth, and physical sciences. The most important part of teaching science in the early years is helping the student see the wonders of God’s world, and making him unafraid of the subject when he pursues in-depth science in later years. Children learn more from doing the experiments and investigations along with the reading of the textbook. The digital course plan will be available in your Parent Portal.  

Science 6

Harcourt Purple Tiger

Sixth-grade Science is the continuation of an intermediate introduction to the life, earth, and physical sciences. The most important part of teaching science is helping the student see the wonders of God’s world, and making him unafraid of the subject when he pursues in-depth science in later years. Children learn more from doing the experiments and investigations along with the reading of the textbook. The digital course plan will be available in your Parent Portal.  

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New Missal Latin Book 1
New Missal Latin Pronunciation Guide Tape 1

Latin is the language of the Church; as such it is an integral part of every Catholic's heritage. This beginner's course in Latin uses a book ideally suited for grade school age students. Students master a large amount of Latin vocabulary while becoming acquainted with Latin grammar and syntax, including simple declensions and
conjugations.

New Missal Latin Book 1
New Missal Latin Pronunciation Guide Tape 1

Latin is the language of the Church; as such it is an integral part of every Catholic's heritage. This beginner's course in Latin uses a book ideally suited for grade school age students. Students master a large amount of Latin vocabulary while becoming acquainted with Latin grammar and syntax, including simple declensions and
conjugations.