🌿 Arts Academy School Schedule Grade 6/7 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 Leader

  • Hands-on activities that complement academic themes

  • Nature connection

  • Elder knowledge sharing

  • Community service and engagement

 

📚 Monthly Learning Themes

 

BLOCK 1 (Sept)

🔵 SCIENCE — Physics I: Heat, Light, Sound, Electricity, Magnetism

Curricular Content:
Students explore foundational physics: heat transfer, light and shadow, sound vibration and resonance, static electricity, and magnetism. This aligns with BC science content on energy forms and matter interaction, and with Waldorf emphasis on experiential observation before abstraction.

ENGLISH Integration:

• Science journaling (daily observations, experiments)

• Vocabulary building (energy, conduction, refraction, vibration)

• Short explanatory paragraphs on experiments

MATH Integration:

• Measuring temperature change

• Charting sound frequency or light distance

• Simple graphing of data

• Introduction to ratios (e.g., sound frequency)

 

BLOCK 2 (late Sept–Oct)

🟠 SOCIAL STUDIES — Ancient Rome

Curricular Content:
A study of Roman governance (senate, consuls, assemblies), the Roman legion, engineering (roads, aqueducts), and cultural stories. BC links include early civilizations and systems of power; Waldorf Grade 6 traditionally begins Rome for thinking in cause-effect and structure.

ENGLISH Integration:

• Reading comprehension from historical sources

• Narrative writing: “A Day in the Life of a Roman Legionary”

• Essay-style writing: forms of government

• Oral storytelling of Roman myths

MATH Integration:

• Roman numerals

• Simple Roman engineering models (arches, aqueduct angles)

• Intro to geometry via Roman architecture

 

BLOCK 3 (Oct–Nov)

🔵 SCIENCE — Physics I (Continued & Completed)

Curricular Content:
Finish the main Physics I unit across heat/light/sound/electricity/magnetism, with more experimentation and demonstrations. Waldorf Grade 6/7 emphasizes practical science through direct experience.

ENGLISH Integration:

• Build a lab report (intro → method → results → conclusion)

• Compare/contrast writing: “Light vs Sound”

• Reading simple physics articles

MATH Integration:

• Graphing experiment results

• Using formulas lightly (speed = distance ÷ time)

• Measuring light reflection angles

 

BLOCK 4 (Nov–Dec)

🟠 SOCIAL STUDIES — Ancient Egypt

Curricular Content:
Nile River agriculture, daily life, social structure, pharaohs, hieroglyphics, mythology, and early engineering. BC focuses on ancient cultures; Waldorf Grade 6 often includes Egypt for symbolic thinking and archetypal stories.

ENGLISH Integration:

• Reading creation myths

• Writing: “How the Nile shaped Egyptian life”

• Hieroglyphic storytelling

• Summaries of researched topics (pharaohs, gods)

MATH Integration:

• Pyramid geometry (slopes, symmetry)

• Measuring simple scale models

• Calendars and early measurement systems

 

BLOCK 5 (January)

🔵 SCIENCE — Microbiology: Cells & Microorganisms

Curricular Content:
Using microscopes to observe cells, bacteria, yeast, fungi, and protists. Hands-on labs: slides, stains, pond water, yeast growth. Aligns with BC life science (cell theory) and Waldorf’s developmental shift into abstract scientific reasoning in Grades 6–8.

ENGLISH Integration:

• Scientific note-taking from microscope observations

• Research mini-report on one microorganism

• Procedural writing: “How to prepare a slide”

MATH Integration:

• Estimating field-of-view scale

• Simple ratios (cell size estimation)

• Charting growth of cultures over time

 

BLOCK 6 (February)

🟠 SOCIAL STUDIES — Medieval History

Curricular Content:
Feudalism, castles, guilds, daily life, medieval worldview, and changes over time. Fits BC focus on societal systems and cultural development; Waldorf Grade 7 traditionally transitions from Rome → Medieval → Renaissance.

ENGLISH Integration:

• Castle or guild research project

• Descriptive writing: medieval marketplace or castle interior

• Biography: a medieval figure

• Reading comprehension from historical texts

MATH Integration:

• Castle design (scale drawings, perimeter, area)

• Geometry in medieval architecture

• Simple economics (trade and guild pricing)

 

BLOCK 7 (early March)

🔵 SCIENCE — Physics II: Forces, Gravity, Simple Machines

Curricular Content:
Students explore gravity, pendulums, friction, buoyancy, pulleys, levers, and mechanical advantage. BC Grade 6 mechanics content; Waldorf Grade 7 highlights practical mechanics.

ENGLISH Integration:

• Procedure writing: “How to build a lever”

• Short written reflections on experiments

• Vocabulary (gravity, fulcrum, efficiency)

MATH Integration:

• Calculating mechanical advantage

• Graphing pendulum cycles

• Measuring force (newtons, spring scales)

 

Spring Break

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BLOCK 8 (late Mar–Apr)

🟠 SOCIAL STUDIES — The Renaissance

Curricular Content:
Humanism, printing press, exploratory thought, scientific discoveries, major artists and thinkers. BC focuses on shifts in worldview; Waldorf Grade 7 deeply emphasizes the Renaissance as the “rebirth” mirroring Grade 7 awakening.

ENGLISH Integration:

• Major research project: Choose a Renaissance figure

• Essay or presentation

• Reading short biographies

• Creative writing in the style of a Renaissance journal

MATH Integration:

• Perspective drawing (geometry)

• Golden ratio in Renaissance art

• Symmetry and proportion practice

 

BLOCK 9 (Apr–May)

🔵 SCIENCE — Botany & Mycology: Geometry in Nature

Curricular Content:
Plant structures, symmetry, Fibonacci spirals, branching patterns, and fungal biology (mycelium, spores, mushrooms, yeasts). BC life science (adaptations, ecosystems) and classic Waldorf Grade 5–6 plant studies + Grade 7 fungal studies.

ENGLISH Integration:

• Nature journaling

• Plant + fungi field guide entries

• Descriptive writing (observations, drawings)

• Reading natural science passages

MATH Integration:

• Geometry: radial symmetry, bilateral symmetry

• Fibonacci sequence in plants

• Spore print symmetry

• Mandalas and geometric design work

 

BLOCK 10 (May–June 19)

🟠 SOCIAL STUDIES — Exploration → Early Canadian Settlement

Curricular Content:
European exploration, contact with Indigenous Peoples, fur trade, early settlement patterns, and the effects of these encounters. BC focus: exploration, colonization, Indigenous perspectives; Waldorf Grade 7 includes Age of Exploration.

ENGLISH Integration:

• Mapping + note-taking from historical sources

• Reading comprehension: journals of explorers

• Short essays on contact and settlement

• Oral storytelling of an explorer’s journey

MATH Integration:

• Map scale + coordinates

• Latitude/longitude

• Simple navigation math (speed, distance, direction)

• Graphing population growth or trade goods

 

🔢 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.