Academics
The curriculum at FRCS recognizes the foundational value of the Judeo-Christian roots and Greco-Roman heritage of Western civilization and is based on an understanding of the three basic stages of learning: grammar, dialectic, and rhetoric.
These three stages reflect the neurological development of students in a K-12 curriculum. In The Well-Trained Mind, Susan Wise Bauer explains:
“Classical education depends on a three-part process of training the mind. The early years of school are spent in absorbing facts, systematically laying the foundations for advanced study. In the middle grades, students learn to think through arguments. In the high school years, they learn to express themselves. This classical pattern is called the trivium.”
The materials and methods used at each grade level are chosen with a view to meeting the specific needs of students at each stage.
As part of our institutional quality assurance, every year we give and review the results of the Standard Achievement Test and evaluate our curriculum using our own and independent (ACSI) guidelines to ensure that the academic needs of the students are met.