Oak Meadow Curricula for Preschool - 4th Grade are designed to cooperate with children's natural cycles of unfoldment and help them express their unique capabilities through artistic, imaginative, and creative experiences. Each curriculum includes complete instructions for parents to follow in presenting all subjects.

Preschool Curriculum
The Preschool curriculum is a creative, imaginative course that introduces you to the dynamic principles of learning, and then shows you how to apply these principles in a variety of learning experiences with your child. Includes nature walks, morning circle, bedtime rituals, sand and water play, singing, fingerplays, and storytelling. The entire course is a delight for both parents and children, and it establishes rhythms for learning that will benefit you and your child throughout the schooling years.
Includes: Preschool Heart of Learning, Preschool Learning Processes, Toddlers Sing audio cassette tape, beeswax crayons, and preschool paint kit.
Preschool Curriculum $100

Kindergarten Curriculum
This wonderful curriculum utilizes an artistic and imaginative approach that gently introduces children to the world of letters and numbers. The capital letters of the alphabet and numbers 1-10 are presented through fairy tales and number stories. Science is explored through nature stories. Singing, painting, drama, and handcrafts are included throughout. Also includes valuable guidelines for establishing a daily learning rhythm.
Includes: Kindergarten Syllabus, Kindergarten Fairy Tales, First Book of Crafts, and Wee Sing audio cassette tape & book .
Kindergarten Curriculum $220

First Grade Curriculum
This curriculum continues the imaginative moodset in Kindergarten, but expands to include the lower case alphabet, phonetic studies, and beginning reading. Stories are used to learn the four processes of math, and numbers to 100 are presented. Children explore the world of nature through experiential activities. Throughout are fairy tales, poetry, songs, recorder playing, knitting, painting, and drawing.
Includes: First Grade Syllabus, Beginning Recorder, Oak Meadow Songbook, Oak Meadow Music audio cassette tape , First Grade Fairy Tales, Word Family Reader, Little Bear, Little Bear's Visit, A Kiss for Little Bear, Frog and Toad are Friends, Frog and Toad Together, Mouse Soup, and Mouse Tales.
First Grade Curriculum $255

Second Grade Curriculum
At this stage of development, children become more aware of forms and demand greater challenges. This includes reading, multiplication tables, and word problems. Nature is studied through an experiential approach and stories from the world of animals. Integrated throughout are drawing, painting, recorder playing, crocheting, clay modeling, and nature crafts.
Includes: Second Grade Syllabus, Intermediate Recorder Book, Clay Fun, Book of Nature Crafts, Animal Stories, Just So Stories, Ben and Meg, The Voyages of Dr. Dolittle, Fables, and Animal Friends. Note: If you didn't order the First Grade curriculum last year, you'll need to order Beginning Recorder.
Second Grade Curriculum $275

Third Grade Curriculum
When children reach this age, they begin to become more aware of themselves as individuals. Cursive handwriting, grammar, children's classics, and poetry provide an inner balance for the child's developing sense of self. Larger multiplication problems, carrying, borrowing, and word problems provide increased mental challenges. Enrichment activities include cooking, recorder playing, singing in rounds, carpentry, and science.
Includes: Third Grade Syllabus, Advanced Recorder Book, First Cookbook, Carpentry for Children, Folk Tales, Wizard of Oz, The Velveteen Rabbit, Charlotte's Web, Pippi Longstocking, Winnie the Pooh, Little House in the Big Woods, and Peter Pan. Note: If you didn't order the Second Grade last year, you'll need to order Clay Fun, Beginning Recorder, and Intermediate Recorder to add to this curriculum.
Third Grade Curriculum $275

Fourth Grade Curriculum
The Fourth Grade Curriculum provides a wonderful challenge for the curious child. Includes the geometry and patterns of nature, local and state history, geography, and writing in a journal. Also introduced are fractions, long division, word problems, health and nutrition, astronomy, spelling, grammar, children's classics, Native American crafts, and music.
Includes: Fourth Grade Syllabus, Fourth Grade Math, First Book of Duets, The Search for Delicious, Addie Across the Prairie; The Lion, Witch, and the Wardrobe; Heidi, Trumpet of the Swan, Stuart Little, Treasury for Children, Indian Legends, Sign of the Beaver, and 2 jeweler's loupes.
Fourth Grade Curriculum $340

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Curricula for grades 5-8 use a rich, integrated, experiential approach that provides many choices of activities for all learning styles. All curricula for these grades give children an opportunity to be more independent in their studies by providing clear structures, simple directions, and exciting activities that sustain their interest. Each curriculum includes a syllabus for each of the major subject areas and supplementary books and materials.

Fifth Grade Curriculum
We combine geography and American history through the Civil War with the literature, arts, and crafts of the times to create an integrated experience that helps children learn easily. We introduce the principles of environmental science with an experiential approach that enables children to participate in projects that help the environment. The English curriculum focuses upon the classics of literature, basic grammar skills, and spelling. In math, students learn about two-and three-digit multiplication and division, fractions, word problems, measurement, bar graphs, and line graphs.
Includes: U.S. History and English, Environmental Science, Math 5, Harriet Tubman, Ben and Me, Johnny Tremain, Little House on the Prairie, Sarah Morton's Day, Witch of Blackbird Pond, If you Sailed on the Mayflower; Where do you Think You're Going, Christopher Columbus?; and Children of the Wild West.
Fifth Grade Curriculum $355

Sixth Grade Curriculum
Ancient world civilizations provide the foundation for an integrated experience that includes the geography, literature, arts, and crafts of these cultures. The life science curriculum emphasizes an experiential approach that gives children the opportunity to discover scientific principles through hands-on activities. The English curriculum continues to develop basic grammar and spelling skills and includes several of the classics of children's literature. In math, students study decimals, the metric system of measurement, percentages, ratios, multiple-step word problems, and basic geometry. The emphasis is upon applying math skills in problem-solving situations.
Includes: Ancient Civilizations and English, Basic Life Science, Math 6, Tales of King Arthur, Robin Hood, D'Aulaires Greek Myths, and Rainbow People.
Sixth Grade Curriculum $355

Seventh Grade Curriculum
In the seventh grade curriculum, students study American History in the context of World History, from the Age of Enlightenment to the present, emphasizing the patterns of history, the people who made history, and children's historical literature. We explore earth science with an emphasis upon an experiential approach that provides opportunities for children to become involved in the scientific process. In addition to literature, the English curriculum emphasizes composition and helps children learn how to express themselves clearly and creatively in writing. Math provides practice with decimal numbers, money, fractional parts, linear measure, area, perimeter, volume, solids, percents, ratios, probabilities, and angle measurement.
Includes: World History, English, Earth Science, Math 7, Mama's Bank Account, Journey to America, Helen Keller; Martin Luther King, Jr.; Amelia Earhart, Lyddie, Goodbye Vietnam, Zlata's Diary, Summer of the Monkeys, and Water Sky.
Seventh Grade Curriculum $375

Eighth Grade Curriculum
In the eighth grade curriculum, students learn about civics through a study of the champions of freedom, the federal, state, and local governments, and the economic system. Our experiential approach to understanding social issues includes practical activities such as community service projects. The science curriculum focuses upon the principles of physical science, using an experiential approach. In English, we continue to develop basic grammar skills, read classics in children's literature, and emphasize composition skills to help students learn to express themselves more effectively. The math curriculum explores the use of fractions, mixed numbers, decimal numbers, and basic geometry, then introduces and practices the beginning concepts of algebra in preparation for high school algebra.
Includes: Civics, English, Writing for 100 Days, Physical Science, Math 8, The Giver; You Want Women to Vote, Lizzie Stanton?; The Hobbit, Call of the Wild, Slave Dancer, Adventures of Tom Sawyer, and New Kids in Town.
Eighth Grade Curriculum $375

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After taking the profile, one of our certified Learning Styles coaches will work with you and your family to personally customize a complete curriculum for your child.  A list of recommended materials, (books, CD-ROMs, videos, etc.), and information on how to order them will be provided to you.  The regular cost for a consultation is $395. Enrolled families pay $295. These prices include the learning styles profile. There are no curriculum fees as you will be purchasing the materials on your own.

Please see this page for more information about the A Self-Portrait^TMProfile and the Customized Curriculum Consultations.

• Parents and students are very comfortable with the homeschooling process.
• The student already has or can easily make a study schedule that works for them.
• The students are engaged in their studies and need very little coaching from a Global Village teacher.
• Parents are closely monitoring and supporting the students.
• Parents are very comfortable with the subject matter (Note: it is possible to have regular tuition for some courses, such as higher level science and math, and to have quarterly review for others).

How to Enroll:

When you enroll in Global Village School you become part of a legal private school. We will maintain all student records, along with providing written semester evaluations, a yearly transcript, and a diploma upon high school graduation.

Each student is assigned Global Village teachers for all their academic courses. Our teachers are knowledgeable, compassionate, supportive, and committed to the vision of the school. You can contact our teachers by phone, fax, and e-mail, or schedule in-person appointments if you live in the local area. Along with regularly scheduled appointments, teachers are happy to answer questions when they arise.

Each family will work with an enrollment advisor to design the most appropriate program. The advisor will be available throughout the year to answer questions and provide support.

Call our office to make a phone or in-person appointment with one of our educational advisors, who will enroll your family, help you select a curriculum, answer your questions, and provide you with additional information.

Unschooling:

Some students are already very independent learners; they know what they want to learn and how to go about it. Some families have been traditional homeschoolers for years and already know how to provide an excellent learning environment for their children. At Global Village we acknowledge and support the value of this type of education. We will work with you in designing and documenting a non-traditional "unschooling" program that meets legal requirements as well as the unique needs and interests of your family. You can purchase any Global Village courses that interest you, as well as designing your own. When you contact us, let your enrollment advisor know that you are interested in our unschooling option.

Fees:

All fees are based on U.S. dollars. Rather than setting a standard fee for everyone, we have set up our system so that families only pay for what they need. Fees vary based on the student's grade level and on type of curriculum and teacher service chosen. All enrolled students pay fees for tuition and curriculum:

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