Where young men and women embrace the beauty of speech in service of the truth
The final phase of education at Naperville Christian Academy is the Rhetoric stage (grades 9-12). These capstone years focus on the excellence of the student as a producer of both written and verbal sentiments. The students engage in regular debate in humanities, share reflections on personal beliefs in Bible/Theology, investigate the realms of science and math, and translate and recite primary sources in Latin and Greek. These final years are designed to allow the students to go out from NCA ready to flourish and achieve great things at any university or profession of their choosing.
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Rhetoric School Curriculum Overview (PDF Chart)
Subjects Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
Subjects | Grade 9 | Grade 10 | Grade 11 | Grade 12 |
Bible Old Testament New Testament Doctrine Christ and Culture
Bible | Old Testament | New Testament | Doctrine | Christ and Culture |
Humanities
(History, Literature, Composition, Rhetoric)
Ancient History:
The Epic of Gilgamesh, The Iliad, The Aeneid, Oedipus Rex, Bhagavad-Gita, Tao Te Chang, Plato, Aristotle, Augustine’s Confessions, & others
Medieval History: Beowulf, The Saga of the Volsungs, Piers Plowman, Dante’s Divine Comedy, Canterbury Tales, Boethius, Shakespeare & others European History: Paradise Lost, A Tale of Two Cities, Jane Eyre, Frankenstein, Communist Manifesto, Mein Kampf, Brave New World, 1984 & others American History: Federalist Papers, Common Sense, Democracy in America, Up from Slavery, East of Eden, Great Gatsby, To Kill a Mockingbird, & others
Humanities
(History, Literature, Composition, Rhetoric) | Ancient History:
The Epic of Gilgamesh, The Iliad, The Aeneid, Oedipus Rex, Bhagavad-Gita, Tao Te Chang, Plato, Aristotle, Augustine’s Confessions, & others | Medieval History: Beowulf, The Saga of the Volsungs, Piers Plowman, Dante’s Divine Comedy, Canterbury Tales, Boethius, Shakespeare & others | European History: Paradise Lost, A Tale of Two Cities, Jane Eyre, Frankenstein, Communist Manifesto, Mein Kampf, Brave New World, 1984 & others | American History: Federalist Papers, Common Sense, Democracy in America, Up from Slavery, East of Eden, Great Gatsby, To Kill a Mockingbird, & others |
Classical Languages Latin Reading I: Historical Narratives (Caesar, Scipio), Epistles (Horace, Cicero), & Vulgate Latin Reading II: Poetry (Horace, Juvenal, Catullus, Ovid, Virgil) AP® Latin Latin Reading III: Church Fathers (Augustine, Origen, Eusebius)
Classical Languages | Latin Reading I: Historical Narratives (Caesar, Scipio), Epistles (Horace, Cicero), & Vulgate | Latin Reading II: Poetry (Horace, Juvenal, Catullus, Ovid, Virgil) | AP® Latin | Latin Reading III: Church Fathers (Augustine, Origen, Eusebius) |
Math
(Standard Track)
Geometry Algebra 2/
Trigonometry
Pre-Calculus AP® Calculus or
AP® Stats
Math
(Standard Track) | Geometry | Algebra 2/
Trigonometry | Pre-Calculus | AP® Calculus or
AP® Stats |
Science Chemistry Biology Physics AP® Biology
Science | Chemistry | Biology | Physics | AP® Biology |
Art (Elective) Drawing, Painting, 3-D Art, & Art History Drawing, Painting, 3-D Art, & Art History Drawing, Painting, 3-D Art, & Art History Drawing, Painting, 3-D Art, & Art History
Art (Elective) | Drawing, Painting, 3-D Art, & Art History | Drawing, Painting, 3-D Art, & Art History | Drawing, Painting, 3-D Art, & Art History | Drawing, Painting, 3-D Art, & Art History |
Music (Elective) Vocal Performance, Music Theory, & Music History Vocal Performance, Music Theory, & Music History Vocal Performance, Music Theory, & Music History Vocal Performance, Music Theory, & Music History
Music (Elective) | Vocal Performance, Music Theory, & Music History | Vocal Performance, Music Theory, & Music History | Vocal Performance, Music Theory, & Music History | Vocal Performance, Music Theory, & Music History |
P.E. (3x/week) Fitness, Sportsmanship, Games & Skills Fitness, Sportsmanship, Games & Skills Fitness, Sportsmanship, Games & Skills Fitness, Sportsmanship, Games & Skills
P.E. (3x/week) | Fitness, Sportsmanship, Games & Skills | Fitness, Sportsmanship, Games & Skills | Fitness, Sportsmanship, Games & Skills | Fitness, Sportsmanship, Games & Skills |