The Academy

A Free and Personalized Curriculum

If in society there is no understanding of truth, no discipline for goodness, and no recognition of beauty, one must turn to the works of previous generations to recover all three. This is the basis of all education: the acquisition of past knowledge for future use. Modern schooling does almost the opposite, weighed down by tests, culture, and money. Thus, Aurelia offers a free K-12 curriculum to guide the holistic growth of children even in the midst of such bureaucratic stagnation - like plants grown through concrete.

Rethinking Education

Learning in Everyday & Academic Fulfillment

In his personal diary, John Quincy Adams recorded a quote originally ascribed to Caecilius Statius: “He who plants trees labors for the benefit of future generations.”

Recognizing this sentiment as a natural allegory for education, Aurelia seeks to plant and nurture a new form of personalized, holistic learning into the sterile ashes of our secular, industrialized schools. Like saplings sprung from charred soil, Aurelia frames all future programs as elements of a tree grown to provide shade for the youth yet to come, with leaves striving ever for the new light come at dawn.

Thus, Aurelia’s L.E.A.F. program aims to provide K-12 students with the intellectual component of their personal development. Alongside real-life experiences offered by B.A.S.E. and career preparation within R.O.O.T., this curriculum allows students to work at a flexible pace to progress as quickly as possible in the academic subjects that appeal most to who they are and what they seek in life.

To Live, To Learn

The Elements of Holistic Education

  • Personalized Learning

    Learning model that allows students to choose what books to read, what subjects to specialize in, and what pace is appropriate for proving competency in every course

  • Affordable Curriculum

    Cheap or free texts, assignments, assessments, and lesson plans provide access to a customizable model of learning for students to engage in a classical education at their own pace

  • Lifetime Experiences

    An admixture of Montessori and Waldorf methods, an Aurelia education breaks rigid class structures by ensuring students have time for authentic experiences in nature, work, faith, and even fun

  • Social Learning Centers

    Community centers encourage the restoration of the local social fabric while providing space for libraries, study groups, health care, family support, maker spaces, and testing sites

  • Spiritual Infrastructure

    All humans have faith in something, but in modern times this is often rejected; into such vacuum, Aurelia seeks to build the socio-economic networks necessary to renew faith in the Divine

  • Local Trade Programs

    Hands-on classes that teach trade skills to generations by providing tools in maker spaces, developing mentorship opportunities in crucial careers for local economies

  • Family Preparation

    The natural desire to form family has been increasingly discouraged in post-industrial societies; thus, Aurelia offers free materials to prepare for and maintain this sacred act

  • Regional Beautification

    Beautiful communities reflect and encourage beautiful lives, with restored, long-lasting architecture acting as a vessel for continued human love, faith, comradery, and heritage

GRADES K-3

Structured Exploration (Under Development)

Aurelia’s early elementary grades take inspiration from three authentic learning models: Montessori, Waldorf, and home school co-ops. The focus is on a child’s exploration of their immediate surroundings so as to establish healthy boundaries and truthful associations through project-based exercises. Simply click on the classes for access to texts, assignments, and projects.

Kindergarten I

  • Foundations in Stories & Narrative:
    - Aesop’s Fables
    - Hans Christian Anderson’s Fairy Tales
    - Brother’s Grimm’s Fairy Tales

  • - Composition Workbook (2-3)

  • - Arithmetic Workbook (2-3)

  • - Nature Workbook (2-3)

  • - Art & Performance Workbook (2-3)

Kindergarten II

  • Foundations in Stories & Narrative:
    - Aesop’s Fables
    - Hans Christian Anderson’s Fairy Tales
    - Brother’s Grimm’s Fairy Tales

  • - Composition Workbook (2-3)

  • - Arithmetic Workbook (2-3)

  • - Nature Workbook (2-3)

  • - Art & Performance Workbook (2-3)

Lifecraft I

  • Elements of Reading:
    - Phonics Stories
    - Folk Stories
    - Rhymes & Song

  • - Composition Workbook (K-1)

  • - Questions Workbook (K-1)

  • - Flora & Fauna Workbook (K-1)

  • - Art
    - Dance & Performance Workbook

Lifecraft II

  • Elements of Reading:
    - Phonics Stories
    - Folk Stories
    - Rhymes & Song

  • - Composition Workbook (K-1)

  • - Arithmetic Workbook (K-1)

  • - Nature Workbook (K-1)

  • - Art
    - Dance & Performance Workbook

GRADES 4-8

Intellectual Foundations (Under Development)

Aurelia’s late-elementary and middle-school grades are competency-based, with student success gauged by comprehension of a subject as opposed to time spent learning it. The focus is on a child’s intellectual development through the exploration of classic texts through project-based exercises. Simply click on the classes for access to texts, assignments, and projects.

5th Grade

BLOCK ONE: TRIVIUM

  • Summer Reading:
    - The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

    Read Aloud:
    - Five Children and It
    - Peter Pan

    Independent Reading:
    - Heidi
    - The Secret Garden

  • - [Intro to] Grammar Textbook
    - Writing Handbook (4-5)

  • - American Textbook
    - Local Workbook

BLOCK TWO: QUADRIVIUM

  • - Art Workbook (4-5)

  • - Arithmetic Textbook (4-5)

  • - Life Sciences Textbook (4-5)

6th Grade

BLOCK ONE: TRIVIUM

  • Summer Reading:
    - The Princess and the Goblin

    Read Aloud:
    - Little Lord Fauntleroy

    Independent Reading:
    - The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
    - Treasure Island
    - Swiss Family Robinson

  • - Grammar Textbook (6-8)
    - Writing Handbook (6-8)

  • - World History Textbook (6-8)
    - Regional Workbook

BLOCK TWO: QUADRIVIUM

  • - Art Textbook
    OR
    - Music Textbook

  • - Arithmetic Textbook (6-8)
    - [Intro to] Geometry Textbook

  • - Life Sciences Textbook

4th Grade

BLOCK ONE: TRIVIUM

  • Summer Reading:
    -Alice in Wonderland

    Read Aloud:
    - Five Little Peppers and How They Grew Up
    - The Railway Children

    Independent Reading:
    - Hans Brinker; or, the Silver Skates
    - Cuckoo Clock

  • - [Intro to] Grammar Textbook
    - Writing Handbook (4-5)

  • - American Textbook
    - Local History Workbook

BLOCK TWO: QUADRIVIUM

  • - Art Workbook (4-5)

  • - Arithmetic Textbook (4-5)

  • - Life Sciences Textbook (4-5)

8th Grade

BLOCK ONE: TRIVIUM

  • Summer Reading:
    - Captains Courageous

    Read Aloud:
    - White Fang

    Independent Reading:
    - The Hound of the Baskervilles
    - Eight Cousins
    - The Prince and the Pauper

  • - Philosophy Textbook
    - Trivium Workbook
    - Quadrivium Workbook

  • - World History Textbook
    - Global Workbook

BLOCK TWO: QUADRIVIUM

  • - Art Textbook
    - Music Theory Textbook

  • - Arithmetic Textbook (6-8)
    - [Intro to] Algebra Textbook

  • - Life Science Textbook (6-8)
    - Geology
    - Botany
    - Physical Science

7th Grade

BLOCK ONE: TRIVIUM

  • Summer Reading:
    - Anne of Green Gables

    Read Aloud:
    - The Coral Island

    Independent Reading:
    - The Red Badge of Courage
    - A Christmas Carol
    - A Little Princess

  • - Grammar Textbook (6-8)
    - Writing Handbook (6-8)

  • - World History Textbook
    - Regional Workbook

BLOCK TWO: QUADRIVIUM

  • - Art Textbook
    OR
    - Music Theory Textbook

  • - Arithmetic Textbook (6-8)
    - [Intro to] Geometry Textbook

  • - Life Sciences Textbook

GRADES 9-12

Applied Learning

Aurelia’s high school tracks are based on society’s three organic classes, as described by the Trifunctional Hypothesis, which allows students to customize their learning experience by specializing in the fields they resonate with most. Provided is a curriculum that can be further adjusted to suit student needs. Simply click on the classes for access to texts, assignments, and projects.

Guild (Trade & Finance)

  • ELOQUENCE
    Summer Reading
    - The Virginian
    Independent Reading
    - Growth of the Soil
    - North & South
    - Little Women
    - The Betrothed
    - Fathers & Sons
    Drama
    - The Three Sisters

    INQUIRY
    - Biology Textbook

    MEASUREMENT
    - Algebra I Textbook

    CIVICS
    - U.S. History Textbook
    - U.S. Gov Textbook
    - Economics Textbook

    VITALITY
    - Human Nutrition Textbook

    LANGUAGE I
    - Latin Textbook

  • ELOQUENCE
    Summer Reading:
    - The Picture of Dorian Gray
    Independent Reading:
    - Dangerous Liaisons
    - Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship
    - Pilgrim's Progress
    - The Princesse de Clèves
    - The Dialogue of the Dogs
    Drama:
    - A Midsummer Night’s Dream

    INQUIRY
    - Chemistry Textbook

    MEASUREMENT
    - Geometry Textbook

    CIVICS
    - World History I Textbook
    - World History II Textbook

    AESTHETICS
    - Art History I Textbook
    - Art History II Textbook

    LANGUAGE II
    - Latin Textbook

    + 1 ELECTIVE
    - Anatomy & Physiology Textbook

  • ELOQUENCE
    Summer Reading:
    
- The Lais of Marie de France
Independent Reading:
    
- The Mabinogion

    - The Decameron

    - The Book of the City of Ladies
    
- The Romance of Tristan and Iseult
Drama:

    - Everyman



    INQUIRY
    - Physics Textbook

    MEASUREMENT
    - Algebra II Textbook

    + 4 ELECTIVES
    - Vehicle Maintenance Textbook
    - Arts & Crafts Textbook
    - Computers & Programming Textbook
    - Botany Textbook

  • ELOQUENCE
    Summer Reading: 

    - Meditations

    Independent Reading: 

    - Confessions

    - Georgics
    
- The Odyssey 

    Drama: 

    - Antigone

    MEASUREMENT
    - Accounting
    - Statistics

    +5 ELECTIVES
    - Electrical Systems Textbook
    - Sales & Marketing Textbook
    - Woodworking & Carpentry Textbook
    - Home Economics Textbook
    - Water & Plumbing Textbook

Research (Health & Tech)

  • ELOQUENCE
    Summer Reading:
    - Journey to the Center of the World
    Independent Reading:
    - Gösta Berling's Saga
    - North and South
    - Frankenstein
    - Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
    Drama:
    - R.U.R.

    INQUIRY
    - Biology Textbook

    MEASUREMENT
    - Algebra I Textbook

    CIVICS
    - U.S. History Textbook

    CIVICS
    - U.S. Gov Textbook
    - Economics Textbook

    HEALTH
    - Human Nutrition Textbook

    LANGUAGE I
    - Latin Textbook

  • ELOQUENCE
    Summer Reading:
    - Gulliver's Travels
    Independent Reading:
    - The New Atlantis
    - Jacques the Fatalist
    - Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship
    Drama:
    - Dr. Faustus
    - The Alchemist

    INQUIRY
    - Chemistry Textbook

    MEASUREMENT
    - Geometry Textbook

    CIVICS
    - World History I Textbook
    - World History II Textbook

    AESTHETICS
    - Art History I Textbook
    - Art History II Textbook

    LANGUAGE II
    - Latin Textbook

    + 1 Elective:
    - Anatomy & Physiology Textbook

  • ELOQUENCE
    Summer Reading:

    - Travels of Marco Polo
    
Independent Reading: 

    - The Ship of Fools
    
- The Treasure of the City of Ladies

    - Vinland's Saga

    - The Journals of Leonardo Da Vinci
Drama:

    - The Castle of Perseverance

    INQUIRY
    - Physics Textbook

    MEASUREMENT
    - Algebra II Textbook

    + 4 Electives:
    - Meteorology Textbook
    - Botany Textbook
    - Computers & Programming Textbook
    - Healthcare Textbook

  • ELOQUENCE
    Summer Reading:
    
- 

    Independent Reading: 

    - The Art of Happiness

    - Hippocratic Writings

    - History of Animals

    - The Odyssey

    Drama: 

    - Prometheus Bound

    MEASUREMENT
    - Calculus

    +5 Electives:
    - Astronomy Textbook
    - Geology Textbook
    - Psychology Textbook
    - Statistics & Probability Textbook
    - Physics Textbook

Order (Safety & Justice)

  • ELOQUENCE
    Summer Reading:
    - War of the Worlds
    Independent Reading:
    - The Storm of Steel
    - The Debacle
    - The Charterhouse of Parma
    - The Last of the Mohicans
    Drama
    - Woyzeck

    INQUIRY
    - Biology Textbook

    MEASUREMENT
    - Algebra I Textbook

    CIVICS
    - U.S. History Textbook

    CIVICS
    - U.S. Gov Textbook
    - Economics Textbook

    VITALITY
    - Human Nutrition Textbook

    LANGUAGE I
    - Latin Textbook

  • ELOQUENCE
    Summer Reading:
    - The Buccaneers of America
    Independent Reading:
    - The War Wolf
    - Simplicissimus
    - The Conquest of New Spain
    - The Lay of El Cid
    
- The Sagas of the Volsungs
    Drama:
    - Henry V

    INQUIRY
    - Chemistry Textbook

    MEASUREMENT
    - Geometry Textbook

    CIVICS
    - World History I Textbook
    - World History II Textbook

    AESTHETICS
    - Art History I Textbook
    - Art History II Textbook

    LANGUAGE II
    - Latin Textbook

    + 1 ELECTIVE
    - Physique & Aesthetics Textbook

  • ELOQUENCE
    Summer Reading:

    -The Book of Deeds of Arms and of Chivalry
    
Independent Reading: 

    - The Lay of El Cid
    
- The Chronicles of the Crusades

    - The Sagas of the Volsungs
    
- Beowulf

    Drama:
    
- The Play of Herod

    INQUIRY
    - Physics Textbook

    MEASUREMENT
    - Algebra II Textbook

    + 4 ELECTIVES
    - Military History Textbook
    - Criminal Justice Textbook
    - Computing & Programming
    - Anatomy & Physiology Textbook

  • ELOQUENCE
    Summer Reading:
    
- The Civil War
    
Independent Reading:

    - The Conquest of Gaul

    - The Persian Expedition

    - The Campaigns of Alexander

    - The Iliad

    Drama:
    
- Ajax

    MEASUREMENT
    - Statistics
    - Calculus

    +5 ELECTIVES
    - World Geography Textbook
    - Military Strategies Textbook
    - Home Economics Textbook
    - Vehicle Maintenance Textbook
    - Psychology Textbook

Letters (Art & Theory)

  • ELOQUENCE
    Summer Reading:
    - Main Street
    Independent Reading:
    - Great Expectations
    - Middlemarch
    - Ninety-Three
    - Father's and Sons
    - The Lifted Veil
    Drama:
    - Faust

    INQUIRY
    - Biology Textbook

    MEASUREMENT
    - Algebra I Textbook

    CIVICS
    - U.S. History Textbook

    CIVICS
    - U.S. Gov Textbook
    - Economics Textbook

    VITALITY
    - Human Nutrition Textbook

    LANGUAGE I
    - Latin Textbook

  • ELOQUENCE
    Summer Reading:
    - Utopia
    Independent Reading:
    - The Lusiads
    - Lucifer
    - The Princesse de Clèves
    - Praise of Folly
    Drama:
    - The Merchant of Venice

    INQUIRY
    - Chemistry Textbook

    MEASUREMENT
    - Geometry Textbook

    CIVICS
    - World History I Textbook
    - World History II Textbook

    AESTHETICS
    - Art History I Textbook
    - Art History II Textbook

    LANGUAGE II
    - Latin Textbook

    + 1 ELECTIVE
    - Physique & Aesthetics Textbook

  • SCHEDULE

    ELOQUENCE
    Summer Reading:
    
- Le Morte d'Arthur
    
Independent Reading: 

    - Piers Plowman
    
- The Divine Comedy

    - The Prose Edda
    
- The Romance of the Rose

    - Parzival

    Drama: 

    - Mankind

    INQUIRY
    - Physics Textbook

    MEASUREMENT
    - Algebra II Textbook

    + 4 ELECTIVES
    - Military History Textbook
    - History of Philosophy Textbook
    - Music Theory Textbook
    - The Catholic Bible (Old Testament)

  • ELOQUENCE
    
Summer:

    - Theogony 

    Independent Reading: 

    - The City of God
    
- The Aeneid 

    - The Iliad

    Drama:

    - Tragedies by Seneca

    MEASUREMENT
    - Accounting
    - Statistics

    +5 ELECTIVES
    - Cinema Textbook
    - Comparative Religions Textbook
    - Creative Writing Textbook
    - Drama Textbook
    - The Catholic Bible (New Testament)

Aurelian Standards

Graduates will be able to understand…

  • Theory

    How thoughts and beliefs shape our world

  • Aesthetics

    How thoughts and beliefs manifest in culture

  • Eloquence

    How to express the thoughts one believes most

  • Civics

    How societies prioritize what to think and believe

  • Research

    How to investigate one’s thoughts and beliefs

  • Measurement

    How to apply one’s thoughts and beliefs

  • Vitality

    How to live out the thoughts one believes most