Grading Policy

Report cards are sent home with all students at the end of each quarter. At the end of the first quarter, parent-teacher conferences will occur to discuss the student’s academic progress. At any time, the teacher or parent may request additional conferences with one another.

Pre-Kindergarten-2nd Grading Scale

Letter	Name	Descriptor
A	Advanced	Demonstrates an in depth understanding of the concepts AND application above the criterion.
P	Proficient	Demonstrates a complete understanding of the concepts and competencies relevant to the expected learning.
D	Developing	Demonstrates a partial understanding of the concepts and competencies relevant to the expected learning.
U	Unsatisfactory	Demonstrates little to no understanding of the concepts and competencies relevant to the expected learning.

Grades 3-6 Grading Scale

Letter	Percentage
A	90-100
B	80-89
C	70-79
F	69 and below

Late Assignments

School Day(s) Late	% Deduction
1 Day	10%
2 Days	20%
3 Days	30%
4 Days	100% (0% credit is received)

Physical Education Grading Scale

A	Advanced	Gifted athletically, good sportsmanship, good effort
P	Proficient	Gifted athletically but does not always have good sportsmanship or good effort orAthletic, good sportsmanship, good effort
D	Developing	Athletic but only sometimes good sportsmanship or good effortAthletic skills are developing
U	Unsatisfactory	Does not display good sportsmanship or effortNo attempt to bettering athletic skills

Why Study Latin?

All students take Latin every year starting in third grade. We believe there are at least five solid reasons for classical language study.

1. Latin reveals a great deal about English and greatly enhances the student’s power of expression in his/her native language.
   1. About 80% of English vocabulary comes from Latin and Greek.
   2. English vocabulary tests reveal that students of Latin score higher.
2. Latin develops and deepens the student’s understanding of and appreciation for literature.
   1. A doorway is opened to great classical literature- Virgil, for example.
   2. The student’s appreciation for English literature grows because great English literature is filled with classical allusions. A student who understands those has an increased advantage.
3. Latin provides an understanding of the classical impact on our modern culture.
   1. This is evident in wedding rings, dollar signs, political structure, architecture, the names of constellations and planets, etc.
4. Latin trains the student in the essentials of scientific method: observation, comparison, and generalization.
   1. Students of Latin are equipped with the methodology of rigorous analysis.
   2. Latin trains minds to encounter unfamiliar material in science and other disciplines.
5. Latin provides a wonderful foundation for the study of other languages.
   1. Latin is not a “dead language,” but rather a language that lives on in almost all major Western languages, including French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, and Romanian.
   2. Students gain an understanding of how inflected languages work. This will prepare them to study the languages of German, Russian, and Greek.

Grammar, Logic, & Rhetoric Stages Curriculum Goals

Bible: We seek to:

1. Have the students read the scriptures in context for themselves vs. only prescribed verses.

2. Understand God’s word through a historical-grammatical interpretation of the Bible.

3. Let the Scriptures speak for themselves with clarifications and illustrations by the teacher.

4. Teach the biblical pattern of salvation: Law before Grace.

5. Encourage each student to come to the Father, through the Son, and to grow in their knowledge and love of Him.

6. Equip our students with a Christian worldview that will serve as a lens through which they see every other subject and all of life.

7. Equip our students to graciously and wisely defend their faith as they refute unbelief in its various forms.

English: We seek to:

1. Equip every student with the skills necessary for good writing, including correct spelling and grammar, pleasing style, clarity of focus, proofreading, and self-correcting.

2. Emphasize good writing by requiring the students to write often and correctly in each subject area.

3. Encourage clear thinking by the students by requiring clear, focused, well-argued writing.

Reading/Literature: We seek to:

1. Use phonics as the primary building blocks for teaching students to read.

2. Introduce the students to high-quality literature.

3. Carefully monitor the student’s reading abilities to ensure he/she is comprehending adequately and is reading fluently, both orally and silently.

4. Wherever possible, integrate subjects like history and science into reading.

5. Foster a life-long love of reading as our students are acquainted with great western literature.

6. Encourage students to read literature that stretches their comprehension skills.

Latin: We seek to:

1. Instruct the students in vocabulary and grammar to increase their fundamental understanding of English, the history and writings of Western Civilization, and the Romance languages.

2. Reinforce the students’ understanding of English grammar.

3. Cultivate study and logical thinking through the study of Latin.

4. Encourage delight, curiosity, and attentiveness in students by teaching them to see the world through the eyes of another language.

5. Provide students with the tools necessary to access original texts of our classical and Christian heritage.

Mathematics: We seek to:

1. Ensure that the students have a thorough mastery of basic mathematical functions and tables.

2. Emphasize conceptual, as well as practical, understanding through the frequent use of multistep story problems and applications to other disciplines, especially science.

3. Illustrate God’s unchanging character through the timeless, logical, mathematical systems He gave to man through His gift of reason.

History/Geography: We seek to:

1. Teach the students that God is in control of history and He will determine its ultimate outcome (gospel prevails, great commission is fulfilled).

2. Enable students to see God’s hand in history by observing the effect His people have on history.

3. Encourage students to draw meaningful comparisons across different historical contexts.

4. Encourage students to display empathy for historical characters, understanding their actions and experiences in context.

5. Equip students to retrieve and evaluate information from a variety of sources.

6. Provide students with a working knowledge of the flow of history, especially the rise and fall of various civilizations, so that they can place new information in the appropriate context.

Science: We seek to:

1. Teach that a literal six-day interpretation of the creation account in Genesis is true and that the theory of evolution is false.

2. Teach the students the basic elements of both accounts and that both systems are based on either sound or unsound faith.

3. Show the students that, because God made the universe “ex nihilo”, it has inherent order which in turn makes it possible to hypothesize and experiment (scientific method), as well as to identify, classify, and categorize elements of creation.

4. Treat the study of science as a part of the study of history. That is, show the students the natural integration between the advances, individuals, and applications of science, with the development of historical events within the cultures studied.

5. Use many forms of instruction to teach science, particularly identifying, classifying, categorizing, experimenting, demonstrating, collecting, integrating with history and math, and experiencing guest lectures and field trips.

Art:  We seek to:

1. Teach all our students the basic fundamentals of drawing to enable them to create adequate renderings.

2. Encourage the students to appreciate and imitate the beauty of creation in their own works.

3. Introduce the students to masters’ works of the Western culture.

4. Equip the students to knowledgeably use a variety of art media.

5. Enable our students to refine their artistic abilities and become more proficient.

Early Childhood Education Curriculum Goals

ADCCA offers a rigorous academic program for grammar and secondary school students. Our Early Childhood Education Program (ECP), grades Pre-Kindergarten through Kindergarten, is designed to prepare children for such a program. In addition, the program has been created to provide an enriched environment for early age children, which benefits their intellectual, physical, emotional, spiritual and social development. During the pre-grammar years, children develop characteristics which will affect their lifelong love of learning and prepare them for the rigors of a classical Christian education.

By completion of the Early Childhood Education Program, which is the end of Kindergarten, students should recognize and write the alphabet and have the necessary basic decoding skills needed for reading. In addition, students should express both an emotional and physical readiness for advancement. Each student should achieve competency in the areas of social development, math, reading, history, science, art, music, physical education, and Bible as reflected on the Kindergarten report card. The subject areas listed below give general guidelines for each of these curricula.

Social Development

One of the primary goals of the ECP is to develop confident and responsible individuals. Manners, sharing, taking turns, and cooperative play are taught, modeled, and practiced in the classroom.  Small class sizes and experienced, loving teachers create a place where each child knows they are loved and cared for which is essential for the development of happy, healthy students.

Bible

A Biblical worldview is central to all that we do in the early childhood classrooms and is integrated throughout the entire program. Students will memorize Bible verses and learn many Bible stories from the Old and New Testaments. Each student will learn of God’s great love for him/her not only through the activities and learning in the classroom, but also through the nurturing attention and guidance of a loving teacher.

Mathematics

The math program focuses on developing the foundational number concepts that are necessary for all mathematics. Through hands-on experiences, students will also learn skills in patterning, classifying, graphing, and basic geometry.

Reading (including Grammar, Spelling, and Penmanship)

The ECP reading program focuses on the skills needed for success in reading in a way that engages young minds. Students will be mastering important phonics skills, building vocabulary, and increasing comprehension through a variety of activities that are kinesthetic, auditory, and visual.

History (Social Studies)

By the end of the ECP, students will be knowledgeable and have explored the following topics; families, community and community helpers, a basic overview of the world God created (planets, continents and the various landforms) and key events and people in history (William Bradford, Christopher Columbus, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and current leaders in government).  In addition, students will learn more about our country and its state symbols and government structure as well as explore various countries and cultures throughout the world God created.

Science

The goal of the science curriculum is to help instill a curiosity and wonder about the amazing world that God created. Students will explore various topics throughout their years in the pre-grammar stage including senses, seasons, animals, nutrition, plant growth, and basic physics concepts.

Art

Students will use many different media to express their creativity and explore the world of art. As students experience the creative process, they build confidence, increase fine motor skills, and feel confident and uninhibited in their ability to create art.

Note: Students entering the Early Childhood Education Program must be toilet trained.

Mission Statement

Armis Dei Classical Christian Academy exists to partner with parents to mature students in the love of all of God’s truth so that they might live with courage in the world for His glory.

Our Mission For Our Students

ADCCA aims to equip students to lead and not merely respond to culture. To accomplish this, we provide a rigorous classical education that is unashamedly biblical. Our prayer is that this is used by God to produce students that are living as Christians, have faith to stand firm on biblical truth as they evaluate all of life in light of Scripture, are able to graciously, courageously, and persuasively converse on a range of issues from a historically informed Christian worldview, and to do so with genuine joy in the Lord. We desire that they leave our school with an eagerness to continue to learn because we have equipped them with the necessary tools to do so.

Our Mission For Our Parents

ADCCA aims to be an asset to our parents. Since God has given parents the primary authority and responsibility for the education of their children, Armis Dei aims to partner with parents in the raising of their children in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. We want our parents to have a sense of responsibility for our school as they grow with the school, excited to see what the Lord will do through us all.

Our Mission For Our Faculty

ADCCA aims to employ faculty who are growing examples of these same qualities. We desire them to be mature Christians, committed to building their own households in Christ, and an active part of their local church. We aim to pay our staff well and provide enrichment opportunities so that they may make a career at Armis Dei. We desire our teachers to be diligent, loving both their students and their subjects. They will aim to be the kind of teachers that bring life to their classrooms as they challenge their students to see the glory of God in all things. Our teachers should work to grow in their understanding of classical education and how it works both in their subject and throughout the entire curriculum. We desire a genuine camaraderie among our staff in that they support each other while doing what is needed to help each other excel.

Our Mission For Our Community

ADCCA desires to build up the coming generations to bless the Rhinelander area for generations to come. Our school seeks to be the kind of institution that local individuals, organizations, and businesses enjoy interacting with. We will work hard to be a help to and in great fellowship with churches in the Rhinelander area. Finally, we look forward to the day when our beloved community is greatly impacted as graduates from Armis Dei engage in every aspect of life in the Northwoods in such a way that life is better here by God’s grace and for His glory.