High School Curriculum

Kolbe-Trinity's high school's small size allows for mentorship between teachers and their students. As the master learner in the classroom, our teachers assume the role of guide as our students encounter the great books of Western Civilization. Students participate in seminar-style classes which spark discussion, build analytical skills, and require them to defend their positions.

High School Curriculum at a Glance
 

Humane Letters
 
9th Grade - Ancient Year (Persian/Greek/Roman) 
Textbook: Ancient Civilization: A Textbook for Secondary Schools
Selections from primary sources: Herodotus' The Histories, The Complete Works of Tacitus, Lives of Plutarch,etc.
Literature: The Epic of Gilgamesh, Iliad, Odyssey, The Aeneid, Oresteian Trilogy, Julius Caesar, Seven Against Thebes, etc.
Composition: IEW Bible-Based Writing Lessons; Easy Grammar Ultimate Series 9

10th Grade - Medieval Year
Textbook: A Short History of the Middle Ages, Rosenwein
Selections from primary sources: Magna Carta, The History of the Goths, selections of Arabic poetry, 95 Theses of Martin Luther, The Spiritual Exercises, etc.
Literature: King Lear, Canterbury Tales (selections), Joan of Arc, The Imitation of Christ, The Divine Comedy, The Song of Roland, etc.
Composition: IEW Medieval History-Based Writing Lessons; Easy Grammar Ultimate Series 10

9/10th Grade Seminar 
Nicomachean Ethics, St. Augustine’s Confessions, St. Thomas Aquinas’ Treatise on Law

11th Grade - Modern European Year
Textbook: A Short History of the Middle Ages, Rosenwein
Selections from primary sources: "The Communist Manifesto", Hobbes' "De Cive", Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal", Leo XIII's encyclicals, etc.
Literature: The Merchant of Venice, Paradise Lost, Pride and Prejudice, Frankenstein, Crime and Punishment, Faust, 1984, etc.
Composition: IEW Modern World History-Based Writing Lessons; Easy Grammar Ultimate Series 11

12th Grade - American Year 
Textbook: The Great Republic, Bailyn
Selections from primary sources: The Constitution of the United States, The Federalist Papers, Democracy in America, etc.
Literature: My Antonia, Moby Dick, Huckleberry Finn, The Old Man and the Sea, The Grapes of Wrath, The Great Gatsby, etc.
Composition: IEW Advanced U.S. History-Based Writing Lessons; Easy Grammar Ultimate Series 12

11/12th Grade Seminar
 Rousseau’s Emile and Machiavelli’s The Prince

Theology
 
9th Grade - Sacred Scripture
10th Grade - Sacramental Life
11th Grade - Apologetics
12th Grade - Morality

Math
                                              

Science
 
9th Grade - Physical Science (Novare)
10th Grade - Intro to Physics (Novare)
11th Grade - General Biology (Novare)
12th Grade - General Chemistry (Novare)
 
Foreign Language
 
9th Grade - Henle Latin I and Latin Grammar
10th Grade - Henle Latin I and Latin Grammar
11th Grade - Henle Latin II and Latin Grammar
12th Grade - Henle Latin II and Latin Grammar

Techne
Student choice to include courses such as art, architecture, economics, cooking, etc. 

Performing Arts
Student choice of choir or drama