Great Hearts Arlington Curriculum
By offering a classical liberal arts curriculum, Great Hearts not only cultivates the hearts and minds of students in the pursuit of Truth, Beauty and Goodness, but also graduates great-hearted leaders prepared for success at the top colleges and universities worldwide.
Kindergarten Curriculum
From Spalding phonograms and Aesop's Fables to Singapore Math and the Statue of Liberty, learn more about what our Kindergarten curriculum entails.
Kindergarten
1st Grade Curriculum
Spalding, Singapore, Sacagawea and scientific methods are all a part of our 1st grade curriculum.
First Grade
2nd Grade Curriculum
The Boxcar Children, Ancient Greece, word problems and cursive writing are all a part of our 2nd grade curriculum.
Second Grade
3rd Grade Curriculum
Diagramming and parsing sentences, reading The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, an introduction to fractions and a study of Roman mythology are just a few examples of what our 3rd grade curriculum entails.
Third Grade
4th Grade Curriculum
This year of studies includes Tales from Shakespeare, decimals, the circulatory system, Medieval history and the American Revolution.
Fourth Grade
5th Grade Curriculum
Learning how to write expository and persuasive essays and studying photosynthesis, algebraic expressions and the Renaissance period are all included in the 5th grade experience.
Fifth Grade
6th Grade Curriculum
Writing an independent research paper, covering multiple pre-algebra topics, an overview of western cultures and geographical features, and an immersion into the field of Life Sciences are all experiences our 6th grade students will enjoy.
6th Grade Program
7th Grade Curriculum
Our 7th graders will continue to learn how to respond to the great books of the western tradition in conversation and writing, exploring the roots of our Texan and American heritage, observing and examining the physical nature of the world, growing in a grammatical and historical understanding of Latin, discovering beauty in algebraic reasoning.
Seventh Grade
8th Grade Program
Our 8th graders will continue to learn how to respond to the great books of the western tradition in conversation and writing, explore and analyze the founding and early development of American history, observe and examine the properties and processes that make up our planet, grow in a grammatical and historical understanding of Latin, and dive deep into algebraic principles and equations through their participation in Algebra 1.
Eighth Grade
High School Curriculum (9th-12th grades)
See our future program and honors-level courses, which are rooted in the Great Books of the Western Tradition. We will add 11th grade in the 2025-2026 school year.
High School