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Grade 5 Main Lesson Blocks

Ancient Civilizations

Grade 5 meets a time of balance and harmony in the child’s development. Through the study of ancient civilizations, students encounter humanity’s early relationship with land, law, beauty, and thought, fostering reverence, clarity, and a widening view of the world.

Block 1: The Ancient East

India • Persia • Mesopotamia • Egypt​

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Topics Include:

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Ancient India

  • Vedic culture and ideals of Dharma

  • The Ramayana (selected stories)

  • The spiritual worldview

Ancient Persia

  • Life and teachings of Zarathustra 

  • Light and darkness as moral forces

Mesopotamia

  • The land between the rivers 

  • City-states and Cuneiform writing 

  • The Epic of Gilgamesh 

  • Law and order: Code of Hammurabi

Ancient Egypt

  • The Nile and agricultural rhythm

  • Pharaohs and social order

  • Egyptian view of life after death​​

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4 week Block

Fees: $ 300 

Block 2: Ancient Greece

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Topics Covered

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  • The Olympian gods 

  • Creation myths and the Titans

  • Heracles, Perseus, Theseus

  • The Trojan War

  • The Odyssey

  • Greek Art and Culture

  • The Olympic Games

  • Golden Era and the Greek Philosophers 

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4 week Block

Fees: $ 300 

Botany - Plant Study

In Grade 5, children stand in a natural harmony with the living world. The study of plants meets this balanced stage through careful observation of growth, form, and environment, nurturing quiet attentiveness and reverence for nature.

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  • The Plant Kingdom as a whole

  • Lower plant forms - fungi, alga, lichens, moss, ferns

  • The Flowering Plant

  • Photosynthesis

  • Monocots and Dicots

  • Plant Groups and Families - Grasses, Lilies, Rose, Legumes, Daisy

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5 week Block

Fees: $ 375

Maths

At this age, children experience numbers as fluid and interconnected.

Work with decimals builds on whole numbers and fractions, strengthening precision, confidence, and a clear sense of numerical relationship through meaningful practice.

Block 1: Understanding Decimals

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  • ​Place value beyond the ones place (tenths, hundredths, thousandths)

  • Relationship between fractions and decimals

  • Number line work with decimals

  • Converting fractions to decimals 

  • Comparing and ordering decimals

  • Rounding decimals

  • Addition and subtraction of decimals​​

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4 week Block

Fees: $ 300 

Block 2: Working with Decimals

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Topics Include:

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  • ​Multiplication of decimals (by whole numbers and decimals)

  • Division with decimals

  • Money calculations and applications

  • Measurement with decimals (length, weight, capacity)

  • Time calculations involving decimals

  • Multi-step word problems â€‹â€‹â€‹â€‹â€‹â€‹

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4 week Block

Fees: $ 300 

Freehand Geometry

Freehand geometry cultivates balance, beauty, and exactness through movement and careful observation. Without instruments, students develop spatial awareness, coordination, and a feeling for form and proportion.

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  • Freehand circles, arcs, lines and polygons

  • Dividing lines into equal parts by eye

  • Parallel and perpendicular relationships

  • Symmetry and rotational symmetry

  • Geometric transformations (rotation and reflection)

  • Spirals and circular forms

  • Structured geometric compositions​​

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4 week Block

Fees: $ 300

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