The years of Logic School mark a decisive shift at Veritas, as students move from the grammar stage’s focus on facts and foundations into the deeper work of reasoning, analysis, and argument. Academic material grows noticeably more demanding, asking students to think critically about what they’ve spent years learning to know well. Every subject, however advanced, is taught through the lens of Christ, shaping not just what students know but how they see and interpret the world around them.
Latin study matures alongside them. Students leave behind the introductory Latin of the earlier grades and enter a formal, grammar-based sequence (First Form Latin, Second Form, and Third Form) that delivers a genuine high school Latin course in three parts. By the time students leave Veritas, many have effectively completed enough Latin work to earn high school credit, a real head start in secondary studies.
In Christian Studies, students complete their reading of Scripture with a close study of the New Testament and, through a careful reading of the Book of Acts, trace the formation of the early Church and the remarkable diaspora of Christianity throughout the ancient world. Students are coming to understand not just the story of their faith, but its historical unfolding.
Science becomes more rigorous, moving through life science, earth science, and physical science. These courses ask students to engage with real scientific reasoning and lab-based inquiry, building directly on the observational habits formed in the elementary grades.
Mathematics follows a similar trajectory, progressing through Pre-Algebra and Algebra, with some students advancing to Geometry. Secondary-level coursework completed while still at Veritas allows students to earn high school credit in these subjects.
Composition in the progymnasmata sequence, begun back in third grade, builds toward its final exercise in eighth grade: the Common Topic. At this level, students write persuasively, amplifying praise or blame to a general type of person (a traitor, a tyrant, a coward) rather than to a specific individual. It’s the closest the progymnasmata come to true rhetorical argument, training students to marshal evidence and language in defense of a moral claim. Students are prepared for this exercise in English class as they continue to engage with, study, and contemplate classic literature rich in characters who serve as great models for writing exercises.
Rounding out the Logic School years, students continue their study of history in classical studies (moving through the Middle Ages, ancient Greece, and ancient Rome), and modern American studies and geography, giving them a broad, well-formed picture of the civilizations and ideas that have shaped the Western tradition, just as they prepare to carry that formation into high school.
