Grade-Level Competencies

Competencies are what students need to be accepted into a given grade level. There are two types: academic and behavioral. Academic competencies are the abilities to listen, learn, retain, and articulate material. Behavioral competencies include work ethic, attitude, obedience, self-direction, and more.

1st Grade
Healthy pencil grip
Able to follow directions in a group
Able to take correction without melting down
Bathroom independence and cleanliness
Respectful manners
Able to focus and remain still for 10-15 minutes
Physical self-control
Can count to 50
​Can identify shapes and coins

2nd Grade
Able to focus and remain still for 30 minutes
Can count to 100
Properly formed print handwriting
Able to use scissors properly
Able to read
Able to compose sentences
​Able to follow increasingly complex directions

3rd-6th Grades
Very neat print handwriting
Cursive handwriting
Able to read for information at level
Mastery of addition and subtraction (4th)
Mastery of multiplication and division (6th)
Able to follow detailed directions
Able to write down assignments and turn in homework
Good physical and verbal self-control in a group
Respectful manners
​Able to take correction

7th-8th Grades
Growing independence in studies
Maturing work ethic and mental aptitude
Grade-level reading and math
Prepared for Latin
Respectful manners
Ability to take correction
​Neat handwriting

9th-12th Grades
Strong work ethic and self-direction
At grade level in reading and math
One or more years of Latin
Respectful manners
Able to take correction
Able to give and receive praise
​Neat handwriting