Grammar
Grammar
Grammar
"Students today do not know what words mean; they do not know how to ward them off or blunt their edge or fling them back; they are a prey to words in their emotions instead of being the masters of them in their intellects.”—Dorothy L. Sayers
The grammar portion of our curriculum focuses primarily on the grammar of language. In the first year, students (re)learn the basics of English grammar. In addition, they begin to learn the basics of Classical and Ecclesiastical Latin.
Logic
Grammar
Grammar
"The disrepute into which Formal Logic has fallen is entirely unjustified; and its neglect is the root cause of nearly all those disquieting symptoms which we have noted in the modern intellectual constitution."—Dorothy L. Sayers
While the pillar of logic contains such areas of study as math and the sciences, the Poietes program primarily focuses on the study of formal and informal logic throughout the program. That is, students learn the art and science of reasoning well.
Rhetoric
Rhetoric
Rhetoric
“Rhetoric, then, may be defined as the faculty of discovering the possible means of persuasion in reference to any subject whatever.”—Aristotle
The rhetoric pillar of the Poietes program has several goals. One goal is to lead students through classic literature—both modern and ancient. Another goal of the rhetoric stream is to teach students the valuable art of speaking and writing well.
Theology
Rhetoric
Rhetoric
“Theology is the mistress-science, without which the whole educational structure will necessarily lack its final synthesis.”-Dorothy L. Sayers
For any Christian education, theology should be a primary emphasis that finds itself wedged into all other areas of study. This is the case at Poietes. We seek to infuse all of our learning with the Christian worldview. Formally, however, our program also teaches the basics of Church history, catechetical theology from a reformed perspective, and apologetics.