The
Chennai
Waldorf School

GRADE 8

 

The eighth grade curriculum is designed to help the students know the modern world: from history to science to literature; the aim is to help the 13 and 14 year old students feel at home in the present world, with their own emerging individualities. They become familiar with the world through history, literature, geography, and science, and have achieved a level of expertise in various skills that allows them to walk through the world with confidence. They will usually have regained the emotional balance they had lost in the sixth or seventh grade, and will end the eighth grade year filled with gratitude for the past eight years and enthusiasm for the coming challenges of high school. This is also the year when Main Lessons conclude with formal and graded tests.

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MAIN LESSON SUBJECTS FROM THE WALDORF CURRICULUM

Modern History, World Geography to Current Events, Organic Chemistry, Physics (hydraulics), Physiology, Meteorology, American Literature (short story), Geometry (Platonic Solids), Algebra (IGCSE Curriculum is slowly introduced in the middle of the academic year and CAMBRIDGE

CHECKPOINT textbooks are followed)

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LANGUAGES:

Tamil and Sanskrit

Grammar, Literature and activities for Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing

 

SPECIALTY SUBJECTS:

Hindi, French, Woodworking, Design & Communication Skill, Classical dance, Classical vocal, Performing Arts, Violin, Recorder, Pottery, Painting, Handwork, Origami, Craft and Physical education are done simultaneously.

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PHYSICAL EDUCATION:

• ATB (Awareness Through The Body)

• Cooperative games and sports

• Gymnastics

• Yoga

• Pranayama

 

AKSHAR gives lots of importance to the traditional games of Tamil Nadu and KOLAM is also taught to the kids. Separate schedule is set aside for Health & Safety for it is obviously a very important subject.