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Students in the fourth-grade took an Ecclesiastical Architectural Tour where they saw the east/west schism in living history throughout downtown Denver. Their study of history focuses on the Middle Ages and Renaissance.
Third-grade students ventured to the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. There they learned about the individual sports of our modern-day Olympics. At Arma Dei, these students are learning about ancient Greece in their chronological study of history and are able to see the influence of this culture, especially in the Olympics!
Second and sixth-grade classes visited the Denver Museum of Nature and Science where they spent the morning viewing Egyptian Mummies and learned about the mummification and burial practices exercised by ancient Egyptians.
From the 16th century until the early 20th century, catechesis (the art of reciting simple questions and answers to reinforce basic truths) played an important part in the efforts of Christian educators to communicate fundamental articles of the Christian faith to their students. Catechesis has largely become obsolete in our day, but Arma Dei's Logic School Teachers are reviving the art with a twist: they are having students sing rather than recite the catechism! In Chapel, our Logic School students performed several questions and answers from the catechism and shared some of their thoughts about how the catechism impacts their studies,…
Seventh-grade students created water-powered rockets launching raw eggs high into the sky. Two out of four teams were successful in keeping their egg-cellent cargo intact upon landing.
The fifth-grade classes had the opportunity to travel back in time to Harlem Heights, New York, September 1776. Here is the scene into which the ventured: “New York City is now occupied by the British. Patriot hearts were encouraged with the Declaration of Independence in July of this year. This freedom, however, must now be defended at great cost. At this dark time, boldness on the part of every true patriot is required more than ever. In this life, freedom must continually be defended.” While visiting Harlem Heights, the students made candles and candle holders, visited with soldiers and learned about their…