| Application Procedure - Grades 6-8
Return to Application Procedure The school day begins at 8:15 am for students in grades six through eight and are dismissed at 2:45 pm. Art, music, physical education, and foreign language are part of the school day. There are currently two sections of each grade. Students are assigned a homeroom teacher and will change classes throughout the day with their assigned section. Coursework Requirements Students who enter Trinity School in grades six through eight are required to complete additional coursework prior to the beginning of the academic year of admission. Each of these prepares new students to enter in Trinity’s program with their peers. History Sixth through eighth graders are asked to read portions of A Child’s History of the World. This reading will give students an overview of history that has been taught at Trinity up to this point. A copy of this text can be purchased from Calvert School. Their website is www.calvertschool.org, and their phone number is (888) 487-4652. There are also copies available in the school office that can be checked out over the summer. Students entering the sixth grade are asked to read chapters 1-39, those entering in the seventh grade, chapters 1-61, and those entering the eighth grade, chapters 1-79. Latin Students in grades six through eight must participate in a summer Latin class offered by Trinity. The class meets for approximately ten sessions. The cost of the program is $275 per student, to be paid by the family. Keyboarding Students entering eighth grade must pass a typing assessment that is administered during the school day in the early fall. We require students to type twenty words per minute, with ninety percent accuracy. We strongly urge rising 8th graders to work on typing over the summer in order to pass the typing assessment. There are several ways to do this:
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