The Scarlet Thread of History 

Chronological History is the "pivot upon which our curriculum turns." Its chronology forms the framework for nearly all other areas of study.

Each academic year, Branches & Vine Cottage School students focus on one specific window of time.

Rotation 1 - 2020-2021
Creation, Greece & Rome

Rotation 2 - 2021-2022
Middle Ages & Renaissance (500AD -1600)

Rotation 3 - 2022-2023
Early Modern Times (1600-1865)

Rotation 4 - 2023-2024
The Modern Age (1865 - 20th Century)
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Fall 2020 Term Areas of Study

  • ​Bible & Theology: ​Book of Genesis & Gospel of John
  • Chronological History & Geography: Creation to Early Greece
  • English Language Arts:
    • Copywork & Dictation (Penmanship, Spelling, Grammar)
    • Literature (Living Books)
    • Composition
  • Poetry Study: ​Book of Psalms and others
  • Science: Nature Study: Birds of Ohio
  • Foreign Language - Latin 
  • Classical Studies: Aesop's Fables
  • Physical Activity
  • Life Skills
  • The Arts
    • Composer Study: Aaron Copland
    • Artist Study: Greek & Roman Architecture
    • Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night's Dream
    • Drawing & Handicrafts: TBD
    • Private Lessons: Piano, Violin, or Music Theory

"Our aim in education is to give a full life. We owe it to them to initiate an immense number of interests. Life should be all living, and not merely a tedious passing of time; not all doing or all feeling or all thinking - the strain would be too great - but, all living; that is to say, we should be in touch wherever we go, whatever we hear, whatever we see, with some manner of vital interest."
~ Charlotte Mason (1842 – 1923)

Cultivating young lives to abide in Christ as they think biblically,
​love whole-heartedly, and serve faithfully.
- ​Branches & Vine Cottage School Mission -

" I am the Vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit;
​for without Me you can do nothing." John 15:5
3150 WEST ALEX BELL
DAYTON, OHIO
45449
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NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY: Branches and Vine Cottage School admits students of any national or ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at our school. It doesn't discriminate on the basis of national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship programs, and school-administered programs.