Curriculum

Veritas Academy employs the Carden curriculum established in 1934 and used in over 500 schools throughout the country. The method is a traditional approach to teaching and learning. Rather than an accumulation of individual facts, the Carden curriculum is a highly unified and cohesive approach that accomplishes mastery through individual attention and time tested techniques.

Education of students is in accordance with the traditional Catholic faith. Subjects are addressed in the light of divinely revealed truths and Magisterial teachings.

The list of the primary courses include:

• Roman Catholic Catechism
• Language Arts
• Arithmetic
• Composition & Comprehension
• Music
• Art Appreciation
• Latin
• Etiquette
• Physical Education

About the Carden Curriculum

Carden Education Assures:

• Comprehension by unifying the language arts - reading, spelling, speaking, listening, composition, and paragraph analysis.
• Development of proper rhythm in speech and reading which when combined with a firm knowledge of grammar accomplishes mastery.
• Awakening of the child's mental image
• Appreciation of the child's individuality

A Carden Child Achieves:

• Strong Phonetic basis to provide the tools for decoding
• Vocabulary development (2500 words a year starting in 1st Grade)
• Rapid reading and understanding
• Fluency in expression
• Excellence in diction and enunciation
• Joy of learning
• Good work habits built upon developing stamina

Carden offers a sound basic education with continuity from grade to grade as well as a cultural program engendering appreciation of art and music. Carden teachers are instructed in the educational philosophy and techniques developed by Mae Carden. They are required to attend regularly scheduled educational programs to maintain and advance the professional quality of their Carden teaching.

For more information regarding on the Carden Method, please visit cardenschool.org .