Curriculum
Developing Critical Thinking and Creativity
Preschool
Give your child a strong start in a safe, nurturing environment where faith and learning go hand in hand. Guided by God’s Word, our dedicated teachers help children grow academically, socially, and spiritually. Through stories, songs, play, and hands-on activities, students build confidence, develop skills, and discover a love for learning—all while growing in Christian character and independence.
Elementary
Our program develops each child holistically, nurturing cognitive, physical, emotional, and social growth in a balanced way. Through engaging, syllabus-based activities, students build strong foundations in literacy, numeracy, and the arts.
We cultivate motivated learners who are ready to face challenges with confidence. Students grow through academic excellence, character formation, athletics, artistic experiences, and community involvement.
We offer a refreshing alternative to traditional education by encouraging students to actively participate rather than observe. Our blended curriculum draws from the best educational approaches and is led by dedicated teachers who are passionate about both education and their faith in God. Through this, students are well prepared for the demands of higher learning.
Middle School
Physical Education helps students build and maintain fitness through exercises, sports, and cooperative games. The program emphasizes sportsmanship, teamwork, and positive skill development.
Pre-Robotics introduces students to electrical engineering concepts, including semiconductor devices and circuits. Students also explore LOcoRobo robotics and mechanical engineering. By the end of the course, they can construct, analyze, test, and troubleshoot circuits, robotic systems, and code. An iPad is required.
In Language Arts, students strengthen writing skills across multiple genres while reinforcing grammar and conventions. They study poetic elements and create a reflective poetry portfolio. Students also learn essential essay-writing skills, expand vocabulary through Word of the Day, and regularly present their work.
Life Science explores living organisms and the environments that sustain them. Students gain a strong foundation in cells, plants, organisms, and the human body, building knowledge, understanding, and appreciation for life sciences.
Middle School Curriculum Overview
Literature
This course focuses on active reading and writing while making the reading/writing connection through text-to-text, text-to-self, and text-to-world reflections. Students will read at least three novels and a variety of short stories as well as independent reading. There is a strong emphasis on reading comprehension, strategies for higher-level thinking, and reflecting upon their reading. The curriculum of Math covers numerous areas including problem-solving, decimals, multiplication and division, fractions, geometry, probability, and algebra. The purpose of Bible Class is to encourage students to explore their faith and their relationship with God and with one another. Students use a student book that encourages active learning. This will explore God’s Word, focusing on major accounts of the Bible, starting with Creation and continuing through Jesus’s ascension. Students will use the NIV Bible. This course covers a wide variety of subjects beginning with ancient civilizations including Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, Rome, and India. During this time, students will also mummify chickens and participate in the Roman Games. Throughout the course, the students will do a variety of hands-on activities during each unit.
Literature
- Language Arts 6
- Literature 6
- English 7
- Advanced English 7
- English 8
- Advanced English 8
Mathematics
- Math IIA 6th Grade
- Math II 6th Grade
- Adv. Pre-Algebra 6
- Math Lab MS 7th and 8th Grade
- Math IIB 7th
- Pre-Algebra
- Pre-Algebra 8th Grade
- Algebra I MS
- Geometry Honors 8th Grade
- Algebra I Honors
Social Studies
- American History
- Globalization
- Honors American History/We the People
- Social Studies 6
Science
- Life Science 6
- Earth Science 7
- Pre-STEM Earth Science 7
- Physical Science 8
- Pre-STEM Physical Science 8
Middle School Extra Curricular Activities
Music and Performing Arts
- Beginning Band
- Beginning Orchestra
- Concert Band
- Intermediate Band
- Intermediate Orchestra
- MS Guitar
- Chorus MS
- MS Musical Theatre
- Musical Theatre MS
- Piano Lab MS
- Drama
- Drama MS
- Competitive Robotics
- Pre-Robotics
- Film and Literature
- Technical Theatre and Performance Techniques
Technology and Robotics
- Pre-Robotics
- Competitive Robotics
- Intro to Film/Computer Game Programming
- Robotics
Art and Culture
- Cultural Art
- Greenhouse Agriculture
- The Graphic Novel
Language and Literature
- Spanish I 8th
- Spanish IA
- Spanish IB
Physical Education
- Boys PE MS
- PE 6
- Competitive PE
- Dance I MS
- Dance II MS
- Dance III MS
- Sports Fundamentals
- Girls PE MS
- Health Ed
Additional Offerings
- Explore Track 1
- Explore Track 2
- Dance I MS
- News Broadcasting MS
- Praise Band MS
Why We Believe
Do you want to know how to take a stand for the truth of the Bible? Then this is the class for you! Why We Believe is a course that seeks to help students defend exactly that question. I Peter 3:15 notes that we must always be prepared to give a defense to everyone who asks for the reason for the hope that is in us through Jesus, our Savior.
Learning Objectives for Development
- Social
- Physical
- Emotional
- Cognitive
- Christian religion
- Language
- Science
- Mathematics
- Social Sciences
- Technology
- Literacy
- Social welfare
After School
At Institut De BrillMont, learning does not stop when the last bell of the day rings. It extends after class time. We provide numerous after-school activities that offer your children an equal balance of learning and play. Your young ones will be given the chance to form and maintain friendships, discover more of the world around them, and develop into the fine individuals they were destined to be in a safe, nurturing environment. Our academy promotes their physical, emotional, intellectual, social, and spiritual growth.
IBM High School Course Summaries: English
English 9 H
Grade: 9
Prerequisites:
None
Description:
This course focuses on basic grammar, reading, and composition skills. Students will further develop reading comprehension and read novels of their choice for enjoyment through a reading workshop. This course also aims to establish a solid foundation in grammar, usage, library skills, types of literature, discussion, composition, and oral presentation. Students also study vocabulary and learn to identify and use the parts of the sentence and different phrases. The writing program includes personal, imaginative, and analytical assignments.
English 10 H
Grade: 10
Prerequisites:
English 9 H, AP approval from the Academic Dean
Description:
English 10 honors are a comprehensive study of the language arts. This course continues the composition study introduced in English 9 H from a deep and broad perspective. The reading assignments are designed to enhance student’s understanding and appreciation of literature. By reading and discussing poems, plays, and novels students will learn an interpretive approach applicable to all great works of literature. Techniques in style will be studied, and grammar, usage, mechanics, spelling, and vocabulary will be reviewed as needed through student writing.
AP English Lit. & Comp
Grade: 12
Prerequisites:
English 11 H
Description:
Advanced placement English Literature and Composition course focusing on critical reading, literary analysis, and essay writing.
AP English Lang. & Comp
Grade: 11
Prerequisites:
English 10 H
Description:
Advanced placement English Language and Composition course emphasizing rhetoric, argumentation, and synthesis of information.
IBM High School Course Summaries: Mathematics
Algebra 1 Honors
Grade: 7-9
Prerequisites:
Pre-Algebra, AP approval from the Academic Dean
Description:
This one-year course is designed for highly motivated students committed to challenging coursework. It is intended to increase mathematical fluency in problem-solving, logic, reasoning, and effective communication in the study of patterns, functions, and algebra. This course builds on the concepts of rational and irrational numbers, data analysis, probability, geometry, measurement, spatial relationships, patterns, and algebraic concepts. Emphasis will be placed on abstract algebraic methods and strategies for solving complex problems. Instructional practices incorporate integration of diversity awareness including appreciation of all cultures and their important contributions to society. The use of technology, including calculators and computer software, is an integral part of this course. This course will fulfill the algebra requirement and one of the mathematics credits required for high school graduation.
Geometry Honors
Grade: 8-10
Prerequisites:
Algebra 1, AP approval from the Academic Dean
Description:
This is the study of basic figures and shapes in the plane and space. It is simple deductive reasoning applied methodically to points, lines, and planes while developing relationships and applications to other geometric figures. This study will cover triangles, quadrilaterals, regular polygons, and circles; congruence and similarity of the same basic shapes will be included; simple treatment of inequalities; special constructions and the related loci; areas and volumes.
Algebra 2 Honors
Grade: 9-11
Prerequisites:
Geometry, AP approval from the Academic Dean
Description:
This college prep mathematics class includes the study of simplifying expressions and solving equations involving powers, roots, and complex numbers; the study of functions including polynomials, rational, radical, exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric; the study of the transformations of these functions and their graphs; the study of function operation including inverses and composition; the study of sequences and series; and the study of statistics. In this course, there is also an emphasis on modeling in the real world with functions.
Pre-Calculus Honor
Grade: 10-12
Prerequisites:
Algebra 2, AP approval from the Academic Dean
Description:
Honors (Prerequisite: passed Algebra 1 and 2, Geometry) This class is designed to prepare students for the AP Calculus and the SAT and ACT exams. Topics investigated are sequences, methods for solving equations and inequalities, polynomials and rational functions, graphing and identifying characteristics of specific functions, exponential and logarithmic functions, trigonometry, conic sections, and matrices. Students can expect to spend about an hour at night on homework to master each of the above topics. It is highly recommended that each student has their own TI graphing calculator.
AP Calculus AB
Grade: 10-12
Prerequisites:
AP approval (Academic Dean)
Description:
(Prerequisite: passed Pre-Calculus with a grade no lower than a B) AP Calculus AB is roughly equivalent to a first-semester college calculus course devoted to topics in differential and integral calculus. The AP course covers topics in these areas, including concepts and skills of limits, derivatives, definite integrals, and the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus. The course teaches students to approach calculus concepts and problems when they are represented graphically, numerically, analytically, and verbally, and to make connections amongst these representations. Students learn how to use technology to help solve problems, experiment, interpret results, and support conclusions. Pre-requisite: Completed 4 years of high school mathematics including the topics in algebra, geometry, algebra 2, and pre-calculus.
AP Calculus BC
Grade: 11-12
Prerequisites:
AP approval (Academic Dean)
Description:
(Prerequisite: passed AP Calculus AB with a grade no lower than a B). This course will prepare students for the Calculus BC test with an AB subscore. Calculus AB is equivalent to Calculus 1, and Calculus BC is equivalent to Calculus 2. An AB sub-score is seen as the same as an AB score. Students can also opt to take only the Calculus AB test; however, this is not the intention of the course. Topics investigated include functions and limits, differentiation techniques and applications, integration techniques and applications, and polynomial approximations and series, including Maclaurin and Taylor series. You can expect to have about an hour of homework each night, including Fridays. It is highly recommended that each student has their own TI graphing calculator.
AP Statistics
Grade: 11-12
Prerequisites:
AP approval (Academic Dean)
Description:
AP Statistics is the high school equivalent of a one-semester, introductory college statistics course. In this course, students develop strategies for collecting, organizing, analyzing, and drawing conclusions from data. Students design, administer, and tabulate results from surveys and experiments. Probability and simulations aid students in constructing models for chance behavior. Sampling distributions provide the logical structure for confidence intervals and hypothesis tests. Students use a TI-83/84 graphing calculator and will be using statistical software (TBD). To develop effective statistical communication skills, students are required to prepare frequent written and oral analyses of real data.
IBM High School Course Summaries: Natural Science
Biology Honors
Grade: 8
Prerequisites:
AP approval from the Academic Dean
Description:
Biology is the study of living organisms using the inquiry approach. Through the use of laboratory techniques, class discussions, cooperative learning, current events, and independent work, the student will develop an appreciation and understanding of the following: modern biological concepts: microscopy, cytology, biochemistry, genetics, evolution, taxonomy, microbiology, animal and plant anatomy and physiology, and ecology.
Chemistry Honors
Grade: 10
Prerequisites:
AP approval from the Academic Dean
Description:
The goals of this chemistry course are for students to learn the facts, formulas, and principles that compose the standard high school curriculum. Students will also understand the basic concepts underlying the facts, formulas, and principles. Students will develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills, not only to use in chemistry but, by extension, to use in everyday life.
Physics Honors
Grade: 11-12
Prerequisites:
AP approval from the Academic Dean
Description:
This course is directed toward the applied aspects of physics. Emphasis will be directed to the application of major principles to everyday experiences. The following topics will be of major concern during the year: Forces and Motion, Energy and Heat, The Conservation Laws, Forces in Nature, Properties of Matter, Electrical Systems, Wave Motion, Sound and Light, and Atomic Energy. The course includes group discussions, films, labs, and tests. “Hands-on” experiments will be emphasized; visual means for problem-solving will be stressed.
AP Biology
Grade: 10-12
Prerequisites:
AP approval from the Academic Dean
Description:
The AP Biology course covers topics typically found in a first-year college biology course and advances the student’s understanding of concepts normally covered in high school biology. It provides a solid preparation for the AP Biology exam.
AP Chemistry
Grade: 11-12
Prerequisites:
AP approval from the Academic Dean
Description:
This course is a college-level course that uses advanced algebra and trigonometry as the primary tools for problem-solving. The course covers topics in mechanics, waves, sound, light, electricity, magnetism, fluids, thermodynamics, optics, quantum theory, and nuclear physics.
IBM High School Course Summaries: Social Science / Social Studies
World History
Grade: 10
Prerequisites:
AP approval (Academic Dean)
Description:
The purpose of the AP World History course is to develop a greater understanding of the evolution of global processes and contacts in different types of human societies. This understanding is advanced through a combination of selective factual knowledge and appropriate analytical skills. The course highlights the nature of changes in global frameworks and their causes and consequences, as well as comparisons among major societies. It emphasizes relevant factual knowledge, leading interpretive issues, and skills in analyzing types of historical evidence. Periodization, explicitly discussed, forms an organizing principle to address change and continuity throughout the course. Specific themes provide further organization to the course, along with consistent attention to contacts among societies that form the core of world history as a field of study.
AP US History
Grade: 11
Prerequisites:
AP approval (Academic Dean)
Description:
This course prepares students for the Advanced Placement examination in American History. It will give students a thorough treatment of the facts as well as their significance, context, causes, and results. Besides essential, primary, and factual information, this course also seeks to introduce students to a variety of major historical issues, types of historical evidence, and interpretations. How to conclude historical events is also emphasized in this course.
AP U.S. Government
Grade: 12
Prerequisites:
AP approval (Academic Dean)
Description:
This course will cover the scope of the US Government from the basic structure to how politics influences government today. Strong emphasis is placed on analysis and writing skills needed for the free response section of the exam, including student research and classroom lecture/discussion to foster an understanding of the workings of government. Students will have a working knowledge of the American System, Politics of Public Policy, and The Nature of American Democracy.
IBM High School Course Summaries: Electives/AP
AP Seminar
Grade: 10-11
Prerequisites:
AP approval (Academic Dean)
Description:
AP Seminar is a foundational course that engages students in cross-curricular conversations that explore the complexities of academic and real-world topics and issues by analyzing divergent perspectives. Using an inquiry framework, students practice reading and analyzing articles, research studies, and foundational, literary, and philosophical texts; listening to and viewing speeches, broadcasts, and personal accounts; and experiencing artistic works and performances. Students learn to synthesize information from multiple sources, develop their perspectives in written essays, and design and deliver oral and visual presentations, both individually and as part of a team. Ultimately, the course aims to equip students with the power to analyze and evaluate information with accuracy and precision to craft and communicate evidence-based arguments.
AP Research
Grade: 12
Prerequisites:
AP approval (Academic Dean)
Description:
AP Research allows students to deeply explore an academic topic, problem, or issue of individual interest. Through this exploration, students design, plan, and conduct a year-long research-based investigation to address their research question. In the AP Research course, students build upon skills acquired in the AP Seminar course by understanding research methodology, employing ethical research practices, and accessing, analyzing, and synthesizing information as they address their research questions. Students explore their skill development, document their processes, and curate the artifacts of the development of their scholarly work in a portfolio. The course culminates in an Academic Paper of approximately 4000–5000 words and a Presentation with an Oral Defense.
AP Microeconomics
Grade: 11-12
Prerequisites:
AP approval (Academic Dean)
Description:
The purpose of the AP course in microeconomics is to give students a thorough understanding of the principles of economics that apply to the functions of individual decision-makers, both consumers and producers, within the economic system. It places primary emphasis on the nature and functions of product markets and includes the study of factor markets and the role of government in promoting greater efficiency and equity in the economy.
AP Macroeconomics
Grade: 11-12
Prerequisites:
AP approval (Academic Dean)
Description:
The purpose of the AP course in macroeconomics is to give students a thorough understanding of the principles of economics that apply to an economic system as a whole. The course places particular emphasis on the study of national income and price-level determination and also develops students’ familiarity with economic performance measures, the financial sector, stabilization policies, economic growth, and international economics.
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