Interpersonal communication
Conversation, negotiation of meaning, questions, collaboration, spontaneous response, and social register.
A complete, non-accredited curriculum library · K through graduate study
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Learn another language by using it for something real.
Proficiency-based language study joining conversation, listening, reading, writing, pronunciation, culture, literature, linguistics, translation, and classical or biblical languages.
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FIELD OF STUDY
World & Classical Languages
01
K–2Foundations
5 sample Trees02
3–5Elementary
6 sample Trees03
6–8Middle Years
7 sample Trees04
9–12High School
8 sample Trees05
UndergraduateCollege
8 sample Trees06
GraduateAdvanced
7 sample Trees✦
One connected field. Placement follows demonstrated readiness by branch—not age alone.
The field at a glance
Not a scattered list.
A connected discipline.
Every Knowledge Tree sits inside a larger map of concepts, practices, vocabulary, prerequisites, and meaningful applications.
Interpretive communication
Listening and reading authentic or carefully leveled stories, media, informational texts, and literature.
Presentational communication
Speaking and writing for real audiences through narration, explanation, argument, and creative work.
Language systems
Pronunciation, vocabulary, morphology, grammar, syntax, discourse, and contrastive linguistics.
Cultures & communities
Everyday practices, history, geography, arts, perspectives, regional differences, and respectful participation.
Classical & biblical study
Latin, Ancient Greek, and Biblical Hebrew through morphology, syntax, reading, translation, and textual study.
K through graduate study
Expectations deepen.
The roots stay connected.
These are representative Knowledge Trees, not a fixed or final list. Families can build a focused path, a complete sequence, or advanced independent study.
01
Foundations
K–2
Hear, imitate, sing, respond, and enjoy another language.
- Language DiscoveryKnowledge Tree
- Songs & StoriesKnowledge Tree
- First ConversationsKnowledge Tree
- Sounds & MeaningKnowledge Tree
- Culture Through PlayKnowledge Tree
02
Elementary
3–5
Build high-frequency language through meaningful routines.
- Spanish FoundationsKnowledge Tree
- French FoundationsKnowledge Tree
- German FoundationsKnowledge Tree
- Mandarin FoundationsKnowledge Tree
- American Sign LanguageKnowledge Tree
- Latin RootsKnowledge Tree
03
Middle Years
6–8
Sustain familiar exchanges and begin connected reading.
- Spanish I–IIKnowledge Tree
- French I–IIKnowledge Tree
- German I–IIKnowledge Tree
- Mandarin I–IIKnowledge Tree
- ASL I–IIKnowledge Tree
- Latin I–IIKnowledge Tree
- Introductory GreekKnowledge Tree
04
High School
9–12
Communicate across time frames, texts, and cultural settings.
- Spanish I–IVKnowledge Tree
- French I–IVKnowledge Tree
- German I–IVKnowledge Tree
- Mandarin I–IVKnowledge Tree
- ASL I–IVKnowledge Tree
- Latin I–IVKnowledge Tree
- Biblical Greek I–IIKnowledge Tree
- Biblical Hebrew I–IIKnowledge Tree
05
College
Undergraduate
Reach advanced proficiency or read source languages independently.
- Advanced ConversationKnowledge Tree
- Composition & StylisticsKnowledge Tree
- Literature in ContextKnowledge Tree
- Translation StudiesKnowledge Tree
- LinguisticsKnowledge Tree
- Advanced LatinKnowledge Tree
- Koine GreekKnowledge Tree
- Biblical HebrewKnowledge Tree
06
Advanced
Graduate
Work with specialized discourse, research, and original texts.
- Advanced LinguisticsKnowledge Tree
- Second-Language AcquisitionKnowledge Tree
- Translation TheoryKnowledge Tree
- PhilologyKnowledge Tree
- Greek ExegesisKnowledge Tree
- Hebrew ExegesisKnowledge Tree
- Reading for Graduate ResearchKnowledge Tree
Active microlearning
Study becomes something
the learner actually does.
Most digital lessons take 5–15 minutes and develop one clear objective through listening, reading, watching, trying, moving, making, practicing, feedback, and recall. Narrated instruction, adjustable playback, and transcripts sit alongside visual, read/write, interactive, kinesthetic, and hands-on elements. Parents can prefer or disable optional modes for each learner while sustained reading, labs, projects, writing, discussion, and performance remain wherever the objective calls for deeper work.
Adaptive conversation
Guided roleplay responds naturally while adjusting vocabulary, speed, supports, and follow-up questions.
Pronunciation studio
Learners hear a model, record purposeful speech, compare intelligibility, and retry without public pressure.
Story & media library
Leveled stories, interviews, songs, news, literature, and visual texts create comprehensible input.
Text workshop
Classical and advanced learners parse, annotate, translate, compare editions, and defend interpretive choices.
Evidence of learning
Mastery is more than
a completed screen.
✓Conversation recordings✓Listening and reading checks✓Writing portfolios✓Proficiency can-do records✓Translation notebooks✓Advanced textual analysis
Transparent worldview
Choose the framing.
See it before assigning.
CHRISTIAN PATHWAY
Adds optional Scripture, hymnody, missions history, global church voices, and biblical-language pathways while treating cultures as more than ministry contexts.
SECULAR / ACADEMIC PATHWAY
Centers proficiency and cultural understanding without devotional activities; classical and biblical texts may be studied for linguistic and historical purposes when selected.
Knowledge Tree pages identify perspective, sources, debated questions, prerequisites, and objectives. Parents retain final control.
Inside every Knowledge Tree
Complete enough to teach.
Clear enough to trust.
Published scope & sequence
Objectives, prerequisites, vocabulary, lesson order, worldview, materials, estimated time, and mastery expectations.
Multimodal micro-lessons
One focused concept through coordinated visual, auditory, read/write, interactive, movement, and hands-on elements—with feedback and retrieval.
Assessment & grading
Checks, quizzes, tests, projects, and writing—with automatic rubric grading, evidence-linked feedback, and parent review.
Adaptive support
Readiness checks trace weak roots, assign proportionate repair, verify retention, and return learners to the goal.
Parent controls
Adjust pace, tutors, worldview, due dates, interventions, lesson modes, and whether suggested writing grades post automatically or require approval.
Permanent records
Lesson history, grades, attempts, feedback, mastery evidence, hours, portfolio artifacts, and unofficial transcripts.