The three realms of science are known as the major branches of Natural Science. They include:

• Earth Science (geology, oceanography, & meteorology)
• Life Science (biology- the study of life & living organisms)
• Physical Science (physics, chemistry, and astronomy)

Because the humanities and the liberal arts are a unified curriculum that encompasses all academic disciplines, St. Gregory Classical Academy will provide a unified and harmonious science track. Students will engage with all three realms of science throughout the academic year. When studying science, all five senses should be activated. In classical education, science is experienced through opportunities to engage with a topic or an idea through observation, reflection, formulating questions, and recording data. 

In a logo-centric curriculum, students will read a lot of living books and focus on thinking deeply and communicating in words. They will read and interact with scientific handbooks and read about real scientists. Their learning will occur by way of nature study, keeping a science notebook, engaging in dialectical conversations, learning to investigate, and doing experiments. 

During the elementary years students are learning how to think like a scientist, so that when they study formal science in the upper grades, they will be engaged as scientific thinkers who care about the world. Our curriculum does the following: 

• Acts as a guide for what realms and topics in science should be considered as children progress from grade to grade.
• Engages students in the realms of science through poetic and wonder-based methods.
• Creates an awareness and a curiosity framework for deeper engagement and appreciation for creation.
• Prepares students for advanced and formal studies in science by helping them learn the art of thinking, tracking data, recording observations, asking questions, and making hypotheses.
• Lays a foundation to think like a scientist so that in the middle and high school years, they will delight in and engage with the formal sciences having a deeper understanding and appreciation of the nature of science. 

Our Science Framework

According to David Hicks (Orthodox Christian philosopher, classical educator and author of Norms & Nobility), classical education requires an atmosphere of inquiry.  The essential attributes of inquiry require the following three elements within the framework of instruction:

• Curiosity: Allowing the cultivation of a good imagination.
• Hypothesizing: Curiosity awakens wonder so that students ask more questions and develop hypotheses.
• Observing & Experimenting: Allowing students to hypothesize and test their theories. This happens through observations, experiments, and plenty of time in nature.