Core Knowledge Archives

Core Knowledge Explained

Core Knowledge is a curriculum, a systematic syllabus of topics to be studied by students in prekindergarten through 8th grades.

Example Sequence We learn new knowledge by building on what we already know. The Core Knowledge curriculum is a coherent

The Content is Deep and SpecificExamples of subjects taught by grade (K-8)Kindergarten:Visual ArtsPaintingLine and color in such work as Matisse’s

Benefits of the Core Knowledge Curriculum for Students Provides a broad base of knowledge and a rich vocabulary across all

A Kindergarten through 8th Grade (K-through-8) School Special Offering Franklin School was established in 1995 and offers kindergarten through eighth