Academics

Theology

• Faith and Life Grade 1: Our Heavenly Father (CHC)
• The New First Communion Catechism
• New Catholic Picture Bible
• Fr. Lovasik Books
• The Seven Sacraments
• The Ten Commandments
• The Catechesis of the Good Shepherd
• Catholic Schoolhouse Memory Songs

Math

• Singapore Primary Mathematics Standard Edition Level 1A and 1B with video subscription.

Language Arts

• Phonics/Spelling:
  • Phonics in Action-FIRST samples Loyola Press (Companion to Voyages in English)
• Grammar/Writing:
  • Voyages in English Grammar Big Book, Blackline Masters, Writing Cards FIRST Samples (Companion to Phonics in Action)
• Handwriting:
  • Seton Handwriting 1 for Young Catholics
• Literature/Vocabulary:
  • Semester 1
    StoryTime Treasures Set | Memoria Press
  • Semester 2
    More StoryTime Treasures Set | Memoria Press

History

• The Story of the Bible: New Testament (Tan books)

Geography

• Daily Geography Practice 1 (Kolbe)

Science

• Creatures of the Wild -Textbook, workbook, Video series (Tan Academy)

Lower School Schola

Art

PE

Theology

• Faith and Life Grade 2: Jesus Our Life (CHC)
• Fr. Lovasik Books
  • The Holy Rosary
  • Mary, My Mother
  • The Holy Spirit
• New Catholic Picture Bible
• The Catechesis of the Good Shepherd

Math

• Singapore Mathematics Primary Standards Edition Level 2A and 2B with video subscription.

Language Arts

• Phonics/Spelling
  • Phonics in Action-2nd samples Loyola Press (Companion to Voyages in English)
• Grammar/Writing
  • Voyages in English 2nd grade(Companion to Phonics in Action)
• Handwriting
  • Seton-Handwriting 2 for Young Catholics
• Literature/Vocabulary
  • Second Grade Literature Guide Set | Memoria Press (Novels sold separately.)

History

• Story of Civilization, Vol. 1-complete set (Tan Academy)

Geography

• Daily Geography Practice 2 (Kolbe)

Science

• Plants Wonders of Nature-Textbook, workbook, video series (Tan Academy)

Latin

• Prima Latina, Memoria Press

Lower School Schola

Art

PE

Theology

• Faith and Life Grade 3 : Our life with Jesus
• St. Joseph Baltimore Catechism #1
• Saint Stories: The Story of Saint Bernadette and A Story of Saint Joseph (Brother Ernest, C.S.C—Seton)
• Our Lady of Fatima (Father Lovasik)

Math

• Singapore Primary Mathematics Standards Edition 3A and 3B

Language Arts

• Phonics/Spelling: Phonics Book C, Pearson Learning (Kolbe)
• Grammar/Writing: Voyages in English 3
• Handwriting: Handwriting 3 For Young Catholics (Seton)
• Literature/Vocabulary: 3rd Grade Literature Guide Set (Memoria Press)
• IEW on Friday

History

• Story of Civilization, Vol. 2-complete set (Tan Academy)

Geography

• Daily Geography Practice 3 (Kolbe)

Science

• Earth: Exploring Our Home, complete set (Tan Academy)
• Oceans: Mysteries of the Deep, complete set(Tan Academy)

Latin

• Latina Christiana, Memoria Press

Lower School Schola

Art

PE

Theology

• Faith and Life Grade 4: Jesus Our Guide
• St. Joseph Baltimore Catechism #1
• Lives of the Saints: Saint John Masias, Saint Margaret Mary, Saint Catherine of Sienna (Tan academy)
• Acts of the Apostles and Gospel of Luke Graphic Reader (Optional) (Tan Academy)

Math

• Singapore Primary Mathematics Standards Edition 4A and 4B

Language Arts

• Phonics/Spelling: Phonics Book D, Pearson Learning (Kolbe)
• Grammar/Writing: Voyages in English 4
• Handwriting: Handwriting 4 For Young Catholics (Seton)
• Literature/Vocabulary: 4th Grade Literature Guide Set (Memoria Press)
• IEW Composition on Friday

History

• A Journey Across America: California (Catholic Textbook Project)

Geography

• Daily Geography Practice 4 (Kolbe)

Science

• The Foundations of Science: Space, A Tour of the Cosmos (Tan Academy)

Latin

• Latina Christiana, Memoria Press

Lower School Schola

Art

PE

Theology

• Faith and Life Grade 5: Credo-I Believe
• St. Joseph Baltimore Catechism #2
• Lives of the Saints: Blessed Marie of New France, Saint Louis De Montfort, Saint Hyacinth of Poland (Tan Academy)

Math

• Singapore Primary Mathematics Standards Edition 5A and 5B

Language Arts

• Phonics/Spelling: Phonics Book E, Pearson Learning
• Grammar/Writing: Voyages in English 5
• Handwriting: Handwriting 5 For Young Catholics (Seton)
• Literature/Vocabulary: 5th Grade Literature Guide Set (Memoria Press)
• IEW Composition on Friday

History

• From Sea to Shining Sea: The Story of America(Catholic Textbook Project)

Geography

• Daily Geography Practice 5 (Kolbe)

Science

• Cells & Systems: Living Machines (Tan Academy)

Latin

• First Form Latin, Memoria Press

Lower School Schola

Art

PE

Theology

• Faith and Life Grade 6: Following Christ
• St. Joseph Baltimore Catechism #2
• Lives of the Saints: Saint Dominic and The Children of Fatima (Mary Fabyan Windeatt)

Math

• Singapore Primary Mathematics Standards Edition 6A and 6B

Language Arts

• Phonics/Spelling: Phonics Book F, Pearson Learning
• Grammar/Writing: Voyages in English 6
• Literature/Vocabulary: 6th Grade Literature Guide Set (Memoria Press)
• IEW Composition on Friday

History

• All Ye Lands:Origins of World Cultures (Catholic Textbook Project)

Geography

• Daily Geography Practice 6 (Kolbe)

Science

• Exploring the Building Blocks Of Science (Tan Academy)

Latin

• First Form Latin, Memoria Press
• Option: Second Form Latin, Memoria Press

Upper School Schola

Art

PE

Theology

• Faith and Life Grade 7: Life of Grace
• St. Joseph Baltimore Catechism #2
• Lives of the Saints: Saint Benedict and Saint Rose of Lima (Mary Fabyan Windeatt)

Math

• Pre-Algebra, Sadlier-Oxford Foundations of Algebra

Language Arts

• Vocabulary: Sadlier Vocabulary Workshop, Level B
• Grammar/Writing: Voyages in English 7
• Literature/Vocabulary: 7th Grade Literature Guide Set (Memoria Press)
• IEW Composition on Friday

History

• Light to the Nations Part 1: History of Christian Civilization (Catholic Textbook Project)

Geography

• Geography II, Memoria Press

Science

• Novare Physical Science, 3rd Edition (Tan Academy)

Latin

• Third Form Latin
• Option: Second Form Latin

Upper School Schola

Art

PE

Theology

• Faith and Life Grade 8: Our Life in the Church
• St. Joseph Baltimore Catechism #2
• Lives of the Saints: Saint Joan of Arc, Saint Francis De Sales, Saint John Bosco: The Friend of Youth, Saint Maximilian Kolbe: Knight of Immaculata

Math

• Algebra 1, Algebra I Expressions, Equations, and Applications, Paul A. Foerster, © 2006

Language Arts

• Vocabulary: Sadlier Vocabulary Workshop, Level C
• Grammar/Writing: Voyages in English 8
• Literature/Vocabulary: 8th Grade Literature Guide Set (Memoria Press)
• IEW Composition on Friday

History

• U.S. Companion to LN Part 2: History of the United States (Catholic Textbook Project)

Geography

• Geography III, Memoria Press

Science

• Novare Earth Science, 3rd Edition (Tan Academy)

Latin

• Lingua Latina
• Option: Fourth Form Latin

Upper School Schola

Art

PE

Theology

• Didache Socias, James. The History of the Church: A Complete Course. Woodridge, Ill: Midwest Theological Forum, 2005.
• The History of the Church (Didache) Study Questions Answer Key
• Lives of the Saints

Math

• Geometry, Geometry: Seeing, Doing, Understanding, Harold Jacobs, 3rd edition, © 2003
• Answers to Exercises For Geometry: Seeing, Doing, Understanding Solutions Manual

Language Arts

• English 1
• Composition and Grammar
  • Warriner’s Handbook, Third Course
  • Write Better Essays in 20 Minutes a Day
  • Sadlier Vocabulary Workshop Enriched Edition Level D
  • MLA Handbook Eighth Edition
  • IEW Composition on Friday
• Ancient Roman Literature
  • Virgil, The Aeneid. Trans. Patric Dickinson. Penguin Books: New York, 2009.
  • St. Augustine, Confessions. Trans. Maria Boulding, OSB. Ignatius Press Critical Edition: San Francisco, 2012.
  • Marcus Aurelius, Meditations. Trans. M. Hammond. Penguin Books: New York, 2006.
  • Plutarch, Fall of the Roman Republic. Trans. Rex Wagner. Penguin Books: NewYork, 2005.
  • Plutarch, Makers of Rome. Trans. Ian Scott-Kilvert. Penguin Books: New York, 1965.
  • The Kolbe Academy Roman Reader. Kolbe Academy Press: Napa, 2006.
  • Shakespeare, “Coriolanus.” Ed. Jonathan Crewe. Penguin Books: New York, 1999.
  • Shakespeare, “Julius Caesar.” Ed. Joseph Pearce. Ignatius Press Critical Edition: San Francisco, 2012.
  • Shakespeare, “Antony and Cleopatra.” Ed. A.R. Braunmuller. Penguin Books: New York, 1999

History

• Carroll, Warren, The Founding of Christendom.
• Carroll, Anne, Christ the King, Lord of History. TAN Books: Illinois, 1994
• St. Augustine: City of God. Tran. H. Bettenson. Penguin Books: London, 1972, 2003.
• Livy: The History of Rome from Its Foundations: The Early History of Rome. Tran. Aubrey De Sélincourt. Penguin Books: London, 1960, 2002.
• Livy: The History of Rome from Its Foundations: The War with Hannibal. Tran. Aubrey De Sélincourt. Penguin Books: London, 1965.
• Plutarch, Makers of Rome. Trans. Ian Scott-Kilvert. Penguin Books: New York, 1965.
• Tacitus: The Annals of Imperial Rome. Tran. Michael Grant. Penguin Books: London, 1996.

Science

• Biology for Life (Seton)
  Option: Physical Science: Exploring Creation with Physical Science (Seton)

Latin I

• Lingua Latina
• Option: Fourth Form Latin

Sacred Art

• Ever Ancient, Ever New: Art History 2. (Catholic Heritage Curriculum)

Upper School Schola

Drama

Physical Education

Theology

• Doctrine
  • Fr. John Laux, Chief Truths of the Faith, Tan Books
  • Fr. John Laux, Mass and the Sacraments, Tan Books, 1994
• Church Documents
  • The Council of Trent, Session VII
  • St. Thomas Aquinas on Baptism and Confirmation
  • Mirae Caritatis, Pope Leo XIII
  • Ecclesia de Eucharista, Pope JohnPaul II
  • Casti Connubii, Pope Pius XI
  • Humana Vitae, Pope Paul VI
  • Lives of the Saints

Math

• Algebra II Algebra and Trigonometry: Functions and Applications, Paul A. Foerster, © 2006

Language Arts

• English II Composition and Logic
• Writing a Research Paper
• Socratic Logic
• Sadlier Vocabulary Workshop Enriched Edition Level E
• Handbook Eighth Edition
• IEW on Friday
• Shostak,Jerome,VocabularyWorkshopLevelEEnrichedEdition. Sadlier, 2012.
• Goldenberg,Phyllis.WritingaResearchPaper.3rdEdition.Sadlier,2010.
• Kreeft,Peter.Socratic Logic.Edition 3.1.St.Augustine'sPress.2010.
• KolbeAcademy.SocraticLogicStudyGuide.KolbeAcademyPress,2020.

Literature

2 titles for summer reading

• Boethius, The Consolation of Philosophy. Joseph Pearce, Ed. Ignatius Press: San Francisco, 2012
• “The Dream of the Rood” Poem with Study Guide. Kolbe Academy, 2020
• Beowulf. Trans. David Wright. Penguin Books: London, 1951.
• Song of Roland. Trans. Dorothy Sayers. Penguin Books: New York, 1957.
• Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Trans. J.R.R. Tolkien. Ballantine books: New York, 1980.
• Alighieri, Dante. The Divine Comedy: Hell. Dorothy Sayers, Trans. Penguin books: New York, 1959.
• Alighieri, Dante. The Divine Comedy: Purgatory. Dorothy Sayers, Trans. Penguin books: New York, 1959.
• Divine Comedy: Paradise. Dorothy Sayers, Trans. Penguin Books: New York, 1959.
• Chaucer, Geoffrey. The Canterbury Tales. Nevill Coghill, Trans. Penguin Books: New York, 1977.
• Literature of Christendom Reader. Kolbe Academy Press: Napa, 2020
• Shakespeare, William. Richard III. Barbara A. Mowat and Paul Werstine, Eds. Washington Square Press: New York, 1996 The Folger Shakespeare Library.
• Shakespeare, William. Macbeth. Joseph Pearce, Ed. Ignatius Press: San Francisco, 2010.
• Shakespeare, William. Hamlet. Joseph Pearce, Ed. Ignatius Press: San Francisco, 2008.
• Shakespeare, William. A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Russ McDonald, Ed. Penguin Books: New York, 2000.
• Shakespeare, William. The Tempest. Peter Holland, Ed. Penguin Books: New York, 1999.
• MLA Handbook Eighth Edition. Modern Language Association of America, 2016.
• The Consolation of Philosophy Study Guide Set. Kolbe Academy, 2020.
• Beowulf Study Guide Set. Kolbe Academy, Napa, 2020.
• The Song of Roland Study Guide Set. Kolbe Academy, Napa, 2020.
• Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Study Guide Set. Kolbe Academy, 2020.
• The Divine Comedy: Hell, Purgatory, Paradise Study Guide Set. Kolbe Academy Press: Napa, 2020.
• The Canterbury Tales Study Guide Set. Kolbe Academy Press: Napa, 2020.
• Richard III, Macbeth, The Tempest, Hamlet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream Study Guide Set. Kolbe Academy Press: Napa, 2020.
• Literature of Christendom Reader Study Guide Set, Kolbe Academy Press: Napa, 2020

History

• World History - Era of Christendom
• Era of Christendom Reader. Kolbe Academy Press: Napa, 2020.
• Rule of Saint Benedict in English: Liturgical Press, 1981.
• Geanakoplos, Deno, Byzantium: Church, Society, and Civilization Seen through Contemporary Eyes: University of Chicago Press, Viking Portable Medieval Reader, Penguin Books, 1977
• Froissart, Jean, Chronicles. Penguin Books, 1978.
• MLA Handbook Eighth Edition. Modern Language Association of America, 2016.
• Kolbe Academy Era of Christendom Study Guide Set. Kolbe Academy Press: Napa

Science

Chemistry

• Wilbraham, Antony C., Dennis D. Staley, Michael S. Matta and Edward L. Waterman. Pearson Chemistry. Boston: Pearson, 2012

Latin II

• Lingua Latina

Logic

• Kreeft, Peter. Socratic Logic. Edition 3.1. St.Augustine's Press, 2010.
• Kolbe Academy. Socratic Logic Study Guide. Kolbe Academy Press, 2020.

Upper School Schola

Drama

Theology

• Apologetics, Summa Theologica, Freymann 2024
• Apologetics and Church History 2 Reader, Kolbe Academy 2020.
• Hitchcock, James. History of the Catholic Church from the Apostolic Age to the Third Millennium. Ignatius Press, 2012.
• Apologetics and Church History 2 Study Guide and Answer Key, Kolbe Academy
• Church Documents: Fides et Ratio, Pope John Paul II
• Lives of the Saints:
  • St. Robert Bellarmine
  • St. Edmund Campion
  • St. Teresa of Avila, Interior Castle
  • St. Bridget of Sweden

Math

• Pre-Calculus

Language Arts

• English III Composition and Rhetoric
• Rhetoric by Aristotle
• Classical English Rhetoric by Farnsworth
• Farnsworth, Ward. Farnsworth's Classical English Rhetoric. David R. Godine, Publisher, 2016.
• Aristotle. Rhetoric. Translated by William Rhys Roberts, Dover, 2004
• Composition and Rhetoric Handout Packet of essays
• IEW on Friday

British Literature

2 titles for summer reading

• William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet. Ignatius Press: San Francisco, 2011.
• William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice. Ignatius Press: San Francisco, 2009.
• William Shakespeare, King Lear. Ignatius Press: San Francisco, 2008.
• Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2012.
• Mary Shelley, Frankenstein, San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2008.
• Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist, New York: Signet Classics, 1961.
• Emily Bronte, Wuthering Heights, San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2008.
• Charles Dickens, Great Expectations, San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2010.
• Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray, San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2008.
• C.S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters, San Francisco: Harper Collins, 2001. Print.
• George Orwell, Animal Farm, New York: Penguin Group, 1996.
• MLA Handbook Eighth Edition. Modern Language Association of America, 2016.

History

Western Civilization II

• Light to the Nations, Part Two: The Making of the Modern World. Catholic Schools Textbook Project.

Science

• Physics with Lab
• Physics Principles with Applications, Seventh Edition by Douglas C. Giancoli; Pearson © 2014 Kolbe Academy Physical Science Answer Key
• Option: Physics with Lab; Mr. Joseph Freymann

Latin III

• Lingua Latina

Upper School Schola

Drama/Debate

Theology

Moral Theology

• De Sales, St. Francis. Introduction to the Devout Life. Trans. John K. Ryan. New York: Image Books, Doubleday, 2003. Print.
• De la Colombiere, St. Claude, and Fr. Jean Baptiste Saint-Jure. “Trustful Surrender to Divine Providence”. Trans. Prof. Paul Garvin. Charlotte: Tan Books, 1983. Print. (T2204)
• Laux, Fr. John, M.A. “Catholic Morality. A Course in Religion: Book III”. Charlotte: Tan Books, 2013. Print.

Church Documents

• John Paul II, Veritatis Splendor (The Splendor of Truth)
• John Paul II. Evangelium Vitae (The Gospel of Life), March 25, 1995.
• Leo XIII. Libertas. (On the Nature of Human Liberty), June 20, 1888.

Lives of the Saints

• St. Therese of Lisieux, Story of a Soul
• Thomas A Kempis, Imitation of Christ

Math

• Calculus
• Calculus: Concept and Applications, Paul A. Foerster, © 2010 Solutions Manual

Language Arts

• English IV Poetry and Creative Writing
• Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Level G
• Shostak , Jerome. Vocabulary Workshop, Level G. New edition. New York: Sadlier-Oxford, 2005.
• Shostak, Jerome. Vocabulary Workshop, Level G. Teacher’s new edition. New York: Sadlier-Oxford, 2005. (optional)
• The Art of the Short Story. Edited by Dana Gioia & R.S. Gwynn. New York: Pearson-Longman, 2006.
• Treasury of Poems. Napa, CA: Kolbe Academy Press, 2008.
• Poetry: A Spoken Art, the Kolbe Oral Presentation Series, Vol. IV. Napa, CA: Kolbe Academy Press, 2008. CD. *included with purchase of Treasury of Poems.
• Salvucci, Claudio R. The Menagerie of Marsepink. Bristol PA: Arx Publishing, 2005.
• Roper, Gregory L. The Writer’s Workshop. Willmington, DE: ISI Books, 2007.

Literature

Modern Era Literature

• Twain, Mark. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn . San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2009
• Dickens, Charles. A Tale of Two Cities. New York: Signet Classics, 2007. Print. (T3943)
• Dostoyevsky, Fyodor. Crime and Punishment. Trans. Sidney Monas. New York: Signet Classics, 2006. Print.
• Waugh, Evelyn. Brideshead Revisited. New York: Little, Brown and Co, 2012. Print.
• Chesterton, G. K. The Man Who was Thursday. Las Vegas: Lits, 2010. Print.
• Stevenson, Robert Louis. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. New York: Bantam Classics, 1981.
• Solzhenitsyn, Alexander. One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich. Trans. Ralph Parker. New York: Signet Classics, 2008. Print.
• Orwell, George. 1984. New York: Signet Classics, 1977. Print.
• Eliot, T.S. The Waste Land, Prufrock and other Poems. New York: Dover Publications, 1998. Print.

History

US History

• Heffner, Richard D., and Alexander Heffner. A Documentary History of the United States. 8th ed. New York: Signet, 2009. Print.
• Hamilton, Alexander, James Madison and John Jay. The Federalist Papers. Ed. Clinton Rossiter. Introd. and notes Charles R. Kesler. New York: Signet Classic, 1999. Print.
• De Tocqueville, Alexis. Democracy in America. Ed. Richard D. Heffner. Abr. ed. NewYork: Signet Classic, 2010. Print.
• Johnson, Paul. Modern Times: The World from the Twenties to the Nineties. Rev. ed. New York: Perennial Classics, 2001. Print.
• Kolbe Academy. Modern History Reader. Napa: Kolbe Academy Press, 2008. Print.

Science

• Astronomy: Descriptive Astronomy, by Mr. John Charlesworth
• Option: Online AP Science course

Latin IV

• Lingua Latina

Upper School Schola