Programme Distinctives:
• Integrated curriculum: At e Gilbertine Academy and Holy House, we never teach just one subject at a time. ere is a natural, not forced integration of the subject material into the curriculum content, just as there is a natural, not forced absorption of the subject material by the children’s hearts and minds. Speci cally, the various curriculums of e Gilbertine Academy and Holy House revolve around a common time period being studied in history class. World history is divided into a four-year cycle allowing the students to be more thoroughly immersed in the time period they are studying each year, with subjects constantly reinforcing each other.
• A day marked by the liturgical life of the Church. Students daily attend Mass and learn to pray Mattins and Evensong, as well as how to live out the cycle of liturgical seasons in its feasts and fasts. Chanted and sung liturgythroughoutthedaygoesbeyondamereclassofreligion, cultivating a daily experience of the beauty of Christian Faith, Hope, and Charity.
• The Revitalisation of Catholic Culture. e opportunity to help implement the synthesis of faith and culture presented by the apostolic constitution Anglicanorum Coetibus in Canada. Pope Benedict XVI called for the traditions of the Catholic Church preserved in the Church of England to be returned to supporting the life of the universal church. e Personal Ordinariate of St. Peter’s Bishop Steven Lopes envisions this support coming through four pillars:
• Sacred Worship Primacy is given to the daily celebration of the liturgical life of the Church, since the rst education of the soul is conducted not by programmes, but by the Word of God and sacramental grace. e entire day and school year is therefore punctuated by prayer, with the Holy Mass, as the ‘most important class of the day’. It is celebrated according to the Ordinariate Form: the Venerable English Mass said ad orientem in sacral English.
• Sacred Wisdom Our students are immersed in the excellence of the Catholic Liberal Arts tradition which fosters the intellectual and moral virtues needed for serious study, for living a Christian life of discipleship, and for sharing the Catholic Faith.
Academic rigour in the liberal arts is essential to the formation of rational, free, and virtuous persons; we therefore ensure a rm grounding in literature, grammar, science, and other core subjects.
• Sacred Music. Music is an integral part of the patrimony of English Christianity, and is central to the curriculum of Holy House. It provides a point of integration for the other core subjects, but is more than that: our music programmes educate the very soul. It also prepares our students to participate more widely in the liturgical life of Holy Mother Church.
• Sacred Art. e great treasury of our Catholic faith contained in sacred arts and architecture can only be accessed through competent visual literacy skills. By learning to draw more carefully, we learn to see more carefully. is is a millennia-old truth forming a part of the education of gentlemen and ladies throughout Christendom and as far away as China. Accordingly, we ensure every student is visually literate and has an appreciation for the arts. at said, sacred art is taught in the Ordinariate not just from the standpoint of appreciation, but in the creation of it. Our programme centres on drawing and painting as important foundational skills.
In the end, education through e Gilbertine Academy and Holy House of Our Lady & St. John aspires to do what all good classical Catholic educational initiatives seek to accomplish: assist parents in the handing-on of the faith to their children towards sainthood, while equipping them for the adventure of life.
• Virtue Program Students are trained in the moral life via the Education in Virtue program developed by the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, and based on St. omas Aquinas’ teachings on the virtues and gi s of the Holy Spirit.
• Instruction in Ecclesiastical Latin e Gilbertine Academy & Holy House Calgary is the only school in Alberta to require ecclesiastical Latin, which is incorporated in prayers, daily greetings, and classroom cultural language.
“A liberal education… brings the mind into form.”
-St. John Henry Newman, The Idea of a University
Programme Information:
• Annual Tuition:
• Holy House: Two-Day a Week Shared Responsibility Programme Grades 1-8
Includes all textbooks as well as enrichment activities $1650 ($825 a er tax refund)
• Holy House: Optional Half-Day stem and Wellness Programme (Grades 5-8)
Includes all supplies and materials $500 ($250 a er tax refund)
• e Gilbertine Academy: Full Time High School Programme Grades 9-12
Includes all textbooks as well as enrichment activities $4250 ($2125 a er tax refund)
• Holy House: Two-Day a Week Shared Responsibility Programme Grades 1-8
• Programme of Studies: As a sharedresponsibility program, Holy House Calgary will deliver its subjects in the following manner. Where delivery is shared, parents will receive a list of Alberta Program of Studies outcomes to be covered by our curriculum. Since many of the outcomes will be covered by school but in only a two-day program, there will be a signi cant amount of work to do at home. Research shows that this is ideal. Students learn best when parents are part of their learning. Holy House Calgary provides a facilitator to support parents on their homeschooling journey, explicitly for Mathematics.
• Science: Shared delivery, Grades 1-8 (Berean Builders series). School will cover many, but not all, science outcomes over the four-year classical cycle.
• Math: Full home delivery, Grades 1-8 (with the support of the facilitator).
• ELA: Shared delivery, Grades 1-8. e school will deliver reading and writing instruction but with expectations of regular work being done at home. Socratic Literature discussion will be done weekly in school. Penmanship, cursive writing, and spelling will be assigned and assessed for completion at school, but mostly practiced at home. Some grammar instruction will be done at school in Latin and English composition, but will be primarily delivered at home with parent’s choice in resources, though the school will provide recommendations. Memorization and recitation of poetry and scripture is a regular part of our program.
• Catechism: Shared delivery; primarily delivered, with limited outcomes at home (in-house curriculum), sacramental preparation.
• History: Shared delivery, Grades 1-8; includes geography (in-house curriculum, Grades 1-6; e Story of Civilization; e Didache Series: Church History, Grades 7-8).
• Latin: Full delivery at school, Grades 3-8 (in-house curriculum).
• Choir: Full delivery at school, Grades 1-8 (in-house curriculum).
• Art: Shared delivery, Grades 1-8. Studio instruction fully provided at school along with regular brief lessons in art theory and history. Daily sketchbook assignments to be done at home (Ever Ancient, Ever New).
• pe/Wellness: Shareddelivery.peoutcomescovered during school days. Wellness and Financial Literacy covered by parents using their own discretion and timing.
• Holy House: Optional 1/2 day stem & Wellness Programme Grades 5-8
• Math Reinforcement: Supplemental instruction that would further develop their arithmetic, problem solving,andalgebraicreasoninglearningfromhome.
• stem: Students will receive instruction and do activities using Lego Education to improve their scienti c reasoning, problem solving, computer programming in a fun and innovative way.
• pe/Wellness: Students will have the opportunity to participate in sports, learn about healthy nutrition and charitable works.
• Holy House: Full time High School Programme Grades 9-12
• Programme of Studies: An integrated four-year curriculum based on the Four Pillars of Ordinariate education: Sacred Worship, Sacred Wisdom, Sacred Music, and Sacred Art. Our programme is designed to prepare students for excellence in this world while training them for the next. is is an all-required high school liberal arts programme that meets Alberta graduation requirements. Music and Art are not electives at Holy House. Likewise, Latin is foundational for a deeper understanding of Holy Mother Church and Catholic culture. at said, students have exibility in their selection of Mathematics, Science, and elective
courses beyond the graduation requirements. e student must nish with a total of 100 credits to receive an Alberta Diploma. ere are also course requirements that must be met to receive the Alberta diploma (see below).
• Sciences:
• Full Instruction: Science 9, Biology 20/30, Chemistry 20, Physics 20
• Modulated Learning: Science 10/20/30, Science 14/24, Chemistry 30 and Physics 30 (Grad requirement is one 20 level Science course)
• Math: Math 9, Math 10C, Math 10-3, Math 20-1, Math 20-2, Math 20-3, Math 30-1, Math 30-2, Math 30-3 (Grad requirement is one 20 level Math course)
• ela: English 9, 10-1 & 10-2, 20-1 & 20-2, 30-1 & 30-2 (HumaneletterscomprisemuchoftheEnglishprogram. Grad requirement is one 30 level English course)
• Catechism: Locally developed Religious Studies 15, 25, 35 including divine worship
• Humanities: Social Studies 9, 10-1 & 10-2, 20-1 & 202, 30-1 & 30-2 (Humane letters comprise much of the Social Studies 10, 20, 30 program. Canadian history is also integrated in the program. Grad requirement is one 30 level Social Studies course)
• Latin: Latin 9, 10, 20 , 30
• Choir: Choral Music 9, 10, 20, 30
• Art: Art 9, 10, 20, 30
• pe/Wellness: Physical Education 9, 10, 20, 30 (calm 20 is a Grad requirement and must be completed at home with the support of e Gilbertine Academy)
• Electives: ere are a variety of electives (other credit courses) that students may receive to ensure they attain the total number of credits required to receive an Alberta diploma.
“ e whole fruit of their [educational] endeavors should consist in the testimony of God and a good conscience. us they will be inwardly calm and at peace and neither stirred by praise of atterers nor stung by the follies of unlearned mockers of learning.”
-St. Thomas More, Letter to William Gonell
For more information on our mission, vision and structure of the program please see our Prospectus at www.gilbertineacademy.com.
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AThe Gilbertine Academy — Curriculum Plan
n integrated four-year curriculum based on the Four Pillars of Ordinariate education: Sacred Worship, Sacred Wisdom, Sacred Music, and Sacred Art. Our programme is designed to prepare students for excellence in this world while training them for the next. is is an all-required high school liberal arts programme that meets Alberta graduation requirements. Music and Art are not electives at Holy House. Likewise, Latin is foundational for a deeper understanding of Holy Mother Church and Catholic culture. at said, students have exibility in their selection of Mathematics, Science, and elective courses beyond the graduation requirements.
Four-Year Curriculum
Divine Worship
Catechism/ Theology
Comprises rel 15, 25 35 15 credits required.
CALM 20
Graduation requirement, 20 level
Languages 10/20/30
2025-2026
The Medieval Period
Mattins, Holy Mass, Evensong, Little Hours
Old Testament & Salvation
St. Benedict, St. Aereld, St. Bernard, a Kempis
2026-2027
The Renaissance & Enlightenment
2027-2028
The Modern Period
Holy Mass, Evensong, Little Hours
New Testament & Religious Ethics
The Council of Trent
A Catholic ldc including spiritual guidance, morality, & mentorship- offered yearly
Latin Spanish/French (Course Credit Challenge)
Latin Spanish/French (Course Credit Challenge)
Catholic Social Teaching Leo xiii, Benedict xvi, Vatican i & ii
Latin Spanish/French (Course Credit Challenge)
Sacred Wisdom - Humanities
Philosophy**
Humane Letters- comprises Social Studies 10, 20, 30
Scholasticism:
St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Anselm, St. Benedict (Monasticism)
****Western World History 30 (3)
Christendom & the Crusades
History**
Humane Letters- comprises Social Studies 10, 20, 30
Civics**
Humane Letters- comprises Social Studies 10, 20, 30
Literature
Humane Letters- comprises English 9, 10 20, 30
Bede, Belloc: Europe & the Faith, Chesterton: St. Thomas Aquinas & St Francis of Assisi
Early Modern Philosophy:
Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Burke
****Contemporary Western Philosophy 20 (3)
****Comparative Gov’t 20 (3)
The Renaissance, the Reformation, the Age of Discovery, & the Age of Revolution
Belloc: Characters of the Reformation
Political Ideologies:
Smith, Marx, Nietsche, Liberalism, Fascism,Distributism, Social Creditism Belloc: The Servile State
****Political Thinking 20 (3)
The Napoleonic Era, Nationalism, Canadian Confederation, wwi, wwii, the Cold War
****Canadian History 20 (3)
2028-2029
The Ancient Period
Mattins, Holy Mass, Evensong, Little Hours
Christology
Augustine, the Seven Ecumenical Councils
Latin Spanish/French (Course Credit Challenge)
Ethics, Politics, & Logic:
Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, Boëthius, St. Augustine
****Origins of Western Philosophy 20 (3)
****Philosophies of Man 30 (3)
Greece, Rome, & the Early Church Belloc: A History of England
Canadian Civics Gr. 9 - Citizenship, identity, and quality of life. Political and legislative processes in Canada. The role of economic systems in Canada and the United States.
English 9, 10-1, 10-2, 20-1, 20-2, 30-1, 30-2
Beowulf, Dante, Chaucer, The Pearl Poet, Malory, The Golden Legend, Henry iv
English 9, 10-1, 10-2, 20-1, 20-2, 30-1, 30-2
Cervantes, More, Spenser, Swift Austen, Brontë, Hawthorne, The Merchant of Venice, Much Ado About Nothing, The Tempest
English 9, 10-1, 10-2, 20-1, 20-2, 30-1, 30-2
Shelley, Dickens, Shaw, Leacock, Kipling, Orwell, Huxley, Eliot, Lewis, Macbeth, Hamlet
English 9, 10-1, 10-2, 20-1, 20-2, 30-1, 30-2
Homer, Vergil, Sophocles, Seneca
Mattins, Holy Mass, Evensong, Little Hours
Mattins,
Sacred Worship-Catholic Studies
Math 9, Math 10c, Math 10-3, Math 20-1, Math 20-2, Math 20-3, Math 30-1, Math 30-2, Math 30-3
Math 9, Math 10c, Math 10-3, Math 20-1, Math 20-2, Math 20-3, Math 30-1, Math 30-2, Math 30-3 Mathematics Grad Requirement is one 20 level Math course.
Full Instruction: Science 9, Biology 20/30
Modulated Learning: Science 10/20/30, Science 14/24, Chemistry 30 and Physics 30
Studio: Fundamentals to mastery, the foundations of art skills for art literacy & cultured appreciation.
Theory/History: Focus on Romanesque, Gothic, & Byzantine art.
2025-2026
Full Instruction: Science 9, Physics 20
Modulated Learning: Science 10/20/30, Science 14/24, Chemistry and Physics 30
Math 9, Math 10c, Math 10-3, Math 20-1, Math 20-2, Math 20-3, Math 30-1, Math 30-2, Math 30-3
Full Instruction: Science 9, Chemistry 20
Modulated Learning: Science 10/20/30, Science 14/24, Chemistry and Physics 30
Sacred Wisdom - Physical Education & Wellness
Sacred Choral Music in the English Catholic & Roman traditions, Music theory, studies of opera and classical music masterpieces on enlightenment themes.
Studio: Fundamentals to mastery, the foundations of art skills for art literacy & cultured appreciation.
Theory/History: Focus on Renaissance & Baroque art.
2026-2027
Sacred Choral Music in the English & Roman Catholic traditions, Music theory, studies of Romantic music masterpieces; compare modern with earlier and better standards of beauty, goodness, truth.
Studio: Fundamentals to mastery, the foundations of art skills for art literacy & cultured appreciation.
Theory/History: Focus on Neo-classical, Romantic, & Modern art (e.g. Art Deco). Comparisons to earlier art harmonised with Church teachings on beauty, goodness, truth.
2027-2028
Math 9, Math 10c, Math 10-3, Math 20-1, Math 20-2, Math 20-3, Math 30-1, Math 30-2, Math 30-3
Full Instruction: Science 9, Biology 20/30
Modulated Learning: Science 10/20/30, Science 14/24, Chemistry and Physics 30
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Studio: Fundamentals to mastery, the foundations of art skills for art literacy & cultured appreciation.
Theory/History: Focus on ancient statuary, architecture, and early painting & drawing. 2028-2029
N.B.: Selections from the listed works will be chosen and adjusted to be a reasonable student workload
*Our high school program runs a mixed class from Grade 9-12. is year we completed the ancient period, next year in 2025/26 we will study the medieval period school-wide.
**Philosophy, History, and Civics will combine to meet the criteria for the provincial graduation requirement of Social 9, 10, 20, & 30 and English 9, 10, 20, 30 in Holy House’s Humane Letters class. We will approach the Humanities with a rm commitment to prioritizing our Catholic identity and integrity while providing students with the essential tools and knowledge to meet Alberta Curriculum Outcomes.
*** We are committed to o ering the requisite sciences for graduation, including at least one science at the 30 level. If there is a science that we are not able to o er, we will work with families to help gain that science through other options such as Course Challenge.
****Optional electives based upon demand and credits required (a minimum of 100 credits is required to receive the Alberta Provincial Diploma, including the speci c courses listed in the document).
Kenneth Clark’s Civilisation
Clark’s Civilisation
Sacred Choral Music in the English & Roman Catholic traditions, Music theory, studies of Gregorian Chant and polyphony and classical music masterpieces on mediaeval themes.
Kenneth Clark’s Civilisation
Sacred Choral Music
English & Roman Catholic and traditions, Music theory, studies of chant and classical music masterpieces on ancient themes.
Kenneth Clark’s Civilisation
Sacred Music & Sacred Art
Sacred Wisdom - Maths & Sciences
