Academy Course Content
A rigorous, Gospel-centered curriculum built on multi-year rotations — developing mastery in science, language arts, history, and mathematics from 5th grade through graduation.
Liahona's 5th and 6th grade program introduces students to the power of Restoration Education. Gospel principles are integrated throughout the day, beginning with scripture discussion each morning. The curriculum emphasizes higher-order thinking, strong writing skills, and hands-on learning across every subject.
Science
Students explore the natural world through a two-year rotating curriculum that balances life and physical sciences, grounded in reverence for God's creation.
Year 1 — Biology
The Creation, cells and cell structure, the biosphere, food webs and ecosystems, plant biology, ornithology, aquatic mammals, and systems of the human body.
Year 2 — Physics
Measurement and the scientific method, notable physicists, states of matter, mechanics and motion, forms of energy, electricity, magnetism, and an introduction to DNA.
History
A two-year rotation covering American and world civilizations, connecting historical events to Gospel principles of liberty, agency, and divine purpose.
Year 1 — American History
The age of exploration through the Civil Rights Movement, including states and capitals, colonial America, the Revolutionary and Civil Wars, and westward expansion. Also covers prehistoric, ancient, and medieval world history.
Year 2 — World History
From the ancient Sumerians through the Cold War era, spanning major civilizations, empires, religious movements, global conflicts, and the forces that shaped the modern world.
Writing
Daily writing instruction develops sentence structure, grammar, composition, and creative expression across multiple genres.
Year 1 & Year 2
Students practice persuasive, creative, and informational writing. Lessons focus on paragraph construction, essay development, grammar conventions, and editing skills — building confident, capable writers prepared for secondary coursework.
Reading
Students engage with a diverse range of literature including informational texts, fantasy, historical fiction, and nonfiction. Featured works include selections from both classic and contemporary authors.
Literature & Poetry
Reading selections span novels, short stories, and excerpts from celebrated works. Poetry study includes diamonte, cinquain, metaphor, simile, acrostic, couplet, and definition poem forms — strengthening comprehension, vocabulary, and literary analysis.
Art & Music Appreciation
Students study masterworks and develop cultural literacy through the visual and performing arts.
Visual Arts
Students study the techniques and legacy of artists including Van Gogh, Renoir, Monet, Manet, Seurat, and notable modern artists of the 19th and 20th centuries.
Music
Music appreciation covers composers and performers such as Beethoven, Mozart, Bach, Tchaikovsky, Bizet, Louis Armstrong, Elvis Presley, The Beatles, The Beach Boys, and the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square.