What Spark helps you capture
These are the learning areas Spark will help you log, reflect on, inspire activity ideas around, and include in your portfolio.
Grammar
Ages roughly 6–10. Absorbing facts, memorising rules, building foundational knowledge.
Logic
Ages roughly 10–13. Learning to reason, question and analyse. Formal logic, debate and independent critical thinking.
Rhetoric
Ages roughly 13–18. Expressing ideas with clarity, persuasion and wisdom. Speaking and writing with confidence.
Latin
The study of Latin as a foundation for grammar, English vocabulary and the roots of Western history and language.
Great books
Reading primary texts from classical authors — Homer, Plato, Shakespeare, Dante. Engaging directly with the ideas that shaped civilisation.
History (4-year cycle)
A rotating cycle of ancient, medieval, early modern and modern history, revisited with increasing depth.
Mathematics
Rigorous, sequential maths from arithmetic through algebra, geometry and beyond. Mastery at each stage before moving on.
Science
Natural philosophy alongside lab work and scientific method. Understanding how the world works from first principles.
Music appreciation
The study of one classical composer at a time and their cultural context.
Art appreciation
The study of great artworks to appreciate beauty and quality, alongside practising specific artistic techniques.
Writing composition
Structured writing — imitation, narration, essay and argument. Learning to write by reading and imitating great writers first.
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