The curriculm is based on total instructional time of 1,615 minutes for grades 1-5. And 1,650 intructional time for grades 6-8.
A typical school day is broken down to no fewer than 6 1/4 hours with no fewer than 5 1/3 hours devoted to instruction.
Requirements for all grades:Religion, Math, Language Arts/Reading - includes: Library, English, Spelling, Penmanship, and Phonics Social Studies (Connecticut History is taught in the 5th grade in conjuction with Social Studies), Science/Health, Art, Music, Computer, Physical Education.
The following subjects are taught in grade 6:Religion, Math, Language Arts/Reading - includes: Library - including Sustained Silent Reading English, Spelling, and Vocabulary, Social Studies - World History, Science/Health, Art, Music, Computer, Physical Education.