Sixth Grade students learn to become self-reliant, independent learners. Time management is taught by working on a number of long-term projects, and study skills are learned as students listen to lectures and develop note-taking skills. In math, students learn about percentages and further develop skills in manipulating fractions and decimals. World History includes a study of ancient cultures.  Group research projects bring the day-to-day lives of ancient people alive to the students as they learn about different civilizations.  Studying the Old Testament helps the students to identify moral models.  They also study the life of Jesus and explore connections to their own life. Both students and their teachers study environmental science, culminating in a week at an outdoor educational camp.