1st Grade Curriculum

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First grade at The Geneva School provides a safe and nurturing atmosphere where the foundational and sweet early steps of faith and learning grow into a lifetime love of discovery. Children of this age are capable of profound thought and wonder as they engage subject matter; students are encouraged in higher-order thinking skills through developmentally appropriate activities that stimulate every sense and pique each student’s natural desire to discover. At The Geneva School, students discover the joy of being known and loved by God—who created them and the world around them—while they are also learning and growing in a secure environment.

First graders at The Geneva School embark on a journey through the fascinating state of Florida. They marvel at manatees, the gentle giants living in the warm waters of the springs, and become acquainted with many other indigenous animals. Together they travel back to a time when early Florida natives inhabited the land and courageous European explorers first landed on this unknown shore—the “land of flowers,” La Florida. As students discover the magnificence of their home state, they also ponder their own value as sons and daughters of the very same Creator who hung the moon and stars that shine in the Florida night sky.

Florida History

Language Arts

Mathematics

Bible

Science

Music

Art

Physical Education

Field Trips and Culminating Events

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April 1, 2025
  • 6th Gr - Williamsburg & DC Trip

    Date: March 31, 2025 - April 4, 2025
    Time: 12:00 am- 11:59 pm
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  • 8th Gr - Eco Adventure Trip

    Date: April 1, 2025 - April 4, 2025
    Time: 12:00 am- 11:59 pm
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  • K4 Garden Club

    Date: April 1, 2025 - April 1, 2025
    Time: 1:10 pm- 2:10 pm
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  • K Art Adventures

    Date: April 1, 2025 - April 1, 2025
    Time: 2:15 pm- 3:15 pm
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  • Youth Soccer - K-1st Grade

    Date: April 1, 2025 - April 1, 2025
    Time: 3:00 pm- 4:00 pm
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  • Percussio

    Date: April 1, 2025 - April 1, 2025
    Time: 3:15 pm- 4:30 pm
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  • 1st-3rd Garden Club

    Date: April 1, 2025 - April 1, 2025
    Time: 3:20 pm- 4:20 pm
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  • Typing (4th-8th)

    Date: April 1, 2025 - April 1, 2025
    Time: 3:20 pm- 4:20 pm
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  • MS Tennis Home Match vs. TFA

    Date: April 1, 2025 - April 1, 2025
    Time: 3:30 pm- 5:30 pm
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  • Varsity Tennis Away Match vs. Windermere Prep

    Date: April 1, 2025 - April 1, 2025
    Time: 4:00 pm- 6:00 pm
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  • JV Beach Volleyball Home Match vs. Burns Sci-Tech Charter School

    Date: April 1, 2025 - April 1, 2025
    Time: 4:30 pm- 6:30 pm
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  • Varsity Baseball Away Game vs. Merritt Island Christian

    Date: April 1, 2025 - April 1, 2025
    Time: 5:00 pm- 7:00 pm
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  • Softball Away Game vs. Deltona High School

    Date: April 1, 2025 - April 1, 2025
    Time: 6:00 pm- 8:00 pm
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April 2, 2025
  • 6th Gr - Williamsburg & DC Trip

    Date: March 31, 2025 - April 4, 2025
    Time: 12:00 am- 11:59 pm
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  • 8th Gr - Eco Adventure Trip

    Date: April 1, 2025 - April 4, 2025
    Time: 12:00 am- 11:59 pm
    See more details

  • Chamber Orchestra

    Date: April 2, 2025 - April 2, 2025
    Time: 7:15 am- 8:15 am
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  • Lower School Chapel

    Date: April 2, 2025 - April 2, 2025
    Time: 8:30 am- 8:55 am
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  • Upper School Chapel

    Date: April 2, 2025 - April 2, 2025
    Time: 9:25 am- 10:10 am
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  • K Garden Club

    Date: April 2, 2025 - April 2, 2025
    Time: 2:10 pm- 3:10 pm
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  • Youth Sports - K4-Kindergarten Track Club

    Date: April 2, 2025 - April 2, 2025
    Time: 2:30 pm- 3:15 pm
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  • Youth Sports - Flag Football 2-6 Grade

    Date: April 2, 2025 - April 2, 2025
    Time: 3:00 pm- 5:00 pm
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  • Brioso Choir

    Date: April 2, 2025 - April 2, 2025
    Time: 3:15 pm- 4:15 pm
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  • Stitch Lab (3rd-6th)

    Date: April 2, 2025 - April 2, 2025
    Time: 3:20 pm- 4:20 pm
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  • JV Beach Volleyball Home Match vs. Real Life

    Date: April 2, 2025 - April 2, 2025
    Time: 4:00 pm- 6:00 pm
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April 3, 2025
  • 6th Gr - Williamsburg & DC Trip

    Date: March 31, 2025 - April 4, 2025
    Time: 12:00 am- 11:59 pm
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  • 8th Gr - Eco Adventure Trip

    Date: April 1, 2025 - April 4, 2025
    Time: 12:00 am- 11:59 pm
    See more details

  • 4th Gr - Mead Botanical Garden

    Date: April 3, 2025 - April 3, 2025
    Time: 8:00 am- 2:50 pm
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  • Youth Track Club 1-5th Grade

    Date: April 3, 2025 - April 3, 2025
    Time: 3:00 pm- 4:00 pm
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  • Fun with Food (1st-3rd)

    Date: April 3, 2025 - April 3, 2025
    Time: 3:20 pm- 4:20 pm
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  • Philharmonia Orchestra

    Date: April 3, 2025 - April 3, 2025
    Time: 3:30 pm- 4:30 pm
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  • JV Tennis Home Tennis Match vs. Trinity Prep

    Date: April 3, 2025 - April 3, 2025
    Time: 4:00 pm- 5:00 pm
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  • Varsity Beach Volleyball Home Match vs Timber Creek

    Date: April 3, 2025 - April 3, 2025
    Time: 4:00 pm- 6:30 pm
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April 4, 2025
  • 6th Gr - Williamsburg & DC Trip

    Date: March 31, 2025 - April 4, 2025
    Time: 12:00 am- 11:59 pm
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  • 8th Gr - Eco Adventure Trip

    Date: April 1, 2025 - April 4, 2025
    Time: 12:00 am- 11:59 pm
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  • Lower School Spirit Friday

    Date: April 4, 2025 - April 4, 2025
    Time: 12:00 am- 11:59 pm
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  • 1st Gr - Nate the Great

    Date: April 4, 2025 - April 4, 2025
    Time: 8:15 am- 10:45 am
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  • K4 - Alphabet Parade

    Date: April 4, 2025 - April 4, 2025
    Time: 8:15 am- 8:45 am
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  • US Victory Club Presentations

    Date: April 4, 2025 - April 4, 2025
    Time: 9:25 am- 10:10 am
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  • K - Birds of Prey

    Date: April 4, 2025 - April 4, 2025
    Time: 10:00 am- 11:00 am
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  • Varsity Baseball Sunshine State Tournament

    Date: April 4, 2025 - April 4, 2025
    Time: 1:00 pm- 3:00 pm
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  • Youth Tennis - Kindergarten-5th Grade

    Date: April 4, 2025 - April 4, 2025
    Time: 3:00 pm- 4:30 pm
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  • Varsity Track Meet at Mount Dora Christian

    Date: April 4, 2025 - April 4, 2025
    Time: 4:00 pm- 9:00 pm
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April 5, 2025
  • Varsity Baseball Sunshine State Tournament

    Date: April 5, 2025 - April 5, 2025
    Time: 12:00 am- 11:59 pm
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  • Rhetoric Spring Formal

    Date: April 5, 2025 - April 5, 2025
    Time: 5:00 pm- 10:00 pm
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April 1, 2025
  • 6th Gr - Williamsburg & DC Trip

    Date: March 31, 2025 - April 4, 2025
    Time: 12:00 am- 11:59 pm
    See more details

  • 8th Gr - Eco Adventure Trip

    Date: April 1, 2025 - April 4, 2025
    Time: 12:00 am- 11:59 pm
    See more details

  • K4 Garden Club

    Date: April 1, 2025 - April 1, 2025
    Time: 1:10 pm- 2:10 pm
    See more details

  • K Art Adventures

    Date: April 1, 2025 - April 1, 2025
    Time: 2:15 pm- 3:15 pm
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  • Youth Soccer - K-1st Grade

    Date: April 1, 2025 - April 1, 2025
    Time: 3:00 pm- 4:00 pm
    See more details

  • Percussio

    Date: April 1, 2025 - April 1, 2025
    Time: 3:15 pm- 4:30 pm
    See more details

  • 1st-3rd Garden Club

    Date: April 1, 2025 - April 1, 2025
    Time: 3:20 pm- 4:20 pm
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  • Typing (4th-8th)

    Date: April 1, 2025 - April 1, 2025
    Time: 3:20 pm- 4:20 pm
    See more details

  • MS Tennis Home Match vs. TFA

    Date: April 1, 2025 - April 1, 2025
    Time: 3:30 pm- 5:30 pm
    See more details

  • Varsity Tennis Away Match vs. Windermere Prep

    Date: April 1, 2025 - April 1, 2025
    Time: 4:00 pm- 6:00 pm
    See more details

  • JV Beach Volleyball Home Match vs. Burns Sci-Tech Charter School

    Date: April 1, 2025 - April 1, 2025
    Time: 4:30 pm- 6:30 pm
    See more details

  • Varsity Baseball Away Game vs. Merritt Island Christian

    Date: April 1, 2025 - April 1, 2025
    Time: 5:00 pm- 7:00 pm
    See more details

  • Softball Away Game vs. Deltona High School

    Date: April 1, 2025 - April 1, 2025
    Time: 6:00 pm- 8:00 pm
    See more details

April 2, 2025
  • 6th Gr - Williamsburg & DC Trip

    Date: March 31, 2025 - April 4, 2025
    Time: 12:00 am- 11:59 pm
    See more details

  • 8th Gr - Eco Adventure Trip

    Date: April 1, 2025 - April 4, 2025
    Time: 12:00 am- 11:59 pm
    See more details

  • Chamber Orchestra

    Date: April 2, 2025 - April 2, 2025
    Time: 7:15 am- 8:15 am
    See more details

  • Lower School Chapel

    Date: April 2, 2025 - April 2, 2025
    Time: 8:30 am- 8:55 am
    See more details

  • Upper School Chapel

    Date: April 2, 2025 - April 2, 2025
    Time: 9:25 am- 10:10 am
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  • K Garden Club

    Date: April 2, 2025 - April 2, 2025
    Time: 2:10 pm- 3:10 pm
    See more details

  • Youth Sports - K4-Kindergarten Track Club

    Date: April 2, 2025 - April 2, 2025
    Time: 2:30 pm- 3:15 pm
    See more details

  • Youth Sports - Flag Football 2-6 Grade

    Date: April 2, 2025 - April 2, 2025
    Time: 3:00 pm- 5:00 pm
    See more details

  • Brioso Choir

    Date: April 2, 2025 - April 2, 2025
    Time: 3:15 pm- 4:15 pm
    See more details

  • Stitch Lab (3rd-6th)

    Date: April 2, 2025 - April 2, 2025
    Time: 3:20 pm- 4:20 pm
    See more details

  • JV Beach Volleyball Home Match vs. Real Life

    Date: April 2, 2025 - April 2, 2025
    Time: 4:00 pm- 6:00 pm
    See more details

April 3, 2025
  • 6th Gr - Williamsburg & DC Trip

    Date: March 31, 2025 - April 4, 2025
    Time: 12:00 am- 11:59 pm
    See more details

  • 8th Gr - Eco Adventure Trip

    Date: April 1, 2025 - April 4, 2025
    Time: 12:00 am- 11:59 pm
    See more details

  • 4th Gr - Mead Botanical Garden

    Date: April 3, 2025 - April 3, 2025
    Time: 8:00 am- 2:50 pm
    See more details

  • Youth Track Club 1-5th Grade

    Date: April 3, 2025 - April 3, 2025
    Time: 3:00 pm- 4:00 pm
    See more details

  • Fun with Food (1st-3rd)

    Date: April 3, 2025 - April 3, 2025
    Time: 3:20 pm- 4:20 pm
    See more details

  • Philharmonia Orchestra

    Date: April 3, 2025 - April 3, 2025
    Time: 3:30 pm- 4:30 pm
    See more details

  • JV Tennis Home Tennis Match vs. Trinity Prep

    Date: April 3, 2025 - April 3, 2025
    Time: 4:00 pm- 5:00 pm
    See more details

  • Varsity Beach Volleyball Home Match vs Timber Creek

    Date: April 3, 2025 - April 3, 2025
    Time: 4:00 pm- 6:30 pm
    See more details

April 4, 2025
  • 6th Gr - Williamsburg & DC Trip

    Date: March 31, 2025 - April 4, 2025
    Time: 12:00 am- 11:59 pm
    See more details

  • 8th Gr - Eco Adventure Trip

    Date: April 1, 2025 - April 4, 2025
    Time: 12:00 am- 11:59 pm
    See more details

  • Lower School Spirit Friday

    Date: April 4, 2025 - April 4, 2025
    Time: 12:00 am- 11:59 pm
    See more details

  • 1st Gr - Nate the Great

    Date: April 4, 2025 - April 4, 2025
    Time: 8:15 am- 10:45 am
    See more details

  • K4 - Alphabet Parade

    Date: April 4, 2025 - April 4, 2025
    Time: 8:15 am- 8:45 am
    See more details

  • US Victory Club Presentations

    Date: April 4, 2025 - April 4, 2025
    Time: 9:25 am- 10:10 am
    See more details

  • K - Birds of Prey

    Date: April 4, 2025 - April 4, 2025
    Time: 10:00 am- 11:00 am
    See more details

  • Varsity Baseball Sunshine State Tournament

    Date: April 4, 2025 - April 4, 2025
    Time: 1:00 pm- 3:00 pm
    See more details

  • Youth Tennis - Kindergarten-5th Grade

    Date: April 4, 2025 - April 4, 2025
    Time: 3:00 pm- 4:30 pm
    See more details

  • Varsity Track Meet at Mount Dora Christian

    Date: April 4, 2025 - April 4, 2025
    Time: 4:00 pm- 9:00 pm
    See more details

April 5, 2025
  • Varsity Baseball Sunshine State Tournament

    Date: April 5, 2025 - April 5, 2025
    Time: 12:00 am- 11:59 pm
    See more details

  • Rhetoric Spring Formal

    Date: April 5, 2025 - April 5, 2025
    Time: 5:00 pm- 10:00 pm
    See more details

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