Northfield Academy Deep-Dive Courses 2026-2027
Grammar Level Grades: 6,7,8
September
Morning Course 10:10-11:50 am
Discovering Our World: Intro to Geography
Taught by Sarah Eastley
Afternoon Course 1:20-3:00 pm
Observing our World: Measurement and SI Units
Taught by Daniel Overholt
October
Morning Course 10:10-11:50 am
Our Place in a Literary World: Stories of Your Life, Reading, and Writing (continued in November)
Taught by Daniel Overholt
Afternoon Course 1:20-3:00 pm
The Harmony and Order of Life: Observation, Gardening, Movement
Taught by Mattie Jenkins
November
Morning Course 10:10-11:50 am
Our Place in a Literary World: Stories of Your Life, Reading, and Writing
Taught by Daniel Overholt
Afternoon Course 1:20-3:00 pm
Cradles of Civilization: Egypt, Mesopotamia and the Levant
Taught by Katherine Earles
December
Morning Course 10:10-11:50 am
Life on the American Frontier: Little House on the Prairie - Laura Ingalls Wilder
Taught by Sarah Eastley
Afternoon Course 1:20-3:00 pm
Finding Your Voice: Creative Writing
Taught by Mattie Jenkins
January
Morning Course 10:10-11:50 am
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions and the Industrial Ages
Taught by Daniel Overholt
Afternoon Course 1:20-3:00 pm
A World of Wonder: Imagination, Language, and A Midsummer Night's Dream
Taught by Shawna Hein
February
Morning Course 10:10-11:50 am
The Beauty of Language: Poiesis and the Place of Making
Taught by Daniel Overholt
Afternoon Course 1:20-3:00 pm
Harmony and Order of Life: Observation of Human Systems
Taught by Mattie Jenkins
March
Morning Course 10:10-11:50 am
Land That I Love: Discovering America
Taught by Sarah Eastley
Afternoon Course 1:20-3:00 pm
The American Imagination: Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Taught by Shawna Hein
April
Morning Course 10:10-11:50 am
History of Latin America: Stories, Peoples, and Cultures
Taught by Mattie Jenkins
Afternoon Course 1:20-3:00 pm
Understanding Ourselves in a Multimedia Universe (continued in May)
Taught by Daniel Overholt
May
Morning Course 10:10-11:50 am
Understanding Ourselves in a Multimedia Universe
Taught by Daniel Overholt
Afternoon Course 1:20-3:00 pm
Living Well: Nutrition & Movement
Taught by Mattie Jenkins
Logic & Rhetoric Level Grades: 9,10,11,12
September
Morning Course 10:10-11:50 am
The Science of Nourishment: Nutrition, Metabolism, and Human Flourishing
Taught by Mattie Jenkins
Afternoon Course 1:20-3:00 pm
Examination of Power & Humility: Shakespeare’s Richard II Close Reading, Literary Analysis, and Rhetoric (continued in October)
Taught by Shawna Hein
October
Morning Course 10:10-11:50 am
Examination of Power & Humility: Shakespeare’s Richard II Close Reading, Literary Analysis, and Rhetoric
Taught by Shawna Hein
Newtonian Mechanics in Conversation, Investigation, and Practice
Taught by Daniel Overholt
Afternoon Course 1:20-3:00 pm
Newtonian Mechanics in Conversation, Investigation, and Practice
Taught by Daniel Overholt
November
Morning Course 10:10-11:50 am
History of Latin America: Language, Civilization, Conflict, and Identity
Taught by Mattie Jenkins
Afternoon Course 1:20-3:00 pm
Newtonian Mechanics in Conversation, Investigation, and Practice
Taught by Daniel Overholt
December
Morning and Afternoon Course Combined 10:10-11:50 am & 1:20-3:00 pm
Drama: Writing, Rehearsing, & Performing
Taught by Daniel Overholt
January
Morning Course 10:10-11:50 am
Science: The Architecture of Life: Complexity, Order, and Interdependence of Living Systems
Taught by Mattie Jenkins
Afternoon Course 1:20-3:00 pm
Wisdom Through the Greek Tragedies: Ancient History, Literary Analysis, and Composition (Continued in February)
Taught by Daniel Overholt
February
Morning Course 10:10-11:50 am
Human Dignity and Purpose: Viktor Frankl’s Man’s Search for Meaning
Taught by Sarah Eastley
Afternoon Course 1:20-3:00 pm
Wisdom Through the Greek Tragedies: Ancient History, Literary Analysis, and Composition
Taught by Daniel Overholt
March
Morning Course 10:10-11:50 am
Revolution and the Modern World: The French Revolution History, Ideas, and the Transformation of Society
Taught by Shawna Hein
Afternoon Course 1:20-3:00 pm
Science: The Architecture of Life: Complexity, Order, and Interdependence of Living Systems
Taught by Mattie Jenkins
April
Morning Course 10:10-11:50 am
The Beauty of Language: Philosophy & Art of Poetry
Taught by Daniel Overholt
Afternoon Course 1:20-3:00 pm
Ancient World History: Persia's Royal Road, Susa to Sardis
Taught by Katherine Earles
May
Morning Course 10:10-11:50 am
Design, Beauty, and Communication
Taught by Sarah Eastley
Afternoon Course 1:20-3:00 pm
The Art of Scientific Inquiry: Science of Your Life
Taught by Daniel Overholt