VERBS INC. · 2026–2027

Course
Catalog.

18courses and tracks
with distinct pathways

Specific courses. Clear expectations.

See the exact ELA grade level or mathematics course, weekly contact time, materials, prerequisites, standards basis, and evidence of learning.

STANDARDS & COGNIA READINESS

Built for documented learning.

ELA and mathematics courses are mapped to applicable Pennsylvania Core Standards. Advanced courses beyond the state high-school framework use a sequenced postsecondary scope with documented prerequisites and outcomes.

Alignment is not accreditation. Course plans, contact hours, assessments, student work, and progress records are organized to support Cognia accreditation readiness and homeschool documentation.

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English Language Arts

01
Included core choice

7th Grade ELA

Yearlong4.5 live hours/week
+

A grade-specific course in reading, writing, speaking, listening, and research. Students build independence with increasingly complex texts, evidence-based responses, structured composition, and collaborative discussion.

STANDARDS BASISCC.1.2.7 — Key ideas, evidence, craft, vocabulary, and integration in informational texts • CC.1.3.7 — Key ideas, evidence, craft, vocabulary, and integration in literature • CC.1.4.7 — Informative, argumentative, narrative, research, production, and conventions • CC.1.5.7 — Collaborative discussion, presentation, media, and adaptable speech
Prerequisite
Grade placement and review of prior work.
Evidence of learning
Analytical writing, projects, discussion, research, portfolio, and presentation.

What students will do

  • Close reading and text-dependent analysis
  • Informative, argumentative, and narrative writing
  • Vocabulary, conventions, discussion, and presentation
  • Research, revision, portfolio, and final conference

Texts & materials

02
Included core choice

8th Grade ELA

Yearlong4.5 live hours/week
+

A grade-specific course in reading, writing, speaking, listening, and research. Students prepare for high-school expectations through sustained analysis and evidence-based writing across literary and informational texts.

STANDARDS BASISCC.1.2.8 — Key ideas, evidence, craft, vocabulary, and integration in informational texts • CC.1.3.8 — Key ideas, evidence, craft, vocabulary, and integration in literature • CC.1.4.8 — Informative, argumentative, narrative, research, production, and conventions • CC.1.5.8 — Collaborative discussion, presentation, media, and adaptable speech
Prerequisite
Grade placement and review of prior work.
Evidence of learning
Analytical writing, projects, discussion, research, portfolio, and presentation.

What students will do

  • Close reading and text-dependent analysis
  • Informative, argumentative, and narrative writing
  • Vocabulary, conventions, discussion, and presentation
  • Research, revision, portfolio, and final conference

Texts & materials

03
Included core choice

9th Grade ELA

Yearlong4.5 live hours/week
+

A grade-specific course in reading, writing, speaking, listening, and research. Students enter the high-school literacy band through literary analysis, rhetoric, research, formal discussion, and polished writing.

STANDARDS BASISCC.1.2.9-10 — Key ideas, evidence, craft, vocabulary, and integration in informational texts • CC.1.3.9-10 — Key ideas, evidence, craft, vocabulary, and integration in literature • CC.1.4.9-10 — Informative, argumentative, narrative, research, production, and conventions • CC.1.5.9-10 — Collaborative discussion, presentation, media, and adaptable speech
Prerequisite
Grade placement and review of prior work.
Evidence of learning
Analytical writing, projects, discussion, research, portfolio, and presentation.

What students will do

  • Close reading and text-dependent analysis
  • Informative, argumentative, and narrative writing
  • Vocabulary, conventions, discussion, and presentation
  • Research, revision, portfolio, and final conference

Texts & materials

Mathematics

01
Included core choice

Prealgebra

Yearlong · placement-based4.5 live hours/week
+

Builds fluency with rational numbers, ratios, expressions, equations, proportional relationships, geometry, and data.

STANDARDS BASISCC.2.1.7–8 — Rational numbers, proportional reasoning, exponents, and real-number operations • CC.2.2.7–8 — Expressions, equations, inequalities, and functions • CC.2.3.7–8 — Geometry, measurement, transformations, and the Pythagorean theorem • CC.2.4.7–8 — Statistics, probability, sampling, and data interpretation
Prerequisite
Placement review and foundational arithmetic.
Evidence of learning
Problem sets, mastery checks, applications, projects, and cumulative assessment.

What students will do

  • Conceptual understanding and procedural fluency
  • Multi-step problem solving and mathematical communication
  • Applications, modeling, and cumulative practice
  • Projects and demonstrations of mastery

Texts & materials

02
Included core choice

Algebra I

Yearlong · placement-based4.5 live hours/week
+

Develops linear and exponential relationships, equations, inequalities, functions, systems, statistics, and modeling.

STANDARDS BASISCC.2.2.HS.D — Equations, inequalities, systems, and algebraic reasoning • CC.2.2.HS.C — Functions, representations, and transformations • CC.2.1.HS.F — Quantities, units, and numerical reasoning • CC.2.4.HS.B — Data, linear models, and interpretation
Prerequisite
Prealgebra or equivalent.
Evidence of learning
Problem sets, mastery checks, applications, projects, and cumulative assessment.

What students will do

  • Conceptual understanding and procedural fluency
  • Multi-step problem solving and mathematical communication
  • Applications, modeling, and cumulative practice
  • Projects and demonstrations of mastery

Texts & materials

03
Included core choice

Geometry

Yearlong · placement-based4.5 live hours/week
+

Studies congruence, similarity, transformations, proof, coordinate geometry, measurement, circles, probability, and spatial reasoning.

STANDARDS BASISCC.2.3.HS.A — Geometric theorems, proof, congruence, similarity, and constructions • CC.2.3.HS.A — Coordinate geometry, circles, measurement, and modeling • CC.2.4.HS.B — Conditional probability and quantitative geometric applications
Prerequisite
Algebra I or equivalent.
Evidence of learning
Problem sets, mastery checks, applications, projects, and cumulative assessment.

What students will do

  • Conceptual understanding and procedural fluency
  • Multi-step problem solving and mathematical communication
  • Applications, modeling, and cumulative practice
  • Projects and demonstrations of mastery

Texts & materials

04
Included core choice

Algebra II

Yearlong · placement-based4.5 live hours/week
+

Extends algebraic reasoning through polynomial, rational, radical, exponential, and logarithmic functions, complex numbers, sequences, and modeling.

STANDARDS BASISCC.2.2.HS.D — Polynomial, rational, radical, exponential, and logarithmic equations • CC.2.2.HS.C — Function families, composition, inverses, and transformations • CC.2.1.HS.F — Complex numbers and quantitative reasoning • CC.2.4.HS.B — Statistical modeling and interpretation
Prerequisite
Algebra I and Geometry, or equivalent.
Evidence of learning
Problem sets, mastery checks, applications, projects, and cumulative assessment.

What students will do

  • Conceptual understanding and procedural fluency
  • Multi-step problem solving and mathematical communication
  • Applications, modeling, and cumulative practice
  • Projects and demonstrations of mastery

Texts & materials

05
Included core choice

Precalculus

Yearlong · placement-based4.5 live hours/week
+

Integrates advanced functions, trigonometry, analytic geometry, sequences, and modeling in preparation for calculus.

STANDARDS BASISFunctions and models — polynomial, rational, exponential, logarithmic, and inverse functions • Trigonometry — unit-circle definitions, identities, equations, graphs, and applications • Analytic geometry — systems, conic sections, parametric equations, and polar coordinates • Sequences, probability, and introductory limits
Prerequisite
Algebra II or equivalent.
Evidence of learning
Problem sets, mastery checks, applications, projects, and cumulative assessment.

What students will do

  • Conceptual understanding and procedural fluency
  • Multi-step problem solving and mathematical communication
  • Applications, modeling, and cumulative practice
  • Projects and demonstrations of mastery

Texts & materials

06
Included core choice

Calculus I

Yearlong · placement-based4.5 live hours/week
+

Introduces limits, continuity, derivatives, applications of differentiation, and foundations of integration.

STANDARDS BASISLimits and continuity • Derivatives, differentiation rules, and applications • The definite integral and Fundamental Theorem of Calculus • Introductory integration and applications
Prerequisite
Precalculus or equivalent.
Evidence of learning
Problem sets, mastery checks, applications, projects, and cumulative assessment.

What students will do

  • Conceptual understanding and procedural fluency
  • Multi-step problem solving and mathematical communication
  • Applications, modeling, and cumulative practice
  • Projects and demonstrations of mastery

Texts & materials

07
Included core choice

Calculus II

Yearlong · placement-based4.5 live hours/week
+

Continues integration techniques, differential equations, parametric and polar representations, and infinite series.

STANDARDS BASISTechniques and applications of integration • Differential equations and mathematical modeling • Parametric equations and polar coordinates • Infinite sequences, power series, and Taylor series
Prerequisite
Calculus I.
Evidence of learning
Problem sets, mastery checks, applications, projects, and cumulative assessment.

What students will do

  • Conceptual understanding and procedural fluency
  • Multi-step problem solving and mathematical communication
  • Applications, modeling, and cumulative practice
  • Projects and demonstrations of mastery

Texts & materials

08
Included core choice

Calculus III

Yearlong · placement-based4.5 live hours/week
+

Extends calculus to vectors, multivariable functions, partial derivatives, multiple integration, and vector fields.

STANDARDS BASISVectors and geometry of space • Vector-valued and multivariable functions • Partial derivatives and optimization • Multiple integration, vector fields, line integrals, and surface integrals
Prerequisite
Calculus II.
Evidence of learning
Problem sets, mastery checks, applications, projects, and cumulative assessment.

What students will do

  • Conceptual understanding and procedural fluency
  • Multi-step problem solving and mathematical communication
  • Applications, modeling, and cumulative practice
  • Projects and demonstrations of mastery

Texts & materials

Humanities Seminar

01
Optional seminar

Social Studies & Civics

Fall3 live hours/week
+

A practical study connecting geography, government, economics, and American history to contemporary civic life.

STANDARDS BASISPA Academic Standards · Civics, Government, Economics, Geography, and History
Prerequisite
None.
Evidence of learning
Document analysis, civic writing, projects, discussion, and essays.

What students will do

  • Geography and map analysis
  • The Constitution, government, rights, and participation
  • Economic systems and personal finance
  • Primary-source analysis and evidence-based writing

Texts & materials

  • Instructor-curated primary sources, readings, maps, and data
02
Optional seminar

Honors U.S. History

Winter–spring3 live hours/week
+

An evidence-driven seminar centered on chronology, primary sources, historical reasoning, research, and argumentation.

STANDARDS BASISPA Academic Standards · History and literacy in history/social studies
Prerequisite
None.
Evidence of learning
Source analysis, essays, seminar, research, and presentation.

What students will do

  • Causation, continuity, comparison, and context
  • Source evaluation
  • Document-based writing
  • Discussion of contested questions

Texts & materials

  • Instructor-curated documents, maps, images, data, and excerpts

STEM Seminar

01
Optional seminar

Anatomy & Physiology

Fall3 live hours/week
+

A systems-based introduction to human body structure, function, homeostasis, health, and disease.

STANDARDS BASISPA Academic Standards · Science and Technology
Prerequisite
None; biology is helpful.
Evidence of learning
System studies, diagrams, applied responses, investigations, and portfolio.

What students will do

  • Anatomical terminology
  • Cells, tissues, organs, and body systems
  • Structure–function relationships
  • Visual study and investigation

Texts & materials

02
Optional seminar

Honors Physics I with Laboratory

Winter–spring3 live hours/week · laboratory included
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An algebra-based physics course with an integrated laboratory program. Students investigate physical systems through live instruction, hands-on or simulation-based experiments, data analysis, and formal lab reports.

STANDARDS BASISPhysical science — motion, forces, momentum, energy, waves, and electricity • Scientific inquiry — experimental design, measurement, uncertainty, variables, and evidence • Mathematical modeling — graphs, vectors, proportional reasoning, and algebraic models • Laboratory practice — safe procedures, data collection, error analysis, and technical reporting
Prerequisite
Concurrent enrollment in an appropriate algebra course.
Evidence of learning
Problem sets, laboratory notebook, formal lab reports, data analysis, practical investigations, final lab, and portfolio.

What students will do

  • Motion, forces, and Newton’s laws
  • Energy, momentum, waves, and circuits
  • Graphing, algebraic modeling, and experimental design
  • Regular laboratory investigations, data analysis, and scientific writing

Texts & materials

World Language

01
Optional elective

ASL I

Winter & spring2 live hours/week
+

An interactive introduction to American Sign Language and Deaf culture, history, and community.

STANDARDS BASISCourse outcomes documented in syllabus; standards crosswalk pending
Prerequisite
None.
Evidence of learning
Signed videos, receptive checks, conversation, performance, and cultural responses.

What students will do

  • Fingerspelling and everyday vocabulary
  • Receptive comprehension and conversation
  • Signed performance
  • Deaf culture and history

Texts & materials

  • Train Go SorryLeah Hager Cohen · anchor text

AP Tracks

01
Optional exam support

AP U.S. History Track

Flexible1 or 2 hours/week
+

Small-group AP U.S. History exam preparation alongside the related course.

STANDARDS BASISCollege Board exam framework support · not a replacement course
Prerequisite
Concurrent or prior U.S. History.
Evidence of learning
Diagnostics, timed writing, practice sets, and mock-exam review.

What students will do

  • Source analysis
  • DBQ and long-essay writing
  • Cumulative review
  • Practice testing

Texts & materials

02
Optional exam support

AP Physics 1 Track

Flexible1 or 2 hours/week
+

Small-group AP Physics 1 exam preparation alongside Honors Physics I with Laboratory. This track adds AP-specific pacing, problem types, science practices, and exam preparation; it does not replace the underlying honors lab course.

STANDARDS BASISCollege Board AP Physics 1 science practices and course framework — modeling, mathematical routines, experimental design, data analysis, argumentation, and exam response
Prerequisite
Concurrent or prior enrollment in Honors Physics I with Laboratory or equivalent algebra-based physics.
Evidence of learning
Diagnostics, laboratory-based reasoning, timed free response, practice problems, and mock-exam review.

What students will do

  • College Board multiple choice and free response
  • Graphing, modeling, and translating representations
  • Experimental design and data analysis
  • Cumulative review, practice testing, and feedback

Texts & materials

Accreditation status

Verbs Inc. is not represented here as a Cognia-accredited school. Cognia accreditation is an institutional review and recognition process; standards-aligned courses alone do not confer accreditation. This catalog identifies the records and academic structure being developed toward accreditation readiness.