Stage · Wisdom · Year 3 of 3
Grade 9
Age 14
Formation question
“What do I carry? What do I refuse?”
ABC anchor
Character · all three Character virtues at depth
Detailed weekly Family Guide — in active development
The full architecture for Grade 9 is canonized in the Master Curriculum. We are publishing the fleshed weekly Family Guides Stage by Stage — Kindergarten (Roots Year 1) is fully detailed now, with the remaining years rolling out in sequence.
What to Expect
How Grade 9 works in KFA.
Grade 9 closes Stage 3 with the *Pillar Stones* capstone — a 3-month Discernment Project presented to family + at least one church witness, with the Memorial Stone naming the character formation most evident across the Wisdom years. The student is now ready for Legacy. Detailed Wisdom Year 3 Family Guide is in active development.
Stage & Cycle Placement
Where Grade 9 sits in the formation arc.
Stage
Wisdom
Year 3 of the Wisdom Stage.
Capstone: Pillar Stones — 3-month Discernment Project presented to family + at least one church witness
Family Cycle
No Cycle this year
No Cycle — Discernment Project year
Fruit focus
Character witness — what others see in me when I'm under pressure
What Grade 9 Carries
The skills, the practices, the formation work.
Geometry track
Lab science continues (earth science or biology)
Rhetoric and public speaking introduced
Discernment Project — 3-month sustained engagement with a real-world question or service need
Bible: deeper engagement with one whole biblical book (e.g., Romans, Genesis, Hebrews)
Cohort year capstone — peer presentation with church witness
Pillar Stones Memorial — the Stage 3 capstone
Faithfulness over perfection. No comparison to grade-level peers.
ESA-Eligible
Texas ESA-eligible · $199/mo · $2,000/yr.
Texas HB 1 (2025) · $2,000/student/year for K-12 homeschool families starting 2026–2027.
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