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Grade 8 focus: verb tenses, phrases and clauses, apostrophes and quotation marks, writing a book report, and the Mythology and Folklore unit on Mami Wata, the flying Africans, and sky stories. Grade 7 covered nouns, sentence types, subject–verb agreement, paragraph types, autobiography, and Sundiata, so this class does not repeat them.

French Level 3 is for grade 8 (CEFR A2, first half). Topics: asking questions in three ways, regular -ir and -re verbs with the verb faire, making plans and invitations with pouvoir and devoir, and comparing places with a focus on Québec. Students build on grade 7 work with aller, vouloir, prendre, and the partitive.

Grade 8 focus: prime factors and rational numbers, expanding and factorizing expressions and using formulas, rates and percent change, statistics and probability, and the Ethnomathematics unit on fractals in African design. Grade 7 covered integers, exponents and square roots, an introduction to algebra, geometry, and Kuba cloth and Great Zimbabwe, so this class does not repeat them.

Grade 8 focus: cells, respiration, heat and light, and acids, bases, and indicators. Grade 7 covered measurement, matter, forms of energy, and the structure of the Earth, and Grade 8 Agriculture covers soil and livestock, so this class does not repeat them.

Grade 8 focus: forest and savanna kingdoms from 1400 to 1900: Oyo and Dahomey, Asante and the Akan states, the Kingdom of Kongo, and the Mutapa state. Grade 7 covered Ghana, Mali, Songhai, Kanem-Bornu, and the Hausa states, so this class does not repeat them.

Grade 8 focus: the constitution as the supreme law, democracy and elections, local government, and taxes and public services. Grade 6 covered citizenship, human rights, laws, and the three branches of government, and Grade 7 covered the family, work, traditional leadership, and culture, so this class does not repeat them.

Grade 8 focus: the location, size, and neighbors of Liberia, the weather and climate of Liberia and coastal West Africa, natural and mineral resources, and population. Grade 6 covered Africa's landforms and climate zones, and Grade 7 covered the solar system, latitude and longitude, relief, and map skills, so this class does not repeat them.

Grade 8 focus: advertising and consumer choice, why countries trade, prices over time and inflation, and insurance and managing risk. Grade 7 covered producers and consumers, consumer rights, markets, demand and supply, work and income, and banks and mobile money, and Grade 8 Entrepreneurship covers record keeping and investing, so this class does not repeat them.

Grade 8 focus (part of the grades 6–8 Intro to Tech strand): algorithms and flowcharts, moving from Scratch to Python, decisions and loops in Python, and data in everyday life. Grade 7 covered word processing, spreadsheets, how the internet works, and Scratch animation, so this class does not repeat them.

Grade 8 focus (beginner level 3): daily routine verbs, the home, weather and seasons, and hobbies and free time. Each lesson gives the same phrases in Modern Hebrew (Hebrew script with a Latin-letter guide) and Mexican Spanish. Students study the one language they chose. Grade 6 covered greetings, introductions, numbers, and classroom objects, and Grade 7 covered family, dates, food, and time, so this class does not repeat them.

Grade 8 focus: raising poultry, goats, sheep, and cattle, crop pests and diseases with integrated pest management, and fish farming. Grade 6 covered soil, growing a crop from seed, food groups, and basic food preservation, and Grade 7 covered major crops, tools, composting, and garden planning, so this class does not repeat them.

Grade 8 focus: stewardship of time, money, and talents, fairness and justice, moral courage, and integrity in public life. Grade 6 covered respect, honesty, resolving conflicts, and Ubuntu, and Grade 7 covered duties to family, peacebuilding, friendship, and respect for different faiths, so this class does not repeat them.

Grade 8 focus: the end of Reconstruction and the Jim Crow era, Ida B. Wells and the fight for truth, Booker T. Washington and W. E. B. Du Bois, and Black inventors and the builders of Greenwood. U.S. events appear as context for the Black American story. Grade 7 covered Tubman, Douglass, the Civil War, and Reconstruction, so this class does not repeat them.

Grade 8 focus: regional popular and classical styles from many parts of Africa: North African music (the oud, Umm Kulthum, and Gnawa), taarab of the Swahili coast, Congolese rumba, and highlife and Afrobeat. Grade 6 covered the elements of music, instruments, anthems, and listening skills, and Grade 7 covered drumming, choral music, griots, and music in ceremonies, so this class does not repeat them.

Grade 8 focus: the art and architecture of ancient Egypt, Ethiopian illuminated manuscripts, Makonde sculpture of East Africa, and modern African painters and art movements. Grade 6 covered looking at art, rock art and Nok, kente, and Ndebele painting, and Grade 7 covered Ife and Benin, masks, pottery, and traditional architecture, so this class does not repeat them.

Grade 8 focus: simple electric circuits, a model wind turbine, a water wheel and hydropower, and a rain gauge and school weather station with spreadsheet data. Grade 6 covered the design process, a paper bridge, a water filter, and plant growth data, and Grade 7 covered levers and pulleys, paper rockets, a solar oven, and a community survey, so this class does not repeat them.

Grade 8 focus: record keeping and simple accounts, simple and compound interest, teamwork and business partnerships, and a micro-business fair. Grade 6 covered what entrepreneurs do, susu and cooperatives, product design, and cost and profit, and Grade 7 covered business opportunities, market research, marketing, and the one-page business plan, so this class does not repeat them.

Grade 8 focus: one-point perspective drawing, basketry by coiling and plaiting, portrait drawing and the proportions of the face, and building an art portfolio. Grade 6 covered design elements, adinkra stamping, upcycled sculpture, and paper weaving, and Grade 7 covered color and natural dyes, resist dyeing, clay sculpture, and mask making, so this class does not repeat them.

One shared optional class for Grades 6–12. At-home movement based on tai chi (taijiquan), the slow, flowing Chinese movement art, plus warm-ups, stances, breathing, balance, stretching, and everyday nutrition for active bodies. Movement, breathing, and nutrition only. No partner contact.