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Grade 7 — Middle School Pathway Credit Log (Parent-facing)

Life Academy does not issue an accredited diploma. This log supplies standard United States middle-school course titles, informal pathway credit equivalents (0.5–1.0), and evidence lists parents can print for portfolios / umbrella schools.

Curriculum framing: Universal United States secondary curriculum — not state-locked.

Printable page: ../../certificate/transcript-middle.html

Definition

A full-year Life Academy middle core with passed mastery gates ≈ 1.0 Middle School Pathway Credit (~120–150 hours guided). Pathway units for the Grade 6→8 record — not Carnegie HS credits unless later accepted as early HS credit by your state / umbrella school.

Courses this year

English Language Arts 7 — 1.0 pathway credit

• - ☐ Friday mastery logs (Weeks 1–36)
• - ☐ Argument with counterclaim; research mini-paper; speech & debate notes
• - ☐ Poetry / seminar leadership evidence
• - ☐ Hours log (~120–150 hrs guided)
• - Suggested line: English Language Arts 7 — Life Academy — 1.0 MS Pathway Credit — Grade: ___ — Evidence: mastery gates; research mini; speech/debate.

Mathematics 7 / Pre-Algebra — 1.0 pathway credit

• - ☐ Friday mastery logs (Weeks 1–36)
• - ☐ Rational numbers, proportions, equations depth, probability samples
• - ☐ Pre-algebra capstone evidence
• - ☐ Hours log (~120–150 hrs guided)
• - Suggested line: Mathematics 7 / Pre-Algebra — Life Academy — 1.0 MS Pathway Credit — Grade: ___ — Evidence: mastery gates; problem sets; capstone.

Science 7: Earth & Life Systems — 1.0 pathway credit

• - ☐ Friday mastery logs (Weeks 1–36)
• - ☐ Ecosystems, Earth’s systems, waves/light CER notebook
• - ☐ Engineering design challenge
• - ☐ Hours log (~120–150 hrs guided)
• - Suggested line: Science 7: Earth & Life Systems — Life Academy — 1.0 MS Pathway Credit — Grade: ___ — Evidence: mastery gates; CER notebook; design.

World History: Medieval to Early Modern — 1.0 pathway credit

• - ☐ Friday mastery logs (Weeks 1–36)
• - ☐ Medieval / Islamic Golden Age / African kingdoms / Asian empires modules
• - ☐ Early modern + civics “why government” documents
• - ☐ Hours log (~120–150 hrs guided)
• - Suggested line: World History: Medieval to Early Modern — Life Academy — 1.0 MS Pathway Credit — Grade: ___ — Evidence: mastery gates; primary sources; maps.

Life Skills 7 — 0.5 pathway credit

• - ☐ Budgeting / volunteer / media-literacy evidence
• - ☐ Civic micro-action log
• - ☐ Hours log (~60–75 hrs guided)
• - Suggested line: Life Skills 7 — Life Academy — 0.5 MS Pathway Credit — Grade: ___ — Evidence: service; media literacy.

Elective (STEM / Business / Theater / Design) — 0.5 pathway credit

• - ☐ Friday / weekend elective log
• - ☐ Year-end project proof
• - ☐ Hours log (~60–75 hrs guided)
• - Suggested line: Elective — Life Academy — 0.5 MS Pathway Credit — Grade: ___ — Evidence: project log.

End-of-year packet

• - ☐ Cover page (student name, grade, school year, parent contact)
• - ☐ Course list with pathway credits (above)
• - ☐ Honest grade narratives per course
• - ☐ Writing + science + history evidence samples
• - ☐ Pathway certificate (after Grade 8): ../../certificate/middle-school

Sample master line

> Student completed Life Academy Grade 7 coursework with mastery Fridays, research and speech evidence, and portfolio work suitable for a middle-school pathway credit log.