Classical Curriculum

BEAUTY AWAKENS THE SOUL

Classical curriculum ought to heighten an intellectual awareness of beauty. Lessons ought to shape their affections towards the good and true. With beauty as the starting point of a lesson, student’s hearts and minds are directed to travel the path of the good in order to discover truth.

  • "Adrienne advised us on curriculum and provided many helpful resources for lesson planning and scope and sequence development."

    Father Patrick Cardine

  • “Adrienne showed us RightStart Math. Our students look forward to math time every day and ask for more work!”

    Melody Fowler, Founder & Director, Form III & IV Instructor of Roots Farm EDU

Adrienne’s Curriculum Endorsements

I have carefully reviewed a plethera of curriculum and programs for both classroom and homeschool instruction. The following resources are the most faithful to the classical tradition.

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  • BEAUTIFUL FEET BOOKS

    Homeschool Curriculum, Teacher Guides & Books (living books are for clasrooms too)

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  • CLASSICAL ACADEMIC PRESS

    CAP has created curriculum that is based on the tradition. Their products are excellent for both classroom and homeschool.

    Some of my favorite resources include their Writing and Rhetoric program and their new Humanitas highschool history.

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  • LIVING BOOKS PRESS

    A great place to buy exccellent books that you can read as a family whether you homeschool or not.

    Living Books Press reproduces quality reprints of living books affordable for everyone in a variety of formats. Their Handbook of Nature Study set is my favorite resource for nature talks!

    Browse their site and see all of the wonderful books they carry.

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  • HOMESCHOOL NATURE STUDY

    Great subscription for families whether your kids are in school or homeschooled.

    They show you how to bring The Handbook of Nature Study to life with an easy nature study membership for families wanting to bring joy to their days!

    Now more families can enjoy the benefits of nature study each week with their children. The challenges encourage each family to spend fifteen to twenty minutes each week focusing on nature study close to home in their own backyards, neighborhoods, or local parks.

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  • ANCIENT LANGUAGE INSTITUTE

    Learn Greek, Latin, Hebrew, or Old English with the best! They were on our podcast. Click here and listen!

    This team has the most “Classical” method for teaching languages! You will have so much fun! They offer classroom packages for schools as well as a plethera of courses for anyone young or old alike!

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  • CLASSICAL SCHOOL SOLUTIONS

    Classical School Solutions provides curriculum and resources for homeschooling parents and public and private schools. They emphasizes the importance of the liberal arts and the development of critical thinking skills, as well as the formation of ethical and moral character.

    They also carry a line of basal readers that are designed to be used with any Oron-Gillingham phonics programs,

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  • CANA ACADEMY

    Cana Academy publishes excellent materials for 6-12 grade humanities. If you need literature guides and seminar materials, look no further. There are no study guides for classical literature on the market better than theirs!

    They also offer excellent professional development for schools as well as free webinars.

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  • RightStart Math HOMESCHOOL

    RightStart™ Mathematics gives children a solid understanding, mastery, and love for math. The approach is beautiful , classical in nature, and user-friendly for busy moms. It is a complete elementary and middle-school program that uses visualization of quantities, de-emphasizes counting, and provides strategies and games for learning the facts. The primary learning tool is the AL Abacus, a specially designed two-sided abacus that is both kinesthetic and visual.

  • RightStart Math for CLASSROOMS

    RightStart provides FREE professional development with the purchase of the program for any school. This progam is classical in its approach. Treviso Arithemtic was first publlished in 1478. and is referenced in the RightStart curriculum. This first medieval math textbook taught students how to think mathematically. This approach is remarkable and great fun for both students and teachers.

  • CLASSIC LEARNING TEST (homeschool and school versions)

    While other assessments force educators to teach to the test, creating "testing fatigue," Classic Learning Test (CLT) has developed meaningful assessments for grades 3-12 that can be taken online or on paper. Over 200 colleges and universities across the United States and abroad have partnered with CLT by accepting its college entrance exam and providing thousands of dollars in scholarships tied to CLT scores.

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  • AMBLESIDE ONLINE

    Homeschoolers, this is the most comprehensive classical program on the market. It is free and is basically your entire outline for K-12. I used this curriculum when I homeschooled and have not found anything to match its superiority. The FAQ page is your best starting place.

DISCLAIMER

I only endorse products or services that I believe, based on my experience, are worthy of such endorsement. Any product claim, statistic, quote or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the manufacturer or provider.