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Our YEAR 1 curriculum focuses on the European world through two key periods of major historical change: the Enlightenment and the Victorian empire. We’ll explore the constantly changing cauldron of history, literature, philosophy, and geography of these periods with an emphasis on amplifying voices that have been historically marginalized. In science, we dive into Biology, focusing on evolutionary biology.

This is not a reading guide; it is a complete 28-week (400+-page) curriculum, including lessons, assignments, exams, lectures, and supplemental materials. It also includes strategies for planning, goal-setting, and evaluating (and assigning grades for) work. It is designed for the Academy’s two 14-week semesters, but I’ve included suggestions for adapting the pace for your particular homeschool. This curriculum is written for the student; there is no parent guide. (If you have questions or need support, please feel free to contact me!)

See a sample week here.

Listen to a sample lecture here.

INCLUDES:

• Literature (Units: Satire, Inventing Genre, Novel Study, Victorian Poetry, Victorian Vampires, Sherlock Holmes and Detective Fiction, The Importance of Being Earnest)

• History (Units:The Long 18th Century, Constructing Queen Victoria, Victorian Gender and Sexuality, Victorian Crime and Punishment)

• Philosophy (Fundamentals of Critical Thinking)

• Biology

Includes weekly student planner and goal setter. Add your own math and foreign language, and you’re all set!

In addition to this curriculum package, you will need to purchase or otherwise procure copies of: Gulliver’s Travels, The Importance of Being Earnest, Remarkable Creatures. All other required readings are included in this curriculum.

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