We're sticking to our tried and true curriculum again this year. With 2 years left we have our plans set and now it's just a matter of getting through it all. I'm excited for the girls to complete their final year of English since we're a year ahead and then this will be our final year of language, science and upper level math as well which will make next year a lot lighter.
- Bible: Individual Bible Study, Misc Books, and Scripture Memorization
- Math: Math U See - Pre-Calculus with Trigonometry
- English: Essentials in Writing - Level 12
- Literature: Sonlight 20th Century Literature
- History: Sonlight Core 300 - 20th Century History
- Science: Berean Chemisty & Labs
- Language: Rosetta Stone - Spanish
- PE: Peloton Classes
- Music: Piano Lessons, Guitar Lessons, Voice Lessons & High School Worship Team
- Electives: Drivers Ed, Career & College Planning, and SAT Prep
Sonlight Core 300 - 20th Century History - This core is another one with a LOT of books. These are just the history books the girls will be reading this year. They absolutely loved Church History last year and are excited to jump into 20th Century even though it's going to a bit heavy and sad. I'm looking forward to their level of understanding over this time period growing even deeper.
English & Literature - 20th Century Literature & Essentials in Writing 12 - We're on our last year of Essentials in Writing and the girls are excited to finish this curriculum. It will be nice to only have research papers in our different subjects next year instead of Essays and papers due every week for English class. They both got 100% on all of their papers last year and I still love that we have a grading service that we use so they aren't just being graded by me. I think it's really helped them learn to polish their papers well. These are the rest of the books the girls will be reading this year. This core has so many great books that I'm excited for the girls to experience. They've already read a handful of them over the summer!
Math-U-See - Pre-Calculus with Trigonometry - The girls are excited to finally be able to use a calculator for math. I'm a mean teacher and have made them do all the math by hand up until now, but I know they have the foundation and skills down so I'm letting them do even the simple math with a calculator this year. This will be our last year of upper level math since we completed a year in Jr High and then next year we'll be doing a year of financial management which should help set the girls up with a solid foundation for real life financial skills.
Science - Berean Chemistry- Unless the girls choose to take Physics next year, this might be our last year of Science. The girls loved the last 2 years of Apologia Science we completed, however I did a lot of research and I think this Berean course will be a bit more intuitive than the Apologia course so we decided to make the switch. They were dreading not having a workbook this year, but I got a printable of all the study questions online and we created a notebook for them and so far they are liking the way they can choose to organize this with their note taking better than doing everything in the workbook provided in the past. They take notes daily, record definitions, do experiments and then complete a review before taking the chapter test. It's pretty much all student led I just review their work each day to make sure they are staying on track.
Bible - For Bible this year the girls are doing their own daily Bible Study and then reading through these books over the course of the year and doing weekly scripture memorization. They are also planning to continue the Bible Study that they started with their friends over the summer and continuing it throughout the year. They meet at our house with their friends every Thursday evening and are doing an inductive study covering a chapter of the Bible each week. Over the summer they studied the book of Ephesians and I'm excited to see what they choose to jump into next. I'm so proud of their heart for the Lord and for the influence they are on their friends to encourage them to be in God's word each day. I'm so thankful that over the years they have truly made their relationship with God a personal one.
Electives - We're continuing with Spanish this year using Rosetta Stone, and then the girls are still required to work out 3-4 times a week. I really want them to have a habit of self care and staying healthy. I have a Peloton which has tons of classes other than cycling and we took our guest bedroom and turned it into a workout studio a few years ago which was the best decision for the way we use our home. We got a Murphy Bed so we can still have guests stay with us, but it's usually folded into the wall so we have the entire room for working out. The girls enjoy Pilates, Barre, Strength training with weights, and Yoga classes the most. They are also still continuing to take music classes. They both take voice lessons every other week and then the weeks in between Brinley is still completing her piano curriculum while Avalyn has been taking guitar and is now starting classical guitar. Lastly, we're doing a college and career planning course that we started over the summer to help the girls figure out where God is calling them in their future. That and prepping for the SAT has most of their free time taken up.
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