recommended curricula
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What is 'fully secular' curriculum?
“Fully secular” curricula contain no religious references outside of discussions of world religions in an academic capacity. Science is fully and deeply explored and covers universal creation origins that center on the Big Bang Theory and include discussions on evolution.
What is 'neutral' curriculum?
“Neutral” curriculum is often sold as secular and is often written by faith-based authors. A neutral curriculum generally chooses to forego all discussion of creation and evolution in science topics, and many health courses tend to skip reproduction and related body systems.
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some of my favorites
Mint & Bloom
Literature/Art-based unit studies for K-12
Mint & Bloom offers honest, creative, and inclusive homeschool curricula from a secular, progressive perspective. Each program blends history, art, and literature through thoughtful, hands-on activities.
Notes: The curriculum includes PDF files only — you must print the guides yourself, as well as purchase or borrow all required/recommended books.
Hearth & Story
Complete Language Arts for grades 3-8
Torchlight uses the Socratic method to engage children and their learning partners in a process of discovery and thinking critically and organically.
Notes: The curriculum includes PDF files only — you must print the guides yourself, as well as purchase or borrow all required/recommended books.
Disclaimer: I am a Hearth & Story affiliate. Purchases made from this link may benefit Village Voices financially, with no additional cost to you.
Blossom & Root
Literature-based for preK-6
Blossom & Root is a hands-on curriculum that focuses on nature studies, literature, science, and art.
Notes: The curriculum includes PDF files only — you must print the guides yourself, as well as purchase or borrow all required/recommended books. A separate math program is needed.
Torchlight
Literature-based language arts, science, and social studies for grades PreK-6
Torchlight uses the Socratic method to engage children and their learning partners in a process of discovery and thinking critically and organically.
Notes: The curriculum includes PDF files only — you must print the guides yourself, as well as purchase or borrow all required/recommended books. A separate math program is needed.
Oak Meadow High
Workbook-based, Waldorf-style for pre-K to 12th grade. Online, teacher-supported academy available.
Oak Meadow is a traditional education curriculum that includes textbooks, teacher guides, lesson plans, craft and science kits (elementary), and more. They also offer a teacher support option, and a full accredited academy if you enroll in their online school.
Notes: Oak Meadow’s structure offers an all-inclusive “complete” curriculum in K-4 which require a single teacher guide and course book, then begins offering individual subjects for grades 5-12. Due to the Waldorf-approach to education, inclusion of religious stories as literature, and a lack of modern updates, I only recommend high school levels.
