battlemaiden Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 (edited) I have a friend that is pulling her daughter out of 6th grade, and I need some suggestions. Thanks. Jo ignore my bad grammar...I'm eating and typing. ;-) Edited July 22, 2009 by battlemaiden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngieW in Texas Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 Oak Meadow has all subjects and goes up through high school level. You don't have to enroll. You can just buy their curriculum. It's also very possible to buy just the syllabus and teacher manual from them and get the actual books used on amazon. IEW has mostly secular writing programs. Obviously the Bible-based Writing Lessons program is religious, but most of their writing programs are not. Prentice Hall Science Explorer is completely secular and easy to find 2nd-hand. There are tons of math programs that are secular. Pandia Press has secular history/lit programs and science programs. I've been adapting Sonlight for secular use for many years now. I'm not as happy with their high school levels though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbeyej Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 Calvert, K12... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
battlemaiden Posted July 22, 2009 Author Share Posted July 22, 2009 Which of these would you consider cost effective? I know Calvert can be spendy. It may not matter to her but I don't want to scare her off on the price. Jo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbie Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 I think K12 is 350 a course, and 66 a mo. But, they have specials, all the time, 10-15 percent off. You dont have to buy all the courses, perhaps, just Lit, Sci and Hist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orthodox6 Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 Calvert is excellent for being "all laid out and ready to go". Before buying it, however, look at the actual grade materials being considered. The "full grade courses" I still think are sub-standard -- although there are valid instances when this becomes a good choice. Some of the Calvert "enrichment courses" I do like. Only 7th and 8th would remain in the Calvert sequence, then a shift to something different for high school would be required. K-12 costs are crippling. Makes Calvert a bargain ! Which of these would you consider cost effective? I know Calvert can be spendy. It may not matter to her but I don't want to scare her off on the price. Jo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainbows Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 she could also look at cyber schools (if she isn't ready to do the homeschooling thing herself) My friend used one here in PA and was very happy with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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