mo2 Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 Does anyone know of one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cajun.classical Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 Covenant Home Curriculum claims to be Classical in a box. Check out their website. Google Covenant Home Curriculum. There are lots of samples and an explanation of their philosophy. I have some friends that have used this with their children. They enjoyed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jami Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 I'm sure it's more expensive than Covenant Home, but Veritas Press has started selling lesson plans to go with the curriculum they use and recommend. If you go to http://www.veritaspress.com and look at their Scholars program you might be able to get an idea for the plans and materials. It's certainly classical. Jami Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aletheia Academy Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 does have some wonderful material. I take many of their literature selections (and go to the library). They also have wonderful history and Bible references, even if you don't follow their sequence or use their whole package. I hear they do a free shipping promotion in July. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tami Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 Living Books Curriculum, if paired with Latin and Writing component, would be a quality, clasical program. I believe it would be my first choice of boxed curriculum followed closely be Sonlight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8filltheheart Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 http://www.greatbooksacademy.org or Angelicum Academy (a Catholic parallel of GBA) http://www.angelicum.net/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in VA Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 I agree with Jami - Scholars is really turning Vertias Press into 'classical in a box'. I haven't used Scholars but their history cards and songs are very good. Heather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mo2 Posted January 28, 2008 Author Share Posted January 28, 2008 Thanks everyone. I will check these out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cajun.classical Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 I'm sure it's more expensive than Covenant Home, but Veritas Press has started selling lesson plans to go with the curriculum they use and recommend. If you go to www.veritaspress.com and look at their Scholars program you might be able to get an idea for the plans and materials. It's certainly classical. Jami Yes, of course, Jami. Veritas's new lesson plans certainly would be a good choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffeefreak Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 We tried Veritas this year without the scholars program, so, I thought I would throw in my two cents here. :D Veritas moves very slow. 2nd grade only covers Old Testament and Ancient Egypt (No other countries like China for example). 3rd grade only covers Greece and Rome etc. It also does not follow the classical schedule in TWTM. If you follow their curriculum, you'll only go through history twice instead of 3 times. I really thought we'd love it, but we were so bored. We got so tired of Egypt, it was something I never thought of when we decided to give it a try. I have shelved it and we're doing a unit study on the Middle Ages. There is a Yahoo group that discusses all this and a lot of them have tried the scholars program this year (it's new this year). Maybe ask them what they think. Good Luck! Dorinda PS I'm thinking of Sonlight for next year. :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hen Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 someone posted a link to this a few days ago, I was very intrigued, it looked well done. Here is the link below we are doing TOG, I kind of like doing my own thing in some areas, so I don't think Easy classical would work for me, but if I had found it at the beginning, it might have been good... Easy Classical Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lwilliams1922 Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 Have you used them before? I've been looking at the program but I can't seem to reach any them by phone or email. www.greatbooksacademy.orgor Angelicum Academy (a Catholic parallel of GBA) http://www.angelicum.net/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNC Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 Actually Veritas covers the cycles 3 times also. Their 1rst history level is 5 years (Grammar stage 2nd-6th). Then, Omnibus 1-3 (logic stage 7th-9th) and Omnibus 4-6 (still being written for rhetoric stage 9th-12th). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie in GA Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 Yes, my brother's family uses this. Like Veritas, you'll use a variety of curricula, but it's all scheduled out for you, and you can buy everything you need from them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie in GA Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 Yes, this is very well put together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TracyR Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 Calvert ( for the most extent ) , Sonlight are a few others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffeefreak Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 It's funny when threads get revived. I was looking at Sonlight, but my daughter, being the hands-on learner that she is, LOVES Konos (not a boxed curriculum). So we're doing that and adding our own classical spin to it. But, Winter's Promise is another one I seriously considered. I really liked the books and the activities involved, but since Konos was what was loaned to us and it works fine, we're sticking with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffeefreak Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 Actually Veritas covers the cycles 3 times also. Their 1rst history level is 5 years (Grammar stage 2nd-6th). Then, Omnibus 1-3 (logic stage 7th-9th) and Omnibus 4-6 (still being written for rhetoric stage 9th-12th). I guess the reason why I don't consider them matching TWTM, is they don't have the Omnibus 4-6 done. I also think it's hard to start a program not knowing when it's going to end. Maybe I just need to "think outside the box." Yes, my bad joke pun was intended:001_rolleyes: Blessings! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katilac Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 If I went with a boxed curriculum, I'd pick K12. They use the 4-year history cycle and take a sequential approach to most subjects, including art. (I haven't looked at it lately, but I don't think there's been any major changes) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reeseepc Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 I know it's not 100% classical...but it's close. And it's not 100% "in a box"...but most of it is. We have used K12 for YEARS (http://www.k12.com) and I absolutely LOVE it. It's not for everyone, but it has worked well for us. If you're studying Ancient Greece in History, you're reading about Greek literature in the Literature lessons, Greek art in the Art lessons, etc. It is very well-rounded, but it's intense. I especially loved their History lessons when my children were in K and 1st grades.....they were PERFECT. I found that having the lesson, and then finding a book to compliment the lesson caused them to retain so much more than just reading a book. Their K & 1st grade lessons are very "story" oriented, so I think that is why they retained so much -- they remembered the story. If you are following SOTW or TOG, it is easy to combine their lessons along with the weekly readings from SOTW or TOG. We are using TOG along with World History A this year. It is working beautifully together. We really like having the TOG book list, as well as the Human Odyssey book to read from. It's a great fit for us. Happy Homeschooling!! :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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