chirowife Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 Does anyone know of anything that would be similar to Kolbe or Seton that is not Catholic? Christian or secular would be fine. I really like the look of these (esp Kolbe) but we are not Catholic so I don't think it would work for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jann in TX Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 I'm not Catholic and my middle dd used several courses through Kolbe... they were standard PS texts, but had study guides and answer keys that I could not get otherwise... There was NOTHING 'Catholic' about the programs we used-- they were purely secular... They do use 'approved' texts-- they make sure the texts do not teach against anything they believe in... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chirowife Posted February 22, 2012 Author Share Posted February 22, 2012 Which courses did you use? I am looking for lit/history. I'm not sure my daughter will like the choices but it would be a good challenge for her! I'm also looking for a little accountablility - this year has not been a good one for us! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie Q Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 We're not Catholic but are using Kolbe's Literature of Christendom course plan this year. We like it so far. We also used science course plans from Kolbe in the elementary grades. I've found their course plans to be adaptable and easy to use. We have not actually enrolled with Kolbe for any course. Instead, I've bought the course plan and the books that the plan calls for and just taught the course myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chirowife Posted February 23, 2012 Author Share Posted February 23, 2012 Thanks for all the ideas. I really like Kolbe because of the flexibility but I'm not sure we want to spend 3 years on ancients for history and lit and those are the courses I am really looking for for next year. The Catholic part really doesn't bother me (I was raised Catholic and my husband is Irish Catholic) as long as it isn't totally pervasive throughout all the courses. I also like Oak Meadow for the curriculum with lesson plans. I don't think we would "enroll" there though. I have also looked into Great Books with Angelicum. Someone just give me the magic answer to high school please! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teachin'Mine Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 FWIW my dd loves Seton as she can follow the lesson plans and work independently. It is a Catholic program, but religion is only required if you are fully enrolled and want their accredited diploma - and I'd check with them directly as I'm not really sure how they handle non-Catholic student requirements. You can sign up for individual courses and you'll still get the lesson plans, have grading and outside accountability for a reasonable cost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chirowife Posted February 24, 2012 Author Share Posted February 24, 2012 I really am not too interested in a diploma - from what I've been researching colleges really don't look for that anyway. So maybe I'll use some courses from Seton and then the girls will have some accountablility and see how that works for us. I'll have to go back and look at the high school classes and see what they have for 9th grade. We might do a co-op for biology and writing so maybe we'll try some history and english with Seton...I really like Kolbe but just can't seem to get past three years of ancients! I know my daughter would get tired of it and want to do more recent history and literature....I also like Oak Meadow but it is too expensive to enroll so I would just use the course plans from them....I think at this point my daughter would benefit from feedback from someone other then me! Working more independently also needs to happen here - esp for my younger daughter!!!!! Thanks for all the help. High school scares me! I know my daughter will go on to college and I want to make sure she is prepared. We've been pretty relaxed the past few years so I need to bring them back to reality next year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
always cookin' Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 If you are talking about high school, Kolbe does two years of ancient history and literature (Greek and Roman). You can easily combine the two years and do ancient history/literature in only one year. They tell you how to do it, or you can pick and choose which parts of each year to do yourself. It is very easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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