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Designing Your Own Classical Curriculum: A Guide to Catholic Home Education

Home educator Laura Berquist presents a modern curriculum based on the time-tested philosophy of the classical Trivium—grammar, logic and rhetoric. She has given homeschoolers a valuable tool for putting together a "liberal arts" curriculum that feeds the soul, as well as the intellect. Her approach, covering grades K - 12, is detailed and practical, and it is adaptable by parents and teachers to any situation.

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This third revised edition includes a much expanded section for a high school curriculum, and an updated list of resources for all grades.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 225 pages

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