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THE "CLASSICAL CATHOLIC" MODEL Laura Bergquist has done an excellent job of providing the framework for Classical Education in her book Designing Your Own Classical Curriculum. As Catholics we can carry that process a step farther by using the Marks of Education as the scope of our educational framework and the Classical Catholic model as a suggested sequence This can be accomplished by:
With most homeschoolers, especially in the elementary years, the Baltimore Catechism is often the standard, something which is repeated at different levels of understanding. But what about Catholic History and Apologetics? The typical four year high school curriculum incorporates the Catechism, Bible History, Church History and Apologetics. After becoming more familiar with the Classical methods of education and its cyclical nature, I began to wonder why we couldn’t apply the same methods to Catholic education starting in the early elementary years. Most Classical programs endorse a four year repeated cycle. The four areas can be repeated in the years 1st – 4th grades, 5th-8th grades, and 9th – 12th grades. There is no need to follow a certain ordering of the four subject areas however if taught side by side with the standard Classical curriculum this may be a suggested curriculum plan:
In this case, I suggest American History with the Catechism first because a wise friend once pointed out to me, it is often more helpful to start with the familiar and then work your way back to the foundations.
However, if you follow the Montessori 3-year cycle and begin with the first Great Lesson, "The Beginning of the Universe," you may want to follow this type of plan. While teaching the Catechism each year you could at the same time emphasize a deeper study into each of the following:
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