The history curriculum at Grace Academy is derived from the popular and appropriately-named Tapestry of Grace materials from Lampstand Press. This is a program that has a solid foundation in the classical approach, progressing chronologically through the repeated four-year cycle of history recommended in The Well-Trained Mind (by Susan Wise Bauer); uses excellent “living book” selections Charlotte Mason would love; is also firmly rooted in a biblical framework consistent with our statement of faith; and is extremely thorough for pupils at all levels, offering more and more depth and options as they mature in development and knowledge.
Our tutors will carefully modify or add to the curriculum as they see fit, and adjust to the needs of each class. For example, classes with combined grades will have assignments that are graded appropriately for the child’s current level. We also will use many of the Veritas History cards and other wonderful curriculum resources to help history come alive for our pupils. Due to the fact that this is very much a literature-based program, seeking to make the ideas and figures of history come alive for the pupil, there will be extensive book lists and an outline distributed to w that will be studied in the corresponding Literature class at Grace Academy, and some of which will be required to be purchased as “spine” books for the course that will be used frequently, suitable for a number of age levels, and considered valuable for families to obtain for their own home libraries.
There may also be the requirement that families purchase a “co-op license” directly from Tapestry of Grace, for each year that a pupil takes one of our History courses, in order that the course materials may be used and distributed freely in the classroom without infringing on any copyright laws, and so that the authors can receive a good and just remuneration for their consistent hard work.
