My Father's World, High School Level

Name: My Father's World, High School Level
Brand: My Father's World

by My Father's World

Multi_subjectGrades 9–12

About This Curriculum

My Father's World High School (DECLARE level) is a literature-rich, Christian multi-subject curriculum combining Charlotte Mason, classical education, and unit study approaches. It concentrates on Bible, English, Literature, and History, with government, economics, and geography added at upper levels, while math, science, and foreign language must be covered separately.

What makes it unique: Integrates biblical worldview throughout all subjects using unit study approach; designed for independent student work with weekly parent-teacher conferences; combines living books with hands-on learning; organized chronologically across four-year sequence (9th-12th grade courses)

My Father's World High School: Literature-Rich Christian Integration

My Father's World High School is a Christian multi-subject curriculum that integrates Bible, English, literature, and history using Charlotte Mason and classical approaches. The program provides four year-long courses covering ancient through modern history with corresponding literature, requiring separate math and science curricula.

Best for

Christian homeschool families seeking literature-rich, biblically-integrated education for independent high school learners who can supplement with separate math and science curricula

Evaluation Criteria

1 strength · 1 concern · 4 neutral

Cross Curricular IntegrationStrength

The curriculum demonstrates strong thematic integration, particularly between history, literature, and Bible studies. Literature selections are chronologically aligned with historical periods, and biblical worldview principles are woven throughout all subjects.

Reviews note how literature parallels history (Early American Literature with U.S. History), biblical history integrates with ancient civilizations, and worldview principles connect across subjects

Direct InstructionConcern

The curriculum provides detailed daily lesson plans written directly to students, facilitating independent work rather than direct teacher instruction. Parent involvement is recommended for discussions and evaluation but not for daily instruction.

Cathy Duffy notes 'daily lesson plans (written directly to the student)' and that courses 'are designed for students to complete most of their work independently,' with grid-style lesson plans described as 'simple to follow'

Teacher TrainingNeutral

The curriculum provides detailed teacher guides with evaluation guidance and background information, but limited pedagogical training. A consultation service helps with course selection but doesn't address instructional methods.

Cathy Duffy notes 'Each guide offers quite a bit of help for evaluation' and reviews mention 'consultation with the high school curriculum coordinator helps families decide which additional courses to include'

Retrieval PracticeNeutral

The curriculum includes some retrieval elements like vocabulary quizzes and tests for certain resources, but lacks systematic review across subjects. Weekly parent-student conferences provide some accountability but limited structured review.

Reviews mention 'vocabulary quizzes' and 'Tests are included for some of the resources used such as Exploring World History,' plus 'weekly conference between parent/teacher and student to go over the week's work'

Knowledge CoherenceNeutral

The four-year sequence builds coherent knowledge from ancient civilizations through modern times with consistent biblical worldview foundation. However, the shift from living books in younger grades to more textbook-heavy content represents a departure from earlier coherence.

Cathy Duffy notes the logical progression through Ancient History, World History, then U.S. History courses, while Leading Them to the Rock reviewer criticized the move away from abundant living books to 'dry non-fiction textbooks'

Individual Subject RigorNeutral

The curriculum maintains academic rigor in its core subjects with substantial reading, writing, and analysis requirements. However, it explicitly requires separate curricula for math, science, and foreign language, limiting comprehensive coverage.

Reviews describe 'solid academic coverage' with extensive writing requirements, research papers, and CLEP test preparation, but note that 'Science and math need to be covered separately as well as a foreign language'

Sources: cathyduffyreviews.com, wanderhomeschooling.com