Our Curriculum

“The mind feeds on ideas, and therefore children should have a generous curriculum.”

Charlotte Mason

At Veritas Christi, we believe that the mind needs food for nourishment just as the body does, and that its proper food is living ideas. Because of this, we have carefully selected curricula from some of the best sources in classical education that will spark the student’s imagination and encourage them to engage with great thoughts. Our primary source for curriculum is AmblesideOnline.

From their website: “AmblesideOnline is a free homeschool curriculum that uses Charlotte Mason’s classically-based principles to prepare children for a life of rich relationships with everything around them: God, humanity, and the natural world. AO’s detailed schedules, time-tested methods, and extensive teacher resources allow parents to focus effectively on the unique needs of each child.”

For more information about AmblesideOnline, please follow these links:

https://www.amblesideonline.org/about

https://www.amblesideonline.org/cm-intro

https://www.amblesideonline.org/curriculum

2024–2025 Booklists

C.S. Lewis argued that “a children’s story which is enjoyed only by children is a bad children’s story.” The best children’s literature brings forth profound ideas in a form that delights and inspires the moral imagination of young and old alike. We recommend that you read these books along with your children.

Boniface (Grades 2–6)

Literature

History and Geography

Math

Science

Spelling/Phonics

Athanasius (Grades 7–8)

Literature

History and Geography

Math

Science

Logic

Citizenship and Government

Theology (Tuesday Enrichment Class)

Composition

All Students

Shakespeare (Tuesday Enrichment Class)

  • As You Like It
  • The Tempsest
  • Macbeth

Plutarch

  • Phocion
  • Camillus
  • Dion

Latin

Nature Study

Composer Study

Picture Study

  • Caravaggio
  • Delacroix
  • Durer

Music

Art (Tuesday Enrichment Class)

Brush Drawing

Timeline/Book of Centuries

Folksongs: YouTube Playlist

Hymns: YouTube Playlist

Recitation