The 2019-2020 school year is almost over and here I am finally sharing what curriculum we used this homeschool year. Actually, our homeschool curriculum choices changed a bit from what I originally shared over on YouTube. Here is what we ended up using (or you can watch me talk about our changes in my Homeschool High School Changes video.)
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Below are the courses that my daughter took this year with the course title that will appear on her high school transcript. I’ve also included a list of curriculum she used to complete each course.
Civics and the Constitution
- Civic and the Constitution from Master Books
- 1/2 credit
World Geography
- Geography III from Memoria Press
- 1/2 credit
Algebra 1
- Math-U-See Algebra 1
- 1 credit
English 9
- Starting Points from Cornerstone Curriculum
- Various novels and classic works
- 4 writing assignments
- 1 credit
Biology with Lab
Intro to Filmmaking (elective)
- Intro to Filmmaking from FS4T
- 1/2 credit
Business and Entrepreneurship (elective)
Biblical Worldview (Bible elective)
- Starting Points from Cornerstone Curriculum
- 1/2 credit
Foundations of the Christian Faith (Bible elective)
- Fundamentals of the Faith
- 1/2 credit
Spanish 1
- BJU Press Distance Learning Spanish 1
- Taking this as a summer course
- 1 credit
If you are feeling overwhelmed with the idea of homeschooling a high schooler then make sure to check out my Homeschool High School playlist on YouTube. You might also find my Homeschool High School Forms Pack beneficial.
You can find lots of homeschool curriculum reviews on my Homeschool Curriculum page.
Quick question! I noticed BJU offers physical science for 9th grade. Was there a particular reason for choosing Biology for 9th grade? We will be using BJU Distance Learning for the high school years. Thanks!
I only require my kids to take 3 years of high school science so we started with biology (then chemistry and physics).
Hi Janelle :). Why are you awarding 1/2 credit for Starting Points? It is very full and if it is completed the Quines are recommending 2-3 credits. Are you doing only a portion for Biblical Worldview? Thanks! -Katrina
Great question! You are correct that if the entire course is done that several high school credits can be given. We did portions of Starting Points but not the entire thing. I gave my daughter 1/2 credit towards English and 1/2 towards Biblical Worldview elective. It’s an excellent curriculum but my daughter had some other things she wanted to take as well and I didn’t want to overload her. Hope that helps!