The capstone years. The student reads great and difficult books whole, writes substantial essays, pursues advanced math and science, and increasingly sets their own course of study.
By now the student largely plans their own week against the term's book list, reviewing it with you each Monday. The morning holds Bible and theology with a commonplace book, advanced math, essay writing and literature, two history streams led by original sources, a lab science, a foreign language, philosophy and the arts, and a substantial independent-study block of the student's own design.
Afternoons turn outward: physical work or sport, a sustained personal project, real responsibility and service, deep free reading, and — as it fits your goals — dual-enrollment courses, test prep, or an apprenticeship.
Expect one substantial essay per fortnight, revised through at least two drafts, plus weekly shorter written narrations. At the end of each 12-week term, set exam questions that are simply large narration prompts — “Tell all you know about…” — with no cramming. A CM high school translates cleanly to a transcript: literature and essays become English credit, the history stream becomes history credits, and the formal courses cover math and science. Keep the exam narrations and essay portfolio as your evidence.
“The consequence of … a generous curriculum is that children are interested in many things; and a person who is interested has the secret of a happy life.”
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