Give your children an enjoyable and complete Charlotte Mason education!
We understand how busy life can be, so we are all about making it as simple as possible to give your children a rich Charlotte Mason education. Your family will enjoy a bountiful feast of ideas using the many living books that are inherent in the CM approach. We know that it can take a lot of time to select all of those books and resources for the different subjects and different grade levels, so we have done that work for you. The SCM Curriculum gives you comprehensive lists of all the wonderful books and other resources you will need, along with simple plans of what to do each day. We’ve done all the planning so you can simply enjoy the learning.
- Teach your whole family together for most school subjects.
- Save time and money with our open-and-go plans.
- Be confident that the plans are from a Christian worldview.
- Apply Charlotte Mason’s methods and principles to a modern home school, using a mixture of timeless classics and new publications.
- Build a treasured family library based on our favorite book lists.
- Customize the best fit for your family by mixing and matching our simple plans.
History Studies
- History
- Bible
- Geography
20–30 minutes per day
(plus additional assignments for older students)
Enrichment Studies
- Picture Study
- Music Study
- Hymn Study
- Scripture Memory
- Literature
- Nature Study
- Poetry
- Habit Training
- Shakespeare
- Art Instruction
- Foreign Language
- Handicrafts
1 hour per day
Individual Studies
- Language Arts
- Science
- Math (your choice)
20–90 minutes per day
We switched to your curriculum this week and my 8 year old and I couldn’t be happier. It’s beautiful. Clear, well written. Fantastic.
How the SCM Curriculum Works
- Choose the plans that will best fit your family. Select one History time period and one Enrichment volume to enjoy all together as a family. Add an Individual study for each student, and you will have a complete Charlotte Mason curriculum plan at your fingertips for a full year of study!
- Gather the hand-picked resources recommended for each plan. We give you a complete list and let you know where you can find them—many are available from SCM, some are free downloads, some you will find at your library, and some you can grab at your favorite bookstore to build a treasured family library.
- Follow the simple day-by-day plans. They detail when and how to use each great resource to give your children an enjoyable CM education.
With one History study and Enrichment study for the whole family and one Individual study per student, your weekly schedule is very doable! It would look something like this.
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Scripture Memory (5 min.) History (20–30 min.) Picture Study (10 min.) Foreign Language (15 min.) Literature (20–30 min.) Math/Science/Language Arts per student | Scripture Memory (5 min.) History (20–30 min.) Music Study (10–15 min.) Habits (10 min.) Literature (20–30 min.) Math/Science/Language Arts per student | Scripture Memory (5 min.) Poetry (5 min.) Geography (10 min.) Handicraft or Art (20–30 min.) Literature (20–30 min.) Math/Science/Language Arts per student | Scripture Memory (5 min.) Bible (20 min.) Hymn Study (5 min.) Shakespeare (20 min.) Foreign Language (15–20 min.) Literature (20–30 min.) Math/Science/Language Arts per student | Scripture Memory (5 min.) Bible (20 min.) Nature Study (30 min.) Habits (10 min.) Literature (20–30 min.) Math/Science/Language Arts per student |
Your SCM Curriculum Includes
- Doable day-by-day plans that you can work through at your own pace;
- Complete lists of living books that have been thoughtfully pre-read and approved;
- Recommendations and parental advisories that support a Christian worldview;
- Helpful teaching tips, so you can teach your children with confidence;
- Timely reminders of upcoming books needed, so you are always prepared;
- Comprehensive suggestions for high school credits earned.
Plus These Helpful Extras
- 24-hour access to our ever-growing collection of practical videos that answer your questions;
- Access to the CM Organizer, a unique online planner that flexes with real life (monthly fee applies);
- Encouraging weekly posts and audio recordings to keep you energized and learning;
- Live 2-day Encouragement Conferences held around the country (registration fee applies);
- Expansive online Learning Library filled with hundreds of articles especially for parent-teachers;
- Priority notification of new resources and special promotions in our bookstore;
- A caring community of thousands of other CM moms who share life and ideas on our dedicated online forum;
- Convenient, fast, and friendly e-mail support.
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Thank you for simplifying things for me as a homeschooling mom! The products you offer—from Picture Study to Composer Study, Poetry, and History with Bible—are all EXACTLY what I would have attempted to compile on my own had I not found SCM first, only I would never have come close to the quality of content or beautiful presentation of the materials that SCM offers. I am so grateful for this excellent resource and the reasonable prices.
