Homeschooling resources that are not Christian-based

[KathleenSLP]

Is there a list or website that may go through them?

I've been reading up on Enki a bit so far.

I personally do not mind the occasional mention of Christmas (we celebrate a secular one because that's what DH grew up with; we also celebrate Yule because I am an eclectic pagan), god, etc... But I am definitely not looking for resources specifically made for Christian families (not right for our family). Or specifically made for any religion, actually.

DD is not even 2 yet so I'm just in the learning stages right now. I'm not 100% sure we'll HS and I am not sure what philosophy resonates with me the most yet.

Thanks for any direction!

[LilyGrace]

I'm not sure I quite understand the question. We do secular homeschooling without omitting Christianity (i.e. this is what the people back then believed - how does the story of Pandora compare to the story of the Garden of Eden? Or - this is how events were explained in 80B.C. What do you think happened? How would you write it?)
Anyhow, quite a few curriculae out there are secular - Montessori, Waldorf, Enki, Letter Of The Week, Five In A Row.. and you can also go eclectic once you figure out your philosophy and pick and choose from different companies - Math U See, Critical Thinking Company, Starfall, 100 Easy Lessons, Rosetta Stone, Steve Spangler Science, WTM history with the Kingfisher history encyclopedia, books from the library......

[KathleenSLP]

I'm so new to all of this so maybe I was getting the wrong impression about some HS resources. Some sounded heavily Christian influenced. I know many have posted how they like Enki because it is mulitcultural and presents stories from different religions, etc...

Thanks for the names. Those will help me on my search.

[LilyGrace]

Ah. Got it. A lot of packaged curriculum is heavily Christian, but the names are usually good clues:
Alpha Omega (LifePac, Switched On Schoolhouse)
Sonlight
Bob Jones
My Father's World
Latina Christiana

and some you just start to know well :
Apologia Science
A Beka
Story Of The World (not Christian, exactly, but you may want to read through to decide if it is the perspective, or a perspective you want to teach)

Now that homeschooling has mainstreamed more outside of religious circles it is getting easier to find what you want with or without any religious influence at all.

[sofiabugmom]

Oak Meadow is another option. DH and I are both pagan so we were considering that one for a while, didn't only because we were looking at a classical curriculum-based schedule and OM didn't really fit well on that.

Good luck!

[elizawill]

i love the core knowledge foundation at www.coreknowledge.org

it's very secular and is used in a lot of public schools. you can tweak it to meet your needs easily. i do.

[Dakota's Mom]

There was a discussion the other day of Goddess Moon Circles Academy. It seems okay to me, but a lot of people thought it was to flimsy to work as a curriculum. I just bought a Waldorf kindergarten from "A Little Garden Flower". I was only $12.00 for the online version. My husband printed it off for me so I have a hard copy. You have to supplement a lot of books but it seems to have everything you need for basic guidelines for kindy. There are only a couple of "god" references and they are at holidays. It would be easy to sub around them.

Kathi

[funkygranolamama]

I'm considering Oak Meadow. They have a sample curriculum you can look at on their site. It looks really hands on.