The Edify Curriculum is a combination of the USA Common Core State Standards; AP Aligned Textbooks/Courses offered through various Open Educational Resources; and YOU, The Learner!
The Foundation of American Home School is Technology! Always. In Everything we do (almost)!
We are currently developing a rigorous outline of High School through to Pre-College Matriculation. It includes the Core: Mathematics; Science; Social Studies and Language Arts and the Core+! The Core+ is just that, the PLUS of Programs, Fieldtrips, Bootcamps, Internships, Volunteership, et al. We work from within our Communities for Global Impact!
We partner with organizations to help enhance the Learning Pathway. Including opportunities for Dual Enrollment and the General Education Diploma. The following defines some of the processes and perspectives of how it all comes together! Each student creates their own academic journey through Real Life Scenarios and Project/Problem Based Learning....
All Textbooks are available online and can be 'adjusted' to fit you and your student's schedules!
EVERYTHING! Is up to YOU! From Lessons to Testing to additional resources. It is all based on the learner and their passions!
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us. We are here to Help!
Virtual Learning
This 100% free curriculum, a service of americanhomeschools.org, is delivered online via the Edify platform. It's available exclusively to Edify members. For access to the full suite of Edify digital resources, members must join using a free gmail account.
This curriculum is made available through Open Education Resources and licensed under this Creative Commons public license.
Next Generation Science Standards
The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) are K–12 science content standards. Standards set the expectations for what students should know and be able to do. The NGSS were developed by states to improve science education for all students.
A goal for developing the NGSS was to create a set of research-based, up-to-date K–12 science standards. These standards give local educators the flexibility to design classroom learning experiences that stimulate students’ interests in science and prepares them for college, careers, and citizenship.
Common Core
The Common Core is a set of high-quality academic standards in mathematics and English language arts/literacy (ELA). These learning goals outline what a student should know and be able to do at the end of each grade. The standards were created to ensure that all students graduate from high school with the skills and knowledge necessary to succeed in college, career, and life, regardless of where they live.
Forty-one states, the District of Columbia, four territories, and the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) have voluntarily adopted and are moving forward with the Common Core.
Everybody Codes.
The true "Core" of our curriculum is Computer Science.
Computer Science Principals and Computer Science courses form the backbone of our 'Open' education commitment. We work with Code.Org; FreeCodeCamp and Girls Who Code.
We offer and utilize the Engineering Design Method as a core tenet of our curriculums and labs.
It's "Personal" School. Own It!
Whether public, private, charter and/or otherwise; education should ALWAYS be Personal. Parents are our first and best teachers. Technology gives us the chance to be agile, to customize learning to the individual. As conduits of knowledge we can be more responsive and adaptive than ever before.
Personal School is where "what's new" is only a precursor to "what's next".
DaVinci Spaces.
A critical part of the Edify Digital Curriculum, learners are re-introduced to music and dance, our cultural "Vibranium". We explore ways in which technology has changed how we produce and consume the visual arts; specifically how it has effected dance and music. We discuss the great power of artistic expression and responsibility that comes with it. We practice meditation and yoga disciplines. These interactions endorse healthy coping mechanisms as a part of whole life skills.
*Due to COVID-19 We are currently designing future DaVinci Spaces to align directly with CDC Guidelines.
