The Higher Up and Further In Curriculum is based
upon two cycles of history in chronological order
with a strong emphasis on character development
and Biblical world view. We strive to adhere to
Charlotte Mason's principles by following
her methods in The Original Homeschooling
Series and are offering our Ambleside inspired
program and schedules to anyone who may be
interested. If you would like to use the curriculum
and have questions, please feel free to contact us
and we'll do our best to help you.
contact info:
ankaraacademyATyahoo.com
Go to the curriculum
View our Twelve Year Curriculum Plan
*Note
For those of you who have asked how and why this curriculum is different from AO, here is the short version of my response:
I would like to preface this answer by letting my readers know that I love AmblesideOnline and am grateful for all the hard work these ladies have done free of charge for the public. I disapprove of some of the newer curriculums on the market today who are profiting financially by borrowing heavily from the ideas of the Ambleside women who have so generously given their time and knowledge without charge. (Please do not email me and ask who these people are. A little online research can answer that question for you)
The early years of our curriculum include American History because we think American children should begin with history closer to home. Due to our holidays and traditions, children have more references to our country's past. These familiar people and events help children to build from own history more readily. British History isn't studied until 4th grade. Since our history order is different from Ambleside's, naturally many of the books are placed in a different order. We use less fairy tales, as Charlotte Mason did, and those that we deem to be more appropriate for younger ages. We've spaced many of the books out in more manageable reading bites. Experience taught us that books such as Burgess Animals for Children should be slowed down to just one chapter per week. The concepts in Parables from Nature were too difficult for younger children so they were moved up and some of the stories that children found hard to comprehend were omitted. We like many of Ambleside's book choices, but didn't care for the order or the way the readings were spaced out. We also added more devotional and character-building books and incorporated OT history in with World History. Ancient civilizations and Egyptian history are studied in the sixth grade whereas AO skipped this time period. We also included the study of other cultures in year five so that history was not exclusively European. Those are just some examples of our reasons for not following Ambleside.
*Note
For those of you who have asked how and why this curriculum is different from AO, here is the short version of my response:
I would like to preface this answer by letting my readers know that I love AmblesideOnline and am grateful for all the hard work these ladies have done free of charge for the public. I disapprove of some of the newer curriculums on the market today who are profiting financially by borrowing heavily from the ideas of the Ambleside women who have so generously given their time and knowledge without charge. (Please do not email me and ask who these people are. A little online research can answer that question for you)
The early years of our curriculum include American History because we think American children should begin with history closer to home. Due to our holidays and traditions, children have more references to our country's past. These familiar people and events help children to build from own history more readily. British History isn't studied until 4th grade. Since our history order is different from Ambleside's, naturally many of the books are placed in a different order. We use less fairy tales, as Charlotte Mason did, and those that we deem to be more appropriate for younger ages. We've spaced many of the books out in more manageable reading bites. Experience taught us that books such as Burgess Animals for Children should be slowed down to just one chapter per week. The concepts in Parables from Nature were too difficult for younger children so they were moved up and some of the stories that children found hard to comprehend were omitted. We like many of Ambleside's book choices, but didn't care for the order or the way the readings were spaced out. We also added more devotional and character-building books and incorporated OT history in with World History. Ancient civilizations and Egyptian history are studied in the sixth grade whereas AO skipped this time period. We also included the study of other cultures in year five so that history was not exclusively European. Those are just some examples of our reasons for not following Ambleside.
