Footprints into the 21st Century
1900-2006
High School Homeschool Curriculum
Footprints into the 21st Century is an original and uniquely South African high school homeschool curriculum which presents teens with some of the best books that portray this era in the history of our country. It includes historical fiction, poetry, reference books as well as biographies of people who contributed to the events of the century.
Thought-provoking literature, which presents different points of view, has been carefully selected. In our selection process we sifted out the undesirable elements in books written for young adults. All of the books have been reviewed thoroughly and necessary areas of concern are highlighted.
This high school homeschool curriculum consists of eight sections. In order to complete it in one school year your child will need to cover two sections per term. We have divided the sections into:
- Section 1: The Nation at War
- Section 2: Unification and World War 1
- Section 3: The Suffering Nation
- Section 4: Cry, the Beloved Country
- Section 5: Apartheid Begins
- Section 6: The Struggle
- Section 7:The Democratic Nation
- Section 8: Sports Heroes, Arts & Culture
Sample lesson - Cry, the Beloved Country
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Besides history and social studies, each section contains faith building, natural sciences and life skills projects.
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ESSENTIAL BOOKS
The essential books are compulsory and it is around these that the majority of the social studies assignments are centred.
There is also a list of additional books for each of the eight sections, which will broaden your perspective on the areas of study. Although these are not compulsory, they are highly recommended.
Through the literature in this high school homeschool curriculum you and your young adults will realise that South Africa is not without its problems. In fact, there are many issues of which we, as Christians, cannot be proud. However, we believe that we should take a stand for our faith and be should be willing to work for change and improvements at every level in our country.
Part of our vision is to inspire the next generation of leaders in South Africa to say, “I have always been glad to be South African but now I am proud to be South African.”
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NATURAL SCIENCE
This high school homeschool curriculum includes a selection of literary works that will deepen your knowledge of South Africa’s flora and fauna.
Each of the books selected for this subject covers a different biome in our country and here you will study zoology, geography, botany, biology, ecology and nature conservation.
We also give suggestions of videos and websites that will enhance your studies.
LIFESKILLS
The life skill section is based on a renowned handbook, which we supply that is gender specific i.e. there are separate handbooks for young ladies and young men.
LANGUAGE
We favour
Charlotte Mason’s
method of helping students to acquire knowledge. This method requires connecting students with great thinkers and authors, and then removing ourselves from the scene in order to enable them to develop a relationship with the subject of study.
The Footprints high school homeschool curriculum will challenge your highschooler to think deeply on the issues raised by the various authors and to share their thoughts with you, their parents, with their friends and to record them in a journal them too.
We also have a Footprints Teens eloop where the students can discuss various issues and share their thoughts in a moderated environment.
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SUMMARY
The Footprints into the 21st Century high school homeschool curriculum includes the following:
1. A full scope and sequence on South Africa’s history from the South African War until present.
2. Lesson plans based on quality literature, mainly by South African authors, but also including authors from elsewhere.
3. Study themes incorporating: History and Social Studies, Natural Sciences, which includes creation science, biology, ecology, geography and conservation issues.
4. Journaling assignments related to all areas of study in a Charlotte Mason-style programme, requiring written narration, nature study, poetry, journaling, research projects and more.
5. A Faith Building section, which addresses pertinent issues relating to the Christian faith.
6. The highschool curriculum also incorporates Financial Education and Life Skills.
PURCHASE OPTIONS
We offer various purchase options to suit your budget.
You will need to buy the Reference Pack which consists of the essential books, which are used throughout the year since many of these are out of print and are thus difficult to source elsewhere.
You then have the choice of:
1. You can possibly obtain the remaining book from your library or inter-library loans or
2. You can buy the remaining books from us, either in staggered payments as you need them or all at once.
Option 1 will save you money, but it will cost you time and effort.
Option 2 is recommended so that you have all the books when they are needed.
ORDERING FOOTPRINTS INTO THE C21
Below are the prices of the various purchase options. Please use the order form which follows if you have any questions or if you would like to place an order.
Please note that the order form containing the booklist will be supplied to you on receipt of a deposit of R1 000, which is the price of the essential Reference Pack.
Once you have submitted the form below, an autoresponder will email you the ordering information that you need and you can correspond with us by email thereafter.
Your details will be kept confidential.
1. Library option - purchase only the Reference Pack
2. Staggered Payments
Please note that these prices include all compulsory books as well as OPTIONAL additional reading material
Reference pack - R 1 100
Section 1 - R915
Section 2 - R710
Section 3 - R740
Section 4 - R325
Section 5 - R668
Section 6 - R1220
Section 7 - R670
Section 8 - R200
3. Complete Footprints into 21st Century package - R 6448.00
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