Ready for Takeoff

Whew! Finally, after weeks and weeks of not having phone, internet, and a few days where I didn’t have my right thumb (long story), we are ready.

Paco is enrolled at Kolbe Academy shooting for Honors. I’ve got his curriculum figured out and agreed upon (very important 🙂 ) and here it is:

• Theology:

  
  HUMANI GENERIS Encyclical Letter of Pope Pius XII: concerning Some False Opinions Which Threaten to Undermine the Foundations of Catholic Doctrine [Issued August 12, 1950]

• English:

  
  Sadlier Writing Workshop Level D

  An Odyssey in Rhetoric

  I was suggesting that he use Jensen's Format Writing but he preferred to use Kolbe’s suggested texts. I might supplement with a Bravewriter online course at some point if necessary, since he did well on the summer program.

• Literature:

• History:

  The Persian Expedition (Penguin Classics)

• Math:
  and — at least we’re hoping. I made the mistake of having him do Saxon 87 and Algebra 1/2 last year when he could have been doing Algebra 1 already…. so we have to do a bit of catchup in order for him to be done with Calculus by the time he graduates.
• Science:

  Catholic Science’s Biology

• Latin:

  First Form Latin

• Fine Arts:

  Artistic Pursuits Senior High Book 1 + Guitar

• Academic Elective:

+ he’s shooting for several merit badges on his way to Eagle Scout.