Ancient History
This course is based on the Curiosity Chronicles curriculum. It features conversation between two children as they journey through time, surveying important events in world history. This course begins with the dawn of time and continues through the fall of Rome. The dialogue format allows us to present alternative views and competing historical facts. It also allows us to discuss the role of often underrepresented people who are ignored by narrative-heavy history and to break down complex ideas piece by piece. This not only makes complex ideas accessible but it also models for students how to discuss complex ideas.
We will learn not only what happened in history, but also why those events happened. We will learn the building blocks of human societies and how one change often leads to another. We will learn to analyze events and apply those skills to new situations.
At the Curiosity Chronicles, we believe that factual, engaging history is an important part of any child’s education. History lays the foundation for raising critically aware, globally minded children. History also provides many opportunities to teach other essential skills, like writing and independent research.
We use an activity guide that include map work, timelines, supplemental reading, art projects, science projects, research projects, recipes, review activities and more to ensure we will be able to expand and build upon our learning in a meaningful way.