High School · Grades 9–12
Media, Worldview & Character
Foundational reading for parents alongside Challenge II: examining how media and entertainment shape culture, tracing the philosophical currents of a secular age, and cultivating the humility CC asks of every teacher.
Mathematics
Challenge II sets no required math text — any math program may be used at home. CC's own Trivium Tables reference chart and a portable laminated whiteboard offer optional supports for number work and open-ended practice.
CC recommends Saxon Algebra 2; any math program may be used at home.
Biology
A full year of Apologia's Exploring Creation with Biology, covering the cell, genetics, taxonomy, and the diversity of life with hands-on labs throughout.
The Student Lab Report Handbook and Science Lab Journal are recommended supports for writing up and recording the year's labs.
Formal Logic & Style
Students continue formal, deductive logic with Memoria Press's Traditional Logic II, then turn to Plato's Socratic dialogues and Strunk and White's guide to English style.
Western Cultural History: Art & Music
Students study the history of Western culture through its art and music, tracing how ideas and beliefs shaped the works of great artists and composers.
Latin (Henle Second Year)
Students move into Henle Second Year Latin, translating original passages from Caesar's Commentaries on the Gallic War alongside systematic review lessons.
British Literature
Students survey British literature from Beowulf to the twentieth century, opening with the medieval works gathered in the English Epic Poetry anthology and reading nineteen works in all across the year.
