Exploring America ​is a one-year course centered in God's Word that equips your student to better understand our country and his or her place in it. If you use the course as written, your student can earn one year of credit in three high school subjects: American History, English, and Bible.

This curriculum features:

• Engaging lessons with colorful photographs and historic illustrations
• Letters, speeches, short stories, and poetry that reveal what people were thinking and feeling in the past
• Weekly project ideas
• Literature reading and Bible study assignments
  

Here's what Emma, a student in Indiana, said about this curriculum:

I can say with certainty that this has been the first time I have ever enjoyed learning about history . . . Not only did my knowledge increase, but so did my faith. That is priceless to me.

Exploring America gives students a rich learning experience while providing parents with the clarity and structure needed to teach confidently. Designed for use at any point in high school, it supports both independent learners and family-based instruction.

Core Curriculum

The core curriculum includes three beautiful hardcover books filled with full-color photographs and historic illustrations. These provide all of the lessons and instructions for the course.

• Exploring America Part 1 covers American history from the first contact between Native nations and European explorers to the late 1800s.
• Exploring America Part 2 picks up there and guides the student through the 20th century into the 21st century.
• American Voices is a collection of primary source documents that add a rich perspective to the lessons.

Review Material

The Student Review Pack helps parents assess learning progress and ensure mastery.

• The Student Review Book includes lesson review questions, literature review questions, and literary analysis.
• The Quiz and Exam Book has weekly quizzes and six exams.
• The Guide for Parents and Answer Key has all of the answers for the parent to use in grading.

History, English, and Bible

Exploring America provides material for one entire school year in three subjects: American history, English, and Bible. The English component of the curriculum includes completing weekly projects and reading 12 literature titles. The Bible component involves a survey of the history of American religion and specific Bible study activities.

Learn More

Check out the full table of contents and the introduction to the course. Get more detail about how everything fits together on the full overview page. Or keep scrolling to flip through sample pages from all of the curriculum components.

Table of Contents / Introduction

Full Overview