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Our archived homeschool courses were offered in years past but are no longer actively offered in our Course Catalog. We grant credit for archived courses and can offer you the digital course plans as a courtesy, however, we no longer update these course plans, provide advisor support, send paper course plans, or purchase used textbooks as part of our Book Buy Back Program.
If you would like to use one of Kolbe’s archived courses, please make a note for your advisor on your student’s course registration form. If you’re adding the course after you registered for classes, submit the Course Change Request Form located in your Kolbe Portal account under the "Registration" tab. Digital course plans for archived courses will be located in your Kolbe Portal once your student is registered in the course. If you are looking for an older Kolbe course not mentioned here, please contact your Family Advisor.
High School Archived Courses
Literature
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Course Title |
Textbook(s) |
Designations |
Course Description |
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Ancient Western Literature |
See course plan. |
K |
This course introduces the student to the foundational works of Greek and Roman literature, as well as a study of genres and literary forms. The texts of antiquity are studied for their universal appeal to the human experience and for their influence upon the great thinkers and development of the West. Greek and Roman poetry, drama, and philosophy are referenced throughout the literary and intellectual works of Western thinkers to this day. This course is ideal for students who have transferred into Kolbe’s program at tenth grade or later, or for students who do not want to take two years to study the ancients. The digital course plan will be available in your Kolbe Portal. |
History
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Course Title |
Textbook(s) |
Designations |
Course Description |
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World History |
Christ the King, Lord of History textbook, Anne Carroll, 1994 |
K |
This course covers world history from the beginning of recorded history to the present. The perspective is Catholic throughout, with Biblical history skillfully interwoven with secular records in the early chapters. Special attention is paid to the growth of the Church and its influence in the world. The digital course plan will be available in your Kolbe Portal. |
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American History |
Christ and the Americas, Anne Carroll, 1997 |
K |
To obtain a broad Catholic understanding of the anthropological history of the Americas up until the last decade. Gives the role of the Catholic Church in American history. Starts with the earliest explorers and concludes with the 1990’s. Covers American history in a fast-paced, thorough, interesting manner. Each era has its own in-depth coverage. The digital course plan will be available in your Kolbe Portal. |
| Ancient Western History | See course plan. | K | This course examines the great civilizations of the ancient world, beginning in Greece around 600 B.C. with the seeds of the conflict between Persia and the Greek city-states, and tracing the rise and fall of Athens throughout the Persian and Peloponnesian Wars. In the second half of the year, the course transitions to Roman history, beginning with the mythical founding of Rome in 753 B.C. and ending with the fall of the Empire in 476 A.D. |
Math
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Course Title |
Textbook(s) |
Designations |
Course Description |
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Algebra 1 |
Saxon |
K |
The digital course plan will be available in your Kolbe Portal. |
| Algebra 2 with Geometry | Saxon | K | The digital course plan will be available in your Kolbe Portal. |
| Advanced Math - see course description for specific course titles | Saxon | K |
The advanced math course plan contains three options of how to implement this course over one or two years. The first course plan covers the entire book in one year. Only highly motivated and able students should attempt the one-year course. The last two course plans together cover the book over two years which is Kolbe’s core (K) track.
Most students will benefit from a two-year approach to the course so that advanced concepts can be grasped more easily. The digital course plan will be available in your Kolbe Portal. |
| Calculus - see course description for specific course titles | Saxon | K |
The textbook contains a sufficient review of Pre-Calculus concepts, however, students should not attempt this Calculus course without completing one of the following: Algebra II/Trigonometry, Pre-Calculus, Saxon Advanced Mathematics, or other equivalent Pre-Calculus course. This book is designed for prospective mathematics majors as well as for students whose primary interests are in engineering, physics, business, or the life sciences. The calculus course plan contains three options of how to implement this course over one or two years. The first course plan covers the entire book in one year. Only highly motivated and able students should attempt the one-year course. The last two course plans together cover the book over two years which is Kolbe’s core (K) track.
Most students will benefit from a two-year approach to the course so that advanced concepts can be grasped more easily. The digital course plan will be available in your Kolbe Portal. |
Foreign Language
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Course Title |
Textbook(s) |
Designations |
Course Description |
| French 1 | Bien Diet! Level 1 | K | This course is designed to teach the student French grammar and to develop the student’s ability to express himself both in writing and speaking the French language. This course teaches skills for developing a French vocabulary; learning and applying standard French grammar and composition rules to writing effective sentences and paragraphs; and developing thoughts and ideas logically in French so as to become an effective writer and speaker. |
| French 2 | Bien Diet! Level 2 | K | This course is designed to teach the student French grammar and to develop the student’s ability to express himself both in writing and speaking the French language. This course teaches skills for developing a French vocabulary; learning and applying standard French grammar and composition rules to writing effective sentences and paragraphs; and developing thoughts and ideas logically in French so as to become an effective writer and speaker. |
| French 3 | Bien Diet! Level 3 | K | This course is designed to build upon the skills mastered in levels I and II and to further develop the student’s ability to express himself in speaking and writing the French language as well as to increase comprehension in a variety of situations. This course moves the student to a deeper understanding of the French language, through a study of the more complex grammatical structures and nuances of the language. Students will advance their aural, oral, reading and writing proficiency and continue to develop their thoughts and ideas logically so as to become effective writers and speakers of French. |
| Spanish 1 | Avancemos! Spanish 1 | K | This course is designed to complete the basic study of Spanish grammar and to develop the student’s ability to express himself both in writing and speaking the Spanish language. This course teaches skills for developing a Spanish vocabulary; learning and applying standard Spanish grammar and composition rules to writing effective sentences and paragraphs; and developing thoughts and ideas logically in Spanish so as to become an effective writer and speaker. Does not include digital resources. |
| Spanish 2 | Avancemos! Spanish 2 | K | This course is designed to complete the basic study of Spanish grammar and to develop the student’s ability to express himself both in writing and speaking the Spanish language. This course teaches skills for developing a Spanish vocabulary; learning and applying standard Spanish grammar and composition rules to writing effective sentences and paragraphs; and developing thoughts and ideas logically in Spanish so as to become an effective writer and speaker. Does not include digital resources. |
| Spanish 3 | Avancemos! Spanish 3 | K | This course is designed to teach the student Spanish grammar and to develop the student’s ability to express himself both in writing and speaking the Spanish language. This course moves the student to a deeper understanding of the Spanish language, through a study of the more complex grammatical structures and nuances of the language. Students will advance their aural, oral, reading and writing proficiency and continue to develop their thoughts and ideas logically so as to become effective writers and speakers of Spanish. Does not include digital resources. |
K-8 Archived Courses
Grammar
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Course Title |
Textbook(s) |
Course Description |
| Language Arts K | See course plan. | Kindergarten Language Arts is directed to the development in the student of the capacity to recognize the letters of the alphabet, learn their pronunciation, memorize approximately 50 High Frequency Words (HFW), and move on to reading. |
| Grammar 5 | Lepanto | Grade Five English Grammar is designed to lead the student to speak and to write with precision, skill, and persuasiveness. To accomplish this, the course must instruct the student in the use of all the parts that go to make up English Grammar: clear understanding of parts of speech, sentence construction, paragraph usage, syntax, punctuation, abbreviations, and capitalization. In addition, the student will be instructed in the social graces essential to achieving effective communication. The digital course plan will be available in your Kolbe Portal. |
| Grammar 6 | Lepanto | The lesson plan covers Part Two of the Lepanto Grammar book, which is Grammar. The teaching of English should be cumulative. In Grade Six the student will review what he learned in previous grades and build on it. As the material is introduced, he will not remember everything he learned the previous year, but it will come more easily to him. Every year the student expands his knowledge and should not be confused or overwhelmed with the new information. Likewise, everything learned in English should be applied and reinforced in the student’s reading, composition, spelling, and vocabulary. Kolbe Academy has skipped around this particular Lepanto Grammar book to provide the best course possible for your child. Lepanto Grammar covers each part of speech separately, nouns first. A parent who is teaching nouns and comes to an example of a noun as a direct object will run into problems if you haven’t taught verbs yet. Kolbe has designed the course plans to follow the sequence in the 1979 version of Lepanto Grammar that was implemented successfully in our day school. Note that Part One of Lepanto Grammar, which is Composition, is not used in this course. Composition is studied in Kolbe Academy’s Vocabulary and Composition course using Sadlier-Oxford Composition Workshop series. The digital course plan will be available in your Kolbe Portal. |
| Grammar 7 | Lepanto | The lesson plan concentrates on Part Two of the Lepanto Grammar book, which is the Grammar. The teaching of English should be cumulative. In Grade Seven the student will review what he learned in previous grades and build on it. A dictionary is recommended for use in English. Note that Part One of Lepanto Grammar, which is Composition, is not used in this course. Composition is studied in Kolbe Academy’s Vocabulary and Composition course using Sadlier-Oxford Composition Workshop series. The digital course plan will be available in your Kolbe Portal. |
| Grammar 8 | Lepanto | The lesson plan concentrates on Part Two of the book, which is Grammar. The teaching of English should be cumulative. In Grade Eight the student will review what he learned in previous grades and build on it. This course is designed to teach students to speak and write correctly and effectively in the English language. Students should progress, at this level, to an understanding of English grammar that should suffice for a lifetime of general usage with some amount of study of more complex construction. The class will also emphasize, secondarily, training in the social graces, which are necessary for successful communication. Note that Part One of Lepanto Grammar, which is Composition, is not used in this course. Composition is studied in Kolbe Academy’s Vocabulary and Composition course using Sadlier-Oxford Composition Workshop series. The digital course plan will be available in your Kolbe Portal. |
Composition & Vocabulary
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Course Title |
Textbook(s) |
Course Description |
| Classical Composition: Common Topic | Classical Composition: Common Topic - Memoria Press | This is a one semester length course that completes the Classical Composition program offered by Kolbe Academy. The Common Topic Stage is the seventh of fourteen stages in the Progymnasmata in the set of preparatory exercises originated by the Greeks to ready the student for rhetoric. Students will learn to write by learning how to examine a common evil deed (at this stage). The teacher will ask questions to help the student develop a Prologue, Contrary, Exposition, Comparison, Intention, Digression, Rejection of Pity, and the six Heads of Purpose that support the punishment of the one who committed the evil deed. In doing so the student will develop his powers to analyze and reason. He will also get a taste of forming moral judgments. The instructional method and exercises remain the same from one week to the next and are clearly outlined in the Teacher Guide. The step by step guidance and questions that the parent/teacher asks to help the student write the Common Topic are in the Teacher Guide. |
History
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Course Title |
Textbook(s) |
Course Description |
| History 3 | Stories of Great Americans, For Little Americans | The aim of this history book is to help the young reader appreciate the contributions made by individuals to our country in the beginning years. |
| History 4 | Founders of Freedom Textbook and AK | Grade Four History (Founders of Freedom) concentrates on the ancient and medieval world events that led up to the founding of the United States of America . The flow of history in this course will be drawn from the beginnings of history through to the foundations of the American drama. |
| History 5 | Bearers of Freedom Textbook and AK | Fifth Grade History (Bearers of Freedom) aims to help student identify important people, events, places and dates during the exploring age of history. Students will learn to evaluate and discuss the relationships among peoples, events, places and dates in this course. Bearers of Freedom covers the exploring age including, the route to India and founding of America, pioneers in the southeast, southwest, and California, the discovery of the land between the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico, the thirteen colonies, and the dividing of French lands into English possession |
| History 6 | Leaders of Freedom Textbook and AK | The flow of history (Leaders of Freedom) in this course will be drawn from the beginnings of history through to the foundations of the American drama. It begins with dissatisfied Englishmen, a new government, the success of the new plan of government, the Jeffersonian Era, Westward expansion, and finishing with America’s way of life in education, literature and art and innovations. |
| History 7 | Challenge of Freedom Textbook and AK | Seventh Grade History (Challenge of Freedom) continues with the westward expansion covered in sixth grade, with the reaching of the Pacific. It looks at slavery, leading into the Civil War, and the reconstruction of our nation following the war. It looks at the formation of American people from all nations, and the effects that progress has in our country. |
| History 7
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Christ the King, Lord of History by Anne Carroll, 1994. |
This course covers world history from the beginning of recorded history to the present. The perspective is Catholic throughout, with Biblical history skillfully interwoven with secular records in the early chapters. Special attention is paid to the growth of the Church and its influence in the world. The digital course plan will be available in your Kolbe Portal. |
| History 8 | Guardians of Freedom Textbook and AK | Eighth Grade History (Guardian of Freedom) looks at the United States and its place among other nations. It begins with a look at American business, labor, and farming. It then leads the student through World War I and World War II, ending with the preservation of American heritage and democracy. Before going through the text of a chapter, check out the activities, etc. at the end of the chapter and the end of the unit. |
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History 8 |
Christ and the Americas, by Anne W. Carroll, 1997 |
Kolbe suggests that the student read Uncle Tom’s Cabin in literature to coincide with the third quarter of history. The course plan for Uncle Tom’s Cabin covers an entire quarter, so it would be beneficial for the student to read it in the second quarter. If the student has not already read Miguel Pro by Ann Ball, it would be beneficial to |
| History 8 | Light To the Nations: Part 2 Textbook - Catholic Textbook Project | Using Light to the Nations, Part Two: The Making of the Modern World as the text, this volume picks up the story at the Enlightenment and presents the history of the modern era in story form, giving proper emphasis to dates, central characters, and key concepts in each era. End of chapter reviews and other material highlight dates and events, characters in history, and definitions of key terms. The central consideration of this volume is how modern ideas, institutions, and culture have developed from the high centuries of Christian culture. Drawing on the guidance of Catholic thinkers and the popes (particularly Leo XIII, Pius XI, Pius XII, John Paul II, and Benedict XVI), this history presents the hope that Christian thought and work hold for the future. |
Math
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Course Title |
Textbook(s) |
Course Description |
| Kinder Math | MCP K | Kindergarten mathematics is directed to the development in the student of the capacity to understand the concepts presented in preparation for first grade. MCP Math K begins very simply and prepares the student for first grade. |
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Saxon 5/4 |
Saxon |
This course introduces to the student a program of "foundational" elements upon which the successful equations are worked out. This program contains a thorough review of addition, subtraction, and single digit multiplication and division. The subsequent arithmetic content includes number concepts, estimation functions, two- and three-digit computations, decimals and fractions. The basic skills of algebra and geometry are introduced.
Continual and incremental practice with word problems, measurement, scale, and graph reading, as well as arithmetic, provides the opportunity for students to learn and remember the foundational skills and concepts of mathematics. The digital course plan will be available in your Kolbe Portal. |
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Saxon 6/5 |
Saxon |
This course is designed to strengthen and increase the student’s basic mathematical skills to a fifth-grade level of competence. Be sure to read the introduction that Saxon provides at the beginning of their books. Each lesson should begin with a warm-up exercise with the Facts Practice Test as described in the introduction of Saxon Math 6/5. The digital course plan will be available in your Kolbe Portal. |
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Saxon 7/6 |
Saxon | This course moves the student from arithmetic to foundational treatments of "geometry, measurement, algebra, number, and scale and graph reading." Word problems are also included. The digital course plan will be available in your Kolbe Portal. |
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Saxon 8/7 |
Saxon | This course provides the student with an introduction to algebra, on a level to be used before Algebra 1 or before a pre-Algebra course. If a student completes this course with ease, he is ready to go onto Algebra 1. The student who struggles with this course is advised to continue with Saxon Algebra 1/2 or another pre- Algebra course. Although much of the same ground is covered, he will be able to attain greater mastery. The digital course plan will be available in your Kolbe Portal. |
| Algebra 1/2 | Saxon | This course provides a transition “from the concrete concepts of arithmetic to the abstract concepts of algebra.” Students who may have struggled with Saxon Mathematics 8/7 are encouraged to use Saxon Algebra 1/2 prior to moving onto a course in Algebra I. The digital course plan will be available in your Kolbe Portal. |
Science
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Course Title |
Textbook(s) |
Course Description |
| Science and Living in God's World K | Science and Living in God's World Kinder Workbook and AK - Our Lady of Victory | Kindergarten Science gives the student their first look into the beauty of God’s wonderful creation. At the kindergarten grade level, science involves the very basic concepts of the natural world around the student. |
| Science and Living in God's World 1 | Science and Living in God's World 1st Grade Workbook and AK - Our Lady of Victory | First Grade Science is a basic introduction to the life, earth, and physical sciences. The most important part of teaching science in the early years is helping the student see the wonders of God’s world, and making him unafraid of the subject when he pursues science in more depth later. Children learn more from doing the experiments and investigations alongside the reading of the textbook. Science, like history, does not need to be done every day and can be set aside if the student is being challenged by the basics in other subjects. |
| Science and Living in God's World 2 | Science and Living in God's World 2 Textbook and AK - Our Lady of Victory | Grade Two Science has the observation of physical phenomena as its focus. Topics covered include the dependence of animals on plants for food, insects, rocks and soil, the sun, plants and seeds, and travel. The most important part of teaching science in the early years is helping the student see the wonders of God’s world, and making him unafraid of the subject when he gets into serious science in later years. Emphasis should be on experiments to facilitate this. Children learn more from doing experiments than they do from books. It is recommended that you obtain Kolbe’s science experiment book, Mr. Wizard, or any other science experiment book to use in conjunction with Science and Living in God’s World. Science, like history, does not need to be done every day and can be set aside if the student is being challenged by the basics in other subjects. |
Foreign Language
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Course Title |
Textbook(s) |
Course Description |
| Third Form Latin | Third Form Latin Memoria Press Materials | Third Form Latin reviews everything in the first two forms and builds on the knowledge gained from these programs in order to introduce the student/s to the complete verb paradigms. This course is designed to be used by parents and students who have mastered the First and Second Form Latin courses. Third Form Latin employs the “grammar-first” approach to language acquisition, and this means that students will need to commit to extensive memorization. However, we will take things slowly so that the Latin grammar becomes embedded in the long-term memory of the student. The grammar stage will typically take three total years (First, Second, and Third Forms). Therefore, it is imperative that the student/s thoroughly grasp each lesson before moving on to the next. |
| Fourth Form Latin | Fourth Form Latin Memoria Press Materials; Henle Latin 1 | Fourth Form Latin completes the journey of Latin grammar by reviewing all material in First, Second, and Third Form, completing all verb forms for all four conjugations by studying participles, infinitives, gerunds, and much more. Fourth Form continues to employ the identical format of First Form-an attractive, concise Student Text, systematic presentation in five units, extensive Workbook exercises, and a Teacher Manual with everything you need to successfully teach this course. The First Year Henle text is required for some translation practice. |
| Basic Greek 1 | Basic Greek in 30 Minutes A Day Ingram Group |
This course uses the first half of Basic Greek in Thirty Minutes a Day. The second half is used in the Eighth Grade Greek course. Emphasis is placed on repetition and memorization, as these are the primary ways to learn a language. Students work to master the Greek alphabet, vocabulary, noun genders, noun cases, and prepositions and cases. The student will also learn key Greek words for Biblical study, and further their knowledge of the English language by seeing how Greek roots and grammar are used in English. |
| Basic Greek 2 | Basic Greek in 30 Minutes A Day Ingram Group |
This course uses the second half the Basic greek text. Greek is the language of the New Testament and of translations of the Old Testament that were used by the writers of the New Testament; as such it is an integral part of every Catholic’s heritage. Students continue to work to master the Greek alphabet, vocabulary, noun genders, noun cases, and prepositions and cases. The student will also learn key Greek words for Biblical study, and further their knowledge of the English language by seeing how Greek roots and grammar are used in English. |
