Modern World for High School

AVAILABLE SPRING 2028
Without Doors: Modern World for High School is a unique Charlotte Mason curriculum that is simple to implement, yet rich in content. It is designed to streamline the high school experience of studying the modern world.

Without Doors: Modern World for High School includes twenty-eight weeks of lessons in Bible, history, geography, citizenship, literature, poetry, nature study, artist study, composer study, and hymns for high school students. The content is coordinated around the modern world, creating a rich, immersive experience and a harmony of lessons. The lessons are clearly laid out in a weekly plan.

A Charlotte Mason education is a rich experience for students and families. Ms. Mason inspires parents to spread a generous educational feast before their children.

Without Doors: Modern World facilitates good habits in narration, nature journaling, map-drawing, keeping a Book of Centuries, keeping a Commonplace Book, and recitation. This effortless curriculum will bring joy and freedom to your student!

  • Student Supplies
    Commonplace Book
    Nature Diary (lined pages)
    Narration Notebook (dedicated notebook)
    Nature Journal
    The Book of Centuries
    Thin Sharpie
    Watercolor Set

    Book List
    Hungry Planet: What the World Eats, by Peter Menzel and Faith D’Aluisio
    In Their Words, by Notgrass
    Ourselves, by Charlotte Mason
    Plutarch’s Lives, by Plutarch
    National Geographic Kids World Atlas (Seventh Edition)
    Renewal: The Church that Expands Outward, by Luke Davis
    Resolve: The Church that Expands Onwards, by Luke Davis
    Rural Hours, by Susan Fenimore Cooper
    The Story of Mankind, by Hendrik Willem Van Loon (Updated Edition by Robert Sullivan)
    Then Sings My Soul, by Robert J. Morgan

    Literature Book List
    *Choose 4-6 book selections for your student from the list provided in the curriculum. Parental guidance required due to mature themes/graphic content in some of the books.

    Optional Complementary Resources
    50 Buildings You Should Know, by Isabel Kuhl
    Hillsdale Free Online Courses
    World Watch News

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  • The Bible focus is the return of Christ. Students will also read through the gospel of Matthew.

    Students are encouraged to transcribe Bible passages into their Commonplace Book.

  • The weekly history lessons focus on the Middle Ages, Renaissance, and end with the Reformation. Students will read living books and supplement with some original documents, stories, poems, etc. Students will also be reading narratives of influential people in church history.

    Students will add dates to their Book of Centuries.

  • This study highlights world geography through literature, videos, map-drawing prompts, and map questions using the National Geographic Kids World Atlas (Seventh Edition).

    Students will be prompted to read a weekly news story, find the location of the story on an atlas, and pray for those involved .

  • Students will read a portion of Ourselves, by Charlotte Mason weekly.

    Students will read a portion of Plutarch’s Lives weekly.

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  • Students will read 4-6 High School Literature Books from or about the modern world (the curriculum includes ample suggestions). Parents are encouraged to choose books that are best suited for their individual student.

    Poet Study includes studies of . The study includes a biography and a weekly poem.

    Students will add passages to their Commonplace Book.

  • Enrichment includes Composer Study, Artist Study, and Hymn Study.

    The composers, artists, and six hymns are all carefully chosen and coordinate with the study of the modern world.

    Composer Study includes a biography of each composer and six weeks of compositions: Felix Mendelssohn, Frederic Chopin, Igor Stravinsky, and Heitor Villa-Lobos.

    Artist Study includes a biography of each artist and six weeks of paintings: Utagawa Hiroshige, José María Velasco Gomez, Paul Cézanne, and Charles Conder.

  • The nature lore readings delight, while inspiring students to keep a detailed nature diary of their personal observations.

    Students will enjoy the physical, mental, and spiritual health benefits of time in nature enjoying God’s beautiful creation.

  • Customize Without Doors: Modern World by adding content well-suited to your individual high school student in the Miscellaneous box on the Weekly Plan. Suggestions include: Swedish Drill, Handicrafts, Foreign Language, a Shakespeare play per term, Economics, etc. This gives you the option to use the Without Doors Weekly Plan as a general planner for all lessons, if desired.