"Bless me, what do they teach them at these schools?"

The Professor, in "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe"

C.S. Lewis

Lizzy's Curriculum

During the next 2-3 years, Lizzy is going to work towards her Homeschool Diploma, for which she will have mastered the following subjects:

• Dutch Language and Literature
  Reading List: 30 Original Works (literature)
  Writing: At least one writing assignment a month
• English Language and Literature
  Reading List: 30 Original Works (literature)
  Writing: At least one writing assignment a month
• Japanese Language - Basic Level
  Basic Reading and Writing skills (kanji, hiragana, katakana)
  Basic conversational skills
• Introduction to Psychology
  "Psychology" - Henry Gleitman
• Music
  "Music Theory for Beginners" - Emma Danes
  "Introduction to Music" - Eileen O'Brien
  Violin and piano
• Graphical Art
  Drawing Courses at the Local School of Arts
  Online Art Tutorials
  Photography and cinematography
  
• Extra: ITC
  Basic webdesign skills (html, css and java)

At the end of each year, a compilation of Lizzy's accomplishments will be printed in a book and/or portfolio, to be published at Lulu.com.

Fran's Curriculum

During the next 2-3 years we will continue to work on the following subjects with Fran:

• Dutch Language and Literature
  Reading List: 30 Children's Books, either original or translated
  Writing: At least one writing assignment a month
• English Language and Literature
  Reading List: 30 Children's Books, original English works only.
  Writing: At least one writing assignment a month
• Japanese Language - Basic Level
  Basic conversational skills
• Maths
  "Signapore Maths - Primary Mathematics"
• World Orientation
  History and Geography
  We'll be learning from books and going on field trips
• The Sciences
  We'll be using several books (E.g. "Usborne's Complete Book of the Human Body") and perform interesting experiments (taken from e.g. "Physical Processes")
• Art and Culture
  Drawing Courses at the Local School of Arts
  Photography and cinematography
  We read "The Children's Book of Art" and other interesting art-books
  We'll visit musea, exhibitions and concerts, as well as cultural events when possible
• Religious and Moral Convictions
  We'll use the Usborne Encyclopedia of World Religions, as well as Resources from the Internet

At the end of each year, a compilation of Frans's accomplishments will be printed in a book and/or portfolio, to be published at Lulu.com.