Do you use Christian Liberty Academy School (CLASS) or Christian Liberty Press curriculum ?

Question

Or have you heard about this curriculum and what do you think about it to start homeschooling ( Kindergarten )

Answer 1

I am currently using some Christian Liberty Press curriculum for my son who is now a 2nd grader.  I have used some of their kindergarten, first grade, and second grade books.  I would highly recommend it.  

I especially like their Adventures in Phonics workbooks which are great for teaching phonics.  The workbooks are not fancy, but they get the job done.  I have also used their kindergarten phonics readers which are colorful, have interesting stories, and are undeniably Christian.  The characters in the readers are ethnically diverse and love for God and family is emphasized via their actions.

Their curriculum is great for kindergarten homeschooling, because you can pick and choose what you want.  If you buy your books through Christian Liberty Press, you can purchase the entire curriculum or only the subjects you need/want.  Christian Liberty Press is great for the quality and the affordability; the link is below:

http://ebiz.netopia.com/clpress

Answer 2

I've used some CLP books in the past. They were fine. Make sure to compare them to A Beka in terms of price and content. I don't know if one is better than the other; just always good to compare. :)

Answer 3

We use Christian Liberty Press as our basic foundation, but use many other sources, and materials as well.

Christian Liberty Press gets our vote for both solid academics, and affordability.

Several families in our area have used, or are still using the CLASS program, and are very satisfied with the program.

I think they are a very good choice for starting out, since the $ investment will be minimal, and you can find out what works for you, and your child(ren).

Christian Liberty Press is not just a "boxed curriculum" since they put together their program from several different sources, making it as well rounded as you can get a prepared curriculum.

Check their web site at:

http://ebiz.netopia.com/clpress/

The Academy;

http://www.homeschools.org/

Answer 4

no i don't. no i havent. i wouldnt trust it

Answer 5

I use their curriculum, for now. I also use their testing service and individualized curriculum recommendations. But I also keep an I on A Beka, browse through Christianbook.com, got some project books from the National 4H Mall, and we plan to get some field guides from the Audoban Society come spring. Obviously we live out in the country, more or less, and enjoy out outdoor electives. Currently we are attempting to incubate chicken eggs... with a still air borrowed incubator, so we will see how that goes...

Anyway, back to your question. I love their curriculum. I am very happy with how my older children (4th and 2nd grade) are doing with their curriculum, and so far I haven't seen anything I would replace it with, only add to it. The only subject so far that I might question is History. It appears that their curriculum does not cover the whole Columbus to Present timeline and history until 4th grade. I haven't ordered that book yet this year. Then again, we still enjoyed their 3rd grade book last year, which was very insightful as far as what it was like to originally come to America as a colonist. My son is already using their 2nd grade book, and so far, I love it, and it has started some interesting conversations with my children. The first chapter is talking about how God has set up governments for us, etc.  The history books are not set up, so far, as a chapter a week. That would be about 12 weeks of history content. But we read a little at a time and spend quite a bit of time enjoying and thinking through the activities.

I'm rambling, back to question. Once my children are high school age I am planning to use the Academy. I would like to have them take care of the transcrips and diploma, etc.I hope someone answeres your question who has experience with them about that. I will still probably be adding additional electives, and I guess a supplemental transcript?

My 5 year olds are autistic, and not ready for a kindergarten curriculum yet. So... we are not considering this year to be their kindergarten year. If all continues to go well... I will be getting their kindergarten curriculum from CLP next year. I was very surprised at just how well rounded that curriculum is! And I can't wait for some of my children to start out their true homeschool with CLP, and continue on through. I didn't pull Desta out of the PS system until she was in 3rd grade, and David was already in 1st grade, and I finished off he year last year with stuff I got from Edhelper.com and Enchantedlearning.com.

I doubt you will be disappointed with Christian Liberty Press, however you choose to use them as a resource.

Kat

Answer 6

IMHO (after about 10 yrs. of h.s.ing) please, before you buy anything,  consider engaging your local homeschooling community in the discussion of using formal curricula in Kindergarten.  There are many more, equally effective, much more enjoyable options out there.  But the most important thing to do at this point, is to network with the local homeschoolers and find mentors at the local level.  They will provide you with invaluable information and probably save you a great deal of money and many, many sleepless nights.

Answer 7

You don't have to use one specific curriculum.  You can pick and choose from all the curriculum's out there.

I use Spelling Power by Adams-Gordons.  Studying God's Word by Trulson.  Old World History and Geography by Abeka.  God's Inspiring World by Rod and Staff for science.  Modern Curriculum Press for math.  Language Arts we use Rod and staff.

Remember it's not learning the test, its love of learning.  Have fun with it, and good luck.

Answer 8

I used CLASS for two years, fifth and sixth grade, and it was fine. I like that they pull the best of the best and use different curriculum providers in addition to their own press. I've noticed they have tweaked it a bit and are using some different providers, for an improvement from when we used it (gosh, six years ago now)

I also like the price and the fact that you can use them as an umbrella school complete with grading services, testing, and transcripts, or you can do it on your own, for an even better price.

all in all, it is a quality program, can't think of anything negative to say. The negative we encountered while using it has been dealt with; my daughter did not do well with their math (modern curriculum press) and preferred Saxon, which they now use.