Syllabi and Teacher Planners
Mother of Divine Grace School recommends Laura Berquist's syllabi (which contain detailed daily lesson plans) for
Kindergarten through 12th Grade.
Mother of Divine Grace School no longer sells these syllabi directly to families, but they can be purchased from a
number of
suppliers
. Emmanuel
Books carries most of the syllabi and the books which Mother of Divine Grace School recommends.
Meet Katie B – Class of 2001
Katie graduated Summa Cum Laude from University of Dallas in 2005. Katie graduated from Creighton Medical School in 2009. Katie is now a pathology resident at Akron City Hospital.
In addition to the syllabi Laura Berquist has compiled some other resources for homeschoolers. The K-12 Rubrics Charts
contain information and tips for grading. These charts provide an overview of the skills to be accomplished in each grade; they
also provide an account of what would constitute A, B & C level work. The Learning Objectives provide the overall goals for
each grade level as well as more detailed, subject-oriented goals which are linked to MODG's Estimated School-wide Learning
Results. The Reasons We Use These Specific Texts contain a list of the primary texts along with Laura's explanation of why
the particular texts were chosen with regard to content and skills. These resources are found in newer versions of the
syllabi, but complete sets for K-12 can also be purchased separately.
Note: Since 2003 the Mother of Divine Grace School syllabi have been listed under their initial or revised
copyright dates, but have had a new "Printed in" date issued each year. This date was designed to distinguish
between syllabi of varying years thereby improving consultant-family dialogue regarding the syllabi. Every syllabus
received a new "Printed in" date each year, regardless of changes, so many syllabi often received a new "Printed
in" date even though there had been no changes to the syllabus that year. In order to help families and to better
communicate changes in the syllabi, Laura Berquist will be changing her copyright notation system. Going forward, starting
with the current 2008 syllabi, when Laura issues a new version of a syllabus it will be listed under a new copyright
year, for example © 2008. Laura Berquist will only change the copyright date of a syllabus when changes have been
made to that syllabus. Thus, the 2008 copyright date may stand for many years as the newest version, as long as no
changes have been made to the syllabus. When a new copyright edition of a syllabus becomes available we will note that
here on our website and will include a list of any changes, other than typographic changes that have been made since
the previous copyright year version. Families will be able to use this list to see what, if any, changes have been
made to a syllabus. These changes will be noted here on our website (on the individual syllabus page) so that families
can see the scope and extent of the changes. Thus the most recent edition of every syllabus, along with a summary of
changes will always be listed on this website.
Note from Laura: The summary of changes (if any) are posted on each syllabus page to help you decide
when and whether you need a new syllabus. We know that many of you already own syllabi. If the changes posted here
are minor, you can continue to use the syllabus you currently have, or purchase an older copyright edition, with no
difficulty. If you like, you can actually update your existing syllabus using the notes posted here. When there is
a major change, such as a change in the primary text recommendation, or substantial time frame recommendations, or
when we make a substantial improvement to the syllabus, such as adding grading charts, or daily quizzes, you might
want to purchase the new syllabus. Please remember that often changes are made in the syllabus because texts we used
have gone out of print. If you have an older syllabus and already own the texts corresponding to that syllabus, there
is no need for you to purchase a new syllabus. When a change is made to a syllabus because the new text is substantially
better, not just because the old text is unavailable, I will let you know here.
Grade School Syllabi & Teacher Planners
Religion Syllabi
Mathematics Syllabi
Grammar Syllabi & Teacher's Manuals
Science Syllabi & Teacher's Manuals
History, Literature & Government Syllabi
Latin Syllabi & Resources
Other Resources
“We believe Modg has guided us well in achieving [our son's] success. The college was pleased, as well as impressed, with our son's home study courses through Modg and having Modg consulting services and keeping our records has been extremely beneficial in our home schooling pursuits. It is obvious in our situation that homeschooling with Modg allowed our son (and other children), to achieve a high standard of education with the religious formation we desire as part of our children's education. The program helps promote a love of the true and good, noble and beautiful, and with a focus on art and music study integrated throughout, it also allowed time for our son to pursue a field of interest and spend time becoming proficient in it, in his case, art. Because of the excellent formation the Modg program provides, our son and we as parents, felt that liberal arts study should continue and our son is looking forward to continuing his art studies within the context of a liberal arts education.
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– Denise L
homeschooling mother of four, enrolled since 2004
