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Life Academy · Universal United States secondary curriculum · Carnegie-unit credit framing
Goal: College- and career-ready academic year with transcript language parents can use.
Not a state diploma. Not state-locked. Parents remain responsible for their state’s homeschool notice, portfolio, and dual-enrollment rules.
Subject categories: English · Math · Science · History / Social Studies · STEM · Driver Education · Life Skills / Electives
Hours framing: ~120–150 hours guided study ≈ 1.0 credit when Friday mastery gates are passed and evidence is kept.
Sample transcript line:
> *English 12: Seminar & Research — Life Academy — 1.0 credit — Grade: A — Evidence: Week 1–36 mastery gates; revised essays; seminar defenses; midyear + final portfolio.*
See transcript.html for the full checklist parents can paste into portfolios / umbrella schools.
Rigorous reading of literature and nonfiction; dialectical annotation; writing workshop with revision; Socratic seminars; research with citation discipline.
Conceptual understanding before procedure; justification/proof habits; modeling; cumulative mastery gates (EOC-style where appropriate).
Inquiry/lab cycle: observe → explain → record → argue with evidence (CER); notebook as credit evidence.
Chronology + weekly primary sources; map/timeline literacy; document-based writing; ideology-last factual survey.
Teen agency: time, health, finance, ethics, pathway planning. Elective spine (STEM / Business / Arts / CTE / Driver Education 0.5 if not yet taken) logged Fridays + weekends.
| Weeks | English | Math | Science | History / SS | Life Skills |
|-------|---------|------|---------|--------------|------------|
| 1–4 | Great books cluster launch | Precalculus functions OR Statistics: | Capstone science/engineering OR | US Government: foundations, type | Adulting: taxes overview cal |
| 5–8 | Tragedy cluster (Greek + modern) | Polar coordinates OR confidence inte | Prototype / experiment cycle 1 | Civil rights law evolution | Benefits & total compensatio |
| 9–12 | Personal narrative as civic artifact (not | Limits intuition OR probability deep | Experiment cycle 2 | Judiciary & judicial review deep | Economics: supply/demand gra |
| 13–16 | Rhetoric of economic persuasion in media | Precalc analytic geometry OR Stats p | Capstone build week | Economics: elasticity & consumer | Personal: budgeting for inde |
| 17–20 | Writing for real audiences (nonprofit/busi | Math applications to civic data | Capstone public demo prep | Fiscal policy & budgets | Senior Capstone career/colle |
| 21–24 | Support writing for capstone public materi | Math weak-spot clinic | Execute final experiments / buil | Public policy project (local) | Capstone build intensive |
| 25–28 | Thesis final draft due | Math credit pathway confirmation | Science report final | Gov credit evidence lock | Capstone near-final delivera |
| 29–32 | English thesis public defense | Math credit exam / project defense | Science public demo A | Gov defense | Capstone public demo A |
| 33–36 | Humanities celebration reading | Math seal | Science seal | Social studies seal | Complete High School Pathway |
Open weeks/week-01 — week-01.md through week-36.md (index in weeks/README.md).
Elite bar: great books & primary sources · proof-based math · lab/inquiry science · writing workshop · Socratic prompts · AI Voice Coach teen register.
Regenerate: python3 tools/generate_grades_9_12.py