It was a relief to find a curriculum that had already compiled the best of the best. Before Sonlight, I made so many trips to the library to find books that enforced our learning, often to be disappointed with the selections. We love spending time together while using the Sonlight approach of living books to teach history and culture. Here, it had been raining for days and days when my daughter built a blanket fort and snuggled up with her book, Pippi Longstocking. Before long her brother joined her, and then Daddy came home. Beyla (7) and Ozzie (6) are enjoying their first year of Sonlight.

I discovered Sonlight 16 years ago and boy, am I glad I did! The high interest level of Sonlight books have given my active boys (and my more tranquil daughter) the opportunity to hear and learn from great books even if they couldn't sit still very long. Even in high school, we choose some books to read aloud because we enjoy books together and it has become part of our DNA. Although this photo is staged, 17-year-old Nathaniel really can maneuver a soccer ball while he reads or listens to Christie read. He is studying Core 300 and British Literature in his twelfth and final year of Sonlight. His three older siblings all used Sonlight from 6th grade through high school, graduated college, and are now working.  

"Though diagnosed with a rare thyroid disease in the middle of the school year, Zoe learned to read full chapter books because of the way Sonlight instills a deep love of learning through incredible literature. The difficulty she went through was tough because she previously learned everything at high speed. Thankfully, we've been using Sonlight since kindergarten, and that has proven to be a successful choice. She never stopped loving to learn and was so excited to have read her first chapter book, Pippi Longstocking. Thanks for making it easy on families when life gets hard." Zoe (7) loves the Sonlight C story selections. –  Athena M of Fairbanks, AK