"Learning through literature enables my kids to feel like they know the characters and to gain a deeper understanding of the past and the world around them. We considered going back to a textbook approach for high school, but after one tedious chapter in a history book, we were reminded what a difference Sonlight makes. My younger kids could answer the test questions better than my high schooler who read the textbook because they'd been reading about the same period in The Story of the World. Making history come alive is a much better way to learn!" In their family's ninth year of Sonlight, Anna (11, Level 100) and Ellie (8, Level D) are eager to open their Box Day treasure.– Bethany N of Yorktown, TX

Thanks to Sonlight's training, my daughter Rachel is in the habit of integrating everything she learns into the 'big picture' of time and place. Before she can read anything, she looks at her timeline to understand where the story takes place in the context of history. She'll also find the story's location on the map. She loves to peruse The Timeline Book [RR120] from beginning to end. I feel she has a great grasp on the big picture. In her fourth year of Sonlight, Rachel (7) uses Google to locate where Little Pear (from Core B) took place.

We are doing what others said would never work: homeschooling high schoolers. The high school level classes are the perfect balance between 'challenging and attainable.' There is very little teaching necessary on our part, making it possible to teach our teenagers two different grades, attain excellent college entrance exam scores and also teach our preschooler at the same time! Sonlight provides you with the tools you need with Student Guides, Parent Guides, and computer courses, making it so easy for the parents. Here, 14-year-old Cameron works on his Teaching Textbooks Algebra 2 course. He's studying Core 200 as his older sister studies Core 530 and little brother explores Core P4/5. The M family has used Sonlight for 7 years.