Sonlight did the hard work of planning a curriculum for a new-to-homeschooling mom and made it fun. We noticed almost immediately that our daughter just grabbed ahold of history. When we began studying early American history, she begged me to make this dress because she wanted to experience what we were studying. She would often wear it to class (and to our church Thanksgiving dinner), and we saw her imagination come alive as she acted out what she had studied. In her first year of Sonlight, Sydney (9) is experiencing Core D.

The Sonlight Instructor's Guides have relieved much of the stress of teaching. My husband can jump right in and help because the information is well-organized and easy to follow. Not coming from an evangelical Christian background, we worried that the missionary component might be too much for our liking. On the contrary, we love how it breaks us out of our 'American bubble.' The stories have been so strengthening to our faith! It just reaffirms that God is not white or any other race, but an eternal God who loves variety in His family. In their second year of Sonlight, Caleb (4) is using Core A, while Sarah (7), Chloe (9) and Abigail (9) share Core D. Here, they work together on a buzzer circuit experiment from Science C. 

Sonlight curriculum was the perfect choice for our family because it comes as a complete  package with every piece you need and all the planning done for you. Our family is a missionary team serving in the Bahamas, where we've spent many months aboard our 31-foot ministry sailboat. We've been using Sonlight with our daughters for approximately 7,000 nautical miles and are fully equipped for our boatschool, even in remote settings with no access to libraries or internet. As we sail along or sit in anchorage, we eagerly listen to the Read-Alouds or other elements of the curriculum, and have built our faith, knowledge and family unity in the process. Now in their fifth Sonlight year, Rachel (10) and Stella (8) are studying Core D.