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Living Books Curriculum’s Mission

Living Books Curriculum offers homeschooling families a high-quality course of study based on the time-tested methods of Charlotte Mason. Our curricula facilitate learning through literature, life experiences, and oral and written expression. The curriculum packages are integrated, complete, and flexible; they honor the child, support learning, develop higher-order thinking, and generate excitement about learning.

Founded by Jim and Sheila Carroll, Living Books Curriculum offers homeschooling parents curriculum packages and materials based on the educational philosophy of Charlotte Mason.  The curriculum packages provide instruction in the traditional subjects such as history, language arts, and science and incorporate classic literature, nature studies, narration, storytelling, and the use of local resources to enhance the educational experience.

In addition to founding Living Books Curriculum, the Carroll's created Education in a Box, a program designed to provide developing nations with high-quality educational materials and proven teaching methods that are written in the native language of the people they serve. To further the work of Education in a Box, Jim and Sheila formed a non-profit, tax-exempt organization called Worldwide Educational Resources. Its purpose is to found schools where none currently exist, conduct fund raising, and curriculum development.