The Mission Great Commission curriculum series is a family-style schooling approach built upon a missions-focused, biblical Christian worldview. The program incorporates scriptural truths while teaching world cultures, history, geography, science, art, hymns, and orchestra/composers. While the program has been developed for families that have at least one student in grades 2-8, students older and younger are invited to participate in the family discussions to encourage an all-in-one family learning experience.
The Mission: Great Commission Curriculum series takes families through a study of the entire world over a three-year period, with…
- Mission: World Wonders exploring ancient to medieval history along with world cultures, religions, and missions (along with fine arts, biology, and earth science),
- Mission: Faith Forgers providing an overview of church history from the early church to modern times, along with world history from the Protestant Reformation through modern times (plus fine arts, astronomy, and physical science), and
- Mission: Lasting Liberty focusing on the history and geography of the United States of America (along with fine arts, anatomy, and chemistry).
When a family has completed all three cycles, they may repeat the program to provide another layer of learning as students mature.
This series was designed so that families can start in any of the programs. Mission: World Wonders begins with ancient world history. Mission: Faith Forgers begins with church history from the early church period and then later integrates world history into the narrative from the Protestant Reformation forward. And Mission: Lasting Liberty is a complete one-year study of American history. The curriculum guide for each program lays out exactly what is to be read (or completed) and when.
Mission Great Commission as a Framework for Co-op
Not only does Mission Great Commission offer a family-style schooling environment, it has also been successfully used to provide structure and vision to homeschool co-ops and private schools.
If you find at least one other family also using the same mission (e.g., Mission: Lasting Liberty), you can meet weekly in a group setting to support each other in your learning endeavors. Each family will need their own set of books from the same curriculum package to teach at home. The co-op group leader(s) or families can use the Year-at-a-Glance page provided in the appendix of each Mission Great Commission Guide to select the material they would like to complete in a group setting. A suggested 3-hour weekly group meeting schedule for Mission: Lasting Liberty is as follows:
A suggested weekly group meeting schedule for Mission: World Wonders is as follows:
A suggested weekly group meeting schedule for Mission: Faith Forgers is as follows:
In each of these cases, families would read lessons at home prior to completing the associated material in class. Then, families would come together to complete the activities associated with science, fine arts, history, missions, and geography. Each week, the Call to Worship would consist of the hymns and scripture memory work that families would also be studying at home. Students would also have an opportunity to present on a topic of their choosing on a weekly basis. (You can use this post for ideas and presentation skills to hone.)
Not only does this provide an opportunity for a social gathering for weekly encouragement, it also provides a common vision amongst families as they use the same curriculum and discuss what they’ve been learning together as they come together on co-op meeting day.
If you have questions about using Mission: Great Commission in a community setting, email us at support@halfahundredacrewood.com.