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Dear Theophilus,

Dr. Riggs' suggestion of joining the Orthodox Christian homeschooling list is a good one. There are over 300 members, I think, although most "lurk" more than they post. Although the message list title includes the phrase "classical education", the membership expanded to include members who teach according to other educational philosophies. (I do not adhere to that method, although I incorporate elements of it in my work.)

Balloon-burster here, but a "perfect curriculum" does not exist. Each family's preferences differ, each child's learning needs differ, each home teacher's needs differ (and don't always match those of the children), etc. Some of the Protestant curricula are more "tweakable" than others; some are flatly impossible (Bob Jones, for example). That a curriculum is "Catholic" does not ensure that the academic content of all subjects will be of the calibre you might prefer. The most flexible Catholic homeschool curriculum that I ever found -- flexible in the sense that I could substitute products that I preferred to those sold by the provider -- nonetheless turned out to have pitiful support. (It was close to a "full service" provider -- and we never heard "word Boo" from them when we never sent in anything because our life had changed.)

Some curricula work better for an Orthodox Christian family at particular grade levels than they do at others. A case in point (for my family) is Sonlight. We are using it this year for the first time -- (This is our 12th year of homeschooling.) (Orthodox for decades) -- and discovered that the 2nd grade is great for my dd, but the chosen high school program was far less so. I had to ditch seventeen of the included books, on grounds of their content. Still, we march on, "tweaking" as we go, and ds is enjoying his year.

At any rate, my prayers are with you and your family. I hope that you find the materials and local support that you need. I especially hope that you find a "live-people" homeschooling support group that will welcome you without attempting to change your religion -- assuming that they admit you as members in the first place. (Where I live, we are barred from all groups.)

In Christ,

Antonia