The minimum age for dialectic courses is 11. Recommended for 6th - 9th graders.

Integrated Courses

Based on the award-winning Tapestry of Grace ​classical homeschool curriculum, Lucerna Academy provides a classical Christian education using an integrated unit study approach, with the history of the world as the core organizational theme. Rather than studying subjects independently, students study the literature, geography, fine art, philosophy, and worldview of a people as they also study the history of that people, making rich connections and achieving a deeper understanding.

We're excited to use Tapestry of Grace's new Warp Companion Readers for our history courses! These Warp Readers are designed to be a spine overview resource, providing all the information that students need to answer the history discussion questions. By using these Warp Readers, we're able to pare down the reading list to our favorite living books, saving you money on books and streamlining the students' weekly work!

Where do we start? If you are new to integrated education, you are welcome to jump in with any of our four year plans.​
​Do we have to enroll in all the classes for the year plan? No. You may choose any class you like. However, if your child is enrolled in one of our year-plan Tapestry writing courses at the dialectic or rhetoric level, your child needs to also be enrolled in one of the Lucerna history courses or be studying Tapestry history on a schedule that parallels ours. See our schedule HERE.

YEAR 1: The Ancient World
Year 1 Dialectic History
Year 1 Dialectic Literature
​Year 1 Dialectic Writing take Writing 7 or Writing 8
Year 1 Dialectic Worldviews

​YEAR 2: Medieval to Modern
Year 2 Dialectic History
Year 2 Dialectic Literature
​Year 2 Dialectic Writing ​take Writing 7 or Writing 8
Year 2 Dialectic Worldviews

YEAR 3: The Nineteenth Century
Year 3 Dialectic History
Year 3 Dialectic Literature
​Year 3 Dialectic Writing ​take Writing 7 or Writing 8
Year 3 Dialectic Worldviews

YEAR 4: The Twentieth Century & Beyond
Year 4 Dialectic History
Year 4 Dialectic Literature
​Year 4 Dialectic Writing take Writing 7 or Writing 8
Year 4 Dialectic Worldviews

Other Dialectic Courses

Writing & Grammar
A Note About English Grammar Studies: we recommend that students study English Grammar at the upper grammar level, and we assume that students enrolling in one of our dialectic writing classes have either completed the study of an English Grammar program or are concurrently enrolled in our Dialectic Grammar Intensive course. 
Dialectic Writing 7
Dialectic Writing 8
​Dialectic Grammar Intensive

Science
Science in the Atomic Age
Earth Science
​Exploring Coding

Electives
Vocabulary From Classical Roots A 
​Vocabulary From Classical Roots B
Introductory Logic
​Intermediate Logic
​Study Skills
​​Inductive Bible Study: The Book of John

Save Money on
​Living Books

We help you manage the expense of getting the wonderful living books that our discussion courses use by providing you with a recommended book lists that identifies the ISBN number and which weeks the books are used, so you will know which books you should purchase and which books you might be able to borrow from your library system. These book lists are sent to enrolled students a few months before classes begin, giving you plenty of time to plan.
To save time and money finding books, check out our handy links to help you quickly find book in the library or at Tapestry of Grace's Amazon store.