Welcome to our new website!
For those of you returning to RC History or visiting for
the first time, this site is now the publishing and
informational resource for the Connecting with History
program. All retail sales are being handled by our new
business partners :
St. George Catholic Books and Gifts
which is the exclusive retailer for our products as well as
hundreds of homeschool resources for other subjects
personally selected by myself, plus a full Catholic book and
gift store. We anticipate that this arrangement will
serve you more efficiently. Sonya, the author of
Connecting with History, can be reached directly through St.
George's by
phone or
email.
The RC History Vision for studying history:
Roman Catholic (that's what RC stands for!)
Our Catholic faith is central to all areas of our lives. The Catholic Church is deep in history and studying the history of our faith alongside secular history will deepen your understanding of God's plan for the world. Our Lord is truly the center of all history!
Chronological
We believe that a chronological approach to history is the best way to put the events of history into proper perspective. History is not random, events have causes and effects, personal choices have consequences. History is a long story composed of many shorter stories which occur in specific times and places. Ordering your study of history chronologically promotes greater understanding.
Family Learning
We have found that history comes alive when the family learns together. Particularly if you are not well-acquainted with history yourself, or you are teaching multiple ages, studying the same time periods together will strengthen everyone's learning and interest and make your job of teaching simpler!
Integrated Approach History is unique, in that all things come to us through history. By relating other subject areas to the study of history we begin to understand that all knowledge is related, that nothing comes to us in a vacuum. We have found that our children's interest in other subjects has been enhanced by their study of history.
Active Learning
Most of us studied history with a textbook approach. Although a good textbook can be an important tool, we have found that to truly engage the student we must move beyond textbooks to a variety of outside reading, writing, discussion, research, and hands-on activities.
Introduction to the Connecting with
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