Philosophy Adventure
Philosophy Adventure blends logic, worldview, and writing into one powerful credit—guiding teens through ancient thought, biblical truth, and bold ideas they’ll want to discuss around the dinner table.
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Faith-Based
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2026 Twelfth-Grade Curriculum Kit
Philosophy Adventure
Big questions deserve more than shallow answers. Philosophy Adventure, a full-credit high school course, introduces your teen to the pre-Socratic philosophers whose ideas shaped Western thought while teaching him to evaluate those ideas through the lens of Scripture.
Rather than simply memorizing names and dates, your teen will explore the questions these early thinkers wrestled with: What is truth? How did the world begin? What can we know with certainty? Each lesson compares philosophical ideas with biblical teaching, helping students develop discernment while learning to analyze competing worldviews.
At the heart of the course is the Reader, a carefully researched text that introduces major philosophers, historical context, and key concepts in an engaging, approachable format. The Student Workbook reinforces learning through vocabulary work, mapping activities, freewriting exercises, and structured assignments that strengthen comprehension and critical thinking.
The included Write Think Speak Journal guides students in developing and defending their own ideas. Through regular writing and reflection, your teen will learn to organize thoughts, support arguments, and communicate clearly—skills that transfer well beyond philosophy studies.
Digital resources include quizzes, answer keys, and additional instructional support, making the course straightforward to implement and assess.
Philosophy Adventure is particularly well-suited for upper high school students who are ready to engage deeply with ideas, evaluate worldviews, and strengthen their writing. By the end of the course, your teen won't simply know what the philosophers believed—he'll be better equipped to think carefully, write persuasively, and evaluate ideas for himself.
How to Use Philosophy Adventure
- Plan on completing approximately one lesson each month, or divide each lesson into smaller weekly assignments. Philosophy Adventure is designed to be studied slowly. The ideas are substantial, and giving your teen time to reflect on them will lead to deeper understanding and better discussions.
- Encourage your teen to complete the vocabulary work, journaling assignments, and writing activities rather than focusing only on the reading. Much of the course's value comes from wrestling with the ideas, organizing thoughts, and learning to communicate them clearly.
- Use the included quizzes to monitor comprehension and identify concepts that may need additional discussion. The answer keys make assessment straightforward while allowing your teen to work independently through much of the course.
- Pay particular attention to the worldview comparisons at the end of each lesson. These sections encourage students to evaluate philosophical ideas alongside Scripture and often lead to some of the most meaningful conversations in the course.
- Don't be tempted to rush through the material. Philosophy Adventure is less about covering information and more about learning how to think carefully, evaluate ideas, and support conclusions. A slower pace gives your teen the opportunity to absorb the concepts and apply them thoughtfully.
By the end of the course, your teen will have done more than study philosophy. He'll have practiced analyzing ideas, defending positions, and engaging thoughtfully with questions that have shaped human thinking for centuries.
In the 2026 kits this course earns high school credit:
1 credit of Philosophy
Thinking Skills · 12th grade · Classic kits
Philosophy Adventure™ is designed to help students 6th-12th grade cultivate and defend a biblical worldview by teaching them how to write skillfully, think critically, and speak articulately as they explore the history of ideas.
Set Includes:
ISBN: 9781937494056
ISBN: 9781937494018
Publisher's Information
Publisher: Home School Adventure
Author: Stacy Farrell
Age Recommendation: 14+
Grade Recommendation: 9th+
Faith-Based: Yes
Consumable: No (text), Yes (Student Workbook)
Lessons: 9
Format: Spiral bound softcover
Awards and Endorsements from:HomeschoolingTeen.com Best in Class Award
Find answers to the most frequently asked questions about this product below:
Philosophy Adventure counts as 1 credit of Philosophy on a high school transcript. To turn its grade into a GPA, use our free homeschool GPA calculator: it works out each letter grade from your student's scores, figures the GPA by year and for all of high school, and prints a grade record for the transcript.
- September 24, 2022
Biblical view of Philosphy!
Shannon B.
This is an amazing curriculum that ties in the Bible with Philosophy! It will strengthen your student's Biblical worldview. This is a very unique approach to studying some of the great people of Philosophy.
- December 2, 2019
Philosophy
Jonna
My kids didn't mind this course. I would have liked some more information or guidance for me!!
- September 4, 2014
My daughter likes this course
Jamie H.
My daughter likes this course a lot.. I just wish there was more info for the teacher on how to teach and how to grade, but I will use it for my younger children when they get older. I like it a lot to!
