The Orthodox Christian Morning Time Curriculum by St. Irene Press Just this week, one of my friend's sent me a few links to some new homeschool curriculum on the market. There were a lot of curriculum choices available nine years ago when I started homeschooling, and there are even more now! There is Charlotte Mason, Classical, traditional and various hybrids of both methods combined into one curriculum. When I was a new homeschooler, I remember being pulled this way and th

Every year at Pascha and Nativity, we try to add to our library of Orthodox Christian Children's Books. Despite my children being solid readers, they still really enjoy quality Orthodox Christian Children's Books, especially those from New Rome Press. What I love about many of the books from New Rome Press is that many of them are translations from Orthodox Christians that live in Greece. This means that the books are written by Orthodox Christians that have been steeped i

It might surprise some people to know that, even though I am an Orthodox Christian, one of my favorite curriculum products is Christian Light Education (CLE) Reading. Even though it is from a Mennonite publisher (and since there isn't yet an Orthodox Christian alternative) both myself and my kids love it! I will preface this by saying that I did not come from a "so-called" fundamentalist Protestant home. When I became Orthodox, I didn't experience any sort of "freedom" to e

The supplement worksheets for the Orthodox Christian Morning Time Curriculum were finished much faster than I was anticipating! We've all been stuck at home sick this week, so on the bright side, something that I thought would take me two weeks, I finished in about two and half days! These worksheets are available for now on the Etsy Page for $2.99 and will soon be added to the product page on this site as well. Http://StIrenePress.Etsy.Com As I have time, I will be emailin

The other day when I was doing the Orthodox Christian Morning Time curriculum with my boys, I had the thought: "Wouldn't it be nice to have fill-in-the-blank worksheets for the memory sentences?" My boys liked the idea as well, so I decided to start making some! To the right, is a sample of what the fill-in-the-blank worksheets will be like. I hope to have them available to anyone that may be interested in a couple of weeks!

Update May 2026: I have made quite a few changes to my plans since I first wrote this! Based on a few conversations I've had lately, it seems that I plan for the next school year much earlier than most. However, I have gotten better! During the first half of the 2020s, I generally purchased most of my curriculum the October before the beginning of the next school year. That's like ten months early! This year I'm trying to hold off until the summer before, but we'll see.

I just wanted to write a post to thank anyone that has purchased the Orthodox Christian Morning Time Curriculum! I hope that the curriculum is a blessing to you and your family! We are enjoying using it at my home. I am sorry for the few typos that you may notice, but I am correcting them as they are discovered. Notably, in one part of the curriculum it states that the Feast Day of the Holy 40 Martyrs of Sebastea is March 6, when it is actually March 9. That should be co

Organization cart full of school supplies. My son can access the supplies for a handicraft by pulling out a tray. One of the hardest things for me as a parent has been adjusting to the constant phase changes involved in child development. It seems as soon I get used to one phase, there is another to learn about! Since probably last summer, once of my biggest challenges has been adjusting to a world without my boys playing! On top of that, both of my boys have always strug