The Indie ScholarCurriculum that lets them take the lead.
- Engaging
- Rooted in Critical Thinking
- Student‑Led
Built for the age when learning starts becoming their own.
Think Deeply
Critical thinking instead of busywork — every unit is built around real questions, not worksheets to fill in.
Work Independently
Resources written directly to the student, so they can navigate a unit themselves — parents step back, students step up.
Follow Curiosity
Flexible studies that encourage exploration beyond the lesson, not a rigid script to follow line by line.
Explore by subject.
Start somewhere interesting.
Build Your Own Government
Grades 6–9
Students design their own system of government from the ground up, then compare it against real ones throughout history.
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American History Units
Grades 4–8
A free sample workbook from the American History collection — read, respond, and explore at your own pace.
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Christmas Around the World
Grades 4–8
A short research-and-presentation mini-unit exploring a country's holiday traditions, start to finish.
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We built the curriculum our older kids needed.
As our kids moved into middle and high school, group lessons stopped working — interruptions, frustration, and little actual learning. They were ready for more ownership of their own education, and we couldn't find curriculum that trusted them with it.
So we built unit studies that are self-guided, rooted in critical thinking, and written to grow with older students — not scaled-down elementary work in a different cover.
Read our full story →Three steps, then it's theirs to run with.
Choose a Unit
Find a topic that sparks their interest — by subject, grade range, or time period.
Hand It Over
Clear, student-facing directions let them work independently, start to finish.
Let Curiosity Take Over
Research, activities, and open questions encourage them to go deeper than the lesson asks.
Ancient Egypt
Gods, pyramids, and daily life along the Nile — students work through primary sources and build their own museum exhibit as a final project. Written for grades 6–10, with 18 days of self-guided study.
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