“Your curriculum is so lovely. The simplicity of it is its beauty. There are days that I need a little pick-me-up and I am surprised by the inspiration that appears at just the right moment from my children's books. Thank you for your love and devotion that touches our lives.”
- Karen, Illinois |
“I am very grateful for CHC, I have ordered from you in the past, and I have one request: Please do not let me leave for another homeschool provider/school ever again. Hold my hand tightly, and don't let me wander off again. Our family thrives while using your materials. We grow together, there is peace in the home. Then the devil steps in and confuses me.....'Maybe the children aren't doing enough,’ ‘Maybe they need more work,’ ‘Maybe they are behind their friends who go to schools,’ ‘Maybe I should push them to be ahead of their peers so we don't look like ignorant homeschoolers,’ etc. I'm sure you've heard this before from other parents. Well, we tried all the rigorous programs [various Catholic and Protestant programs], and while they are academically challenging to my children, they also disrupted the peace in our home. One child cries daily. He does his work obediently, but his young love of learning is being snuffed out. Three of the older children get up as early as they can to get as much of their school work out of the way without really learning anything. It's just an awful drudgery that must be accomplished everyday by checking the "Completed" box next to assignments. Our eldest homeschooling son actually begged us to let him quit school and try for the GED because the high school program just was not a good fit for him!
Well, it's been a long semester for us since we began this past September. This Christmas break has brought me the gift of perspective. My children are lively again because they don't have that dreaded weight on their backs. I've seen them brighten up in only two weeks. So, with prayers to Our Dear Mother to let me know what to do, She led me back to CHC. Many prayers were answered very quickly, too! So, I browsed the site, felt like I was back home again, and placed an order today for over $700 of your beautiful materials...(which you've already shipped out - ya'll are amazing!) I wish you could have shared with me in watching the children as I told them to go to the school area and pack away all their materials because we're going back to CHC. The relief and delight was so precious! Everyone was so happy. The peace is coming back into my home already. We are so excited to receive our order. Even though we are basically starting the year over, the children said,'Who cares? I'd rather do CHC over than ever do anything else' So, thank you. I am filled with gratitude for all you do for this program. It fits us so well. I will remember all of you, your families, and CHC's continued growth and success in my Masses and Rosaries. You are a blessing to us. Please, again, somehow, don't let me question everything and wander off again. I hope I've learned my lesson for good. Please, pray for me, also. God bless you all!”
- Michelle, Georgia |
“I LOVE all of Nancy Nicholson's books because she has really cool stuff in them especially about the Saints!”
- Gemma (10), MN |
“We love CHC! Your products are the only ones my son doesn't complain about using! I always tell people now we homeschool because we're educating for eternity! Thank you for making it fun to be Catholic...and fun to homeschool!”
- Rachel, California |
“Our family of seven thanks you all for this beautiful curriculum you have provided for our family. This will be our second year and we're moving from 1 student up to 4. I feel confident that through God's abundant grace and your truly Catholic curriculum our year will be a successful one, even as we welcome Baby #6 next May. God bless everyone at CHC to continue this mission you've received from our Lord, Amen!”
- Johanna, LA |
“I have been using your products for 7 years now and I still love them. Thank you for creating homeschooling books that make learning fun for a large family. We can work through the core and still have time to do fun projects or take care of a new baby in the house.”
- Chris, WI |
“I want to thank you....My oldest (and first CHC student) is going off to her second year of college this year. My youngest, a 1st grader, is going to enjoy these goodies that I'm ordering this year! :-) I always love doing business with you and am thankful for this ministry that you have for us to enjoy to make our homeschool a better one! God bless you & your family!”
- Sue Ann, FL |
“Dear CHC, I have been home schooling my three girls for 3 years now. We have used your materials from the very first day. I am so happy to say that thanks to your beautiful and faith filled curriculum my children have thrived not only academically but most importantly in their Catholic Faith. You have helped make our family whole by filling that space or void between just saying we are Catholic and actually living and working toward being a Catholic Family. My children love their reading, spelling, and grammar books. They tell every one that their favorite author is Nancy Nicholson. I can't say enough about how thrilled we all are to have your materials in our home. I repeatedly recommend your curriculum to other moms and tell them about this wonderful program I discovered! Thank you! May God bless you and all who work arduously to make home schooling possible for families on the road to raising better people, faithful Catholics, and better Americans! ”
- Corina, San Diego |
“I am so excited to be using CHC materials this year!
I began homeschooling my third grader and kindergartner last year right in the midst of expecting baby number four. All my friends and family kept asking me how I was surviving with all the transitions. I kept thinking I must have been doing something wrong because everything seemed to fall into place so easily during our school hours - even with a super-rowdy 3 year-old and a newborn!
As I began planning for my second year, I started to order books from other programs because I was wondering what I was missing - there is so much out there! I realized about two weeks into school this September what a huge mistake I had made. Everything in school seemed so chaotic. CHC is so organized, so Catholic, and so mom and housework-still-needs-to-get-done friendly that I've been gradually restocking my curriculum with CHC materials to get back on track in my school and home. Now the three year old is enjoying many of the preschool materials, my six-year-old is reading at a third grade level and my fourth grader knows how to organize himself and get work down without me having to sit with him for hours on end.
I guess I'm glad that I ordered from several other curriculums last summer because if I hadn't I would not have understood so completely how wonderful CHC is. CHC is truly a blessing to our family and homeschool. I'm now having fun recommending all your products to all my homeschooling friends! I look forward to NOT shopping around next year. I'm confident CHC will have all I need. Thank you, thank you, thank you.”
- Maureen, Branson |
“I'll take this opportunity to let you folks know how grateful we are to have "found CHC". We've been homeschooling for 8 years now, but only Catholic for 3 years. My husband and I (thank God, together) converted and our children were baptized at the Easter Vigil after a year of intense study. We had been a preacher's family, my husband a pastor -- and here we are, reading aloud "King of the Golden City," following our liturgical calendar (A Year with God), finding out "Catholic facts" as we go through our 50 states (Catholic Geography Bee), reading Church Fathers with spelling lessons . . . what a life, what a Church! Thank you for your business with such a heart and mission. ”
- Allison, Alaska |
“I appreciate the products that are all-in-one--where the instructions for the mother (teacher) are on the top of the page, and the student's work follows. With multiple children, I need to immediately know what I am supposed to say and do, if I have to page through a teacher's manual, my child wanders off either physically or mentally, and it's hard to stay on task. I particularly love Nancy Nicholson's stuff.”
- Nancy, Illinois |
“The materials I ordered are very beautiful, very inspired, and very excellent quality. This curricula is strengthening the faith of not just our child, but our entire family. Catholic Heritage Curricula is just what we were looking for and the answer to our prayers…Thank you for such a wonderful way for families to educate and grow with their children.”
- M.O. |
“I just wanted to let you know that your website is beautiful. I really like the Quick Order list on the side of each page. It was so simple to click on the items I knew I needed, yet it was also easy to get more details on a product if I wanted. Thanks for the work you have put into this site to make it user-friendly. Of course, my satisfaction with your materials goes without saying. I love the way the faith is woven into everyday coursework--and my children think it's great, too! ”
- Kathleen, Wisconsin |
“We have a son (11yo) and two daughters (6 & 9yo) who are all very different learners and have unique strengths and weaknesses. After an attempt with other materials we found Catholic Heritage Curricula allows us to extend lessons, or shorten them based on their learning styles and interests. We have found that even if one child doesn't care for a particular subject, it pushes him to grow just a bit further---to stretch out through the Lord and to accept a challenge. Yet to view that challenge not as something negative but to receive the light and Truth of the Lord. The materials are not something we do to just "get it over with." Sometimes a lesson may begin that way for a child but it usually doesn't end that way. Thank you for your hard work and faithful attention to detail.”
- Kimberly, LA |
“This is our first year homeschooling. I bought CHC and 2 other programs. I thought CHC was too light at first. But, I think that the gentleness of the lesson keeps learning fun. There are no complaints here and I love the lesson plans. Great job!”
- Angela, Louisiana |
“We survived our first year of homeschooling! Three different grades, a toddler and a colicky baby born Sept. 15th. Here's the amazing part - I loved it! I'll never send my children to school again. Your books are lovely, so filled with the beauty of our faith. God bless you for your good work!”
- Brigitte, Missouri |
“I want to thank you for restoring my excitement and enthusiasm about homeschooling. CHC's curriculum is like a breath of fresh air. I have one special needs child entering 8th grade who will be doing a combination of 7th and 8th grade courses; your Middle School Lesson Plan Guide makes that possible! With my previous provider, the beauty of homeschooling a child who does not fit the mold was all but lost as I became a Drill Sergeant, marshalling him through too much required work in order to receive a grade from them. I also have a first grader who has just turned 5, so your program is gentle and flexible enough for him to proceed to first grade without being overwhelmed by too many texts and too much seatwork. I feel like the emphasis on virtues and family will not only be an education for my children, but will increase the harmony of our home. And finally, de-emphasizing tests will take the pressure off, and restore primacy to the learning process itself, rather than learning for the sake of passing tests.Thank you for making me feel happy about homeschooling again!”
- Jennifer, MA |
“I wish I had time for a long, inspiring letter to tell you how much your materials, and the people behind them and in your small company, have meant to me and my family over the years. A short 'thank you' will have to do for now. A box of materials ordered from CHC is always a 'taste of heaven' when it arrives at our door. …Every one of the items I've ever purchased from you has touched my heart and soul at some level (isn't curriculum for Moms who are trying to grow in their own Faith?), and the children's souls have been touched too.”
- Vonnie |
“I love the CHC curriculum! I love how everything relates, it makes everything we do have a purpose. [Homeschooling] doesn't feel so disjointed anymore. And most importantly our faith is incorporated in every aspect guiding us along the way. The way that this curriculum has been laid out is pure genius. The time and effort that must have gone into it is amazing. I mean NOTHING has been left out. It is a joy to use! ”
- Pauline, PA |
“Your curriculum truly is a God-send for those of us who are Catholic and want to provide a God-centered education for our children. Yes, there are a lot of Protestant curricula available but I want something that I'm not constantly checking and rechecking for errors. It is also nice that your prices are reasonable. Thank you so much for all of your hard work helping those of us who want to home school.
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- Heather, Connecticut |
“Like so many parents new to home schooling you wonder where the right place is to start your journey. Well, you need not look any further then the CHC Lesson plans. If you're new to homeschooling then you can follow the step-by-step daily layout provided as is. There is no need to spend tireless hours researching and planning your school year and you can take comfort in knowing that your child will receive a quality Catholic education. As a seasoned homeschool veteran, I find the Lessons Plans an invaluable resource. It is packed full of information, ideas, teaching tools, charts, certificates, and the list goes on. I would have taken precious time from my family trying to put a plan together with this amount of substantial information and activities. Even though I no longer follow the plans exactly as they are laid out (love the flexibility here), I simply wouldn't start the school year without my CHC Lesson Plans. ”
- Tami, WA |
“My son really enjoys the phonics flashcards. It makes my heart glad to hear, "R says rrrrr in rosary and rabbit, R says R,R,R." He calls them "his cards" and is quite proud of them.”
- Angela, Louisiana |
“I have been Catholic homeschooling for 13 years. I have used just about everything there is out there with my 5 boys at some point or other. I feel that your materials are 'just right.'”
- Maureen |
“I have been homeschooling for 8 years now and without a doubt you have the best resourses available and you
are the most efficient at sending out materials. God bless you in your most important work.
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- Lisa, Oregon |
“I am sure you have heard this more than a thousand times but I couldn't be happier with your program. My husband and I four years ago started homeschooling using [Catholic homeschool program]. It is a beautiful faith-filled curriculum but not a right fit for our family....way too rigid. So we put them into public school, sort of in a panic because the year was about to begin and we were not sure what to do. The last two years my children have been in public school and I could have not been in more agony as I saw my children learn....yes learn, however all the wrong things. I knew that God was calling me to home school once again. This time around the whole family was involved in making the decisions...kids included and they are so excited to get started and can't wait for September....so we are not going to wait...we are taking one month possibly two off and then starting early. I have those months to get myself prepared and as I read through the lesson plans, workbooks, and online sources tears well in my eyes as God has answered my prayers and I found a curriculum that is so beautiful and loving. Thank you thank you thank you for your dedication to provide guidance in educating our children both academically but most importantly spiritually for eternity!”
- Liz, Ohio |
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