
The Academy
A Free and Personalized Curriculum
If in society there is no understanding of truth, no discipline for goodness, and no recognition of beauty, one must turn to the works of previous generations to recover all three. This is the basis of all education: the acquisition of past knowledge for future use. Modern schooling does almost the opposite, weighed down by tests, culture, and money. Thus, Aurelia offers a free K-12 curriculum to guide the holistic growth of children even in the midst of such bureaucratic stagnation - like plants grown through concrete.
Rethinking Education
Learning in Everyday & Academic Fulfillment
In his personal diary, John Quincy Adams recorded a quote originally ascribed to Caecilius Statius: “He who plants trees labors for the benefit of future generations.”
Recognizing this sentiment as a natural allegory for education, Aurelia seeks to plant and nurture a new form of personalized, holistic learning into the sterile ashes of our secular, industrialized schools. Like saplings sprung from charred soil, Aurelia frames all future programs as elements of a tree grown to provide shade for the youth yet to come, with leaves striving ever for the new light come at dawn.
Thus, Aurelia’s L.E.A.F. program aims to provide K-12 students with the intellectual component of their personal development. Alongside real-life experiences offered by B.A.S.E. and career preparation within R.O.O.T., this curriculum allows students to work at a flexible pace to progress as quickly as possible in the academic subjects that appeal most to who they are and what they seek in life.
To Live, To Learn
The Elements of Holistic Education

GRADES K-3
Structured Exploration (Under Development)
Aurelia’s early elementary grades take inspiration from three authentic learning models: Montessori, Waldorf, and home school co-ops. The focus is on a child’s exploration of their immediate surroundings so as to establish healthy boundaries and truthful associations through project-based exercises. Simply click on the classes for access to texts, assignments, and projects.
Kindergarten I
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Foundations in Stories & Narrative:
- Aesop’s Fables
- Hans Christian Anderson’s Fairy Tales
- Brother’s Grimm’s Fairy Tales -
- Composition Workbook (2-3)
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- Arithmetic Workbook (2-3)
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- Nature Workbook (2-3)
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- Art & Performance Workbook (2-3)
Kindergarten II
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Foundations in Stories & Narrative:
- Aesop’s Fables
- Hans Christian Anderson’s Fairy Tales
- Brother’s Grimm’s Fairy Tales -
- Composition Workbook (2-3)
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- Arithmetic Workbook (2-3)
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- Nature Workbook (2-3)
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- Art & Performance Workbook (2-3)
Lifecraft I
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Elements of Reading:
- Phonics Stories
- Folk Stories
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- Composition Workbook (K-1)
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- Questions Workbook (K-1)
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- Flora & Fauna Workbook (K-1)
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- Art
- Dance & Performance Workbook
Lifecraft II
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Elements of Reading:
- Phonics Stories
- Folk Stories
- Rhymes & Song -
- Composition Workbook (K-1)
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- Arithmetic Workbook (K-1)
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- Nature Workbook (K-1)
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- Art
- Dance & Performance Workbook

GRADES 4-8
Intellectual Foundations (Under Development)
Aurelia’s late-elementary and middle-school grades are competency-based, with student success gauged by comprehension of a subject as opposed to time spent learning it. The focus is on a child’s intellectual development through the exploration of classic texts through project-based exercises. Simply click on the classes for access to texts, assignments, and projects.
5th Grade
BLOCK ONE: TRIVIUM
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Summer Reading:
- The Adventures of Tom SawyerRead Aloud:
- Five Children and It
- Peter PanIndependent Reading:
- Heidi
- The Secret Garden -
- [Intro to] Grammar Textbook
- Writing Handbook (4-5) -
- American Textbook
- Local Workbook
BLOCK TWO: QUADRIVIUM
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- Art Workbook (4-5)
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- Arithmetic Textbook (4-5)
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- Life Sciences Textbook (4-5)
6th Grade
BLOCK ONE: TRIVIUM
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Summer Reading:
- The Princess and the GoblinRead Aloud:
- Little Lord FauntleroyIndependent Reading:
- The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
- Treasure Island
- Swiss Family Robinson -
- Grammar Textbook (6-8)
- Writing Handbook (6-8) -
- World History Textbook (6-8)
- Regional Workbook
BLOCK TWO: QUADRIVIUM
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- Art Textbook
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- Music Textbook -
- Arithmetic Textbook (6-8)
- [Intro to] Geometry Textbook -
- Life Sciences Textbook
4th Grade
BLOCK ONE: TRIVIUM
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Summer Reading:
-Alice in Wonderland
Read Aloud:
- Five Little Peppers and How They Grew Up
- The Railway Children
Independent Reading:
- Hans Brinker; or, the Silver Skates
- Cuckoo Clock -
- [Intro to] Grammar Textbook
- Writing Handbook (4-5) -
- American Textbook
- Local History Workbook
BLOCK TWO: QUADRIVIUM
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- Art Workbook (4-5)
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- Arithmetic Textbook (4-5)
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- Life Sciences Textbook (4-5)
8th Grade
BLOCK ONE: TRIVIUM
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Summer Reading:
- Captains CourageousRead Aloud:
- White FangIndependent Reading:
- The Hound of the Baskervilles
- Eight Cousins
- The Prince and the Pauper -
- Philosophy Textbook
- Trivium Workbook
- Quadrivium Workbook -
- World History Textbook
- Global Workbook
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- Art Textbook
- Music Theory Textbook -
- Arithmetic Textbook (6-8)
- [Intro to] Algebra Textbook -
- Life Science Textbook (6-8)
- Geology
- Botany
- Physical Science
7th Grade
BLOCK ONE: TRIVIUM
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Summer Reading:
- Anne of Green GablesRead Aloud:
- The Coral IslandIndependent Reading:
- The Red Badge of Courage
- A Christmas Carol
- A Little Princess -
- Grammar Textbook (6-8)
- Writing Handbook (6-8) -
- World History Textbook
- Regional Workbook
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- Art Textbook
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- Music Theory Textbook -
- Arithmetic Textbook (6-8)
- [Intro to] Geometry Textbook -
- Life Sciences Textbook

GRADES 9-12
Applied Learning
Aurelia’s high school tracks are based on society’s three organic classes, as described by the Trifunctional Hypothesis, which allows students to customize their learning experience by specializing in the fields they resonate with most. Provided is a curriculum that can be further adjusted to suit student needs. Simply click on the classes for access to texts, assignments, and projects.
Guild (Trade & Finance)
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ELOQUENCE
Summer Reading
- The Virginian
Independent Reading
- Growth of the Soil
- North & South
- Little Women
- The Betrothed
- Fathers & Sons
Drama
- The Three Sisters
INQUIRY
- Biology Textbook
MEASUREMENT
- Algebra I Textbook
CIVICS
- U.S. History Textbook
- U.S. Gov Textbook
- Economics Textbook
VITALITY
- Human Nutrition Textbook
LANGUAGE I
- Latin Textbook -
ELOQUENCE
Summer Reading:
- The Picture of Dorian Gray
Independent Reading:
- Dangerous Liaisons
- Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship
- Pilgrim's Progress
- The Princesse de Clèves
- The Dialogue of the Dogs
Drama:
- A Midsummer Night’s Dream
INQUIRY
- Chemistry Textbook
MEASUREMENT
- Geometry Textbook
CIVICS
- World History I Textbook
- World History II Textbook
AESTHETICS
- Art History I Textbook
- Art History II Textbook
LANGUAGE II
- Latin Textbook
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- Anatomy & Physiology Textbook -
ELOQUENCE
Summer Reading:
- The Lais of Marie de France Independent Reading:
- The Mabinogion
- The Decameron
- The Book of the City of Ladies
- The Romance of Tristan and Iseult Drama:
- Everyman
INQUIRY
- Physics Textbook
MEASUREMENT
- Algebra II Textbook
+ 4 ELECTIVES
- Vehicle Maintenance Textbook
- Arts & Crafts Textbook
- Computers & Programming Textbook
- Botany Textbook -
ELOQUENCE
Summer Reading:
- Meditations
Independent Reading:
- Confessions
- Georgics
- The Odyssey
Drama:
- AntigoneMEASUREMENT
- Accounting
- Statistics
+5 ELECTIVES
- Electrical Systems Textbook
- Sales & Marketing Textbook
- Woodworking & Carpentry Textbook
- Home Economics Textbook
- Water & Plumbing Textbook
Research (Health & Tech)
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ELOQUENCE
Summer Reading:
- Journey to the Center of the World
Independent Reading:
- Gösta Berling's Saga
- North and South
- Frankenstein
- Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
Drama:
- R.U.R.
INQUIRY
- Biology Textbook
MEASUREMENT
- Algebra I Textbook
CIVICS
- U.S. History Textbook
CIVICS
- U.S. Gov Textbook
- Economics Textbook
HEALTH
- Human Nutrition Textbook
LANGUAGE I
- Latin Textbook -
ELOQUENCE
Summer Reading:
- Gulliver's Travels
Independent Reading:
- The New Atlantis
- Jacques the Fatalist
- Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship
Drama:
- Dr. Faustus
- The Alchemist
INQUIRY
- Chemistry Textbook
MEASUREMENT
- Geometry Textbook
CIVICS
- World History I Textbook
- World History II Textbook
AESTHETICS
- Art History I Textbook
- Art History II Textbook
LANGUAGE II
- Latin Textbook
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- Anatomy & Physiology Textbook -
ELOQUENCE
Summer Reading:
- Travels of Marco Polo
Independent Reading:
- The Ship of Fools
- The Treasure of the City of Ladies
- Vinland's Saga
- The Journals of Leonardo Da Vinci Drama:
- The Castle of Perseverance
INQUIRY
- Physics Textbook
MEASUREMENT
- Algebra II Textbook
+ 4 Electives:
- Meteorology Textbook
- Botany Textbook
- Computers & Programming Textbook
- Healthcare Textbook -
ELOQUENCE
Summer Reading:
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Independent Reading:
- The Art of Happiness
- Hippocratic Writings
- History of Animals
- The Odyssey
Drama:
- Prometheus Bound
MEASUREMENT
- Calculus
+5 Electives:
- Astronomy Textbook
- Geology Textbook
- Psychology Textbook
- Statistics & Probability Textbook
- Physics Textbook
Order (Safety & Justice)
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ELOQUENCE
Summer Reading:
- War of the Worlds
Independent Reading:
- The Storm of Steel
- The Debacle
- The Charterhouse of Parma
- The Last of the Mohicans
Drama
- Woyzeck
INQUIRY
- Biology Textbook
MEASUREMENT
- Algebra I Textbook
CIVICS
- U.S. History Textbook
CIVICS
- U.S. Gov Textbook
- Economics Textbook
VITALITY
- Human Nutrition Textbook
LANGUAGE I
- Latin Textbook -
ELOQUENCE
Summer Reading:
- The Buccaneers of America
Independent Reading:
- The War Wolf
- Simplicissimus
- The Conquest of New Spain
- The Lay of El Cid
- The Sagas of the Volsungs
Drama:
- Henry V
INQUIRY
- Chemistry Textbook
MEASUREMENT
- Geometry Textbook
CIVICS
- World History I Textbook
- World History II Textbook
AESTHETICS
- Art History I Textbook
- Art History II Textbook
LANGUAGE II
- Latin Textbook
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- Physique & Aesthetics Textbook -
ELOQUENCE
Summer Reading:
-The Book of Deeds of Arms and of Chivalry
Independent Reading:
- The Lay of El Cid
- The Chronicles of the Crusades
- The Sagas of the Volsungs
- Beowulf
Drama:
- The Play of Herod
INQUIRY
- Physics Textbook
MEASUREMENT
- Algebra II Textbook
+ 4 ELECTIVES
- Military History Textbook
- Criminal Justice Textbook
- Computing & Programming
- Anatomy & Physiology Textbook -
ELOQUENCE
Summer Reading:
- The Civil War
Independent Reading:
- The Conquest of Gaul
- The Persian Expedition
- The Campaigns of Alexander
- The Iliad
Drama:
- Ajax
MEASUREMENT
- Statistics
- Calculus
+5 ELECTIVES
- World Geography Textbook
- Military Strategies Textbook
- Home Economics Textbook
- Vehicle Maintenance Textbook
- Psychology Textbook
Letters (Art & Theory)
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ELOQUENCE
Summer Reading:
- Main Street
Independent Reading:
- Great Expectations
- Middlemarch
- Ninety-Three
- Father's and Sons
- The Lifted Veil
Drama:
- Faust
INQUIRY
- Biology Textbook
MEASUREMENT
- Algebra I Textbook
CIVICS
- U.S. History Textbook
CIVICS
- U.S. Gov Textbook
- Economics Textbook
VITALITY
- Human Nutrition Textbook
LANGUAGE I
- Latin Textbook -
ELOQUENCE
Summer Reading:
- Utopia
Independent Reading:
- The Lusiads
- Lucifer
- The Princesse de Clèves
- Praise of Folly
Drama:
- The Merchant of Venice
INQUIRY
- Chemistry Textbook
MEASUREMENT
- Geometry Textbook
CIVICS
- World History I Textbook
- World History II Textbook
AESTHETICS
- Art History I Textbook
- Art History II Textbook
LANGUAGE II
- Latin Textbook
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- Physique & Aesthetics Textbook -
SCHEDULE
ELOQUENCE
Summer Reading:
- Le Morte d'Arthur
Independent Reading:
- Piers Plowman
- The Divine Comedy
- The Prose Edda
- The Romance of the Rose
- Parzival
Drama:
- Mankind
INQUIRY
- Physics Textbook
MEASUREMENT
- Algebra II Textbook
+ 4 ELECTIVES
- Military History Textbook
- History of Philosophy Textbook
- Music Theory Textbook
- The Catholic Bible (Old Testament) -
ELOQUENCE
Summer:
- Theogony
Independent Reading:
- The City of God
- The Aeneid
- The Iliad
Drama:
- Tragedies by Seneca
MEASUREMENT
- Accounting
- Statistics
+5 ELECTIVES
- Cinema Textbook
- Comparative Religions Textbook
- Creative Writing Textbook
- Drama Textbook
- The Catholic Bible (New Testament)
Aurelian Standards
Graduates will be able to understand…
European Literature
Canons for distinctive European ethnic groups
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The Iliad, Homer, 750 BC
The Odyssey, Homer, 740 BC
The Theogony, Hesiod, 700 BC
Oresteia & Prometheus Bound, Aeschylus, 458 BC
Theban Cycle, Sophocles 400 BC
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Bellum Civile, Caesar, 40s BC
Metamorphoses, Ovid, 8
Aeneid, Virgil, 19
Meditations, Marcus Aurelius, 161
Confessions, St. Augustine, 397
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Mythological Cycle, N/A, 700s
Ulster Cycle (Táin Bó Cúailnge), N/A, 750
The Voyage of Saint Brendand, N/A, 800
The Book of the Taking of Ireland, N/A, 1000s
War of the Irish with the Foreigners, N/A, 1000s
Tristan and Iseult, N/A, 1100s
The Fenian Cycle (Tales of the Elders) N/A, 1200
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History of the English People, Bede, 731
Beowulf, N/A, 800s
The Brut, Layaman,
Le Morte d’Arthur, Thomas Malory,
Piers Plowman, William Langland, 1370
Historia regum Britanniae, Geoffrey of Monmouth, 1136
Poetry, Pearl Poet, 1300s
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Song of Roland, N/A, 1000s
Arthurian Romances, Chretien de Troyes, 1100s
Letters of Abélard and Héloïse, Abélard, 1133
Chronicles of the Crusades, Jean Joinville, 1212
Romance of the Rose, Lorris & Meung, 1230-75
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Poem of the Cid, N/A, 1207
Tales of Count Lucanor, Juan Manuel, 1335
Prison of Love, Diego de San Pedro, 1485
Tirant Lo Blanc, N/A, 1490a
La Celestina, Fernando de Rojas, 1499
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Onega Bylinas, Giljferding, 1871
The Primary Chronicle, N/A 1115
Kievan Chronicle, N/A, 1200s
Galician-Volhynian Chronicle, N/A, 1200s
Dynastic Chronicle of Romanovichi, N/A 1400s
Tale of Igor's Campaign, N/A, 1400s
The Bronze Horseman & Eugene Onegin, Alexander Pushkin, 1830s
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Amadis of Gaul, Garci Rodríguez de Montalvo, 1508
The Lusiad, Luís Vaz Camões, 1572
Cancioneiro Geral, Garcia de Resende, 1500s
Book of Yearnings, Bernardim Ribeiro, 1520s
Palmeirim de Inglaterra, Francisco de Moraes, 1500s
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Hildebrandslied, N/A, 830
The Song of the Nibelungs, N/A, 1200
Parzival, Wolfram Eschenbach, 1200
Weisskunnig, Maximilian I, 1501
Book of Heroes (Heldenbuch), N/A, 1500s
Faust, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, 1808
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Travels, Marco Polo, 1300
The Divine Comedy, Dante Alighieri, 1321
Decameron, Giovanni Boccaccio, 1349
Poetry, Petrarch, 1300s
Morgante, Luigi Pulci, 1478
Orlando in Love & Orlando Furioso, Matteo Boiardo & Ldovico Ariosto, 1495-1516
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Kalevala & Kanteletar, Elias Lönnrot, 1835, 1840
The Tales of Ensign Stål, Johan Runeberg, 1848
The Song of the Blood-Red Flower, Johannes Linnankoski, 1869
Seven Brothers, Aleksis Kivi, 1870
Meek Heritage, Frans Eemil Sillanpää, 1888
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The Tale About the Horse, Olof von Dalin, 1740
The People of Hemsö, August Strindberg, 1887
The Charles Men, Verner Heidenstam, 1897
The Red Room, August Strindberg, 1879
Gösta Berling's Saga, Selma Lagerlöf, 1891
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Ynglingatal, Þjóðólfr of Hvinir, 800s
Hákonarmál & Háleygjatal, Eyvindr Finnsson, 900s
Passion and miracles of Blessed Olaf, N/A, 1120
The saga of Þiðrekr of Bern, 1250
Arnljot Gelline, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, 1800s
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The Saga of the Volsungs, N/A, 1000
Heimskringla, N/A, 1200s
The Prose Edda, Snorri Sturluson, 1220
Laxdæla Saga, N/A, 1245
The Poetic Edda, N/A, 1270
Njal’s Saga, N/A 1280
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Reynard the Fox, Willem, 1250
The Flower of Nature, Jacob van Maerlant, 1263
Beatrijs
Charlamagne and Elbegast, N/A, 1200s
Seven Ways of Holy Love, Beatrice of Nazareth, 1200s
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History of Kings of Britain, Geoffrey of M., 1136
The Life of Merlin, Geoffrey of M., 1150
Dream of Rhonabwy, N/A, 1200s
Y Gododdin, N/A, 1200s
The Mabinogion, N/A, 1400s
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Lion of Flanders, Hendrik Conscience, 1838
Legend of Thyl, Charles De Coster, 1867
The Belgian, Camille Lemonnier, 1888
Under the Robe, Eugène Demolder, 1897
Fairy Tales, Hans Christian Anderson, 1835
Pallieter, Felix Timmermans, 1916
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White Book of Sarnen (William Tell), Hans Schriber, 1474
The Short Chronicle, Jeanne de Jussie, 1500s
Genève Délivrée, Samuel Chappuzeau, 1701
Green Henry, Gottfried Keller, 1855
The King of Bernina, Jakob Heer, 1900
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The Brus, John Barbour 1375
Liber Pluscardensis, N/A, 1461
Deeds of William Wallace, Harry, 1476
Ane Godlie Dream, Elizabeth Melville, 1603
Poems of Ossian, James Macpherson, 1772
World Literature
Canons for distinctive ethnic groups around the world
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Analects, Confucius
Tao de Ching, Lao Tzu,
Art of War, Sun Tzu,
Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Guanzhong Luo, 1300s
The Water Margin, Shi Naian, 1370
Journey to the West, Wu Cheng’en, 1592
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Kojiki; or, Records of Ancient Matters, Ō no Yasumaro, 711
Japanese Chronicles, Prince Toneri, 720
Tale of the Bamboo Cutter, N/A, 900
The Tale of Genji, Murasaki Shikibu, 1001
The Tale of the Heike, N/A, 1200s
Essays in Idleness, Urabe Kenkō, 1330
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Bhagavad Gita, N/A 500 BC
Mahābhārata, Vyasa, 400 BC
Meghadūta, Kālidāsa, 400 BC
Ramayana, Valmiki, 200BC
Kumārasambhava,Kālidāsa, 400s AD
Tales from Kathasaritsagara, Somadeva, 1070 AD
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The Jewish War, Flavius Josephus 75
Commentary, Rashi 11th
Guide for the Perplexed, Maimonides 12th
Babylonian Talmud 770
Sefer Hasidim, Rabbi Judah of Regensburg 13th
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Educational Games
Learning through cooperation, competition, and fun
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