Chasing Dawn

Engaging in Holistic Learning

Historically independent states have been enticed to compete for leadership of this international framework, providing the appearance of competition between distinct states while ensuring homogeneity of thought as technology and migration eliminates local identity.

  • 1: Embrace Heritage

    Explore our free classics library and choose a major ethnic canon to study as a specialty

    CANON

  • 2: Restore Culture

    Explore our free training regiment and choose an occupational class to guide your career

    CULTURE

  • 3: Personalize Education

    Explore our free K-12 lessons plans and choose a self-paced track to pursue your interests

    CURRICULUM

  • 4: Develop Community

    Explore our sustainability goals and choose how to rebuild local societies

    CONSERVATION

1: Embrace Heritage

Reclaim Identity through Study

European Literature

Canons for distinctive European ethnic groups

    1. The Iliad, Homer, 750 BC

    2. The Odyssey, Homer, 740 BC

    3. The Theogony, Hesiod, 700 BC

    4. Oresteia & Prometheus Bound, Aeschylus, 458 BC

    5. Theban Cycle, Sophocles 400 BC

    1. Bellum Civile, Caesar, 40s BC

    2. Metamorphoses, Ovid, 8

    3. Aeneid, Virgil, 19

    4. Meditations, Marcus Aurelius, 161

    5. Confessions, St. Augustine, 397

    1. Mythological Cycle, N/A, 700s

    2. Ulster Cycle (Táin Bó Cúailnge), N/A, 750

    3. The Voyage of Saint Brendand, N/A, 800

    4. The Book of the Taking of Ireland, N/A, 1000s

    5. War of the Irish with the Foreigners, N/A, 1000s

    6. Tristan and Iseult, N/A, 1100s

    7. The Fenian Cycle (Tales of the Elders) N/A, 1200

    1. History of the English People, Bede, 731

    2. Beowulf, N/A, 800s

    3. The Brut, Layaman,

    4. Le Morte d’Arthur, Thomas Malory,

    5. Piers Plowman, William Langland, 1370

    6. Historia regum Britanniae, Geoffrey of Monmouth, 1136

    7. Poetry, Pearl Poet, 1300s

    1. Song of Roland, N/A, 1000s

    2. Arthurian Romances, Chretien de Troyes, 1100s

    3. Letters of Abélard and Héloïse, Abélard, 1133

    4. Chronicles of the Crusades, Jean Joinville, 1212

    5. Romance of the Rose, Lorris & Meung, 1230-75

    1. Poem of the Cid, N/A, 1207

    2. Tales of Count Lucanor, Juan Manuel, 1335

    3. Prison of Love, Diego de San Pedro, 1485

    4. Tirant Lo Blanc, N/A, 1490a

    5. La Celestina, Fernando de Rojas, 1499

    1. Onega Bylinas, Giljferding, 1871

    2. The Primary Chronicle, N/A 1115

    3. Kievan Chronicle, N/A, 1200s

    4. Galician-Volhynian Chronicle, N/A, 1200s

    5. Dynastic Chronicle of Romanovichi, N/A 1400s

    6. Tale of Igor's Campaign, N/A, 1400s

    7. The Bronze Horseman & Eugene Onegin, Alexander Pushkin, 1830s

    1. Amadis of Gaul, Garci Rodríguez de Montalvo, 1508

    2. The Lusiad, Luís Vaz Camões, 1572

    3. Cancioneiro Geral, Garcia de Resende, 1500s

    4. Book of Yearnings, Bernardim Ribeiro, 1520s

    5. Palmeirim de Inglaterra, Francisco de Moraes, 1500s

    1. Hildebrandslied, N/A, 830

    2. The Song of the Nibelungs, N/A, 1200

    3. Parzival, Wolfram Eschenbach, 1200

    4. Weisskunnig, Maximilian I, 1501

    5. Book of Heroes (Heldenbuch), N/A, 1500s

    6. Faust, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, 1808

    1. Travels, Marco Polo, 1300

    2. The Divine Comedy, Dante Alighieri, 1321

    3. Decameron, Giovanni Boccaccio, 1349

    4. Poetry, Petrarch, 1300s

    5. Morgante, Luigi Pulci, 1478

    6. Orlando in Love & Orlando Furioso, Matteo Boiardo & Ldovico Ariosto, 1495-1516

    1. Kalevala & Kanteletar, Elias Lönnrot, 1835, 1840

    2. The Tales of Ensign Stål, Johan Runeberg, 1848

    3. The Song of the Blood-Red Flower, Johannes Linnankoski, 1869

    4. Seven Brothers, Aleksis Kivi, 1870

    5. Meek Heritage, Frans Eemil Sillanpää, 1888

    1. The Tale About the Horse, Olof von Dalin, 1740

    2. The People of Hemsö, August Strindberg, 1887

    3. The Charles Men, Verner Heidenstam, 1897

    4. The Red Room, August Strindberg, 1879

    5. Gösta Berling's Saga, Selma Lagerlöf, 1891

    1. Ynglingatal, Þjóðólfr of Hvinir, 800s

    2. Hákonarmál & Háleygjatal, Eyvindr Finnsson, 900s

    3. Passion and miracles of Blessed Olaf, N/A, 1120

    4. The saga of Þiðrekr of Bern, 1250

    5. Arnljot Gelline, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, 1800s

    1. The Saga of the Volsungs, N/A, 1000

    2. Heimskringla, N/A, 1200s

    3. The Prose Edda, Snorri Sturluson, 1220

    4. Laxdæla Saga, N/A, 1245

    5. The Poetic Edda, N/A, 1270

    6. Njal’s Saga, N/A 1280

    1. Reynard the Fox, Willem, 1250

    2. The Flower of Nature, Jacob van Maerlant, 1263

    3. Beatrijs

    4. Charlamagne and Elbegast, N/A, 1200s

    5. Seven Ways of Holy Love, Beatrice of Nazareth, 1200s

    1. History of Kings of Britain, Geoffrey of M., 1136

    2. The Life of Merlin, Geoffrey of M., 1150

    3. Dream of Rhonabwy, N/A, 1200s

    4. Y Gododdin, N/A, 1200s

    5. The Mabinogion, N/A, 1400s

    1. Lion of Flanders, Hendrik Conscience, 1838

    2. Legend of Thyl, Charles De Coster, 1867

    3. The Belgian, Camille Lemonnier, 1888

    4. Under the Robe, Eugène Demolder, 1897

    5. Fairy Tales, Hans Christian Anderson, 1835

    6. Pallieter, Felix Timmermans, 1916

    1. White Book of Sarnen (William Tell), Hans Schriber, 1474

    2. The Short Chronicle, Jeanne de Jussie, 1500s

    3. Genève Délivrée, Samuel Chappuzeau, 1701

    4. Green Henry, Gottfried Keller, 1855

    5. The King of Bernina, Jakob Heer, 1900

    1. The Brus, John Barbour 1375

    2. Liber Pluscardensis, N/A, 1461

    3. Deeds of William Wallace, Harry, 1476

    4. Ane Godlie Dream, Elizabeth Melville, 1603

    5. Poems of Ossian, James Macpherson, 1772

World Literature

Canons for distinctive ethnic groups around the world

    1. Art of War, Sun Tzu, 400s BC

    2. Analects, Confucius, 300s BC

    3. Tao de Ching, Lao Tzu, 200s

    4. Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Guanzhong Luo, 1300s

    5. The Water Margin, Shi Naian, 1370

    6. Journey to the West, Wu Cheng’en, 1592

    1. Kojiki; or, Records of Ancient Matters, Ō no Yasumaro, 711

    2. Japanese Chronicles, Prince Toneri, 720

    3. Tale of the Bamboo Cutter, N/A, 900

    4. The Tale of Genji, Murasaki Shikibu, 1001

    5. The Tale of the Heike, N/A, 1200s

    6. Essays in Idleness, Urabe Kenkō, 1330

    1. History of the Three Kingdoms, Kim Pusik, 1145

    2. Memorabilia of the Three Kingdoms, Ilyon, 1281

    3. Songs of Flying Dragons, Chong Inji, An Chi, Kwon Chae, 1447

    4. The Cloud Dream of the Nine, Kim Man-Jung, 1687

    5. The Tale of Chunhyang, N/A, 1600s

    1. The Life of Lam-ang, Pedro Bukaneg, 1720

    2. Ifugao Epic Chant, N/A, 500s

    3. Darangen, Panggaga Mohammad, 1930

    4. Tales from the Mouth of the Halawod River, Hugan-an, 1957

    5. Florante at Laura, Francisco Balagtas, 1861

    6. Noli Me Tangere, Jose Rizal, 1887

    1. Ramakien, King Rama I, 1700s

    2. Three Worlds According to King Ruang, King Lithai of Sukhothai, 1300s

    3. Lilit Phra Lo, N/A 1500s

    4. Phra Aphai Mani, Sunthorn Phu, 1800s

    5. Khun Chang Khun Phaen, N/A, 1900s

    1. Bhagavad Gita, N/A 500s BC

    2. Mahābhārata, Vyasa, 400s BC

    3. Meghadūta, Kālidāsa, 400sBC

    4. Ramayana, Valmiki, 200s BC

    5. Kumārasambhava, Kālidāsa, 400s

    6. Tales from Kathasaritsagara, Somadeva, 1070

  • Avesta, Zoroaster, 1000sBC

    The Book of Kings, Ferdowsi, 1010BC

    The Book of the Deeds of Ardashir, Son of Pabag, N/A 200s

    Bundahishn, N/A, 700s

    Vis o Ramin, Fakhruddin As’ad Gurgani, 1000s

    1. The Suspended Odes, N/A, 500s

    2. The Qur’an, Muhammad, 600s

    3. The Biography of the Prophet, Ibn Ishaq, 700s

    4. The Misers, Al-Jahiz, 800s

    5. The Book of Songs, Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani, 900s

    6. The Epistle of Forgiveness, Abu al-‘Ala’ al-Ma‘arri, 1000s

    7. One Thousand and One Nights, N/A, 1300s

    1. Wisdom of Royal Glory, Yusuf Khass Hajib, 1000s

    2. Divan-i Hikmet, Ahmad Yasawi, 1100s

    3. The Book of Dede Korkut, 1400s

    4. Osman's Dream, N/A 1400s

    5. Epic of Koroghlu, N/A 1700s

    6. Manas Epic, N/A 1800s

    1. The Tanakh, N/A,

    2. The Jewish War, Flavius Josephus, 75

    3. Commentary, Rashi, 1000s

    4. Guide for the Perplexed, Maimonides, 1100s

    5. Babylonian Talmud, N/A, 770

    6. Sefer Hasidim, Rabbi Judah of Regensburg 1200s

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2: Heritage as Education

Reclaim Identity through Study

  • R.O.O.T.

    Restoration of Organized Trades

    To restore the health of local communities, R.O.O.T. seeks to develop a network of public and private institutions to provide the education, mentorship, and careers necessary for a thriving regional economy.

    EXPLORE PROGRAM

  • B.A.S.E.

    Building Autonomy through Skills and Experience

    To restore the health of local communities, B.A.S.E. seeks to develop a network of friends, mentors, parents, and students to provide crucial life skills in the same vein as the nearly defunct Eagle Scouts.

    EXPLORE PROGRAM

  • T.R.U.N.C.

    Treatment and Rehabilitation of Underrepresented and Neglected Communities

    To restore the health of local communities, T.R.U.N.C. seeks to develop a network of volunteer programs to provide students real-life experience in the distribution of aid and services.

    EXPLORE PROGRAM

3: Heritage as Education

Reclaim Identity through Study

Lifecraft I (Kindergarten)

    1. Reading & Writing

    2. Arts & Crafts

    3. Natural Science

    4. Numbers

    5. History

    6. Geography

    7. French

Lifecraft II (1st Grade)

    1. Reading & Writing

    2. Arts & Crafts

    3. Natural Science

    4. Numbers

    5. History

    6. Geography

    7. French

Lifecraft III (2nd Grade)

    1. Reading & Writing

    2. Arts & Crafts

    3. Natural Science

    4. Numbers

    5. History

    6. Geography

    7. French

Lifecraft IV (3rd Grade)

    1. Reading & Writing

    2. Arts & Crafts

    3. Natural Science

    4. Numbers

    5. History

    6. Geography

    7. French

5th Grade: Learning the World

  • Summer Reading:
    - The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

    Read Aloud:
    - Five Children and It
    - Peter Pan

    Independent Reading:
    - Heidi
    - The Secret Garden

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  • Science

  • Arithmetic

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6th Grade: Learning the Self

  • Summer Reading:
    - The Princess and the Goblin

    Read Aloud:
    - Little Lord Fauntleroy

    Independent Reading:
    - The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
    - Treasure Island
    - Swiss Family Robinson

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  • Science

  • Arithmetic

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4th Grade: Call to Adventure

  • 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

    Composition:

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  • Arithmetic

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3: Heritage as Education

Reclaim Identity through Study

  • S.E.E.D.

    Sustainable Energy-Efficient Dwellings

    To restore health to the households of at-risk communities, S.E.E.D. seeks to develop hands-on programs to teach students how to create beautiful, sustainable, and affordable housing.

  • S.T.E.M.

    Sustainable Trades in Environmental Management

    To restore the healthy relationship between communities and their local food production, S.T.E.M. seeks to provide agricultural learning experiences by managing the land trust Aurelia wishes to establish.

  • C.O.L.U.M.N.

    Civilian Operations to Limit Upheavals of Man and Nature

    Experiential Education in Disaster Relief and Health Care

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