Creative pursuits
Creative writing, illustration, filmmaking, animation, photography, music production, crafts, and design.
A complete, non-accredited curriculum library · K through graduate study
Join early access ↗✦Explore · Specialize · Create
Make room for the subject that changes a learner’s direction.
A wide elective library for exploration, specialization, hobbies, career preparation, competitions, certifications, and parent-designed study—with the same scope, sequence, assessment, and adaptive support as core Knowledge Trees.
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FIELD OF STUDY
Electives & Independent Study
01
K–2Discovery
6 sample Trees02
3–5Exploration
7 sample Trees03
6–8Choice
7 sample Trees04
9–12Specialization
8 sample Trees05
UndergraduateInterdisciplinary
7 sample Trees06
GraduateProfessional
7 sample Trees✦
One connected field. Placement follows demonstrated readiness by branch—not age alone.
The field at a glance
Not a scattered list.
A connected discipline.
Every Knowledge Tree sits inside a larger map of concepts, practices, vocabulary, prerequisites, and meaningful applications.
STEM explorations
Robotics, astronomy, aviation, marine science, forensics, game design, electronics, and invention.
Humanities seminars
Mythology, archaeology, genealogy, philosophy, law, psychology, world religions, and great books.
Practical skills
Cooking, sewing, woodworking, gardening, auto care, outdoor skills, first aid, and home repair.
Career pathways
Business, healthcare, education, trades, law, ministry, media, engineering, and public service explorations.
Independent study
Parent- or learner-designed Knowledge Trees with approved objectives, resources, milestones, evidence, and mentorship.
K through graduate study
Expectations deepen.
The roots stay connected.
These are representative Knowledge Trees, not a fixed or final list. Families can build a focused path, a complete sequence, or advanced independent study.
01
Discovery
K–2
Sample interests through short, playful, hands-on explorations.
- Nature ClubKnowledge Tree
- Kitchen ScienceKnowledge Tree
- Story MakersKnowledge Tree
- Music MakersKnowledge Tree
- Build & TinkerKnowledge Tree
- Animals Around UsKnowledge Tree
02
Exploration
3–5
Complete satisfying projects while discovering genuine interests.
- Robotics ClubKnowledge Tree
- Junior ChefKnowledge Tree
- MythologyKnowledge Tree
- Photography BasicsKnowledge Tree
- GardeningKnowledge Tree
- Chess & StrategyKnowledge Tree
- Creative WritingKnowledge Tree
03
Choice
6–8
Develop skills through sustained practice and authentic audiences.
- Game DesignKnowledge Tree
- Forensic ScienceKnowledge Tree
- Film StudioKnowledge Tree
- EntrepreneurshipKnowledge Tree
- WoodworkingKnowledge Tree
- Psychology FoundationsKnowledge Tree
- DebateKnowledge Tree
04
Specialization
9–12
Build portfolios, credentials, and informed postsecondary direction.
- AviationKnowledge Tree
- Sports MedicineKnowledge Tree
- Law & JusticeKnowledge Tree
- Music ProductionKnowledge Tree
- ArchitectureKnowledge Tree
- Education InternshipKnowledge Tree
- Trades ExplorationKnowledge Tree
- Great Books SeminarKnowledge Tree
05
Interdisciplinary
Undergraduate
Add practical breadth or focused depth beyond a primary field.
- Grant WritingKnowledge Tree
- Digital MarketingKnowledge Tree
- Museum StudiesKnowledge Tree
- Geographic Information SystemsKnowledge Tree
- PublishingKnowledge Tree
- Nonprofit LeadershipKnowledge Tree
- Independent ResearchKnowledge Tree
06
Professional
Graduate
Pursue advanced seminars, applied projects, and cross-disciplinary research.
- Program DesignKnowledge Tree
- Advanced EntrepreneurshipKnowledge Tree
- Public ScholarshipKnowledge Tree
- Instructional DesignKnowledge Tree
- Research CommunicationKnowledge Tree
- Consulting PracticumKnowledge Tree
- Graduate Independent StudyKnowledge Tree
Active microlearning
Study becomes something
the learner actually does.
Most digital lessons take 5–15 minutes and develop one clear objective through listening, reading, watching, trying, moving, making, practicing, feedback, and recall. Narrated instruction, adjustable playback, and transcripts sit alongside visual, read/write, interactive, kinesthetic, and hands-on elements. Parents can prefer or disable optional modes for each learner while sustained reading, labs, projects, writing, discussion, and performance remain wherever the objective calls for deeper work.
Project pathways
Every elective culminates in something made, performed, investigated, repaired, presented, or served.
Mentor integration
Parents can attach coaches, community experts, apprenticeships, co-ops, and external feedback to the record.
Competition & credential prep
Optional paths organize preparation for contests, auditions, certifications, portfolios, and practical exams.
Build-your-own Tree
Families define goals, resources, schedule, checkpoints, assessments, worldview, and final evidence.
Evidence of learning
Mastery is more than
a completed screen.
✓Project artifacts✓Performance and presentation✓Skill demonstrations✓Mentor feedback✓Competition or certification results✓Independent-study portfolio
Transparent worldview
Choose the framing.
See it before assigning.
CHRISTIAN PATHWAY
Allows electives to explore vocation, service, stewardship, beauty, truth, and Christian intellectual traditions where the family chooses.
SECULAR / ACADEMIC PATHWAY
Offers the same elective breadth through non-confessional projects, professional practice, and learner-defined interests.
Knowledge Tree pages identify perspective, sources, debated questions, prerequisites, and objectives. Parents retain final control.
Inside every Knowledge Tree
Complete enough to teach.
Clear enough to trust.
Published scope & sequence
Objectives, prerequisites, vocabulary, lesson order, worldview, materials, estimated time, and mastery expectations.
Multimodal micro-lessons
One focused concept through coordinated visual, auditory, read/write, interactive, movement, and hands-on elements—with feedback and retrieval.
Assessment & grading
Checks, quizzes, tests, projects, and writing—with automatic rubric grading, evidence-linked feedback, and parent review.
Adaptive support
Readiness checks trace weak roots, assign proportionate repair, verify retention, and return learners to the goal.
Parent controls
Adjust pace, tutors, worldview, due dates, interventions, lesson modes, and whether suggested writing grades post automatically or require approval.
Permanent records
Lesson history, grades, attempts, feedback, mastery evidence, hours, portfolio artifacts, and unofficial transcripts.