Memoria Press Classical Core Curriculum vs Veritas Press
The main differences
Both sell classical grade packages from the early years to 12th grade, with Latin, literature, history and grammar. Memoria Press's set comes with one curriculum manual planning every day and includes science; its 3rd grade set was $821.28 on sale. Veritas Press's You Teach kits carry scripted lesson plans for each subject, the same publisher sells self-paced online courses and live classes, and its 3rd grade package has no science; at the level without live classes it was $1,861.90 on sale.
| Memoria Press Classical Core Curriculum | Veritas Press | |
|---|---|---|
| Subjects | All subjects: math, language arts, science and history and geography | All subjects: math, language arts and history and geography |
| Grades | Preschool to 12th grade | Kindergarten to 12th grade |
| Method | Classical | Classical |
| Format | Books and workbooks | Books and workbooks |
| Faith label | Faith-based | Faith-based |
| Cost a year | $821.28. Third Grade Curriculum Set (curriculum manual with daily lesson plans, plus student books, teacher guides and flashcards for subjects including Latin, spelling, grammar, literature, classical studies, math, science, writing, cursive and states and capitals; weekly read-aloud books not included): $821.28 on sale, list price $1,143.77. | $1,861.90. 3rd Grade Complete Package at the Good level (kits, with lesson plans for most subjects, for subjects including history, geography, grammar and writing, Latin, spelling, literature and Saxon Math 5/4; no science): $1,861.90 on sale, list price $2,048.09. The other two levels ($1,481.35 and $1,624.85) include kits for live online classes, and the classes themselves cost extra. |
| Placement | None on the publisher's site | None on the publisher's site |
| Parent time | Not stated by the publisher | Not stated by the publisher |
| It fits | A parent who wants a classical, Latin-centered year planned day by day, with the books and teacher guides for every subject in one box. | A parent who wants a classical year with scripted lesson plans for each subject, and the choice to hand some subjects to online courses later. |
| It doesn't fit | A family on a tight budget, or one that wants short, light school days or lessons a child works through alone on a screen. | A family on a tight budget, or one that wants science and every subject in one package from one publisher. |
Memoria Press Classical Core Curriculum
Memoria Press sells a classical curriculum set for each grade from preschool to 12th grade, with Latin from the early grades beside literature, history, grammar, writing, math and science. Each set comes with a curriculum manual that plans every day, plus the student books, teacher guides, flashcards and some streaming lessons for the year. You can buy the full set, a set of only the consumables, or ask to customize a set by phone or email.
Does well: Each grade set includes a curriculum manual with daily lesson plans, so the parent does not have to plan the year.
Watch for: The 3rd grade set is $821.28 on sale and over $1,100 at list price, and the weekly read-aloud books are sold separately.
The full Memoria Press Classical Core Curriculum card · Publisher’s site ↗
Veritas Press
Veritas Press sells classical curriculum from kindergarten to 12th grade, set out by the trivium stages. A complete grade package is a year of kits for each subject that you can customize, in three forms: You Teach kits with scripted lesson plans for the parent, self-paced online courses with video and games for history and a few other subjects, or materials for its live online classes, whose class fees are extra. The 3rd grade package covers history, geography, grammar and writing, spelling, Latin, literature and Saxon math.
Does well: The You Teach kits come with scripted lesson plans, so the parent has each lesson laid out.
Watch for: The 3rd grade package is $1,861.90 on sale at the Good level, and the lower-priced levels depend on live online classes that cost extra.
Lists with both
- Homeschool all-in-one curricula 22
- Faith-based homeschool curricula 22
- Classical homeschool curricula 8
- Homeschool curricula for pre-K and kindergarten 48
- Homeschool curricula for middle school 51
- Homeschool curricula for high school 38
- Print homeschool curricula 44
- Homeschool curricula over $600 a year 10
How we label
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