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High school is an exciting and challenging age to teach.  A student can begin to learn independently.   They can ask questions and then learn that they can answer those questions by themselves. It’s an exciting age!  The child that you’ve been teaching, educating, and parenting for over fourteen years is now becoming an adult; however, a danger arises in high school. Yes, students can begin to teach themselves and answer their own questions; but this is not a guarantee that their answers will be correct. Only if we look to Scripture as our guide can we answer some of the most important questions about life, God, and worldview.

Every parent of a high school student faces a pivotal moment occurs. That parent can choose to be hands off and let the student learn completely on their own, or the parent can come along side the student as if the student is a young adult, and guide them in the right direction. Although it is a time to have respect for our student’s thoughts, opinions, and way of thinking a parent still has the responsibility of raising their child in “the way they should go”.

The great commission commands us as Christians to “go therefore, and make disciples”. (Matthew 28:19)  This commandment starts at home with our own children. Deuteronomy 6 says:

“and the words I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.”

Deuteronomy commands us to disciple our children constantly. Discipleship and Biblical training does not stop in high school. It may look different than it has in years past; however, discipleship still continues.

While the Artios Home Companion Series was designed to lend itself to discipleship and the training in a Biblical worldview, it is important to remember that with the exception of scripture, a book alone cannot disciple. Discipleship is relational, and one of the strongest and most symbolic relationships God has given us is the relationship between a parent and child.

This curriculum has been designed with the idea that Truth is displayed throughout history in the form of art, events, people, leaders, and leading ideas, it is imperative to contextualize and consume these details, not as stratified subject matter, but as God intended-seeing every historical milestone, personality, and ideology as a part of the greater story that God is telling.

An Artios education equips students to compare and contrast all ideas and art forms as Truth, or as something that stands opposed to Truth. However, an Artios Education requires parents to be involved in teaching.

As we begin to study the Medieval and Renaissance time period, we will encounter many controversial topics and worldviews.  We will learn about the rise of the church, the rise of Islam, Arianism, the crusades, false philosophers and teachers, and we will end with the Reformation. While these elements are questionable, they are vitally important to understanding the time period of the medieval – renaissance, and as a result, the world in which we live today.

Throughout this curriculum you will find thought provoking questions, reading material, and exercises that are designed to come along side the parent and assist the parent in their God ordained role as the mentor of you of your children.

Mentorship based on Scriptural instruction equips students to reason, relate, discern, discuss, and express the Truth of scripture. In the process, they realize scripture is shaping their character, building their confidence, and sharpening their conscience. In that moment, true learning, and true discipleship takes place and it is beautiful.