Curriculum
Why Chess Should Be Part of Every Homeschool Curriculum
Chess is a 30-minute weekly investment in how your child thinks. Here's why it belongs in your homeschool, and how to start without knowing how to play yourself.
6 min read · Jun 9
For every parent who wants more
You want more than checkboxes.
You just needed a plan.
The desire was never the problem. You always wanted deeper conversations — a child who could reason, create, and believe with conviction. You just didn't have a curriculum that handed you the first step. That's what this is.
Deeper conversations.
We wrote the questions. Every session opens with one worth asking — and gives you the context to go further.
A child who can think, not just test.
Logic, art, argument, formation. Eight structured weeks. No subject-matter expertise required on your end.
To lead, not just manage.
A fully documented plan, thirty minutes at a time. You bring the presence. We give you the structure.
Our story
"I'm a dad of five. I wanted to be more than a bystander in my kids' education — but I didn't have time to become a curriculum expert. So I built what I needed."
— Brendan, founder & dad of five
Homeschool Da Vinci is modular enrichment curriculum — it runs alongside your core academics, not instead of them. Each course covers a subject your regular curriculum skips: game theory, the arts, entrepreneurship, spiritual formation. Drop a module into your week. Faith-integrated from the ground up.
30 min
per session
6 tracks
across every subject
ESA eligible
Texas pending approval · more states coming
Curriculum tracks
Eight ways to learn together.
Each track is a standalone enrichment module — drop it into your week alongside whatever you already study. Pick one, work through it, do the Saturday assignment.
Ars Technica
Ages 9–14Eight weeks of sketchbooks, short films, and one Saturday assignment. Notebooks required.
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Logic & Philosophy
Ages 11–16Teach your kid to argue well and lose gracefully. Starts with Aristotle, ends with dinner debates.
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Business
Ages 10–16From a lemonade stand to a profit and loss statement. Real stakes, real lessons.
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Spiritual Formation
Ages 6–16Scripture, prayer, and the slow work of discipleship. Faith as foundation, not garnish.
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Music
Ages 7–13Theory, listening, and one instrument. Not to produce musicians — to produce listeners.
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Adventures & Sport
Ages 8–15The outdoors as classroom. Orienteering, endurance, loss, and the long trail home.
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Imagination
Ages 6–14Fairy tales, world-building, and the discipline of invention. The faculty that lets a child inhabit a moral universe.
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The Modern Canon
Ages 7–14Pokémon. Ninjago. Avatar. The stories your kids already love — taught seriously. One franchise, eight weeks, real lessons.
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The three pillars
Whole-child formation.
Every lesson, every habit, every Saturday assignment serves one of three ends.
I
Courage.
We raise sons and daughters who can name a hard truth and stand in it. The world is in short supply.
II
Curiosity.
We make space for the questions adults forgot how to ask. Sketchbooks, telescopes, Latin roots, long walks.
III
Compassion.
We teach a tenderness that doesn't fold. Strong men who are quick to listen, slow to anger, slower to leave.
"Homeschool Da Vinci is what I wish I had when I was growing up. Not a curriculum — an apprenticeship."
Brendan · Founder & dad of five
Field Notes
Letters from the study.
Curriculum
Teaching Kids to Code at Home: Why CodeMonkey Is Our Top Pick for Homeschoolers
Coding is the literacy of the next generation, and you don't need to know how to code to teach it. Here's how we use CodeMonkey to give our kids a real programming foundation, and why it works for homeschool families.
7 min read · Jun 2
Curriculum
How to Use Your Texas ESA for Homeschool Curriculum (TEFA 2026 Guide)
Texas TEFA funds start flowing July 1, 2026 — $2,000 per homeschool student to spend on approved curriculum via the Odyssey marketplace. Homeschool Da Vinci is an approved vendor. Here's exactly how to use your ESA dollars.
6 min read · May 19
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