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An 18-Week Facilitator-Guided Homeschool Course for Ages 8 to 12
Travel across continents, discover extraordinary traditions, and explore the celebrations that have shaped cultures for centuries. Holidays Around the World is an engaging, interdisciplinary homeschool curriculum that takes learners on an unforgettable journey through the festivals, holidays, foods, art, and customs that connect families and nations around the globe. Designed for ages 8 to 12, this 18-week facilitator guide combines social studies, geography, world cultures, history, art, cooking, writing, and critical thinking into one immersive learning experience.
Rather than memorizing dates and facts, students experience each culture through meaningful, hands-on activities. They create traditional crafts, prepare authentic recipes, play strategy games from around the world, participate in thoughtful Socratic discussions, and build a travel journal and portfolio documenting their global adventure. Throughout the course, learners compare traditions with their own family heritage while developing empathy, cultural understanding, and appreciation for the values that unite people across every continent.
Students journey through seven engaging units exploring celebrations from North and South America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Oceania, and the Pacific, culminating in a student-led World Holidays Festival where they showcase everything they have learned through projects, presentations, food, and art.
Built around the From Earth to Sky Education philosophy, this curriculum encourages curiosity, conversation, creativity, and real-world learning. Parents act as facilitators, guiding rich discussions instead of delivering lectures, while students learn to ask meaningful questions, make thoughtful comparisons, and become confident global citizens.
World holidays and celebrations
Global geography and cultural traditions
History and the origins of celebrations
Traditional foods and family recipes
Arts, crafts, and cultural symbolism
World religions and cultural heritage
Character education and global citizenship
Socratic discussions and critical thinking
Research, writing, and presentation skills
Portfolio-based learning
Complete 18-week facilitator guide
Seven comprehensive learning units
Hands-on cultural art projects
Traditional recipes from around the world
Socratic discussion prompts
Strategy games from multiple cultures
Geography and worldschooling activities
Field trip suggestions
Travel journal and portfolio activities
Culminating World Holidays Festival
Multiple project options
Standards alignment for California and National Standards
Portfolio-based assessment with no traditional tests
This curriculum emphasizes learning by doing. Students bake Swedish saffron buns, fold Japanese carp streamers, design Indian rangoli art, create Mexican papel picado, build African-inspired geometric designs, play Hawaiian strategy games, and discover how celebrations reflect the values, beliefs, and history of people around the world. Along the way, they develop research skills, communication, creativity, and cultural literacy while building lasting family memories.
Perfect for:
Homeschool families
Homeschool co-ops
Microschools
Classical and Charlotte Mason homeschoolers
Unit studies
Worldschooling families
Family-style learning with multiple ages
Social studies enrichment
Cultural studies and geography courses
Whether you're studying history, geography, world cultures, or simply looking for a meaningful way to introduce your children to the richness of global traditions, Holidays Around the World transforms social studies into an adventure filled with conversation, creativity, food, and discovery.
Ages: 8 to 12
Length: 18 Weeks
Format: Facilitator-Guided
Subjects: Social Studies, World Cultures, Geography, History, Art, Food Studies, Character Education, Writing
Assessment: Portfolio-Based Learning
Publisher: From Earth to Sky Education
Author: Tricia Siletti, MEd, MS
An 18-Week Facilitator-Guided Homeschool Course for Ages 8 to 12
Travel across continents, discover extraordinary traditions, and explore the celebrations that have shaped cultures for centuries. Holidays Around the World is an engaging, interdisciplinary homeschool curriculum that takes learners on an unforgettable journey through the festivals, holidays, foods, art, and customs that connect families and nations around the globe. Designed for ages 8 to 12, this 18-week facilitator guide combines social studies, geography, world cultures, history, art, cooking, writing, and critical thinking into one immersive learning experience.
Rather than memorizing dates and facts, students experience each culture through meaningful, hands-on activities. They create traditional crafts, prepare authentic recipes, play strategy games from around the world, participate in thoughtful Socratic discussions, and build a travel journal and portfolio documenting their global adventure. Throughout the course, learners compare traditions with their own family heritage while developing empathy, cultural understanding, and appreciation for the values that unite people across every continent.
Students journey through seven engaging units exploring celebrations from North and South America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Oceania, and the Pacific, culminating in a student-led World Holidays Festival where they showcase everything they have learned through projects, presentations, food, and art.
Built around the From Earth to Sky Education philosophy, this curriculum encourages curiosity, conversation, creativity, and real-world learning. Parents act as facilitators, guiding rich discussions instead of delivering lectures, while students learn to ask meaningful questions, make thoughtful comparisons, and become confident global citizens.
World holidays and celebrations
Global geography and cultural traditions
History and the origins of celebrations
Traditional foods and family recipes
Arts, crafts, and cultural symbolism
World religions and cultural heritage
Character education and global citizenship
Socratic discussions and critical thinking
Research, writing, and presentation skills
Portfolio-based learning
Complete 18-week facilitator guide
Seven comprehensive learning units
Hands-on cultural art projects
Traditional recipes from around the world
Socratic discussion prompts
Strategy games from multiple cultures
Geography and worldschooling activities
Field trip suggestions
Travel journal and portfolio activities
Culminating World Holidays Festival
Multiple project options
Standards alignment for California and National Standards
Portfolio-based assessment with no traditional tests
This curriculum emphasizes learning by doing. Students bake Swedish saffron buns, fold Japanese carp streamers, design Indian rangoli art, create Mexican papel picado, build African-inspired geometric designs, play Hawaiian strategy games, and discover how celebrations reflect the values, beliefs, and history of people around the world. Along the way, they develop research skills, communication, creativity, and cultural literacy while building lasting family memories.
Perfect for:
Homeschool families
Homeschool co-ops
Microschools
Classical and Charlotte Mason homeschoolers
Unit studies
Worldschooling families
Family-style learning with multiple ages
Social studies enrichment
Cultural studies and geography courses
Whether you're studying history, geography, world cultures, or simply looking for a meaningful way to introduce your children to the richness of global traditions, Holidays Around the World transforms social studies into an adventure filled with conversation, creativity, food, and discovery.
Ages: 8 to 12
Length: 18 Weeks
Format: Facilitator-Guided
Subjects: Social Studies, World Cultures, Geography, History, Art, Food Studies, Character Education, Writing
Assessment: Portfolio-Based Learning
Publisher: From Earth to Sky Education
Author: Tricia Siletti, MEd, MS
