World Religions Curriculum – High School

Description

Encourage Critical Thinking in Comparative Religion Studies

Designed for students in Grades 9–12, the World Religions Curriculum – High School is a 36-week academic deep dive into global belief systems. Through research essays, case studies, discussions, and project-based learning, students explore how religions shape human experience across time and geography.

This curriculum supports worldview development and philosophical inquiry while providing essential skills for college-bound learners. Students will critically analyze primary sources, explore current events, and build a comparative framework of ethics, rituals, and symbols across Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, Christianity, Judaism, Taoism, and more.

✨ Key Curriculum Features:

• 36 weeks of comparative world religion studies

• Activities include academic writing, research, debate, and presentations

• Focus on interfaith understanding, cultural literacy, and ethical analysis

• Aligned with social studies and humanities learning standards

• Ideal for transcript credit or AP prep

• Delivered as a fully downloadable PDF

📘 Learning Objectives:

• Understand historical and modern contexts of world religions

• Evaluate the role of belief systems in social and political movements

• Analyze the interplay of religion, ethics, and identity

• Improve academic writing and research fluency

• Develop cultural humility and philosophical literacy

🌐 Extend the Learning:

Support text analysis with Etymonline or enrich classroom discourse through resources from the Linguistic Society of America.

🔗 View More High School Resources
🔗 Browse the Full Catalog

📥 Format & Delivery:

Downloadable as a digital PDF. Designed for use in 1:1 homeschools, hybrid models, or full classroom instruction. Includes assessment-ready content.

🎯 Ideal For:

• Homeschool high schoolers fulfilling world history or humanities requirements

• Co-ops or charter programs offering worldview electives

• Educators building comparative religion or philosophy units

This curriculum equips students to engage thoughtfully with global religious traditions and the ethical questions that define human society.