# A Free And Open Source Homeschooling Curriculum Framework
Specially designed and prepared for my kids, but could be applied elsewhere, particularly for homeschooling. I have planned it to be free and open source.
## Objective:
***Equip children with knowledge about freedom and sovereignty, through Bitcoin integration into subjects across all class levels in a homeschooling environment.***
[Discussions](https://stacker.news/items/999149/r/hasherstacker)
**_License:_** \[CC BY-SA 4.0\]([https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/\)) Free to use, adapt, and redistribute (with attribution), but **_no one is permitted to sell_** either the original program, an adaptation of it, or lesson plans that reproduce any part of it.
## Overview
A free and open source homeschooling framework designed to:
\- Equip learners with core knowledge and critical thinking.
\- Foster sovereignty through economic, cultural, and technological education.
\- Seamlessly integrate **_Bitcoin_** knowledge across subjects.
\- Respect and reflect _local languages, environments, and cultures_.
\- Be fully open source and community-adaptable.
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## PRIMARY SCHOOL: Levels 1–8
### 1\. Language and Arts
_Goals_: Literacy, communication, storytelling, creative expression, cultural preservation.
_Topics_:
\- Local languages and oral traditions
\- Reading and writing in local and international languages
\- Poetry, music, and visual arts from African contexts
\- _Bitcoin stories_: folk tales that explain savings, value, and trust
\- Expression through songs, poems, and drama about sovereignty
_Bitcoin Integration_:
\- Short story writing: “How our village saves in sats”
\- Vocabulary: wallet, sats, peer-to-peer, freedom
\- Oral debates: “Why is Bitcoin better than other forms of money?”
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### 2\. Mathematics
_Goals_: Numeracy, logic, data literacy, financial thinking
_Topics_:
\- Arithmetic, algebra, geometry, measurement
\- Real-world math: markets, trade, budgeting
\- Introduction to _Bitcoin units_: bitcoins and sats
\- Time, inflation, and value calculations
_Bitcoin Integration_:
\- Practice transactions using sats (Lightning Network style)
\- Mental math: converting between sats and goods
\- Graphing: “How prices change with fiat vs Bitcoin”
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### 3\. Science
_Goals_: Curiosity, inquiry, sustainability, understanding of the natural world
_Topics_:
\- Life science: plants, animals, farming systems
\- Physical science: energy, machines, tools
\- Environmental science: clean water, soil, air
\- Energy for sovereignty: solar, wind, biomass, and Bitcoin mining
_Bitcoin Integration_:
\- Projects: “Build a solar miner for our school”
\- Science experiments with energy and power (kWh and hash rate)
\- Environmental impact of fiat vs decentralized systems
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### 4\. History and Geography
_Goals_: Cultural identity, historical understanding, spatial awareness
_Topics_:
\- African civilizations and local history
\- Geography of Africa: rivers, soils, people
\- Maps, borders, and resources
\- Colonialism and monetary exploitation
_Bitcoin Integration_:
\- Case studies: “How money was taken from Africa”
\- Mapping Bitcoin adoption in Africa
\- Local heroes of freedom and sovereignty
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### 5\. Economics and Sovereignty
_Goals_: Self-reliance, resource stewardship, economic literacy
_Topics_:
\- What is money? (barter, shells, metals, paper, Bitcoin)
\- Saving, spending, investing
\- Local markets and entrepreneurship
\- Power and money: who controls it and why
_Bitcoin Integration_:
\- Hands-on project: “Village bank using sats” (Machankura-style)
\- Group simulations: how inflation affects food prices
\- Peer-to-peer trade games using Lightning payments
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## SECONDARY SCHOOL: Levels 1–4
### 1\. Language and Arts
_Topics_:
\- Comparative literature: African writers, sovereignty themes
\- Journalistic writing: investigating money systems
\- Media analysis: propaganda vs truth in economic reporting
\- Bitcoin in music, protest, and creative resistance
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### 2\. Mathematics
_Topics_:
\- Statistics: charting inflation, GDP, Bitcoin adoption
\- Algebra: modeling savings over time (compound interest vs hodling)
\- Coding: introduction to logic, wallets, Lightning integrations
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### 3\. Science
_Topics_:
\- Renewable energy systems for sovereignty
\- Biology of nutrition, farming, health economics
\- Chemistry and metal-backed currencies
\- Physics of digital networks and data transmission
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### 4\. History and Geography
_Topics_:
\- Deep history of African trade routes
\- The Berlin Conference and currency colonization
\- Case studies: Malawi, Venezuela, Zimbabwe’s currency crises, US Bitcoin Strategic Reserve and El Salvador's decision to use Bitcoin as a nation.
\- Mapping Bitcoin circular economies
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### 5\. Economics and Sovereignty
_Topics_:
\- Comparative money systems: fiat, gold, Bitcoin
\- Nation-state banking vs peer-to-peer exchange
\- Building and protecting local value
\- Final year project: _“Design a Bitcoin-based local economy”_
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## Source
\- _Stacker News_: \[[https://stacker.news/items/412443](https://stacker.news/items/412443)\]([https://stacker.news/items/412443](https://stacker.news/items/412443))
\- _Core Knowledge (CK-12)_: \[[https://www.coreknowledge.org/download-free-curriculum](https://www.coreknowledge.org/download-free-curriculum)\]([https://www.coreknowledge.org/download-free-curriculum](https://www.coreknowledge.org/download-free-curriculum))
\- _Local relevance_: languages, traditions, real-world issues per region
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## Implementation Tools
\- Modular lesson plans (hosted on GitHub / local repositories)
\- Offline support (PDF + USB toolkits)
\- Support for non-internet phones via Satellite, Radio Mesh network and USSD (e.g., _Blockstream, Machankura and RoLa Mesh Network_)
\- Community teacher training in local languages
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## License
This curriculum is _free and open source (CC BY-SA 4.0) and may be forked, adapted, or localized for any African family, village, region or school. License:_ \[CC BY-SA 4.0\]([https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/\)) Free to use, adapt, and redistribute (with attribution), but **_no one is permitted to sell_** either the original program, an adaptation of it, or lesson plans that reproduce any part of it.
LN: malawi@8333.mobi
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