Updates and Revisions
- Thank you for joining Catholic Schoolhouse! Catholic Schoolhouse has been an apostolate, sharing our labors of love since 2009. Since then we have seized every opportunity to make Catholic Schoolhouse the best it can be. Because of this, there are a few different editions (distinguished by their copyright date) floating around. It is our hope to help you sort out the difference with this page!
The most recent editions are Tour I (2023), Tour II (2024), and Tour III (2025)
Tour I
Current edition is 2023
Those of you that have been with CSH for a while know how hard we have worked to bring you a quality, accurate product.
Everything got another look over as we prepared for the upcoming 2023 Tour 1 season, and I am happy to report that edits and corrections were minimal.
Here is a summary to help your families decide whether to buy new or reuse their old books.
T1 Tour Guide
2023 updates
- W2 Geography prompt updated to say: Geography Terms-Globe Terminology
- W3 Geography prompt updated to say: Land and Water Forms
- W5 Mt. McKinley change to Denali to reflect current National Park Service naming.
- W7 Eli Whitney image updated to match History Card
T1 History Cards
2023 updates
- Card 30 Picture caption typo corrected
- Card 66 Picture caption corrected, Carnegie bio info reworded for clarity
- Card 87 Reworded for clarity
- Cared 91 Reworded for clarity
- Card 100 Dred Scott spelling corrected
T1 Science
2023 updates
- Formatting to improve look of the book
- Added appendix footers for easy cross referencing.
- Supply list adjustments for clarity and ease of ordering. Corrected a few errors
- W12 edited teacher prep
- W20 edited supply list
- W22 edited teacher prep.
T1 Art
2023 updates
- General edits and formatting
- Project instructions updated for clarity and additional assistance
- Bolded emphasis on Element of Art being discussed
- Supply list adjustments for clarity and consistency. Some items added or updated.
- W11 Project instructions improved.
- W24 Instructions updated to align with T2 and T3.
2017 to 2020 edition updates:
T1 Tour Guide
2020 updates:
- Some saint/art/musician images updated for consistency with Truth, Goodness, Beauty award.
- Edits to repair punctuation and typos.
- Katharine Drexel spelling in two places.
- Improvements to more accurately match song lyrics.
T1 History Cards
2020 updates:
- Card 55 Emancipation Proclamation – clarified that not ALL slaves were freed by the proclamation
- Card 71 Statue of Liberty. – The Statue of Liberty is on Bedlow’s Island, now called Liberty Island, not Ellis Island.
T1 Science
2020 updates
- General edits and formatting to make instructions more clear for several activities.
- Supply lists reviewed for consistency and accuracy.
- W3 – New ocean creatures printable created.
- W3 – Removed Ocean in a Jar activity due to time constraints and relevance (it really is a density demonstration)
- W5 – Reduced size and spacing of butterfly life-cycle printable
- W7 – Adjusted condensation demo to use plastic wrap instead of glass plate for better visibility.
- Q2 – New weather icon printable with more icons on the page.
- W14 – Brain Hat – Adjustments made to include omitted information, make project flow more quickly. New printables, including larger brain hat.
- W19 – Clarification to help tutor understand polarity and flow of electricity better.
T1 Art
2020 updates:
- General edits and formatting
- Supply list consistency and clarity improved.
- Eric Carle information page updated with corrections.
- Some featured images changed for alignment with Truth, Goodness, Beauty award, and to respect changing permissions.
T1 CDs
2019/2020 updates:
- Elizabeth Ann Seton introduction error fixed: Elizabeth had 5 young children, three daughters and two sons.
T1 Tour Guide
2020 updates:
- Adjustments to make the words, especially science, align with the song lyrics.
- W? spelling of strait corrected
- Q1 Sabbaoth spelling corrected
T1 History Cards
2020 updates
- Card 55 – Emancipation Proclamation
Abraham Lincoln’s leadership led to the end of slavery in the United State of America. By late 1862, Lincoln saw the desire to eliminate slavery in the United States. Northerners, who had been indifferent to slavery, were now also favoring the end of slavery.
On January 1, 1863, Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, in which he declared that slaves in rebel states “are and hence forward shall be free.” This changed the focus of the war from one of state’s rights to one with a higher moral purpose. Other countries who had been supporting the South reconsidered, as they believed slavery was wrong and should be made illegal.
This proclamation used Lincoln’s war powers as president of the United States. Concern that this could be seen as a temporary war measure, Congress later passed the 13th Amendment to the constitution which abolished (made illegal) slavery in the United States.
- Card 71 – Statue of Liberty — Americans would build the pedestal on Liberty Island where the statue would stand, near Ellis Island.
- Card 73, picture credit, Spanish-American War
Tour II
Currently shipping 2024 edition.
2024 edition updates:
Tour 2 Tour Guide
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Truth, Goodness, and Beauty: All saint, musician, and art images changed to match the classroom display pictures and aligned with T2 Art Book
- Week 16 and Week 17 History: Added books of the Bible to Weekly page
- Adjusted history sentences so none are cut off at the bottom
T2 History Cards
- Card 117-Gutenberg Printing Press rewritten for accuracy and clarity. Gutenberg Printing Press 2024 Replacement Card
T2 Art
- Added page numbers to weekly pages
- Edited supply lists for consistency and accuracy
- Higher resolution images added and made larger for easier observation
- All featured image titling aligned to match classroom display pictures
- Week 9 (Architectural Pillars): Added clarity to instructions
T2 Science
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Added page numbers to weekly pages
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Objectives at beginning of lessons now reflect the intent and purpose of the activity
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Added “Skills to Learn” to right sidebar to assist teacher
- Week 3: Clarified teacher prep
- Week 4: Clarified instruction to tape case shut
T2 CDs
No changes, 2021 edition the most current
Tour III
The entire series received extensive line edits, some books for the first time. For Tour III, 2025, we suggest purchasing the updated books.
2025 updates:
T3 Tour Guide
- Q3-Q4 Geography: Africa Geography rewritten to align with 5 regions of Africa.
- Images updated to align with other CSH resources and Truth, Goodness, Beauty award
- W6 Geography: Ayers Rock is now Uluru.
- W20 Science: New memory work: What are 5 food groups? Food groups include vegetables, fruits, proteins, grains, and dairy.
- W24 Timeline: Smallpox added for better alignment of the timeline.
T3 History Cards
- Many cards received extensive line editing, as the first full revision since 2019. All edits are not listed individually here. We suggest new History Cards for 2025.
- W6, Card 28: Spanish Armada rewritten for clarity and accuracy. New Card:
Spanish Armada
Defeated by England – 1588
When the Spanish king, Philip II, decided to attack England, he thought it would be easy. England was a tiny country with a very small navy; Spain had a great fleet called an armada.
Bad feelings had existed between Spain and England since the 1570s, when Philip II became angry with Queen Elizabeth I because Sir Francis Drake and his privateers were attacking Spanish ships.
In May 1588, the Spanish Armada set sail from Lisbon. The Armada’s 130 ships fought 60 English ships in long-range gun duels in the English Channel. When England sent fire ships (burning ships filled with gunpowder) toward the Armada, the crippled Armada fled to the North Sea. Only 67 ships made it home, with many have been destroyed against the rocky Irish coast in heavy winds.
The defeat of the Spanish Armada marks the beginning of England’s great naval power.
- W6, Card 30: Shakespeare extensively edited for clarity.
- W24, Card 116 replaced to better align timeline. New Card:
Smallpox Eradicated
World declared free of natural smallpox – 1980
Smallpox was a tragic disease; 3 of 10 people who got it died. Those who survived often had severe scars. Many people consider the end of smallpox the greatest international public health achievement.
In 1796, Edward Jenner had an idea. He learned that someone infected with the less dangerous cowpox virus, gained immunity to smallpox.
In 1967, the World Health Organization (WHO) set out with the goal of conquering smallpox globally. With the entire world cooperating in a vaccination campaign, WHO declared it eradicated in 1979, officially endorsed by the 33rd World Health Assembly on May 8, 1980. Smallpox virus is stored officially under WHO supervision at the CDC in Atlanta and VECTOR research center in Russia.
In a similar campaign, polio, a very contagious disease that leaves people paralyzed, has been eradicated through vaccination in all the world, except Pakistan and Afghanistan.
T3 CDs 2025
- Q3-Q4 Geography: Africa Geography redone to align with African regions for successful study.
- Q4 Timeline- W14 smallpox replaces Pakistan in the timeline.
- W6 Timeline: New song, Ayers Rock is now Uluru.
- W9 Geography: Trinidad and Tobago updated to full name.
- W9 Timeline: Johann Sebastian Bach pronunciation corrected.
- W16 Timeline: Taiping pronunciation corrected.
- W20 Science: New song: What are 5 food groups? Food groups include vegetables, fruits, proteins, grains, and dairy.
- W24 Timeline: Smallpox replaces Pakistan for better alignment.
T3 Art
- Page numbers added, with Table of Contents listed by week and pointing to book pages for ease of use.
- Supply list updated for accuracy , consistency, and ease of use.
- Recommended supplies adjusted to reduce prep and ease purchasing.
- Line editing: First extensive line edit since 2016, resulting in, increased clarity, corrections and improved ease of use.
- Detailed weekly list coming soon.
T3 Science
- Page numbers added, with Table of Contents listed by week and pointing to book pages for ease of use.
- Supply list updated for accuracy, consistency, and ease of use.
- Line editing for improvements and clarity.
- W1-W2: Organism Cards improved and expanded to better serve both weeks activities.
- W20: New memory work: What are 5 food groups? Food groups include vegetables, fruits, proteins, grains, and dairy.
T3 Pre-Grammar
- 2025 is the first edition of the new Catholic Schoolhouse Tour III Pre-Grammar format.
- Spiral bound with Table of contents, introduction, supply lists, clear visually appealing easy to navigate weekly pages, all printables included.
These three years, with 24 weeks, and 10 subjects contain an enormous amount of material! We are ever grateful for the many, many eyes, ears, and minds that have reviewed, pre-read, and offered their suggestions!! Please continue to make this, your Catholic Schoolhouse apostolate, better and better.
Praise be to God!Mfa
We need well-educated Catholics, but we also need in them a burning desire and ability to use that education for God. We need students who will impact the world – not by our plan – but by living God’s plan for them! That leads me to the significance of our endeavor. I believe with my whole heart that the significance of homeschooling, and secondarily classically homeschooling, is that we create a place where our children can grow and learn – being taught by parents from a place of rest.