COMPILING A Four-Year
HIGH SCHOOL PLAN
The primary purpose of a 4-year plan is to keep a road-map in front of us –
if we haven’t set a track to follow, we won’t know if/when we get off track!
(See our example on pg. 3)
So we make plans, update them, re-evaluate
them, raise the bar sometimes, lower the
bar other times, keep it real, use the plan to
inspire and challenge, and then revise it to
reect what plays out in real life.
Remember...YOU are the master of YOUR
4-year plan, not the other way around. It is
your friend! Keeping your plan close at hand
throughout all of high school can be a life-
saver for both you and your teen during those
times when you lose focus.
We’ve written more than a few four-year
plans as we’ve graduated some of our kids
from high school at home. Some of our 4-year
plans turned into 3-year plans and one turned
into a 5-year plan! But through it all the plan
served us, we weren’t a slave to it. That’s
important!
The following pages contain a sample of
the nal version from a high school student
who was using Dual Credit at Home’s Study
Plans. This form still works great for students
who aren’t using Dual Credit at Home’s Study
Plans. While this sample plan isn’t a “typical”
high school plan, it still works just ne to show
you what a nished one looks like. You’ll
simply ll in your form according to YOUR plan
for high school.
When your student actually has a 3-year plan
(as in this example), the “12th grade year”
could be spent in several ways: in missions
work, an internship/apprenticeship, pursuing
a passion/calling, or continuing on to
complete their college degree. (The student
in this example did a little bit of each of these
things!)
So make a plan to follow as you start (or
continue!) the journey. Revise your plan as
your child’s passions and talents develop.
Revise it again when your child’s college or
career goals develop clarity. Revise it again
and again. That’s the way it’s meant to be!
We’ve included some course suggestions
for a typical college prep high school plan.
This list is adapted from HSLDA’s website, but
remember….these are simply suggestions!
