Discover!

Best fit for

Families wanting a fresh, modern curriculum that flexes between secular and faith-based; reluctant or independent learners; charter and micro-school families; grades 3-8 especially

The honest read

Discover! is the most modern-feeling boxed curriculum on this list — and the only one where the worldview is a switch you control. Built by Edovate Learning Corp for grades 1-8, it covers the four cores (math, science, language arts, social studies) two ways: classic consumable worktexts with an instructor guide, or a blended model where animated characters walk kids through daily online lessons before they apply it in hands-on worktexts. It's colorful, self-paced, and built to grow independence, with real support for charter and micro-school families. Cathy Duffy names it a Top Pick and singles out the science as 'excellent' and the language arts as comprehensive; the soft spot is social studies, which stays light on world and modern American history. Its standout feature for our community: the plain worktexts are secular and even hold off on evolution and age-of-earth topics until junior high, while the blended format adds an optional, Protestant-leaning 'Faith Connections' layer — so the same program flexes to a secular or a faith-based home. It's newer than the long-established names here, so grassroots reviews are still thin, but it's expert-vetted and genuinely well-built. If you want something fresh, flexible on faith, and friendly to reluctant or independent learners, it's well worth a look.