Welcome to Powell History! Now you don’t have to scour massive, incoherent--and boring!--textbooks to tortuously piece together the story of Western civilization on your own! POWELL HISTORY brings history within reach.
History for Adults
A First History for Adults™ is the ultimate history resource for adults! Enjoy the story of the past in convenient, weekly teleconference sessions. Gain a confident, full-featured
understanding of the heritage of the Ancient World, the advances of European culture, and the unprecedented splendor of the United States. Enter the site to learn more.
History for Children
HistoryatOurHouse offered by Scott Powell is a new, unparalled homeschooling curriculum for children from 2nd to 12th grade. Students study the story of the Ancient World, Europe, and America into four cycles of varying lengths (lower elementary, upper elementary, junior high, and high school). Visit the HistoryAtOurHouse homepage for more details. Enrollments are accepted for this year's program starting at the beginning of August.
New and Exciting!
Spring 2009: New dedicated registration pages are now available for American history, European history, The Islamist Entanglement, and Ancient history. Enjoy these great courses at discounted rates, and take advantage of payment plans to reduce your expenses up-front.
December 2007: The Holiday Specials Available Until Christmas! Live classes in this latest exciting installment of A First History for Adults™ begin February 8th, 2008. The "Story of America" and the History of Europe are available as digital recordings. Register now at the holiday specials page.
December 2007: The Islamist Entanglement starts soon! Live classes in this latest exciting installment of A First History for Adults™ begin February 8th, 2008, so don't delay your registration. Learn more on the course webpage.
The Powell History Recommends BLOG is here! see the new page for book recommendations, essays on pedagogical issues and commentary on the state of the historical profession.
Spring 2007:Europe History starts this summer! A First History for Adults™ (Part 2)! It's time to register for Powell History's Europe History program, Europe: Context and Foil Go to the REGISTRATION PAGE to enroll. Classes start in late June or early July (Stay tuned!). Students can attend live conference-calls or listen to internet based recordings.
Teller Speaks! on his experience with POWELL HISTORY and his unique take on the European background to America, based on "A First History for Adults."
American History still available! A First History for Adults™ (Part 1)!It's still possible to experience Powell History's revolutionary presentation of American History via internet recordings! Learn history at your own pace, and learn it on your budget too, by contacting me to create a payment plan. Go to the REGISTRATION PAGE to enroll.
A First History for Adults mentioned in the Objective Standard. Lisa VanDamme, the leading Objectivist philosopher of education, responds to a reader's question about how to get educated as an adult.
Invitation to History available to prospective students! Prospective students of Powell History are invited to listen to Invitation to History--now available on the web! Listen to this mini-lecture (available at your convenience) by visiting the invitation page. This is a great way to learn more about Powell History! And it's free!
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