TLA
Curriculum
Unapologetically Traditional
VFP partners with families to build order in life, family, and community.
We are similar to homeschool co-ops like Classical Conversations that emphasize the primary role of parents in their children’s education, but we differ from them in that we stress two very important things:
1. the role of a father as head of his family, and the leader in all areas of his family’s life, especially in education
2. the need to learn traditional skills according to traditional roles
Boys Taught By Men
Men are called to teach their children with diligence the things of God and way he should go. Men must teach their sons what it is to care for his household and his community with integrity, courage, and sacrifice.
Girls Taught by Women
Older women are to teach younger women to love their families, exercise self-control, manage their households well, and respect their husbands, thereby upholding the word of God (See Titus 2:3-5).
This is not to say that boys and girls will always be separate. On the contrary, there are many times when they are learning together. Nevertheless, we believe that it is vital for boys to be learning from men and for girls from women, a pattern rarely found in schools today where the faculty, certainly in the younger grades but even in high schools, is predominantly female.
Training for Young Men (Ages 12-18)
Coming Soon Fall 2025
Training for Young Women (Ages 12-18)
- Introduction to Traditional Womanhood
- An Exemplary Woman (Femininity & Etiquette
- Grace & Hospitality (Party Planning)
- Home "Sweet" Home (Healthy Baking & Cooking)
- Kitchen Management & Culinary Skills (Kitchen Safety, Knife Skills, Making Stocks & Sauces, Temperature Control (Boiling & Blanching)
- Clean Living (Cleaning techniques using homemade non-toxic housekeeping items)
- Skillful Sewing (Technique and Art of Sewing)
- Welcome Home (Interior Design & Home Organization)
- Floral Design & Herbal Cultivation (Floral Arranging & Gardening)
- Healthy Home (Meal Planning, Fermenting, Pickling & Nutrition)
TLA Certification Program
Certification in Home Management & Leadership for Women
Certification Requirements
- 3 to 5 Years to Complete
- Complete the Introduction to Traditional Womanhood
- Complete 9 Additional Courses in Traditional Leadership for Women
- Complete the Equivalent of 2 Semesters as a Protégé (Trained Under a Mentor)
- Grades for Each Course Must Be Above 80%
Code of Conduct
- Dress Code: Dress or Blouse and Skirt (Dress or Skirt Must Not Be Above the Top of the Knee). Hair Must Be Neatly Pulled Back and Tied or Pinned.
- Respect & Encourage Our Classmates
- Practice James 1:19: "quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger"
- Practice Colossians 3:33–34: "work heartily, as for the Lord"
- Embody Femininity & Poise
Grading Policy
- Journal Entries (50%)
- Attendance (15%)
- Participation (15%)
- Home Assignments (10%)
- Poise & Etiquette (10%)