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The distinction between Bitcoin, the software network with its native monetary token BTC, and its corresponding backend software, the reference implementation known as Bitcoin Core.
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A similar article here: #999149 about the book title.
A Free And Open Source Homeschool Curriculum Framework
Bespoke and personalized for my children, but can be utilized elsewhere, with a particular use case of homeschooling. I've designed it to be free and open source.
Mission:
To give kids an education in freedom and sovereignty, through Bitcoin integration into subjects for all class levels in a homeschool environment.
License:
CC BY-SA 4.0 Free to use, modify, and redistribute (with attribution), but no one is permitted to sell the original program, a modification of it, or lesson plans reproducing any part of it.
Overview
A free and open source homeschool curriculum, with expertise from my fellow Bitcoin Boma colleagues and support from the Bitcoin community, designed to:
- Give students foundation and critical thinking.
- Create sovereignty through economic, cultural, and technological education.
- Incorporate Bitcoin knowledge organically across subjects.
- Respect and reflect local languages, environments, and cultures.
- Be totally open source and community-adaptable.
PRIMARY SCHOOL: Levels 1–8
1. Language and Arts
Goals: Literacy, communication, storytelling, creative expression, cultural preservation.
Topics:
- Local languages and oral traditions
- Reading and writing in local and international languages
- Poetry, music, and visual arts from African contexts
- Bitcoin stories: folk tales describing savings, value, and trust
- Expression in drama, poems, and songs about sovereignty
Bitcoin Integration:
- Short story writing: "How our village saves in sats"
- Vocabulary: wallet, sats, peer-to-peer, freedom
- Oral debates: "Why is Bitcoin better than other money?"
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2\. Mathematics
Goals: numeracy, logic, data literacy, financial thinking
Topics:
- Arithmetic, algebra, geometry, measurement
- Real-world mathematics: markets, trade, budgeting
- Introduction to Bitcoin units: bitcoins and sats
- Time, inflation, and value calculations
Bitcoin Integration:
- Practice transactions with sats (Lightning Network style)
- Mental math: sats to goods conversions
- Graphing: "How prices change with fiat vs Bitcoin"
3\. Science
Goals: Curiosity, inquiry, sustainability, understanding of the natural world
Topics:
- Life science: plants, animals, farming systems
- Physical science: tools, machines, energy
- Environmental science: water, air, clean soil
- Sovereignty energy: solar, wind, biomass, and Bitcoin mining
Bitcoin Integration:
- Projects: "Build a solar miner for our school"
- Science experiments with energy and power (kWh and hash rate)
- Fiat vs decentralized systems' environmental footprint
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4. History and Geography
Goals: Historical awareness, cultural identity, spatial awareness
_Topics :
- African civilizations and local history
- Geography of Africa: rivers, soils, people
- Maps, borders, and resources
- Colonialism and monetary exploitation
- Geography of Africa: rivers, soils, people
- Maps, borders, and resources
- Colonialism and monetary exploitation
Bitcoin Integration:
- Case studies: "How money was stolen from Africa"
- Mapping Bitcoin adoption in Africa
- Local heroes of freedom and sovereignty
- Mapping Bitcoin adoption in Africa
- Local heroes of freedom and sovereignty
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5. Economics and Sovereignty
Goals: Self-sufficiency, resource management, economic literacy
Topics:
- What is money? (barter, shells, metals, paper, Bitcoin)
- Saving, spending, investing
- Local markets and entrepreneurship
- Power and money: who has it and why
Bitcoin Integration:
- Practical project: "Village bank using sats" (Machankura-clans)
- Group simulations: the effect of inflation on food prices
- Peer-to-peer trade games with Lightning payments
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SECONDARY SCHOOL: Levels 1–4
1\. Language and Arts
Topics:
- Comparative literature: African authors, sovereignty themes
- Journalistic writing: researching money systems
- Media analysis: propaganda vs truth in economic reporting
- Bitcoin in music, protest, and creative resistance
2. Mathematics
Topics:
- Statistics: charting inflation, GDP, Bitcoin adoption
- Algebra: modeling savings over time (compound interest vs hodling + spending)
- Coding: introduction to logic, wallets, Lightning integrations
3. Science
Topics:
- Renewable energy systems for sovereignty
- Biology of nutrition, farming, health economics
- Chemistry and metal-backed currencies
- Physics of digital networks and data transmission
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4. History and Geography
Topics:
- Deep history of African trade routes
- The Berlin Conference and currency colonization
- Case studies: Malawi, Venezuela, Zimbabwe’s currency crises, Bitcoin Circular Economies around the world.
- Mapping Bitcoin circular economies
- The Berlin Conference and currency colonization
- Case studies: Malawi, Venezuela, Zimbabwe’s currency crises, Bitcoin Circular Economies around the world.
- Mapping Bitcoin circular economies
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5. Economics and Sovereignty
Topics:
- Comparative money systems: fiat, gold, Bitcoin
- Nation-state banking vs peer-to-peer exchange
- Building and protecting local value
- Final year project: "Design a Bitcoin-based local economy"
- Building and protecting local value
- Final year project: "Design a Bitcoin-based local economy"
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Source
- Stacker News: [#412443](#412443)
- Core Knowledge (CK-12): [https://www.coreknowledge.org/download-free-curriculum](https://www.coreknowledge.org/download-free-curriculum)
- Local relevance: languages, traditions, real-world issues per region
- Core Knowledge (CK-12): [https://www.coreknowledge.org/download-free-curriculum](https://www.coreknowledge.org/download-free-curriculum)
- Local relevance: languages, traditions, real-world issues per region
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Implementation Tools
- Modular lesson plans (hosted on GitHub / local repositories)
- Offline support (PDF + USB toolkits) - Non-internet phone support via Satellite, Radio Mesh network, Bluetooth and USSD (e.g., Blockstream, Machankura, Bitchat and Mesh Network) - Educator training for communities in local languages
- Offline support (PDF + USB toolkits) - Non-internet phone support via Satellite, Radio Mesh network, Bluetooth and USSD (e.g., Blockstream, Machankura, Bitchat and Mesh Network) - Educator training for communities in local languages
License
This curriculum is free and open source (CC BY-SA 4.0) and may be forked, adapted, or localized for any African family, village, region or school. License:
CC BY-SA 4.0 Free to use, adapt, and redistribute (with attribution), but no one is permitted to sell the original program, an adaptation of it, or lesson plans that reproduce any part of it.
LN: malawi@8333.mobi
I don't agree with this point here:
Lightning does not work for any meaningful value without custodians.
It all depends on who's the custodians. Because there's
- Self-custodial
- Third-party custodial