One of the advantages to homeschooling is that you can have greater control over your curriculum and what subjects you teach. Many homeschooling families have chosen to include religion classes, or to incorporate more of their religious beliefs into their studies.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has an established religious education program for its youth aged 14-18 (high school). Teens in school would normally attend an early morning class before school. This program has a 4 year curriculum covering The Old Testament, The New Testament, The Book of Mormon, and Doctrine & Covenants. This program is called seminary, and is organized around the world.
LDS families who homeschool can either do homestudy seminary or attend through their local congregation with other teens. Although the courses on The Book of Mormon and Doctrine & Covenants are most relevant to Mormon families, the other two years (The Old Testament and The New Testament) could be used by any Christian. The courses include a lot of resources, including manuals, music, DVDs, etc. You can buy these even if you're not affiliated with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or a lot of seminary resources are available for free.
If you are homeschooling your teens and want a Christian course of study, this could be a really helpful resource. Click here to visit the official website for Seminary. Click here for resources for studying the Old Testament and here for the New Testament.
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