Bob Jones Science Curriculum

[hedarosan]

Hello, My ex wife wants to send our 11 year old son to a religious school which utilizes the “Bob Jones” science curriculum. I am a physician and rigorous and accurate education in science is very important to me. I’m curious if anyone here has experience with this curriculum and the importance it gives to topics such as the scientific method, evolution, planetary geologic history, etc.

Thank you in advance for thoughts and comments!

I have no experience , but you can find out more here: www.bjupress.com/category/elementary-science/5th-grade-science/5637160423.c
It apparently "Firmly embracing a biblical worldview and young earth model" as part of it's 'science' teaching.

No personal experience, but copilot offers the following:

"Bob Jones University (BJU) / BJU Press science curriculum is a Christian, creationist‑framed program that emphasizes hands‑on labs and a Biblical worldview; it teaches the scientific method in a classroom/lab sense but rejects or critiques mainstream evolutionary theory and deep‑time geology, presenting creationist alternatives instead.

• Evolution: BJU does cover evolution but treats it critically; texts present creationist viewpoints and highlight arguments against evolutionary theory rather than presenting evolution as the unifying explanatory framework used by mainstream biology.
• Planetary geologic history / deep time: BJU teaches Earth and space science topics but interprets Earth history through a Biblical creationist perspective, often questioning standard deep‑time interpretations and offering alternative readings of stratigraphy and fossil evidence; this contrasts with the standard geologic time scale and radiometric dating methods accepted in mainstream geology and paleontology.

If you want instruction aligned with mainstream scientific consensus (evolution, radiometric dating, multi‑billion‑year Earth history), BJU materials will present those topics differently and include creationist critiques."