Veritas Press

Veritas Press is a classical Christian curriculum publisher whose products include the History Cards, the Omnibus Great Books sequence for secondary students, and the Veritas Scholars Academy online live-teaching platform.

Last updated: 2026-04-20 · Every Homeschool Editorial Team

At a glance

Method	Classical Christian (trivium), Reformed-Presbyterian lineage
Worldview	Christian, Reformed-influenced
Grades	K-12
Formats	Print books, self-paced online courses, live online teaching (Veritas Scholars Academy)
Cost tier	Premium (particularly VSA live courses)
Parent intensity	3 (with live teaching) / 5 (self-taught print)
ESA-common	Yes
Accredited	Yes (Veritas Scholars Academy is accredited)
Website	veritaspress.com

Our scoreboard (1-5)

Criterion	Score	One-line reason
Academic rigor	5	Omnibus is genuinely college-preparatory; self-paced courses solid
Ease of teaching	4	Live teaching option removes parent as primary instructor
Content quality	4	Strong primary-source engagement; History Cards are excellent
Flexibility	4	Individual courses can be purchased a la carte
Value for money	3	Live courses are expensive; self-paced more reasonable
Worldview scope	2	Christian-Reformed influence; less narrow than Abeka
Visual/design	4	Professional; Omnibus volumes are well-produced
Support resources	4	VSA provides teacher access; community less extensive than CC

Who the publisher is

Veritas Press has a distinct Reformed-Presbyterian theological heritage, though the curriculum itself is usable by non-Reformed Christian families.

The three flagship products define the publisher. The Veritas History Cards are illustrated card sets covering periods from Old Testament through modern American history, with date and significance on the back. The Omnibus series is a Great Books sequence covering approximately seven years of reading from ancient to modern literature, philosophy, theology, and history. Veritas Scholars Academy is an online live-teaching program, accredited, with real-time classes.

The core pedagogy

Veritas Press's pedagogy is classical in the trivium sense, grammar, logic, rhetoric stages, with a particular emphasis on primary-source reading at the secondary level. In the Omnibus sequence, students in grades 7-12 read, write about, and discuss actual primary texts from Homer and the Hebrew Scriptures through modern novels and essays.

Scope and sequence at the elementary level centers on the History Cards and Phonics Museum (Veritas's elementary reading and history program, which moves chronologically from ancient times forward). At the middle and high school levels, Omnibus takes over as the integrated history-theology-literature course, running for six or seven years on a rotating chronological cycle.

Signature mechanics: (1) History Cards, each set of 32 cards covers a period (Old Testament, New Testament, Greeks, Romans, Middle Ages, Explorers, etc.), with one card per key event or figure. Children memorize the events and dates through song and classroom discussion. (2) Omnibus, the multi-volume Great Books sequence. Each year covers approximately 25-35 primary-source works, ranging from short ancient works to full novels, with companion volumes providing discussion questions and essays. (3) Veritas Scholars Academy (VSA), real-time online classes taught by classical Christian teachers. Students log in at scheduled times, participate in live discussion, and submit assignments for teacher grading. This removes the parent as the primary teacher. (4) Self-paced online courses. Veritas also offers pre-recorded, self-paced versions of many courses for families who want video teaching without the live-class schedule.

What they do exceptionally well

Omnibus. The Veritas Omnibus sequence is, in our editorial view, the best Great Books program available to homeschool families. Students read Plato, Augustine, Dante, Shakespeare, and Dostoevsky, in full, not in excerpts, with discussion questions that take the texts seriously as primary sources.

Veritas Scholars Academy live teaching. For families committed to classical Christian education but lacking a parent with Latin, Greek, or Great Books expertise, VSA removes the structural obstacle. The classes are live rather than video, and in our assessment the rigor is high.

History Cards. The History Cards work both as stand-alone memory aids and as the spine of a chronological history curriculum.

What they do poorly

Omnibus is a heavy lift without VSA. In our assessment, a parent running Omnibus at home without the VSA class must be equipped to discuss primary-source texts from across Western history. Without VSA, Omnibus is a heavy lift for the parent; with VSA, it is expensive. Families considering Omnibus should plan honestly for one or the other.

Price, particularly for VSA. A single VSA live class runs approximately $800-$1,200 per year depending on course. A full Omnibus year at VSA is approximately $1,500-$2,000. A full VSA ninth-grade schedule (Omnibus, Latin, math, science, logic) runs $5,000-$7,500 per student per year. In our assessment, this is private-school-level tuition and a meaningful family financial commitment.

Self-paced online courses lack the live discussion. In our assessment, Veritas's self-paced online courses, pre-recorded video alternatives to the live VSA classes, are adequate but lack the discussion dynamic that makes Omnibus work.

Who it fits / who it doesn't

• Pick Veritas Press if: you want a rigorous classical Christian secondary education; you can afford VSA tuition or are willing to teach Omnibus yourself; you value Great Books engagement with primary sources; your child is academically motivated and enjoys discussion; you want an accredited option for secondary school.

• Skip Veritas Press if: you want a gentle or low-pressure curriculum; you cannot afford VSA and are not confident you can teach Omnibus yourself; you are secular or uncomfortable with a Reformed-influenced Christian framing; you prefer community-based learning (look at CC); your child is math or science-oriented rather than humanities-oriented.

Cost honest assessment

Elementary Veritas. History Cards ($50-$80 per set), Phonics Museum, and supplemental materials, runs approximately $300-$500 for a third-grade year. A middle-school year with Omnibus self-paced runs approximately $500-$800. A high school year with one or two VSA live classes plus outside math and science runs $2,500-$5,000; a full VSA schedule runs $5,000-$7,500 per student.

Compared to Memoria Press ($1,500-$2,500 with one Online Academy class), Veritas Press with VSA is more expensive and also more comprehensive in live teaching. Compared to Classical Conversations ($2,500-$4,500 family total for Foundations through Challenge), Veritas is per-student and pricier at the high school level but provides daily-class-like instruction rather than weekly seminar.

ESA eligibility notes

Veritas Press is approved on most state ESA marketplaces including Arizona ClassWallet, Florida Step Up For Students, Iowa Student First, Utah Fits All, and Arkansas LEARNS. VSA tuition is typically treated as online-school tuition, which is ESA-eligible in most marketplaces that permit private-school tuition. Self-paced courses and Veritas print materials are ESA-eligible as curriculum. Veritas has a dedicated ESA ordering workflow. Because VSA is accredited, families can document completion in a way that satisfies ESA reporting requirements more straightforwardly than with un-accredited programs.

Alternatives

• Memoria Press, a family would choose Memoria Press over Veritas because Memoria is less expensive and, in our assessment, has a stronger Latin program and a more developed elementary curriculum.
• Classical Conversations (Challenge), a family would choose CC Challenge over Veritas because CC provides a weekly in-person community and is less expensive per course.
• Well-Trained Mind Academy, a family would choose WTM Academy over Veritas because WTM Academy is less expensive per live class and theologically broader in presentation.

How we verified this

Our editorial team reviewed Veritas Press's catalog at veritaspress.com, sample Omnibus volumes, the History Cards sets, and Veritas Scholars Academy course listings. We cross-referenced against Cathy Duffy's review, HSLDA's publisher profile, and community feedback from current VSA families.