Polymath: Book 1 - UK Year 2 / US Grade 1

This book is the first step toward infinity. Seriously.

What do Leonardo da Vinci, Marie Curie, and Benjamin Franklin have in common?

No, it’s not a love of candles. It’s that they were polymaths, people who didn’t just learn one thing. They learned everything they could get their hands on. Polymaths ask unusual questions, follow strange ideas, and make connections that no one else sees between art and science, history and space, logic and imagination. In a world full of specialists, polymaths are the ones who hold the whole picture together.

And the sooner you start training your polymath brain, the more amazing things it can do.

Polymath 1 is a 12-unit course for curious kids aged 9–13 who are ready to stretch their thinking across subjects, time periods, and galaxies. Students will explore advanced vocabulary, bold ideas, and unexpected questions such as “What makes a great leader?”, “What might aliens think of humans?” or “Is knowledge ever dangerous?”

They’ll speak, write, debate, imagine, and start seeing the world not as a list of subjects to memorise… but as a limitless web of interconnected ideas.

Includes:

• 12 weeks worth of science, history, sociology, culture, politics, philosophy, and more
• Structured speaking and writing tasks designed to stretch young thinkers
• High-level vocabulary embedded in real, meaningful contexts
• Wild questions, unexpected prompts, and serious brain gymnastics
• Debates, thought experiments, creative writing, and Socratic discussion

Ideal For:

Curious and ambitious kids aged 6–8 | Year 2 UK / Grade 1 US | Early readers and thinkers who constantly ask questions | Bilingual learners ready for a challenge | Homeschoolers and afterschool explorers | Children who love talking, wondering, and joining the dots between everything