A comprehensive framework for developing multi-generational leadership through timeless wisdom
The Classical Family Curriculum represents centuries of accumulated wisdom about how to prepare family members for multi-generational leadership. Drawing from Roman elite families, Renaissance merchants, and European aristocracy, this curriculum integrates classical texts with practical skills to develop capable stewards of family wealth and values.
Unlike modern education focused on career preparation, this curriculum develops polymaths capable of leading in multiple domains—finance, governance, agriculture, culture, and family. It's not merely academic but deeply practical, preparing each generation to preserve and grow what their ancestors built.
Navigate through comprehensive resources organized for practical implementation
Explore all 13 domains of classical education spanning languages, agriculture, military arts, medicine, engineering, law, rhetoric, history, and more. Each domain includes subcategories, key texts, and practical applications.
What you'll find:
Practical guidance for implementing the curriculum in your family. Learn age-appropriate progressions, survival tier definitions, and how to systematically develop capabilities from childhood through adulthood.
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Understand how classical education integrates with modern life. Explore the four depth levels of classical integration, cross-cutting themes, and how historical practices translate to contemporary applications.
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Explore the core beliefs and strategic thinking behind BF Office's approach. Understand why classical education combined with wealth management creates superior outcomes for multi-generational prosperity.
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This curriculum isn't theoretical. It represents the distilled wisdom of families who maintained wealth and influence across multiple generations—some for over 1,000 years. The Medici, Roman aristocracy, and European landed families all used variations of this approach to develop capable leaders.
The curriculum covers 13 major domains with 47 subcategories, but it's designed for practical implementation. Families don't master everything—they focus on domains relevant to their assets, interests, and circumstances while maintaining foundational classical literacy across all members.
The curriculum adapts from basic survival skills (Tier 1) through sophisticated leadership capabilities (Tier 4). Each generation builds on what the previous generation established, creating compound effects over time. What starts as basic Latin literacy in one generation becomes fluent classical scholarship three generations later.
This isn't about recreating Roman villas or rejecting modernity. The curriculum teaches timeless principles and pattern recognition that apply to contemporary challenges. Understanding Columella's agricultural economics helps with modern farmland investment. Studying Cicero's rhetoric improves boardroom negotiations. Reading Plutarch's lives develops judgment about leadership succession.
New to the Classical Family Curriculum? Follow this recommended path:
Begin with the Educational Domains page to see the complete curriculum structure. Identify which domains align with your family's current assets and interests.
Study the Implementation Guide to understand age-appropriate progressions and how to start where your family is now, regardless of children's current ages.
The Integration Framework shows how deeply to integrate classical education based on your family's goals and commitment level.
Read the Business Foundation to grasp why this approach works and how it fits with comprehensive family office services.
Once you understand the framework, explore the Classical Library with 311 texts and Author Directory with 14 classical authors to begin your family's reading journey.
We're happy to discuss how the Classical Family Curriculum can be customized for your family's unique circumstances, assets, and aspirations.
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