Course Catalog

LifePath: One Body for Life

The Owner's Manual for the Human Body

Most kids learn the names of body parts and call it biology. LifePath teaches them what those parts actually do, what they need, and what happens when something goes wrong, the way a physician would explain it to a patient. It’s the complete, physician-built human body curriculum: every major system, taught by Dr. Robin, in one course.

At two lessons a week, LifePath covers approximately one full school year and works for ages 8–18. The same lessons work for a curious third grader and a high schooler.

One Body for Life

Who This Course is For

Homeschoolers

Standard curricula don't teach kids what they actually need to know to care for their one body for life. Dr. Robin does. And when a child understands what's happening, they are no longer fighting a rule, they are making a decision.

Concerned Parents

We know that far from improving health, current movements are hurting our communities. Parents looking for the clinical truth can relax knowing their child is learning evidence based recommendations

Anyone with a Body

We learn math we'll never use and read the SparkNotes to skip the book but human biology is something everyone needs. We know less about caring for our bodies than we do our homes. Let's change that.

During The Course You Will

What to expect

  • Watch physician-led video lessons for every major body system
  • Color medically-accurate anatomy pages alongside each lesson
  • Take guided notes matched to every physiology and pathophysiology lesson
  • Build hands-on models: a working lung model, a vocal cord model that makes sound, a heart pump, and more
  • Complete a Life Application Question at the end of every module

Learning Objectives

What will stick

  • Explain how each major body system works and how systems interact
  • Identify what happens when a body system goes wrong, and how it’s treated
  • Analyze how daily choices (nutrition, sleep, movement) affect health
  • Communicate confidently with healthcare providers using accurate medical vocabulary
  • Approach the body with curiosity instead of fear, including how people live well with chronic conditions

What's Included?

Everything a family needs, only activities (1-2 per module) require parent prep.

Everything a family needs. Only the activities (1-2 per module) require parent prep. Otherwise the program is designed to be completely open and go.

Syllabus

List of Modules

Module 1: Respiratory System

  • [Color] Lungs in Situ (26:40)
  • [Color] Alveoli and Bronchi (11:47, kid version)
  • [Color] How We Make Speech (22:29)
  • [Notes] Asthma (30:52)
  • [Notes] COPD (31:54)
  • [Activity] Working Lungs Model (13:19)
  • [Activity] Working Vocal Cord Model
  • Life Application Question

Module 2: Cardiovascular System

  • [Color] Heart Exterior (19:14, kid version)
  • [Color] Heart Interior (11:47, kid version)
  • [Color] Circulatory System (21:57, kid version)
  • [Notes] Blood and Blood Components (24:14)
  • [Notes] Blood Type (26:20)
  • [Notes] Heart Attacks, Heart Murmurs, & Heart Failure (30:18)
  • [Notes] Taking Good Care of Your Heart (18:59)
  • [Activity] DIY Heart Pump Modeling (13:27)
  • Life Application Question

Module 3: Urinary System

  • [Color] Kidneys and Bladder (19:14)
  • [Color] Kidney and Nephron (11:47, kid version)
  • [Activity] Hydration and Urine Color (21:57)
  • Life Application Question

Module 4: Digestive System

  • [Color] Inside the Mouth (16:44)
  • [Color] Digestive System (32:13)
  • [Notes] Teeth (27:36)
  • [Notes] Dental Care (18:25)
  • [Notes] The Stomach and What Goes Wrong (24:55)
  • [Activity] Dental Chart (07:52)
  • [Activity] Modeling the GI System (21:50)
  • Life Application Question

Module 5: Immune System

  • [Notes] Bugs and Drugs (35:50)
  • [Notes] Ear Infections (29:26)
  • [Notes] Fundamentals of the Immune System (21:43)
  • [Notes] Vaccines (26:28)
  • [Notes] Allergies and Anaphylaxis (24:11)
  • [Notes] Autoimmune Diseases (16:50)
  • [Activity] Tracking Germ Spread and Handwashing Effectiveness
  • Life Application Question

Module 6: Endocrine System

  • [Notes] Fundamentals of Hormones
  • [Notes] Candy and Blood Sugar
  • [Notes] Fundamentals of Diabetes
  • [Notes] How We Grow
  • [Notes] Fundamentals of the Thyroid
  • [Activity] Adrenaline and Heart Rate Response
  • Life Application Question

Module 7: Integumentary System

  • [Notes] Cuts and Bruises (22:08)
  • [Notes] UV Damage (22:52)
  • [Activity] Testing Protection Against UV Light
  • Life Application Question

Module 8: Musculoskeletal System

  • [Color] Axial Skeleton (15:34)
  • [Notes] Fundamentals of Bones (19:17)
  • [Notes] Fundamentals of Muscles (20:33)
  • [Notes] Feet
  • [Notes] Cleft Lip and Limb Differences (16:55)
  • [Activity] Working Arm Model
  • Life Application Question

Module 9: Nervous System

  • [Color] Brain (22:48)
  • [Notes] Protecting the Brain (31:30)
  • [Notes] The Spine and Spinal Cord (19:42)
  • [Notes] Sleep (30:03)
  • [Notes] Inner Brain Health (29:29)
  • [Notes] Using the Frontal Lobe (24:22)
  • [Notes] Amygdala (23:30)
  • [Color] Autonomic Nervous System (19:45)
  • [Notes] Epilepsy (25:24)
  • [Activity] Sleep Plan
  • Life Application Question

Module 10: The Eight Senses

  • [Notes] Fundamentals of the 8 Senses (29:17)
  • [Color] Eye (18:38)
  • [Color] Ear (17:52)
  • [Notes] Touch (21:48)
  • [Notes] Proprioception (13:12)
  • [Notes] The Tongue and Nose (35:43)
  • [Notes] Interoception (22:35)
  • [Activity] Exploring Taste
  • Life Application Question

Module 11: Nutrition

  • [Notes] Water (07:25)
  • [Notes] Fiber (09:31)
  • [Notes] Protein (08:38)
  • [Notes] Carbohydrates (06:27)
  • [Notes] Fats (07:29)
  • [Notes] Vitamins (16:17)
  • [Notes] Fat vs Water Soluble Vitamins (06:01)
  • [Notes] Minerals (13:17)
  • [Notes] How to Read Food Labels (18:38)
  • [Activity] Meal Planning
  • Life Application Question

Module 12: Healthy Choices

  • [Notes] Safety (26:09)
  • [Notes] Habits (28:58)
  • [Notes] Thinking About the Future (30:30)
  • Life Application Question

Frequently Asked Questions

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Why spend a full year on just the human body? There are so many other sciences we need to cover!

LifePath isn’t “more science.” It’s different science. Most curricula rotate through earth science, life science, and chemistry, and give the human body a single unit if that. And yet the human body is the one science we all need to know!

LifePath fills that specific gap without replacing anything else you’re doing. You can either spend a year on it and know that your child is learning the science they need in order to care for themselves or you can run it alongside their existing curriculum.

The lessons do not include any organ dissections. Dr. Robin only uses models while teaching.

Squeamishness almost always comes from mystery, not knowledge. Kids who understand what an organ actually does are far less squeamish about it than kids who just see an image with no context. 

LifePath teaches the body the way a good physician explains it to a patient: clearly, calmly, with enough context that things make sense. Most “squeamish” kids end up loving this material once someone explains it properly.

Dr. Robin does the teaching. She colors through the anatomy pages with the student in the video, so no one is staring at a page wondering what to do with it. The guided notes are built the same way. Your job is to show up, not become a science teacher.

As a mom who has spent longer setting up a project than her kids spent doing it, Dr. Robin understands the problem and won’t do that to you!

LifePath: One Body for Life goes far beyond a standard health course but can be used as a health credit in states that require it so long as you do not need an accredited program. Very few homeschool curricula are accredited because we are focused on what students and families need.

Meet Dr. Robin

Dr. Robin is a family physician who has spent decades in clinical practice, watching what her patients most needed to understand about their own health, and what happened when they didn’t.

Most human body curricula were designed by educators, working from what’s traditionally taught. Dr. Robin built LifePath from the other direction: starting with what her patients actually needed to know, and building the curriculum backward from there.

The result is a course built on clinical accuracy and real-world application, not the trivia that fills a textbook but never comes up in a doctor’s office.

Dr. Robin Dickinson MD teaches pre-med for kids and teens at Dr. Robin's School

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