Though we homeschool year-round, we tend to have a lighter “schedule” during the Summer months. So, as that winds down, my oldest is ramping up on his own.
During the past week, he has spontaneously started a research project of his own devising (studying detailed biographies of each of the US presidents, in order), creating his [...]

Today, the two of my three who auditioned for solos will find out what parts they’ve been assigned. My youngest remains a part of the general chorus.
Their auditions went well, as the pictures may illustrate. Both kids received compliments from their instructor.
Today, the kids are working on their multi-lingual song. So far the [...]

Our local traditionally schooled counterparts are on a break this week, so we’ve taken a hiatus of sorts as well. Because, as mentioned yesterday, our learning tends to be more life-based, clearly we never truly take a break.
The kids still read books on their own, and went to their Spanish classes, as well as music [...]

I will admit upfront that I hate the term “unschooling.” To me, it connotes a “free-range, no-learning-here” stance. In fact, nothing could be further from the truth!
Unschooling, the end of the homeschooling continuum that I lean closest to, should more rightly be termed “life-based learning” or “practical homeschooling”. Learning does not merely occur between the [...]

Our last installment found The Intrepid Three imploring their father for a corn snake. In their efforts to show responsible pet ownership, the kids have researched corn snake care online & at the library.
Additionally, I had the kids go to four different websites today & create a cost analysis for start-up, as well as weekly [...]