Living on the road full-time with our eight kids, we have more hiking opportunities than the average foundation-based family. The swell (yes, swell) aspect of hiking is that we can count it as a school day. Skeptical? Allow me to make a believer out of you with these “hike-schooling” subject areas: 1. Geology Regardless of … Read more
I can’t believe that summer is here (For me we’re in the throws of winter down in Australia…) and it’s time for some summer fun or summer schooling. The team have put together some blog posts to encourage and inspire your summer holidays. Michele @ Family, Faith and Fridays shares Annette @ A Net in … Read more
Although year round school schedules of many varieties are becoming more popular, I must admit I prefer having summer vacation. My kids have always preferred to have a summer vacation from school as well, and I definitely don’t want to be the Mean Mom that makes them slave away at the books while their friends … Read more
Since the advent of Pinterest it’s so easy to find crafts, projects and science experiments and it’s equally as easy to get overwhelmed. I’ve even found that the projects that look easy don’t always work out and it is a frustrating waste of my time, energy and resources. From one homeschool Mom to another, today … Read more
When life becomes overwhelming and you are in the midst of trials, how do you continue to keep your homeschool running? We were only four months into our homeschool journey when crisis hit–after a month of running from appointment to appointment and different professionals, our one year old was diagnosed with a chronic illness that … Read more