Month: August 2017
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Real Men: A Poem by Charlotte
She stares at those strange eyes She flinches as she hears another girl’s cries. She knows she’ll die if she says no But this is a whole world she doesn’t know. Another night, a different man, She getting through the torture as fast as she can. She thinks back to when she received that letter […]
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Hundertwasser Art Study
Hundertwasser Art Study: The Artist Hundertwasser was both an exceptional and individualistic artist as well as being an environmentally friendly one! He liked to create his art within nature as well as having it point towards nature. As a man passionate about nature, he used his art to spread the message on conviviality between man […]
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The Results are in…..
I am so incredibly proud of my three teens, who received their IGCSE results back today. All three of them could not have worked harder, or applied themselves more. Thomas took his IGCSE in Chemistry one year early and got an A*, Lillie took her IGCSE English Language two years early and got a B […]
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Learning the Art Basics: Colour Theory
This is a copy of Lillie’s eighth art lesson, which was all about colour theory. The final task was to create a colour still life of fruit. She loved this lesson and learnt such a lot that she will be able to apply to her jewellery making in the future. This time, instead of a […]
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Plans for the Littles {2017-2018}
I have been in a quandary as far as teaching my little ones goes. I always thought I would simply teach them in the same way as I taught my older ones, by working our way through the history of mankind. In fact we did start with a Dinosaur Unit Study followed by a Mesopotamia […]
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Around the World with FIAR: Asia Unit Study
Around the World with FIAR: Barbar {India and Monsoons} Around the World with FIAR: Grass Sandals {Japan and its Volcanoes} Around the World with FIAR: Grandfather’s Journey {Japan and its Tsunamis} Around the World with FIAR: A Story about Ping {China, Wetlands and Typhoons} Around the World with FIAR: A Pair of Red Clogs {China and the Giant Panda} Around […]
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Angelicscalliwags Catch Up and Plans for Next Year: Charlotte
Charlotte has big plans this year which are almost completely opposite in nature to her twin sister’s. I find it so interesting that two girls who have rarely been apart in the past fifteen years, and have been brought up exactly the same, are so completely different in their personalities and interests. Having finished her […]
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Human Trafficking
My daughter, Charlotte, has written two books which have the theme of human trafficking running through them. This is something she feels strongly about. I have always known from the time of Charlotte’s birth (where she ‘should’ have died but didn’t) that if any of my children would change the world it would be her. […]
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Look What We’ve Got…
A new to us mini bus!!!! Our last car, a Ford Galaxy, seated the seven of us, but it really was getting too small. We had been talking about buying a slightly bigger car, but it didn’t seem right as we had a perfectly good car. So we made do. A few weeks ago our […]