This year there is change afoot. I'm not sure why, and I'm not sure where this change will lead us, but there is most certainly an air of change. When I sat down with Gary and the children to discuss our direction this year it was with one purpose in mind. To simplify. I want…
Category: School Plans 2013-2014
T11’s First Term of Interest led, autonomous learning
T11 would have officially been going in to secondary school this year. To mark the occasion we decided to hand over the reins of his education to him. This has always been a goal of our home-school and over the summer he expressed that this was his desire also. He is a very responsible, highly motivated…
T11’s Schedule
After much discussion, between us we have finalised his learning plans. First we looked at his own learning goals. He wants to study for his IGCSE in maths and physics early, followed by biology and chemistry. Right now he wants to study herbalism, but that is likely to change (last year was vet science, the year…
Autumn Plans 2013-2014: Reception
My goal has always been to school the older ones together and the younger two together. So whilst the older ones learn about the crusades the little ones will be going over BFIAR again, but a little more academically this time. I have specific goals in mind for each of my younger two. These include:…
School plans 2013-14: Autumn Term
Between October and December we have two terms of five weeks each with a one week holiday in the middle. The first week of each term will be an immersion week, where we will immerse ourselves in our new topic. In the remaining four weeks we will do all sorts of hands on and writing…
Plans for This Year
I can't tell you how excited I am about the next few terms. We're moving into the Middle Ages, good and proper! We will be studying from 1066 to 1465 and concentrating on British history, with a bit of European history thrown in for good measure. As we learn everything bar maths and science from our…