We are at a really good place in our lives at the moment. I have three happy, confident and motivated teens, who are thriving and busy following their dreams. The teen years aren't always the easiest to navigate and we have had our fair share of struggles. But I watch us chatting together, joking together,…
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Angelicscalliwags Catch Up and Plans for Next Year: Lillie
I am so excited about Lillie's school work this year! I think she is going to have an absolute ball, and I am completely jealous that I didn't have the same opportunity when I was her age 🙂 With Lillie we are keeping it very vocational. For years now she has wanted to start up…
Dare to Dream: Recognising the Passion Within
In this post, I will share how we have determined what the passions are of each child. With Lillie it was easy. She spent every spare moment creating. She was even happy to do so alone. This was the girl who hated our quiet times each day growing up because she had to be…
Implementing Gatto’s Guerrilla Curriculum in our Homeschool Part 2
Yesterday I shared some of the ideas the family had about increasing the community service the older ones do, thoughts about team projects they could do together and with friends, in addition to everyone's thoughts on running their own pet sitting business. We are using Gatto's Guerrilla Curriculum as inspiration for next year's schooling. Just…
Implementing Gatto’s Guerrilla Curriculum in our Homeschool
Yesterday I shared with you a quote which had inspired me a little and when I read it out to the family, they were likewise pretty excited. Here are the main points of Gatto's guerrilla curriculum. Gatto believes in every child’s learning experience there should be: Substantial community service Apprenticeships Parent Partnerships on school time…
What Kind of Homeschooler Am I, Anyway? Part 6
"Whatever an education is, it should make you a unique individual, not a conformist; it should furnish you with an original spirit with which to tackle the big challenges; it should allow you to find values which will be your road map through life; it should make you spiritually rich, a person who loves whatever…