Monday was our official first day of this school year. Yes, we still school year around, but we always pick a first day of school. Since Daddy was home for a good portion of the week last week, I thought I’d give Munchkin the week off and have the new school year start on a Monday. Originally, I had planned on moving away from computer/online programs, but that changed as I started to put things together. So far, we’re looking at using the following curriculum: Consumer Math – Switched on Schoolhouse Creation Apologetics with Geology – Answers in Genesis Online…
Tag: Homeschool Planning
Around here, we tend to chuckle when we start talking about a new school year as one year usually seamlessly blends into another due to our schooling year around. We take breaks as needed and whenever Daddy has off work, so this schedule really does work best for us. We’ll keep going this way until it no longer works or Munchkin graduates. As we enter into this new year, I find myself reflecting on how far we’ve come since we started many years ago. It’s hard to believe that we’re heading into our 8th year of homeschooling. Where did that…
Over the next few days (weeks?), you’ll probably see a few protected posts on the blog. You may be wondering what is going on. Well, I’m working on putting together homeschool courses for Munchkin. Because Munchkin is working fairly independently now, I need to assemble all her course work (as much as possible) in advance. We’ve tried a variety of methods of presenting assignments, but I’m beginning to see that she likes having everything laid out up front. This gives her an idea of what to expect for the class itself. Basically, she likes to have a “college style” syllabus from which…
Setting Goals for the 2011-2012 Homeschool Year
Posted in Family, Homemaking, and Homeschooling
The 2011-2012 homeschool year here at Semper Fidelis Academy is well under way. We’ve already changed a few things since I posted our homeschool plans for the year. One of the biggest changes is probably dropping the renewable energy study and beginning the horse study. I need to do some more work on the renewable energy study to make it more independent study friendly for Munchkin. I can’t say that she’s bummed to be starting the horse study sooner rather than later. She was blessed with some excellent horse resource books from Grandma, so she’s happily reading and studying. Our…