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Tag: back-to-school

Real-Life Homeschooling

Back to School: Joining Artios Academies & Homeschooling High School

Last Monday was back-to-school week for my family, and our week started out with our first day at Artios Academies, a once-a-week integrated academic and arts program for homeschoolers […]

Real-Life Homeschooling

Back to School at Guardian Academy: Curriculum & Plans

We will soon be back to school at Guardian Academy, and lots of changes are taking place this year in our homeschool plans and curriculum […]

Product Reviews

Review: HEDUA High School Planners

The idea of homeschooling high school can seem daunting even to the most organized and experienced homeschooling mom. In fact, one of the biggest concerns […]

Real-Life Homeschooling

Back to School at Guardian Academy, First Day

If I had to sum up our first day of school here at the Ward house in one word, it would be “hectic.” But hey, […]

Real-Life Homeschooling

When Back-to-School Isn’t Picture Perfect

What do you remember most about the back-to-school season of your youth? The smell of freshly sharpened pencils, perfectly tipped crayons and a clean backpack? […]

Hands-On Homeschool, Homeschool How-To

Planning Our 1800s America Unit Studies

I decided to spend this entire school year immersed in 1800s American history. To say that I am excited about this would be an understatement! When […]

Homeschool How-To

Homeschooling in a Dual-Purpose Room

Welcome to our family front room slash dining room slash daily homeschool area! We have been homeschooling in a dual-purpose room for the past four years, and […]

Homeschool How-To, Real-Life Homeschooling

Guardian Academy Curriculum Plan, Part 1

I love new beginnings! I had started planning for this new school year even before the last one ended. This coming year I will be […]

Faith & Family, NextGen Perspectives

Revisiting Our Homeschool Mission

When we first started homeschooling, I believed I was homeschooling for the right reason… and I was. More than anything else, I wanted my children […]

Faith & Family

Encouragement From Teach Them Diligently

It’s my turn to share about the encouragement I received from this year’s Teach Them Diligently Convention. I realize this is coming late: Teach Them […]

Product Reviews

Review: Well Planned Day Wall Calendar

Back-to-school time is upon us, and most parents — homeschooling or not — are in planning mode for the coming school year and semester. Just […]

Real-Life Homeschooling

Preparing our Homeschool for a New Year

I love starting a new year. I am a big fan of resolutions, goals and dreams as well. For me, the new year feels like […]

Hands-On Homeschool, Real-Life Homeschooling

Flashback Friday: Guardian Academy’s Unit Study Presentation Day

In our homeschool this year… This year we at Guardian Academy (the little homeschool co-op I’m doing with my sister Elizabeth and her girls) are […]

Hands-On Homeschool

What’s Working: Preschool Busy Boxes

I was inspired last week by a vlog on Rachael Carman’s blog, HisSunflower.com, where she showed how she kept her younger children busy when she […]

Dear Doubting Mama
Homeschool Encouragement

An Open Letter to the Doubting Mama

Unlike most homeschooling mamas today, I had opinions — and concerns — about homeschooling years before I became a mother. I was homeschooled in high […]

Real-Life Homeschooling

First Day of Homeschool at Guardian Academy

In our homeschool this week… Today was officially our first day of homeschool here at Guardian Academy, as well as our first little co-op day, […]

Homeschool Encouragement

Starting a Homeschool Co-Op: Getting into the Groove

Last month I wrote a post about starting my own homeschool co-op for the first time — a tween-age Girls Book Club — after my […]

Hands-On Homeschool

Starting a Homeschool Co-Op: Girls Book Club

A couple of weeks ago, my sisters and I addressed the question of cooperative schooling — aka “co-ops” — in an “Ask a NextGen Homeschooler” […]

Real-Life Homeschooling

Lessons from the meeting my schedule forgot

Gotcher Family Homeschool — Day 13 — September 18, 2012 We’ve been “back to school” for several weeks now — we did schoolwork three days […]

Ask a NextGen Homeschooler

Ask a NextGen Homeschooler: What about “co-op” schooling?

Welcome to “Ask a NextGen Homeschooler…” It’s your turn to ask the writers at NextGen Homeschool — four formerly homeschooled moms who are now homeschooling our […]

Homeschool Encouragement, Real-Life Homeschooling

Gearing up for Back-to-School: Gotcher Family

This past week — per my three girls’ eager request — we started school a few weeks earlier than I had planned. I’m sure the […]

Real-Life Homeschooling

Gearing up for Back-to-School: Ward Family

Although my son Joel and I have been reading and doing math facts practice all summer, along with golf and swim lessons, August 6th will […]

Ask a NextGen Homeschooler, Homeschool How-To

Ask a NextGen Homeschooler: How do you save money on school expenses?

Welcome to “Ask a NextGen Homeschooler…“ It’s your turn to ask the writers at NextGen Homeschool — four formerly homeschooled moms who are now homeschooling […]

Real-Life Homeschooling

A New Relationship With Learning: Charlotte Mason & Heart of Wisdom

After completing a fairly successful “warm-up to school” agenda the week of Sept. 12, my girls and I were ready to dive into our new […]

Real-Life Homeschooling

Our First Week: Getting Back in the Swing

The Sunday before our first “scheduled” day of the new school year, our family spent about eight hours driving back home from Telluride, Colorado — […]

NextGen Perspectives, Real-Life Homeschooling

Getting Ready for a New School Year

It’s August 31, and for whatever reason that makes sense to the Colorado Board of Education, most local children have been in school for two […]

Real-Life Homeschooling

The Year of the Split: Teaching Different Ages

A “split” in bowling is when you leave pins on either side of the lane, but the ones in the middle are gone. I’m calling […]

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