Summer for us has always been just another day.
What I mean is that even when the kids were in public school, summer
vacation was no big deal. We did the same things we always did. The
kids were just home a lot more.
Which was good because we could spend more time playing outside, going
on walks, riding bikes, having cookouts, working on projects together,
reading, and visiting family.
Pretty much the same thing we did while school was in.
So, summer isn't that much different and the question of to school or
not to school isn't an issue. Of course! We will continue our "school"
during the summer. Reading, writing, english, math, history, and
science will all be part of our summer school time. It will be
different though.
Reading will be classical and history books. Science will be in the
form of nature studies, hikes, camping, and experiments. I don't feel
it's right to stop math during the summer. When fall comes around again
you have to reteach it all again. English will be mostly creative
writing. Plus we will all be working on life skills as a group during
the summer. Things like cooking, woodworking, yard and house projects,
sewing (my wife will be doing pretty much all of that), and a little
mechanics.
Yeah, we're going to do school during the summer. We're going to take a
week long family vacation plus some little two day excursions, but
we'll still be learning.
Jun. 10, 2006 - The Wonderful Thing...
Jun. 14, 2006 - Untitled Comment
We're doing the same thing this summer. It seems natural to me to continue the learning, perhaps in a more relaxed way.
You asked in your comment on my blog if I have ever used Story of the World. I haven't, but I have used A Child's History of the World, which I thought was wonderful. I followed Ambleside Online for a couple of years. It is a great program--very CM, but would work well for Classical as well.
Hope you and your children have a chance to enjoy the sunshine while it lasts!
Jun. 22, 2006 - prayers please
Hi. Please pray for Chrissy and her mum. Her blog's name is
mamasmurf.
Please read her most recent post below and go to her blog to encourage her. Thanks and God bless.
Jun. 22, 2006 - Prayers Please
Had a phone call frrom my sister earlier this evening - seems that my Mum was taken into hospital this morning. They say that she has had a mild heart-attack. Not a lot else I can tell you at the moment........also not much that I can do, as I'm seeing the neurosurgeon in the morning myself! My parents live quite a distance from us (about a two hour journey), so it's not easy to just get up and go over there. My sis is going to keep me updated and I've warned her not to tell Mum that I'm seeing the doctor in the morning - don't want to add to her worries! I've got a number for my Mum's phone at the hospital, so I'll ring her later tomorrow when everything at this end is done and dusted. Off to bed now before I fall asleep at the desk!
(from mamasmurf)
Blessings from
Ai Boon
Aug. 7, 2006 - Untitled Comment
I hope the summer schooling thing goes well for you. We tried it a few years ago and it didn't really work for us. We do things with our oldest boy. He is mentally handicapped so we have to keep in engaged almost all the time but we give our youngest son the summer off.
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