We started back to school a little earlier than most of the homeschoolers around here. Since school schedules were once based on the agrarian calendar (farmers needed their children to help with planting and harvesting), we set ours that way too. We don’t take the regular holidays that public school children take, but I put in a few days for sickness, unexpected visitors, and general interruptions. Ideally, we will be done before our strawberry patch opens in the Spring.
Last week, which was week 8 for us, was the first week back to our homeschool support gatherings. We meet once a week at the Youth for Christ facility in the neighboring town. This isn’t a direction that we go very often. So, it provides some interesting conversation about the things we see. The conversation this day went something like this:
Princess: I just saw a camel!
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
September 21, 2010 at 8:58 AM
very cute! :) we are a homeschooling family as well and are in week 7. we started a little earlier too because it was so HOT and the girls didn't want to play outside so we started school. lol we will have some nice breaks over the winter too though. love homeschooling! nice to meet you! visiting from tiny talk!