My 5th grade nephew goes to a great school in Brooklyn, NY. He called Tony and I last night (Hi Nicholas!), because he is raising money for a school camping trip via a class-wide “Read-a-Thon.” I love-love-love Read-a-Thons and any other “a-thon” that gets kids excited about reading enough to call their aunt and uncle…
Category: Land School / Travel
Feed the Beasts
Are your kids always hungry? My kids are ALWAYS. HUNGRY. . I will fill the pantry and fridge to the brim, and just because we are out of bananas, they complain to me that there is ‘no food in the house.’ We need to buy stock in Dole Organic Bananas. I’m not sure we could…
Slow it Down: A “How-to” Guide
Living simply is hard to do in today’s rush-everywhere communities. We all talk about it and try to simplify, but the pace of our days is out of our control; ingrained our modern-world DNA… Or is it? I think it is possible to alter that pace. Travel School is the basis for how our family…
My Multiverse
Are you familiar with the word “multiverse?” According to the dictionary, it refers to a hypothetical collection of identical (or diverse) universes, including our own. I wonder what my alternate universe life might look like? When homeschooling teens, your world changes lightning fast. The coursework is increasingly hard; the questions and discussions: intense. The emotions…
And, That’s a Wrap.
As I pinch myself, we made it through. With our oldest in HIGH SCHOOL now (audible gasp), this past school year was a real experiment. I honestly never thought I would homeschool high school – it just seemed to be a natural point of exit, as if what we were doing was not “real school.”…
Movies that Inspire MATH
Encouraging a love of math is tricky. People often say, “I’m not a math person.” Impossible. Everyone is a math person. Math is in everything! It’s like saying, “I am not a water person.” Um. Yes, you are. Movies are a great way to get around a subject, connect with it, or feel inspired. Movies can…
Teachers Helping Teachers
Writing is a powerful, necessary skill. Both teaching and learning to write well takes practice – like memorizing times tables. The words start to flow, only after eons of repetition. Wake up; write. Read as much as you can. Think. Write it down. In the words of Anne Lamott, “Put your butt in a chair…
Bahamian Boat Science
We are often asked how we study science while traveling. Initially, it was not easy! I was trying to fit our science program into a traditional schoolroom “box”, one in which we decidedly did not conform. Once I started quantifying our experiences, I realized the breadth and depth of what we are actually learning. While…
Reading: Top 5 Favorites of 2018
Reading in varied genres is a lovely way to greet the world. With a good book in hand, it is impossible to be lonely. Reading inspires profound empathy and personal growth rooted in new-found knowledge of people, ideas, or other concepts previously uncharted. I love when a book surprises me, as happened several times this…
Ordinary Gratitude
Not all things deserve gratitude. Or do they? No one feels grateful to stand in a long line at the DMV*. But if we are there, it means we have a car, for which we can surely be grateful. If we have an automobile, then we likely have paved roads to drive on, functioning traffic…
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