“Your kids will never be normal,” a friend said to me with a smile, as we snacked on fresh guacamole and homemade chips. It was unusually windy that day. We had to stand in a wide stance so each leg could alternate absorbing our weight as the boat swayed from one side to the other; our…
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Halloween Week Hoopla
When big things are happening in our world – holidays, elections, major sporting events – that are out of the ordinary, we like to embrace these, as opposed to assuming our regular-school calendar is more important. There is no use drowning out the buzz and hum of what is exciting for kids and teens, and…
Adventure School Rocks
“Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.” – Martin Luther King Jr. We are often asked what model we use in our Travel School. There are un-schoolers, classic education home-schools, and many other hybrids. Our homeschool provides a college-prep education using a travel and literature-based approach to mastery learning….
And We’re Off! Land Cruise 2016
September 7th marked the first day of Travel-School 2016-2017. We are organized and ready to go ~ as we start this school year off in Newport, RI. After two weeks of ‘homeschool’ at home, we will fly west to see some beautiful parts of our country. Our schoolbooks are packed, along with abundant, fresh art supplies,…
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