Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do. – Pelé We have about two weeks left in our 6th-8th grade school years, so you can imagine the intensity in our home. I remember school winding down (in…
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Getting Ready: Travel School 101
“Before everything else, getting ready is the secret to success.” – Henry Ford This summer was brilliant: chock-full of baseball, beach and lazy, sunny afternoons. Somehow, it always seems to fly by too quickly. While trying to squeeze in the sun, I also spent a great part of my summer selecting a new curriculum for the kids….
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….
Wealth is Not About Things you Own – It’s About Things you Do
“We believe that true wealth is defined by the experiences we have and the people we share them with” – Tony Rey. When Tony first started his business, Rey Sailing, Inc., he was the only employee and racing was his only service. Since then, Rey Sailing has grown, by expanding into a new entity called Cloud10 Racing. This growth…
Adventure-Schooling in South Florida
Our two-week Christmas break is officially over and we have returned to school with great energy and enthusiasm! *I would love to know if teachers feel the same about vacation-time from school: When we take a break, I have noticed the kids come back with an excitement to learn that is passionate and infectious. They are…
Gearing Up for New Adventures on Land and Sea
This summer has been so peaceful; beautiful weather, nearly always a calm breeze. We have picnic-ed, beached, played loads of baseball and watched outdoor movies. Lovely. Summer family time has been full and plenty. As July rolls into August I am starting to organize myself for school and our upcoming travel. The curriculums that I…
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