On Thursday we hosted a Home Education Learning Through Play Day Inspired by the book Iggy Peck Architect We had 24 children here with their grown ups For 5 hours of construction themed activities I absolutely loved planning this day … Continue reading
Today we hosted an animation workshop at our house The families attending were a mix of schooled and unschooled All families who wanted to come along Try something new And have some fun David led the workshop using his software … Continue reading
Often at bedtime Bea and I read a book Tell Me a Dragon by Jackie Morris At the end of the book Bea always tells me in great detail About her dragon I have been thinking for ages It would … Continue reading
Today I did something brave I invited some local home education families To come to our house and play It is something I have wanted to do for so long Share our resources and equipment With other families Share our … Continue reading
All of a sudden The end of summer is in sight There is a sense of autumn in the air As the light of the day is changing And the nights are drawing in For me this is a time … Continue reading
One of the questions I get asked alot Is why do we home educate our children The truth is that it is not something I ever thought I would do I loved school as a child I loved my primary … Continue reading
A new year is a chance for a rethink A time to refocus on what we want to do This is a tough time of year for our little family With Tilda’s anniversary And reliving those earliest hours and days … Continue reading
We have been educating our children at home now for Coming up 18 months It has been something of a stop start journey so far We did not live in our own home for 6 months And we returned home … Continue reading
As a teacher turned home educator Handwriting is something I think about a lot Watching William as he frantically scribbles answers to questions Knowing that in school he may well be made to write those answers again Watching Esther enjoy … Continue reading
So it has been one month now since Esther and William left school We spent the first two weeks in Spain Came home for a week Before heading off to Cornwall To Coombe Mill Farm We are taking some time … Continue reading