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Celebrate Chinese New Year!
A Little About Celebrating Chinese New Year February 15 kicks off the 2021 Chinese New year, which lasts until January 21, 2022. Based on the Lunar New Year, it is celebrated in Asian countries around the world, including China, South Korea, Singapore, Vietnam, and...
Transparency & Trust
Transparency & Trust Behind the Scenes When I go to a new website or business page, one of the first pages I visit is the “About Page.” But I notice lately that it's difficult to find out who is behind many of the online academies and programs. Personally, I want...
College & Career Round-Up
College & Career Homeschooling high school can be tough! We’ve pulled together some great articles and resources for you during this month’s College and Career focus. So without further ado: Information on High School Planning Resources Prepping and planning for...
Homeschool Pedagogy
How Does Pedagogy Apply to Home Education? Pedagogy is the method and practice of teaching, especially an academic subject or theoretical concept. There are several distinct Homeschool Pedagogies. These are helpful to know as you research curriculum, consider your...
Strategic Quitting
Strategic Quitting Business guru Seth Godin says, "Strategic Quitting is the Secret of Successful Organizations." Wow. Let that sink in during January of 2021. Because it felt like we all did a lot of quitting in 2020- quitting regular meet-ups with friends, live...
Re-Set for the Win!
Re-Set for the Win! I hear all the time that you need to “de-school” when you bring your kids home from public school. It drives me crazy because it’s probably not what your kids really need. People say this because it places blame on something external (school) and...
Experience Based Gift Ideas for Tweens and Teens!
The greatest gifts are not wrapped in paper but in love! The holiday season is just around the corner! Gift-giving is an important part of our Holiday tradition, along with stringing miles of lights and decorating multiple trees, filling our large farmhouse with...
Meet Charles Dickens – the Man who Invented Christmas
Charles Dickens' Past: Humble Charles Dickens had an incredibly humble upbringing. That's probably why we love him so much. We can identify with him or we have a sense of empathy for him. However, if we can’t identify with true poverty he gives us, through his...
Adventus
adventus Pronunciation /adˈvɛntəs/noun 1.Roman History - ceremonial entry and reception of an emperor, pope, king, or other ruler or religious leader, into a city, town, institution, etc. 2. historical The arrival of the first Anglo-Saxon settlers in post-Roman...
Holidays!
I absolutely LOVE the holidays! Just the thought of them makes me smile so hard that my cheeks hurt. In this article, I want to share some of my favorite holiday memories. As a child, I enjoyed making ornaments at school because I knew that my Mom would treasure them....