Cultivating Your Inner Scientist

  My sweet little Ellen (9) loves to explore outside and would spend the day digging in the dirt if I let her.  Last week I found her with a mason jar and a notebook deep in a scientific investigation.  Promptly I gave her my camera and set her to work chronicling her discoveries (all…

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Homeschooling into Highschool: Plans for a Freshman

Challenge at Home

Last week I shared my plans for my grammar students.  Today, I’ll give you a glimpse at my son Will’s plans for his freshman year. When we heard about Classical Conversations six years ago, I was truly drawn to it due to the exceptional studies mapped out in the high school years.  Looking ahead to…

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Questions for a Challenge Student

Classical Conversations Challenge Student

    Today’s post comes from a guest writer…my son Andy (14).  He is about to enter his 7th year as a homeschooler, and 6th in the Classical Conversations programs.  He spent three years in Foundations and Essentials, and then completed Challenge A and Challenge B.  Hope you enjoy!   A few weeks ago, a…

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How does Kindle Whispersync work?

This post may contain affiliate links.  Please see my full disclosure policy for more details. Have you ever been reading your kindle and wished that there was an audio that tracked along with your reading like those wonderful books when we were little?  You know, the ones with the magic little chime that sounded when…

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What’s on my Bookshelf: Challenge A Resources

When I first learned of Classical Conversations, the aspect of the program that really excited me was the vision for homeschooling through high school.  By the time I made it to an info meeting, I had felt the immense burden of planning a course through a wilderness that I had never explored.  It was a…

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