Homeschooling....

Sorry for the delay in posting.... I've been a little caught up in my other blog these days, and also in preparing for school to start! We delayed our start date a little due to some recovery time needed from surgery. But I believe that delay was a God-thing....because it allowed us to have the time to find out more about a local Christian School program I'd heard about. We were able to get Nathan enrolled in it, and OH MY we are having fun!!!!

He is now enrolled in Clovis Christian School's PSP (Private Sattelite Program), which means we are still doing Abeka curriculum homeschool (using the DVD program), but we are under the umbrella of Clovis Christian - therefore we have a little flexibility in the program!! (much needed) And Nathan also is able to go on campus for Music/Chior, Guitar Lessons, and PE... he is able to have lunch/recess on campus since that directly precedes his classes, and he is also able to be a part of all of his classes parties, field trips, rally's, etc....

Let me say, HE LOVES IT!!!

It's the perfect mix of homeschool and private school. He gets to go on campus (In a UNIFORM!) and spend time w/his friends (Yes he has already made friends!), take regular classes, enjoy recess and other traditional school activites.... all while still loving homeschooling!!!!

Last year was harder under the Abeka accredation umbrella, we really struggled with the workload.... but now under this new program, we really dig homeschooling, let me tell you! He's a sponge and we enjoy being able to take the time to creatively apply some of the learning as we go.... (can anyone say makeshift bug-aquarium in a jar? LOL!) Pulling out of the Abeka program, though still using the curriculum under CCS's accredation umbrella has completely free'd us this year, and we are having lots of fun! Not to knock Abeka's program, it's great, but the workload is horrendous, and private schools don't do every assignment under the sun that Abeka offers... so why should we have to??

So needless to say, be prepared for lots of fun updates as the year goes on... we are planning lots of fun activities and field trips.... I'll share as we go! :)

Upcoming Fun Events:

• October 14th - A trip to the Fresno Fair
• November 2nd - a tour of the "USS Midway" in San Diego, CA
• November 2nd-7th - A cruise to Mexico... a kids "Science Lab" on board the ship, snorkeling and learning all about ocean life, and touring a city in another country.... FUN FUN!