Take School Outside

Spring is a beautiful time: everything seems fresh and new, the greens appear more vibrant than at other times, and there is so much to observe.

At the same time, spring is a difficult time to concentrate on school: the outdoors are calling, the mind has already shifted to next year's books, and fatigue after a long year (and winter) of school has set in.

Why not take these two situations and combine them into one beautiful solution: 

Take school outside

Now, I'm not talking about bringing your books and doing Math at the picnic table, or Dictation under the budding maple tree. No. What I'm suggesting is to take advantage of this fabulous season and spend time on Nature Study.  

In my home, this is one area that gets sadly neglected during the winter months. But come spring, even my reclusive, hibernating self is antsy to get outdoors! So now is when I turn to the Handbook of Nature Study blog and get some fresh ideas for incorporating Nature Study and Anna Botsford Comstock's fantastic book Handbook of Nature Study(which is also available free online) into our days.

Barb has redesigned her blog to make it more user friendly, and has recently begun a series of spring Outdoor Hour Challenges. Why not take a look and see if there's something there that piques your interest?

WHHE Highschool CM Discussion

Hello friends:

This is just a warm invitation to join us this Tuesday April 13th for those of you interested in continuing to discuss CM Methods as pertaining to high school aged teens. This week our topic of discussion will centre around the application of CM's idea that Education is an atmosphere, a discipline and a life and how that might pertain to the influence of culture on our home schooled teens.

How do we nurture our teens to fulfill God's purpose for them in their own generation?
How do raise up Godly young people who are in the world, influencing and engaging their culture without becoming negatively influenced by the world?
Are there ways we can create an atmosphere, nurture the discipline and offer life-giving opportunities to facilitate the development of our teens into who God is calling them to be?

Some areas to think about include:
Influence of Media, Social Networking Sites, TV, Movies, etc...
Music, Peer-Influence, Free time choices, leadership opportunities etc..

We look forward to encouraging one another as we seek to raise Godly teens who can be salt and light!

Sandy M.

New Items available on Tuesday!!

These three are from AO's lists (House of Education - high school):
-Georges Vanier: Soldier by Deborah Cowley
-The Awakening of Europe by M.B. Synge
-Finding God by Dr. Larry Crabb

This one was highly recommended at the last high school discussion.
-The Drama of Scripture by Craig Bartholomew and Michael Goheen