Last week, we had our first meeting at the charter since changing our emphasis. If I had any doubts about our course, the meeting more than established that we have found a better way to homeschool the boys. I will post about the specifics of our project progress latter this week. However, in reviewing the work for the month, I was amazed at the breadth and depth of ideas we had discovered and discussed. Moreover, as I sat back and listened as our education specialist asked the boys questions about the month, I not only saw that they had really understood what we covered, but their genuine enthusiasm was palpable. In my mind, that is proof positive of success.
Emboldened by the meeting, we has a terrific week. We attended a homeschool day at Crocker Art Museum, touring the current exhibits with a docent and making masks. We spent another morning firing rockets with a local rocketry group and buying the supplies to build our own. We rounded out our activities by attending the latest play in the family series at B Street Theatre, The Golden Harp. At one point I looked over at Kipp and Landry during the performance. They were completely absorbed in the action of the play with their mouths ajar and their eyes wide. Is it really possible for me to give a better review of the performance than that?
Just so I never forget, I do have to mention one moment during the art tour. The boys were viewing a beautiful still life from Holland when the docent turned the subject to still life paintings in ancient Egypt. She then asked some general questions about ancient Egypt. Having done a year long unit study of ancient Egypt last year, Landry readily answered her, the he leaned back to me and whispered, "Wow, learning that ancient Egypt stuff is finally paying off!!"
After I choked back my laughter, I realized no workbook would ever provide the depth of connections that my son just made in that moment.
Emboldened by the meeting, we has a terrific week. We attended a homeschool day at Crocker Art Museum, touring the current exhibits with a docent and making masks. We spent another morning firing rockets with a local rocketry group and buying the supplies to build our own. We rounded out our activities by attending the latest play in the family series at B Street Theatre, The Golden Harp. At one point I looked over at Kipp and Landry during the performance. They were completely absorbed in the action of the play with their mouths ajar and their eyes wide. Is it really possible for me to give a better review of the performance than that?
Just so I never forget, I do have to mention one moment during the art tour. The boys were viewing a beautiful still life from Holland when the docent turned the subject to still life paintings in ancient Egypt. She then asked some general questions about ancient Egypt. Having done a year long unit study of ancient Egypt last year, Landry readily answered her, the he leaned back to me and whispered, "Wow, learning that ancient Egypt stuff is finally paying off!!"
After I choked back my laughter, I realized no workbook would ever provide the depth of connections that my son just made in that moment.
