by Mary Ellen Barrett | A vacation is not where everywhere you eat has a napkin dispenser on the table and you often have to shout your order into a clown’s mouth.
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Mary Ellen Barrett June 22, 2015 13,894 Views
by Mary Ellen Barrett | A vacation is not where everywhere you eat has a napkin dispenser on the table and you often have to shout your order into a clown’s mouth.
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Combining our parent-teacher experiences with feedback from our families, here are 3 suggestions for homeschool vacations that are both educational and fun!
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John Clark shares childhood memories of boating and fishing with a military veteran for a Dad. He's convinced that vacations should be done as a family.
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Mary Ellen Barrett doesn't like vacations. But the rest of the family does, so she looks for the silver lining - and surprises herself. Be inspired too!
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One year ago, one of my daughters was given a gift subscription to American Girl Magazine. When the subscription ran out, I chose not to renew it even though my daughter wanted me to.
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All moms know how stressful summer vacations can be without a routine. Debbie Gaudino shares five tips for formulating a fun and restful summer schedule.
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Family trip more stressful than it’s worth? Anna Marie Jehorek shares how adding pilgrimage sights to your travel plans can transform the family vacation.
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Mandy Viles loves the Seton curriculum because it's so rigorous and accredited and she knows her children are receiving a good, quality, Catholic education.
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Dr Mitchell Kalpakgian underscores our need to get away for a while, to revisit what it means to live life, and to not drown from being overwhelmed.
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Gina Berios shares 2 independence-building hacks for her 6 homeschooler children; color-coding and organizing the planners.
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Patricia Purcell has 3 kids, and knows how hard it can get mid-winter. Here are her top 9 ideas to keep kids happy, engaged, and learning!
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Do you have an aspiring author in your family? Dennis McGeehan recommends a Catholic conference that could be an ideal field trip and network destination.
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Being in love with life is more than a childhood game. Dr Mitchell Kalpakgian shows that a healthy heart finds ways to keep alive our passion for life.
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Mary Donellan offers that summer can be the perfect time to deepen our Spiritual Life with God. Here are four simple tried-and-true methods of her own!
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Out of the many options for a family vacation this summer, why choose camping? Patricia Purcell shares why camping is her family’s favorite summer activity.
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By: Caitlin Bootsma With summer fast approaching, it’s always a challenge to adjust to the new normal, whatever that means for your family. Whether it’s fewer classes or none at ...
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Mary Ellen Barrett says homeschool families have a unique opportunity to instill a love of country and nurture a child’s natural instinct toward patriotism. It has been said that the ...
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Mary Ellen Barrett offers her advice for those advanced curriculum planners, how to organize and stay three weeks ahead so that she's flexible for anything.
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by Charles Asper | All 19 years of my classroom education took place in public institutions. My father (a son of a Lutheran missionary and minister) was a public school teacher. I even had him as my Algebra, Trigonometry and Geometry teacher in High School (not quite homeschooling, but I really enjoyed him as a teacher).
Read More »Dr. Mitchell Kalpakgian January 29, 2015 6,679 Views
by Dr. Mitchell Kalpakgian | An active human life with its responsibilities naturally has its share of distractions and interruptions. Good work, however, always requires concentration and attention from beginning to end with no or few disruptions.
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