By Maureen Stowell We are the last people that you would have thought would ever homeschool. My husband, Bruce, was a school board member for several years and president for ...
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Saint Catherine of Siena: Patroness and Model of Homeschooling
by Dr Clark | Many years ago, a group of about forty Catholic homeschool state support group leaders gathered in Chicago for two or three consecutive years, in the month of April, to discuss the growing Catholic homeschooling movement. It was not an easy meeting to attend as we all had children and not much money for such trips.
Read More »Top 10 Incredible Homeschool Social Activities!
Socialization is a challenge for homeschoolers: There are too many opportunities! What to choose? Suzanne Tombs lists her family’s top 10 social activities.
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Most of you have already begun your school year, and first-timers may be discovering that home education is not quite what was anticipated. So many articles you read online spoke ...
Read More »A Story of Shrines: 6 Catholic Shrines to Visit with Your Family this Summer
Some of the best adventures for family field trips are the Catholic shrines located all around the country. These shrines are sometimes tucked into the smallest slivers of land in the middle of cities, surrounded on all sides by soaring skyscrapers. Sometimes they are just off the main highway and millions pass by unknowing each day. And sometimes they are so far down abandoned and forgotten roads that having but a quarter tank of gas seems a potential hazard.
Read More »One Family’s Homeschooling Saga
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 »Stuck on Seton… Forever!
by Lisa Duda | When I received Seton’s info packet in the mail, it hit me straight in the heart. We officially began homeschooling with Seton in 1995...
Read More »8 Ways I Foster the Love of Science in My Children
by Angela Jaramillo | Not too long ago, I would have naively told you that I really thought all kids were reading and doing science independently for fun, until I recently went to a birthday party.
Read More »Entertain and Provide Faith Formation with these Free Glory Stories
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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