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Free Webinar Series June 12-28 – Innovations in Higher Education

Free Homeschool Resources, Homeschool Information / By Kimberly / June 14, 2012 / 2 minutes of reading

Education Innovators. 6 Exclusive Webinars. One Mission: Disrupting Higher Education. In this ‘Innovations in Higher Education’ webinar series, hear from leaders like Andrew Pudewa (Institute for Excellence in Writing), Rick Green (Wallbuilders and Patriot Academy), Rick O’Donnell (Former Director of Higher Education for the State of Colorado and Texas), and others. Click here to learn […]

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Free Online Unschooling Summit – May 21-June 1

Free Homeschool Resources, Homeschool Events, Homeschool Information / By Kimberly / May 21, 2012 / 1 minute of reading

The Unschooling Summit! Listen in free online – live or to the replays. Many fantastic speakers including Diane Flynn Keith, Sandra Dodd, and Barb Lundgren. Sign up now – the first speaker, Patrick Farenga on the Origins of Unschooling, is available as a replay right now. The second speaker, Tamala Takahashi on Deschooling, Socialization &

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Gr. 8 Students: 1 yr FREE access to Parks Canada!

Homeschool Information, Homeschool Resources, Things to Do in Nova Scotia / By Kimberly / April 22, 2012 / 1 minute of reading

Know the past. Enjoy the present. Protect the future. If your son or daughter is in Grade 8/Secondary 2, they are eligible to receive a “My Parks Pass” in April 2012! The pass grants them free daily access to over 200 Parks Canada locations for a full year (valid until April 30, 2013). By showing their “My Parks

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Homeschool Mosaics: A Medley of Homeschool Perspectives

Homeschool Events, Homeschool Information / By Kimberly / April 2, 2012 / 1 minute of reading

There’s a new homeschool website dedicated to encouragement, how-to, homeschooling diversity, and so much more: Homeschool Mosaics! Tonight at 9pm Atlantic Time (8pm ET), Homeschool Mosaics, will be launching with a Facebook Party! There will be giveaways galore, and interviews with columnists (including me)! My interview is at 9:40 Atlantic Time – so feel free

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Is Standardized Testing Necessary?

Homeschool Information / By Kimberly / March 5, 2012 / 1 minute of reading

If you’ve read my post No testing?! then you already know that we don’t test in our homeschool. Thankfully, here in Nova Scotia, testing and/or standardized testing isn’t required. In the Public School system, students take standardized tests in Grades 3, 6, 9, and 12. I am glad my children don’t have to take days

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No testing?!

Homeschool Information / By Kimberly / February 9, 2012 / 2 minutes of reading

We don’t test in our homeschool. So, how on earth do we measure homeschooling success with no testing?! Let’s consider the purpose of testing. In a classroom full of children, how do you know if each of them are “getting it”? Through testing. In a school board, how do you know if the system is “working”? Through

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Adding FUN to your homeschool day

Homeschool Information / By Kimberly / February 2, 2012 / 1 minute of reading

We have FUN in our homeschool! Here are just some of the ways… Boardgames! In my opinion, all boardgames are educational, and there’s a boardgame out there to teach everything (I have an article in the current issue of Homeschool Horizons Magazine about this) Hand-crafts – usually we knit, weave, etc. while we read to

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These Are a Few of My Favourite Apps!

Homeschool Information / By Kimberly / January 30, 2012 / 2 minutes of reading

I have mentioned before that I love my iPod Touch – for the educational apps, and to organize my life. Here are some of my absolute favourites (all free): Foreign Language: Mindsnacks Language – we use the French and Spanish versions – free for the first few levels and $4.99 US to upgrade to access

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A Day in Our Homeschool

Homeschool Information / By Kimberly / January 19, 2012 / 2 minutes of reading

Most non-homeschoolers are surprised when we describe our typical homeschool day. They expect our days to be structured just like school, starting at 9am and ending around 2 or 3pm, with scheduled breaks, with all work done at desks. This is far from the truth in our homeschool. Our typical homeschool weekday starts with a

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Happy New Year!

Homeschool Information / By Kimberly / January 1, 2012 / 1 minute of reading

Happy New Year 2012! May you and your family be healthy, happy, and may the Lord richly bless you! How about some homeschool encouragement to start your new year? Homeschool Horizons’ free Nov-Dec issue is still online, but only for a limited time, so click below ASAP to view, download, and share: Homeschool Horizons Magazine

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