So it turns out homeschooling a 2nd grader and full time parenting 2 toddlers can take a little bit out of you! We finished out the 2012/2013 school year strong. I was amazed at how much learning took place. At the end of the school year we had two graduations and a presentation of learning ceremony.
The graduation ceremonies were sweet and really solidified for me that we are part of an amazing community, that school is not the only place that our children can make deep and meaningful relationships. In fact I have witnessed my daughter develop deeper and stronger bonds with her friends as a result of not having the pressure of school in the backdrop.
The presentation of learning ceremony was a pretty spontaneous thing. Our big project last year was on The Great Migration, and as part of our research we interviewed the grandparents. At the end of the project we ended up with an amazing book that we wanted to share with the people it was written about. We assembled both sides of grandparents and had Imani present not just the book she wrote but all of the other big ideas throughout the year, including a walk through of her garden. It was amazing, she was amazing! She learned so much and was so connected to her learning I nearly cried about fifteen times!
As we launched into our summer I had so many great ideas on how to continue the learning, but none of it happened! We hung out, went to the park, went camping, and just relaxed. Now we are back in the swing of it and I am excited to be back chronicling our adventures in homeschooling!
liberated joy 