Category Schleitheim Academy

Oh those grad school perks

2 February 2013 Schleitheim Academy, Top Stories  No comments

While I'm a Real Books apologist (Real Books being those items that are made of cloth and paper, sometimes other materials, with words literally printed on the pages), I can't necessarily get every book I need or want to read in a Real Book format.

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Free World History Resource

19 July 2010 Family, Schleitheim Academy  One comment

As many of you may already know, Eddie and I have a real passion for history. It was our college major after all. With that being said, it has been very difficult for us to find a history curriculum for the kids that we can truly say we are

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Timelines and Maps from Knowledge Quest/Bramley Books

16 July 2010 Family, Schleitheim Academy  No comments

Check out these great home schooling tools on sale now at Knowledge Quest/Bramley Books!

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Review of Redwall by Brian Jacques

9 June 2010 Book Review, Schleitheim Academy, Top Stories  8 comments

I had mentioned in a previous post that we were thinking of including Redwall by Brian Jacques in our free-reading list for the boys this year for school. I always like to pre-read anything that we are going let the boys read, just to make sure that it is appropriate for where they are in their development and also to see if the book agrees with what we want to teach the boys, so that if it doesn't, we can be prepared to discuss it with the boys or hold off until they are mature enough to be able to discuss it.

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Schleitheim Academy Update

6 June 2010 Schleitheim Academy  6 comments

I just wanted to give a quick update on how our schooling is going along with a few links to some great resources I have come across recently.

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Homeschool and History with Trial and Triumph: Polycarp

26 December 2009 Featured Highlights, Schleitheim Academy  One comment

Part one in the Homeschool and History with Trial and Triumph series. This one is on the first chapter and story, Polycarp.

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Homeschool and History with Trial and Triumph: Intro

22 December 2009 Schleitheim Academy  9 comments

I will be reviewing the homeschooling text Trial and Triumph: Stories and Church History. There will be short reviews for each of the stories put together by Richard Hannula.

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Our First Day

31 August 2009 Schleitheim Academy  2 comments

Our first day of homeschooling, a sample of our daily schedule, and a few examples of the boys' first work.

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Win Rosetta Stone Homeschool Latin!

15 May 2009 Schleitheim Academy  No comments

Kimbrah and I fell in love while working on Latin in the summer of 2001. We were under the tutelage of my Koine Greek professor/tutor/mentor; a genius when it comes to classics. The addition of Latin for our kids would be a wonderful complement to

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