Activities, Activities! -Melinda Harrington

Activities, Activities!

-Melinda Harrington

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When I list out the so called ‘extra-curricular’ activities that we have been involved with over the years – I start to feel exhausted. I know that we are not unusual as a homeschooling family – getting out there and involved in activities outside of the home seems to play a really large

Best ever homeschool resource -Melinda Harrington

Best ever homeschool resource

-Melinda Harrington

(There's a video made by Marnie about this topic down below after you've read this post, or you could skip to it straight away!)

 

All homeschool families are different – now that’s an understatement! I’ve been lucky enough to visit with dozens of homeschool families over the years, and what I’ve noticed is

Following a Schedule... or not... -Melinda Harrington

Following a Schedule… or not..

-Melinda Harrington

(There's a video made by Marnie about this topic down below after you've read this post, or you could skip to it straight away!)

 I recall a homeschool mum telling me that she had been ‘reported’ to authorities because her neighbour heard the children out playing in the yard during ‘school hours’. According to the neighbour, the children were not being properly educated because they were not sticking rigidly to school hours.

I know of many home educating families who follow a daily schedule that includes traditional school subjects, along with play times, sports time and reading times. And then again there are those families who

How do you measure success? - Melinda Harrington

How do you measure success?

- Melinda Harrington

(There's a video made by Marnie about this topic down below after you've read this post, or you could skip to it straight away!)

 Having met so many successful young people who have been home schooled, I was surprised when someone recently asked me “..but how do you measure success?” It got me thinking about how the measure of ‘success’ is a subjective thing.

For some people ‘success’ equates with