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Hi. I'm Amanda...a happy wife and mom to three awesome guys. We've lived here in Fort Collins for more than 20 years and are proud to call it home. Before moving to CO, I worked at a city attorney's office, making use of my law and Master's degrees from Duke. After settling in Fort Collins, I homeschooled my three (now teenage and older) sons and was delighted to experience music classes, soccer, karate, swim team, archery, Science Olympiad, First Lego League, parkour, and climbing (not all at the same time!). From 2005-10, I was also a contributing editor for a national scrapbooking magazine, authoring a book and a couple of monthly columns. From 2009-10, I founded and ran the Good Grief Blog. I enjoy learning new things, spending time with my family, volunteering with The Matthews House, traveling and indoor rock climbing.

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Wednesday
Aug192015

2015-2016 Homeschool Plan: Overall

So. It's almost time to start the new school year.

Which means...it's time for my somewhat annual homeschool posts. :) 

I'll start with the basics. Once again, we'll be homeschooling two while Noah tackles his sophomore year at CEC. Here's more:

  • We're going to continue with our roughly "6 weeks on, 1-2 weeks off" schedule. (Yes, this means that sometimes the younger two won't have school while Noah does, and sometimes Noah won't have school while the younger two do.) I continue to really appreciate taking things in chunks like this and find it works best for our family.
  • Both Asher & Micah will still attend the Fort Collins Options program on Mondays. 
  • Technically speaking, Asher will be in 7th grade and Micah will be in 5th. As usual, the schoolwork we do doesn't necessarily follow that; and, for purposes of Options, Asher is listed as 8th grade and Micah is listed as 6th.
  • Given Asher and Micah's aptitudes and personalities, we'll continue to use a single lesson plan for both boys for most subjects this year.

Now, I'll continue by subject for the younger two. Feel free, though, to completely skip these upcoming posts. ;) (You can revisit past posts by using that "Homeschooling" category link over on the left...generally, curriculum reviews/plans are in June-Aug 2010, June 2011, August 2012, July 2013, and August 2014. I'll also be working on updating the boys' curriculum pages on the left.)

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