What if you were in control of the education your child was receiving and also the factors that could increase the effectiveness of this education? Wouldn’t that be exciting? Not only would you be able to teach your child but you would also be able to assure that they were learning at their optimum performance […]
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The Value of Online Education
According to the latest studies, polls and news you should be studying online and working online (full-time or at least part-time). If you are not – you are probably not reaching your earning potential or furthering your career as efficiently as you could be. I have been overwhelmed with the amount of information that I’ve […]
Discipline in Homeschooling
Finger Knitting Story for Boys & Girls
Today we planted herb gardens, tasted herbal tea, did a flower form-drawing, made some “story gardens” and enjoyed many stories. During free time the boys all decided to finger-knit so I decided to make up a story for them. They were doing that project that boys often do where they want to finger-knit the entire […]
Earth Day Celebrations!
reprinted from old BLOG (we are transferring all entries from the old BLOG before we delete it on the old website) – Earth Day is Tuesday, April 22nd this year (2014)! What a wonderful Earth Day! It is our second “real” day of spring this year – so we brought our classroom outside and snacktime […]
Extend Your Spring Celebrations!
Well, it is past the days of NoRuz in Persia (a celebration for the first ten days of spring) and spring is close to ending here in the midwest but we are extending our celebration! Here is a sample from our it Fifth Grade Ancient Cultures Block (we do this two week lesson, The Ten Days of […]
Natural Dyeing and Tea Party!
Here is a reprint of an article I wrote in 2009 for Easter (we are transferring all old BLOG posts to the new website 🙂 There are so many gems we don’t want to lose or for you to miss out on! This was originally posted as a newsletter article and was reprinted here: http://studiocam.wordpress.com/2007/04/07/spring-tea-party/ The […]
Easter Field Trip: Wildlife Education
One of the ways we are celebrating spring is by doing a unit study on birth and the animal kingdom in general. We visited a goat farm last weekend and learned a lot about caring for baby goats. This week we visited the Iowa Reptile Rescue and cuddled with snakes and other reptiles. It is […]
Spring “Egg” Hunt
As a healer I always try to find that “perfect herb” that fits the needs of my client’s emotions, my clients physical body and my client’s spirit. As a teacher I am always trying to find that “perfect task” or “perfect lesson” that fits the needs of the day, the needs of the family and […]
Over the Counter Drugs and Natural Healing
The following information was included in an assignment by a Student at The Avicenna Institute. We share student assignments for the benefit of other students as well as anyone considering taking courses at The Avicenna Institute, or anyone who is interested in alternative therapies. I believe that we can all learn something from reading different […]
How Earthschooling Saved Us $44,000.00
The unique structure and philosophy of Earthschooling taught my children and I some very important lessons over the years and it turns out those lessons are worth a lot of money! I have to admit that when my children were toddlers I entered the Earthschooling world because I was attracted to the beautiful nature-based verses, […]
The Three-Day Rhythm
As we have described in Waldorf 101 there are many rhythms to Waldorf education that the teacher/parent must be aware of. We have already discussed the rhythm of breathing in and breathing out. We have also discussed the rhythm of balancing the head, heart and hands. A sample day balancing the head-heart and hands might look […]
Earthschooling – an Award Winning Curriculum
