Students in our Form 5 classes at our community read all of the following books. You may choose to have your student read all of the following books, or you may choose individual books from this list. Fearless Apologetics by Chap Bettis This is a great resource for the whole family and is a required resource … Read more
Students in our Form 4 classes at STAR read all of the following books, and so they receive a reading plan with each resource below listed on it. You may choose to have your student read all of the following books, or you may choose individual books from this list. The apologetics reading schedules really take … Read more
Besides Bible, Apologetics is the most important subject we study. Form 1+ (or whole family read aloud) Leading Little Ones to God by Marion M. Schoolland This is the book that we read aloud during Cycle 2 to Form 1, 2 and 3 students at STAR Homeschool Community throughout the school year. Note that the “At Home” readings do … Read more
For Bible, you will need the following resources: And some optional resources you might consider are: Bible You can go through the Bible in one, two, four, or eight years with this reading plan. There are four seven-week terms in a year, and each term’s reading can be found below. You may also download a … Read more
This Bible reading plan will take you through the whole Bible in four years; reading just one chapter per day. This is a doable plan for a family! Start reading in any Cycle, and go through all four cycles. Cycle 2 Bible Reading During Cycle 2, you will read the following Bible books and passages: … Read more
Perhaps your family has participated in a national classical homeschool program. Our family was in a community like that for two years, and there were things that we enjoyed and did not enjoy. In developing the STAR model, I considered what we liked and didn’t particularly like about the classical community model. I will break … Read more
Over the many years that I have been homeschooling, I have watched the homeschool community evolve. Once upon a time, homeschool mamas were wearing denim jumper dresses and grinding their own wheat. Homeschool curriculum sales used to be the place to catch up with friends and to score deals on materials that would fill … Read more
When we were leaving Oregon and researching states, we didn’t have the advantage of knowing how crazy or sane each state’s governor truly was. You guys, who are considering a move now, get to see which governors have handled the last year the best. I’m really glad we left Oregon, seeing how Kate Brown has … Read more
Since we moved across the country, from Oregon to Virginia, in January 2020, I’ve received almost weekly messages from friends who are considering a similar move. The reasons so many of my friends want to flee Oregon vary, but, since 2020, the majority want to move because of draconian restrictions, loss of employment and/or income … Read more
Since we moved across the country, from Oregon to Virginia, in January 2020, I’ve received almost weekly messages from friends who are considering a similar move. The reasons so many of my friends want to flee Oregon vary, but, since 2020, the majority want to move because of draconian restrictions, loss of employment and/or income … Read more