Hey! I finally did it! I created a purist Charlotte Mason schedule, tailored for whole-family learning. I have been working on this in all of my spare time and on two work days over the last two weeks. I am excited about this one! In this post, I will share a picture of the schedule, … Read more
I named my business The Gentle Learning Company (my old website name before I switched everything to STAR Homeschool) with this picture in mind: Mothers snuggling with their children and reading beautiful literature and poetry, studying carefully crafted art pieces, reading God’s Word, and listening to classical music together. Can you see it? It’s a … Read more
I first heard of Gather ‘Round two years ago, at the beginning of the school year. I was at a Creation & Worldview class with my girls (taught by the creator of Jonathan Park, Pat Roy—what a cool opportunity!). I introduced myself to a mom who was sitting on the floor at the back of the … Read more
Sunday evening, we had guests over for a taco night. I made iced tea, taco meat, and rice, and our guests brought toppings and taco shells. The rice I make is a Chipotle-style Cilantro Lime Rice, and it’s so good. Since I was cooking for a crowd and I didn’t want to make two pots of … Read more
I mentioned this week that I have been homeschooling since our oldest son was two–which means I’ve been homeschooling for TWENTY years. That’s a long time, and a good chunk of my life so far. Homeschooling has changed drastically over the years, and I want to share what I’ve witnessed here. When I entered the … Read more
I mentioned yesterday that I only planned to homeschool through preschool and kindergarten at first, because I thought those years would be easy enough. And yet, here I am, the mom of three sons who have graduated and two high school aged daughters, whom I am still homeschooling. What happened, and why am I still … Read more
Homeschooling wasn’t on the radar when I was in college, planning to teach middle school English. I grew up in the public school system, and so did my husband. We planned to enroll our children in that exact same system. Fast forward to 2001, when our first son, Isaac, was born at twenty-six weeks gestation. … Read more
Homeschool planning shouldn’t be stressful, overwhelming or complicated. I’ve created the STAR reading plans with families like yours in mind. The reading plans follow four cycles of history, science, enrichment, and so many other subjects. All children in the family will be following the same timeline, the same artist, composer, poet, habits, life skills, and … Read more
Dear Mama, Your homeschool days do not have to feel so stressful. Are you rushing around, trying to check off the list, and always feeling like a failure? Breathe. Your days don’t have to be so hectic. Here are some tips, tricks, routines, and lots of links to resources and free, editable documents for you. … Read more
I’m taking a quick break from my regular scheduled programming here (filling up blog posts with tons of Scripture Memory Music), because I have some encouragement I want to share with all of you. We are on a little family vacation with all five kids–including our three sons who are all men now. One turned twenty-two yesterday, one … Read more