So now my thoughts are turning to the new school year. I seem to have been answering a lot of queries from people lately interested in homeschooling for the new year. One of these days, our freedom may even become 'normal'. (Nope, can't see that happening!)
Now a look back at some of the highlights of 2012.
January
- Trip to Timbertown to learn about Australian history (HSIE)
- Lots of water activities - fishing, swimming, skiing (PDHPE)
- The first of many Nerf wars with other homeschoolers (PDHPE)
- Art exhibitions (Creative Arts)
- A homeschool excursion to an historic homestead (HSIE)
- Homeschool swimming carnival (PDHPE)
- Plus activities started back - cubs, drama, archery and martial arts
- AFL Footy training started back (PDHPE)
- Circus workshop with homeschoolers (PDHPE)
- Clean Up Australia Day with Cubs (HSIE)
- Science kits (Science & Technology)
- Trip to the Powerhouse Museum (Science & Technology)
- Billy-carting with the Cubs (PDHPE)
- ANZAC Day March (HSIE)
- Attended a performance of Bell Shakespeare's Macbeth (English, Creative Arts)
- Started a new circus class (PDHPE)
- Read George and the Big Bang (Science & Technology)
- Scale models in Minecraft (Maths)
- Games with flags and countries (HSIE)
- Field archery (PDHPE)
- Learning about water quality at homeschool Waterwatch day (Science & Technology)
- Braille, morse code and semaphore at cub camp (Science & Technology)
- Learning about Ancient Rome (HSIE)
- Aboriginal folk stories (HSIE)
- Using Murderous Maths Awesome Arithmetricks as a Maths spine (Maths)
- Stage Combat workshop (Creative Arts)
- Went to Sydney Observatory to watch the transit of Venus (Science & Technology)
- Trip to rockpools and photography (Science & Technology, Creative Arts)
- Science experiments at Cubs (Science & Technology)
- Map and compass work (Maths)
- Attended a performance of The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe (Creative Arts, English)
- Went to a photography exhibition (Creative Arts)
- Did a Rocks historical walking tour to learn more about Australian history (HSIE)
- Read Tom Appleby, Convict Boy (HSIE)
- Dolphin watching and photography (Creative Arts, HSIE, Science & Technology)
- Martial arts camp (PDHPE)
- Games of Scrabble (English)
- Maths games (Maths)
- Trip to historical Maitland Gaol (HSIE)
- Watched a performance of Blabbermouth (Creative Arts, English)
- Made a thaumotrope (Science & Technology)
- Created posters and sold popcorn and fairy floss at a stall (Maths, English)
- Visit to Seaworld and Currumbin Wildlife sanctuary (HSIE, Science & Technology)
- High Ropes course (PDHPE)
- Walkley photography exhibition and Archibald Prize exhibition (Creative Arts)
- Hands-on Science section at Newcastle Museum (Science & Technology)
September
- Region cuboree with medieval theme (HSIE)
- Cooking (Maths, English)
- Discovered the DragonBox maths app to teach algebra (Maths)
- Robert Krampf Science videos (Science & Technology)
- Italian class (LOTE)
- Circuit boards (Science & Technology)
- Homeschool excursion to local Morpeth Museum (HSIE)
- Murrurrundi Frontier Day trip (HSIE)
- Peter Pan rehearsals and performance (Creative Arts)
- Baby chickens at cubs (Science & Technology)
- Peter Pan performances (Creative Arts)
- Bee-keeping display at cubs (Science & Technology, HSIE)
- Cooking (Maths)
- Reading Daughter of the Regiment (HSIE)
And that was just the start :) We had a focus on Australian history, plus Peter Pan rehearsals and performance were a big part of the year. Throughout the year, he took part in weekly classes - cubs, martial arts, drama and archery.
Looking forward to 2013 - I wonder what it will bring?
2 comments:
An awesome year! Lovely photos! :)
Wow. What a busy year. I meant to do one of these and also let it slip me by. I don't think we did anywhere near as much as you guys did last term though. Day two down here and I already don't want to wake anyone up. LOL Its so nice and quiet right now. ;-)
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