~a month of unschool~ how did paul revere text?

this past month was very full! as all summer months seem to be.

~games~ quinn has been pretty fired up lately about angry birds games, and though we do limit his screen time to 30 minutes per day, he seems very focused on games in . . . → Read More: ~a month of unschool~ how did paul revere text?

a month of unschool

field trips! unschooling is always a field trip-oriented way to learn, but there is something about late may/early june that inspires an upsurge in field trip activities even for us. the gravitational pull of the open world becomes stronger and we do not try to resist. we went tidepooling and saw one of . . . → Read More: a month of unschool

three months of unschool

i’ve been playing catch up ever since my research trip, and my “month of unschool” posts are now finally caught up. here are the last three, in case anyone but myself is interested. 🙂 these were not posted in real time, in fact they were all posted today (and backdated). i apologize in advance for . . . → Read More: three months of unschool

~a month of unschool~buoys, berries, and a boy

we left off last month with quinn saying goodbye to mama for her 10 day research cruise, so this month opens on a happy note: reunion! quinn loved checking out the vessel, the giant fenders, my bunk, and practicing his knot tying on board (he . . . → Read More: ~a month of unschool~buoys, berries, and a boy

~a month of unschool~ wild and woolly

both mama and quinn have been spending lots of our passion for learning and time and energy devoted to gardening and vicarious farming endeavors.

quinn enjoys watering and harvesting quite a bit. he got to help collect eggs at our friends’ farm one night.

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