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Barn schooling?? It is what it sounds like – getting an education in a barn!  This can be a fantastic supplement to your educational format.  There are countless benefits from working in and around a barn.  Here are five that are well worth sliding on the barn boots...

What's the Best Thing About Homeschool? Allow me to be repetitive and proclaim that homeschooling is great. Of course, we have our bad days like everyone else, but there is a lot to homeschooling I love. I bet you can’t guess my very favorite thing...   The...

Homeschooling is an adventure; a plates-spinning-in-midair juggling act if you will. Add a new baby to the mix and well, you just might find yourself hiding in the crib with the new one. But, after all the dust - err, diapers and dirty laundry - settles and the family...

Grab your nets and field guides and follow this homeschool mom through a “typical” day! It was a normal day in the South.  The sun shone through the back windows just brightly enough to wake up the two youngest boys before I wanted to get out of bed myself. We are...

Setting up a summer schedule can be a tricky. I had some important things I wanted to take into account when deciding how our days would flow. I also knew I wanted the girls to lean more on the relaxed and flexible side because our school weeks are much more...

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Try Something New This Summer!! My family tried something new this week – Letterboxing!  Letterboxing is like a giant treasure hunt.  Letterboxing traces its origin to Victorian England when a guide placed his calling card in a bottle along the banks of Cranmere...

If you've ever considered the possibility of homeschooling your kids but aren't sure if the idea is right for your family, Global Student Network (GSN) is offering a "test drive" opportunity that will allow you to try out the approach at a one-time bargain price. GSN,...

About GSN – For 10 years, Global Student Network has been providing excellent online education options for grades K-12.  Schools, families and students have all found GSN's interactive, individualized, affordable curriculum to be an important key to overall student...

Easter is almost always an exciting time for kids. Even as parents of young children, thinking of unique ways for your kids to color and design their Easter eggs can be a lot of fun. Have you tried using shaving cream?  It is the new fad. Once you are done, don't...

Who doesn’t love spring?! Given the kind of winter that has gripped most of the country, everyone is ready to welcome a more green and flowering time of year. Perhaps cabin fever has taken over and your whole family is ready to get out in the fresh, warm spring air....

WHICH CLASSES ARE REQUIRED TO GRADUATE FROM ONLINE HIGH SCHOOL? Graduation requirements for online high schools are basically the same as requirements to graduate from a “regular” high school. But - just in case you’re not clear as to which classes you must take to...

If you’ve never heard of the SAT Subject Test, here’s how to get ahead of the game and improve your chances when you take the final SAT college prep test. It’s simple – goto: http://sat.collegeboard.org/register. Scroll down to the “Upcoming Test Dates” chart. Column...