Getting Started, Homeschool, New Homeschoolers, Other Tips and Topics, Planning
by Katie Julius Those of you longtime homeschoolers may be reading the title of this blog quizzically since traditionally, we don’t really start talking about the Private School Affidavit (or PSA) until September as the October 1-15 filing window approaches. However,...
Curriculum, Elementary, Field Trips, Homeschool, Science, Summer, Unit Study
by Katie Julius [Editor’s Note: This post is part of a series of unit study topics we are sharing over the course of the summer. Whether you take a few weeks, a few months, or no break at all this summer, we hope you find these resources helpful in your homeschool.]...
Extracurriculars, Family, Homeschool, Teens
by Katie Julius With Memorial Day dubbed as the “unofficial start of summer,” many homeschool parents may be asking themselves, “What am I going to do all summer?” Since we are used to having our kids at home, it’s not as big a transition between the school year and...
40th Anniversary, Homeschool
by Katie Julius “If you want to understand today you have to search yesterday.” – Pearl S. Buck To many, it is a surprise that private home education is not highly regulated by the government in California. After all, most everything else is. However, this is no...
Encouragement, Homeschool
by Deborah Wuehler, Senior Editor, The Old Schoolhouse When you think of “back to school” what comes to mind? The smell of new books, new crayons, or new fear? Perhaps you are re-evaluating your homeschool decision because of concerns you have? In my...
