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Started by Bev. Last reply by Bev on Thursday. 7 Replies 2 Likes
I am one of Clonlara's advisors and I have a family in Greece who would like to join with other families to discuss the issues surrounding homeschooling in Europe and how you have navigated your country's requirements and how you approached your…Continue
What are you reading?
Started by Bev. Last reply by jeff white Apr 11. 2 Replies 0 Likes
After a bit of break from reading I am back into it again! So I thought I'd ask what are you currently reading and would you recommend it and why?To get us started I am currently reading 2 books (not unusual for me!)."Good Evening Mrs. Craven - The…Continue
Going off topic!
Started by Bev. Last reply by Kimberley Long-Ewing Apr 5. 2 Replies 2 Likes
I was in a meeting last week and we were talking about some things that we are doing here at Clonlara when we went a little off topic! Does that happen to anyone else? Anyway somehow we got on to the subject of tea ... which if you know me at all is…Continue
April is National Poetry Month
Started by Bev. Last reply by jeff white Mar 22. 1 Reply 1 Like
Did you know that April will be National Poetry Month as designated by the Academy of American Poets? I don't know about you but poetry tends to be one of the last types of reading genres that I read. I would read poetry when I was at school and I…Continue
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Laura Brown posted a blog postBrain 2.0
I fondly remember the day I took my three young teens to the AT&T store and got them their first cell phones. I was worried they might not yet be old enough to understand how to use them. To my shock, within less than five minutes, while I was still at the counter beginning to deal with the associated paperwork, they had already opened the boxes, set up the phones, and begun texting each other photos freshly taken in the shop.I realized then that anyone born after about 1990 grows up…See More
Julia Garbowski posted a status"The Purple Thistle in Vancouver, BC a free youth community center for arts and activism, homeschooling, unschooling... http://ning.it/8XKvie"
Julia Garbowski posted a status""Check out new Homeschool ReVision Project Facebook page. Like us to see, share posts and links http://ning.it/IRz5yW"
Shelley W. Choate posted a status"I discovered Khan Academy accidentally yesterday when I clicked on an info link for the AncestryDNA" test. Fabulous!!"
Laura Brown posted a blog postCome to an Open House at Clonlara School in Ann Arbor!
Tuesday, May 8, 20126:00pm until 7:30pmLearn about our home-based education program, meet with advisors, and find out about what we can offer your family. Plus: storyteller Rowena Conahan, the Scholastic Book Fair, writing and word games, a giant "Words with Friends" game! and the opportunity to tour and learn about our K-12 campus school!Here's the Facebook Event ListingSee More
Julia Garbowski posted a status"Homeschool World article: "Homeschool Domination: why these kids will take you down" http://ning.it/JoKWo1"
Clonlara School posted a status"Most homeschoolers are Christian, as is America, but not all...
Article on secular/non secular as "Mirror of America" http://ning.it/HPZ0bG"
Reprint of Current Learning Edge Article
Authentic learning, inspired learning, just-in-time learning, meaningful learning, relevant learning, learning by doing, living is learning. These are attempts to describe the type of education Clonlara School advocates and promotes. I have no question that such learning occurs quite successfully with Clonlara’s students. I see it every day with the campus students, and hear about it regularly from the Home Based students.Pat Montgomery (Clonlara's founder and my mom) said it a thousand…See More
jeff white posted a status"We regularly recommend Khan Academy to students. Here's the guy who made it happen, talking passionately about education. Worth a look."
jeff white posted a videoSalman Khan talk at TED 2011 (from ted.com)
Salman Khan talk at TED 2011 (from ted.com)
Laura Brown posted a status"http://ning.it/Hz1hnp Interesting editorial on CNN site by pediatrician Bethany Gardiner, author of "Highlighting Homeschooling.""
What are you reading?
After a bit of break from reading I am back into it again! So I thought I'd ask what are you currently reading and would you recommend it and why?To get us started I am currently reading 2 books (not unusual for me!)."Good Evening Mrs. Craven - The Wartime Stories of Mollie Panter Downes", given to me by a friend, this is a series of short stories written during the Second World War in London. She captures the society and thoughts of the British public across the classes. Its fascinating and a…See More
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Brain 2.0
Posted by Laura Brown on May 15, 2012 at 2:05pm 1 Comment 0 Likes
I fondly remember the day I took my three young teens to the AT&T store and got them their first cell phones. I was worried they might not yet be old enough to understand how to use them. To my shock, within less than five minutes, while I was still at the counter beginning to deal with the associated paperwork, they had already opened the boxes, set up the phones, and begun texting each other photos freshly taken in the shop.
I realized then that anyone born after about 1990…
Continue Come to an Open House at Clonlara School in Ann Arbor!
Posted by Laura Brown on May 1, 2012 at 4:28pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
- Tuesday, May 8, 2012
- 6:00pm until 7:30pm…
Reprint of Current Learning Edge Article
Posted by Chandra on April 13, 2012 at 2:14pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Authentic learning, inspired learning, just-in-time learning, meaningful learning, relevant learning, learning by doing, living is learning. These are attempts to describe the type of education Clonlara School advocates and promotes. I have no question that such learning occurs quite successfully with Clonlara’s students. I see it every day with the campus students, and hear about it regularly from the Home Based students.
Pat Montgomery (Clonlara's founder and my mom) said it a…
ContinueExciting Ohio University Opportunity!
Posted by Chandra on April 9, 2012 at 4:18pm 0 Comments 2 Likes
What an opportunity! Ohio University is offering summer sessions: From July 15 - August 11, 2012, OU invites students who have completed their freshman, sophomore or junior year of high school with at least a 3.25 GPA to apply for their Honors Academy. Students may enroll in 2-3 regular university courses and have the option to live in a residence hall or commute. OU is offering each accepted student a $1,000.00 credit voucher. The tuition is based on the number of credits taken, but…
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