Day 293 in 2021

One of Calvin's last homeschool goals had been to complete a "two-year" Latin course meant to be administered in three to four years. But we didn't start the course until last year, thus his plans were interrupted by his sudden entry into public high school. I offered to continue administering the course in the hours before school or after. He eagerly took me up on that and has stuck with it with great determination and tenacity. Something I am very proud of, and that he definitely should be.

Day 255 in 2020

That was the longest four day week I've ever experienced.

Day 251 in 2020

Getting ready to upgrade the bedroom from elementary to high school style, just in time for the new school year. It's not going to be the "new start" we had imagined. With Calvin's high school credits basically finished, he had his choice of activities for the coming four years. His top priority is dance, but bassoon brings up a close second, so we entertained the idea of sending him to the public school for the first time, letting him get used to classrooms, note taking, schedules, and the like, since he would be going there for band anyhow. It was an interesting idea, placed just out of reach by Covid, of course. Another idea had been to just homeschool for another four years, but I really feel like that has run its course, so we're going with option three, which is online classes with a private school that caters to families with unique learning styles and placements and culminates in a full diploma. He'll have teachers, deadlines, and grades for most of his classes, and will receive credit for the handful that I will still be overseeing. It's a slight departure from where I thought we'd be, but a great stepping stone that we're all excited about.

Day 216 in 2020

Day 167 in 2020

Waiting in a long line (that actually moved pretty quickly) to drop off Calvin's band uniform and pick up his yearbook is not the year's end I had anticipated, but it is the only eighth grade closure we're going to get. There was a car parade graduation of sorts but we were not included since all of Calvin's core courses were done at home. That's fine. The only year end event we really missed was the final band concert. The end of our homeschool year is still a couple of weeks away for us (some of our studying was delayed by the arrival of our spotted puppy), and it will pass by as quietly as it does every year.