Wednesdays

 It's high time I wrote about our Wednesdays.

 

 

Home Education is, in many respects, 
about doing our own thing

and learning
in a way that is totally unique to our family.
 

 

 

 

No two home educating families will approach their learning in exactly the same way.

That is the whole point of learning at home,
or at least one of the points.
 

Learning is meant to be holistic
and tailored to the individual's strengths, weaknesses and personality.

So each family's home schooling adventure
is bound to be slightly different,

as each pebble on the shore has its own characteristics,
which mark it out from every other pebble on the shore.
 
 
 

 But it is not meant to be a solitary journey.

It is exciting for us to have found a growing community of likeminded home educating families.

And we count ourselves privileged to call these folk our special friends.
 
 

We rub shoulders with children of all ages
and parents, who may share widely differing views and beliefs.
 

But this special group of people muddle along together just beautifully.

We are very lucky to be part of a caring Home Ed Community, where everyone is welcome.

There is a particularly special lady called Caroline,
who opens her home up every Wednesday during term time.
She provides us with a great place for the children to gather and learn together.

Within the walls of this lovely home, we have found true friendship, energy and support.  

 

Here the children have the opportunity to explore a wide array of topics,

with two excellent teachers, specialising in Art and Science.

Some of the children's Art work displayed at The Red Brick Building in Glastonbury

Some of the Art Students with their teacher at The Red Brick Building

Here are some photos taken by Caroline, during a Science session on electricity:

 

Cress, our lovely Fun Science teacher



Negative and Positive energy



 

 After the sessions, the children have the chance to wander to the nearby park

or play group games of hide and seek, capture the flag and jumping on the trampoline etc.,

in Caroline's garden.

Some children enjoy collecting the eggs

from her large flock of hens,

which roam freely around the garden.

 

 

During the sessions, the mums and dads get to sit round the table in another room.

We drink some of Caroline's delicious filter coffee and chat about the events of the past week.

It is a special time for us to be able to bond like this.

 

 

 

Between the sessions, we can eat our packed lunch in the garden or indoors,

if the weather is cold and wet.

 

Two of the lovely mums I have actually managed to capture on film.
Here they are in Caroline's sunny dining room, practising their pom-pom making skills...

You can see the great outdoor space offered to us by our kind hostess and her family.

I particularly love this photo as it demonstrates the fun the children have,

whilst carrying out their Scientific experiments.

 

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After all this is over, Sarah has been given the opportunity to play with a Symphonics Wind Band at a local Community School. This has opened up all sorts of potential opportunities for her.

Photo for illustrative purposes only and not of this particular band...

We plan to try and go back to swimming lessons on a Wednesday evening too, as Sarah really enjoyed them.