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Chalk, pastel and charcoal drawings

Chalk, pastel and charcoal drawings

We do a regular art session once a week here. This was sparked off by Ruth wanting to doing some more arty stuff and knowing that we are more inclined to do it if we have a friend join us we do have a friend to join us. I pretty randomly choose what we are [Continue]

Even Badman couldn’t complain about today’s education!

So today is our structured day. We’ve got geometry maths group here from 11-1 and then art from 2 until we finish. the earlier part of the morning is usually taken up with cooking something for the group, reading, music practice, tidying up and nail painting. Do you know even nail paining can be educational? [Continue]

Badman and Old Bags

Badman and Old Bags

So the Badman thing is really getting on my nerves and causing lots of ranting from the 3 older members of this household. The very nearly teenager is even more ranty having spent the afternoon researching the home ed situation in Germany (after spending the morning doing band practice and planning meeting and a photo [Continue]

Easter Tree

Arts Away

Arts Away

Yesterday we went to see A Bag Full of Stories at Whippingham community hall. It’s as part of the Arts Away scheme that brings theatre groups to rural communities. The group we saw was Open Box Theatre Company. They told stories from a variety of places from Norway to China and Scotland to Ireland. The [Continue]

What are you doing today?

Warning long rambling post! So as autonomous educators we are often asked what we actually do. Our days are very free flowing and we don’t have set educational days or times, we believe that all of life is an education. So what have we been doing over the last few days: Friday Morning – I [Continue]

Lightening strike brings chaos to Newport streets – 5 year old blamed

Lightening strike brings chaos to Newport streets – 5 year old blamed

Jonathan today decided to get creative – he ran in and declared “come and see my lightning strike I made”. Well, here it is, cleverly crafted from toy cars. [Continue]

Making an exhibition of ourselves

Making an exhibition of ourselves

Today saw the launch of the Isle of Wight Learning Zone’s “Life Zones” exhibition. The pictures show Susan examining the work, Bex with Harry looking bored under one of the photographs they helped create, and Jonathan looking rather pleased with his effort. Unfortunately no pic of Ruth as my batteries died before I pinned her [Continue]

Socks

Socks

I am very pleased with myself. I have knitted my first sock. Not a pair yet you understand just one. [Continue]

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