Lately we’ve been talking about how the word “homeschooling,” scares some parents. In particular some find that their extended families and friends don’t understand or support what they are doing. One of our staff members stumbled upon a humorous that chronicles the trials and ultimate triumphs of the process for one family.
Posted under Homeschooling, Resources
This post was written by Global Village School on January 28, 2009
Global Village School recently received grants from Wishworks Inc. and two anonymous family foundations. The grants will support development of a new K-12 curriculum centered on the Earth Charter, a declaration of fundamental principles for building a just, sustainable, and peaceful global society. The Global Village Curriculum will be formatted for use by schools, groups, and homeschoolers, and will combine a creative, flexible, student-centered approach with a learning styles focus. Modern media, technology, art, music, nature, imagination, and story will be integrated into the courses.
Global Village School has provided an accredited, customizable K-12 homeschool diploma program to students around the world for 9 years. GVS offers online and text-based courses, personalized curriculum options, and individualized teacher services. Grounded in the belief that knowledge and understanding are the keys to a true global community, GVS offers a full diploma program and college preparatory classes that empower students to be wise and capable stewards of the planet and each other.
For more information, please e-mail Global Village School or call (805) 646-9792.
Posted under Announcements, Education
This post was written by Sally Carless on January 21, 2009
It starts out as it usually does. We are doing some seemingly benign activity that families typically do. This time we are eating dinner at a fast food restaurant, in Anytown, USA.
My son, Jason, is seven years old. Biracial, he is cute as can be—a fine example of hybrid vigor with his soft, curly hair and caramel colored skin. We are having an animated discussion about football, his favorite sport. Jason is making sure that I know which teams are ranked in the top ten and who his favorite players are. Read More…
Posted under Current Events, Life Stories
This post was written by peggie on January 15, 2009
Thinking of making New Year’s Resolutions? Think again.
The most popular thing to do at New Years (besides drinking champagne) is probably to Make Resolutions. You tell yourself, your friends and your family (and if you’ve overdone it on champagne, perfect strangers!) that next year you’ll do it DIFFERENTLY. Next year, you really are going to lose those extra 20 pounds, even if you have to starve yourself to do it. For a time you stick to your plan. You diet, you join the gym and you lose some weight. Somewhere between Valentine’s Day and June, you lose your momentum. Summer rolls around and you beat up on yourself for not sticking to the diet and you dread putting on a swimsuit. Somewhere between Thanksgiving and Christmas you realize you really did eat that whole plate of cookies and you swear to fast until New Years so you don’t end the year without losing a single pound! Now it’s New Years Eve and you hate the sense of failure to meet your “resolution”, so you try to muster up some confidence to try again next year. (Maybe this contributes to the amount of champagne consumed on New Year’s Eve!)
Instead of making resolutions, what if you Set Intentions for 2009? Read More…
Posted under Current Events, Personal Growth
This post was written by brook on January 1, 2009
