Stan Sperlak Workshop Notes and Demos
In this post you can find the summary of my notes from the Stan Sperlak pastel workshop, along with my photos of the workshop demos…
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Three Painting Exercises
This exercise (shown above) was to show us how quickly a painting can come together if you keep it simple and close to monotone.
Our Son Graduates from Swarthmore with High Honors
We have had a wonderful weekend at our son’s graduation from Swarthmore College. He earned a double degree in Engineering and Political Science, and was awarded high honors as well! We are very proud of what he has accomplished and are grateful he has had such a fantastic college experience.
Science Picture Books for Early Elementary
Whether you are a homeschooler or not, these are wonderful books and all are great gift ideas in my opinion!
Education for the Future
I’ve been saying for a long time that creativity, curiosity, critical thinking, and compassion are ultimately what is most important to teach and encourage in kids these days, so it is certainly nice to have some experts start to concur:
Some Homeschooling Vindication
She was never taught to the test, and she’s not learning just for them either.
Gift Idea for Knitters: 750 Knitting Stitches
If you know a knitter, or even a would-be knitter, this would make an awesome gift.
Notes from Richard McKinley’s Pastel Workshop
You can see here the notes I took for the class, preserved both for my reference and yours.
Thumbnails, Notans, and Field Sketches
In the class I’ve been taking with Richard McKinley, he discussed in detail a process he uses to formulate a field sketch using thumbnail sketches.
Advice for a First Time Homeschooler
Recently, on the Connecticut Homeschool Network a first year homeschooler solicited experienced homeschoolers to share one piece of advice…
A Mother’s Advice to her College Freshman Daughter
Instead of a scattered bunch of verbal advice, our daughter asked for me to share what wisdom I wanted to convey regarding helpful hints for her college success concisely and in writing.
Great Time at Juniata Orientation
Our daughter and I both had a great time at her college orientation. Juniata seems to get a lot of things right…
Our Youngest Graduates from High School
With a fancy dinner and otherwise very little fanfare, our youngest daughter graduated from high school last night
Book Review: The Story of Science Series
I can’t say enough good things about this science series written by Joy Hakim that was designed for middle schoolers. I read it aloud twice, to two different kids who enjoyed it, and I loved it as much as they did, both times.
Our Youngest Chooses to Go to Juniata
Our youngest has chosen to go to Juniata college in south central Pennsylvania, and has sent in her deposit to reserve her place in their class of 2019. She has been attracted to this small, rural, “sciency” liberal arts school all along and it feels like a great fit.
Update on College Applications
April Fool’s Day is the deadline for notification of college acceptances, so now all of our long awaited news is finally in. And, although the news was not exactly as we expected, our youngest daughter did get in her second choice school with a hefty scholarship, so the outcome was good.
Great Bible Books for Children
I was requested recently to give some recommendations for good Bible read alouds for children. I promised to pull together this blog as a response, for it is useful for parents, homeschoolers, and Sunday School teachers alike.