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If you homeschool (which I’m guessing you do) chances are that you’ve encountered some of the false stereotypes people tend to hang on to about homeschooling, and homeschoolers, as a whole. It can be so frustrating when you’re going along, feeling happy and successful in your homeschooling journey, only to be met with one of…
Recently, I received this question from Hip Homeschool Moms Community: “Did it make a difference to your employers that you were homeschooled?” That is an interesting question. I suppose my brief answer would be “Yes, though never in the way you might fear.” I can think of a few small professional fields where having a…
IMPORTANT NOTE: Due to Covid, we will have to reschedule this trip for a future date. At this time, we aren’t sure when it will be possible to re-open the trip. It will depend upon travel restrictions for Washington, D.C. and safety factors. We encouarage you to join our Homeschool Road Trips Facebook group and…
Do you homeschool and work outside of the home or have a work-from-home job? It can be hard to work and homeschool! But the reality is that many moms have jobs (other than everything else we already do as moms!!), and many working moms want to be able to homeschool too! Recently we polled our…
Does your family love to learn on the go? Do you have a child who’s interested in Native American history or culture? Are you studying about Native Americans as part of your homeschool in the coming years? If so, we would love to have your family join us on our next road trip to New…
3 Steps to Take to Keep Learning Happening, Strengthen Family Ties, and Come Out Stronger on the Other Side In an ideal world, we wouldn’t need to know how to homeschool through a crisis. In reality, though, we know that crises do happen. It happened to my family, and I would like to encourage you…
Cartoonist Charles Schulz once quipped: “Try not to have a good time. This is supposed to be educational.” We laugh, but there’s truth in what he said, isn’t there? We tend to segment what’s compulsory from what’s enjoyable, promising “We’ll do something fun as soon as you finish your school work.” Without even realizing it,…
My name is Gage, I am 17 years old, and recently I went on a trip with my mom and both my brothers to Florence, Alabama. Florence is a city I had never heard of until I was told I was going on a trip there! We have traveled near this city multiple times on…
We are always looking for ways to help homeschool moms make ends meet. So when I learned about these openings, I reached out to the school to get the details so I could bring these opportunities to you in case you are interested. Who Is Veritas Classical Schools? With Veritas Schools, you will discover a…
Have you ever considered year-round homeschooling? In this article, I’ll share my top 10 reasons for homeschooling year-round. Even after 20 years of homeschooling, I’m realizing more and more the benefits of year-round homeschooling! For many of our early years of homeschooling, we homeschooled according to the traditional school year calendar. We simply didn’t think…
Once you have registered and paid your registration fee, you will be added to a private Facebook group that is only for those adults who will travel to New Mexico with us. (We do this for each of our HEART trips.) This allows those who will be attending to start getting to know each other….
Now is the time to study volcanoes. Studying current events helps our children understand what is happening in the world, and it adds interest that they otherwise might not have in a particular topic. Hawaii is experiencing an active volcanic eruption, so we wanted to share some volcano-related homeschool resources so you can use this…
