First day of the 2009-2010 School Year

and I am determined to keep up on this blog. Last year it was fairly important to me because of Christopher being on his own path but this year it's even more so as we said good-bye to CAVA and are now doing what we feel like through Ocean Grove. It's so liberating (although I have to remind my kids that it does not mean just laze about all day, that's only good for one subject max LOL). I'd like to start off this school year's blog with a brief overview of what each of the boys will be studying (at least as of right now).

Christopher
10th grade

• Oak Meadow English 10
• Saxon Algebra 2
• Oak Meadow U.S. History
• High School Biology in Your Home
• Oak Meadow Study of Art
• PE - Primarily Kuk Sool Wan and Bowling
  
• English 100 or Creative Writing (college course, still trying to figure out what is going on with this)
• Critical Thinking (we use a ton of resources from the Critical Thinking line-up)
  

He'll also be doing Young Actors Workshop again this year.

Part of the determination to move to Ocean Grove was the ability to combine some classes between Matthew and Jonathan as well as have them pay for some classes that would otherwise be outside of our budget.

Matthew and Jonathan

• The Prairie Primer: Literature based unit study program utilizing The Little House on the Prairie books to study literature, history, art, and science.
• The World in Ancient Times history series
• Clay Classes
  
• PE: consisting of swim, KSW, and bowling
  
• Critical Thinking

Matthew

• Saxon Grammar and Writing
• Saxon Algebra 1/2
• Guitar Lessons (still researching this as it just came up today, but hey, why not?)

Jonathan

• Sequential Spelling - Starting with Level 1 but will hopefully progress a bit quickly through the first level or two
  
• Exercises in English: Level C
• Saxon 54
• Soccer
  

And then since Nico hates to be left out:

Nicholas

• Before Five in a Row
• Critical Thinking
• Preschool 1-2-3 Projects
• Zoo Class
• Swim lessons and bowling
  
• Various Workbooks and art projects

Now if I can just get our schedule together in order to make it all work...

Wish us luck and a wonderful school year!