Experimental Home Education UK

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  • Fun Education at Glasto!

    Fun Education at Glasto!

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    Glasto Education The time of the year has arrived again; where we pack up our bags, do as much food shopping as we can and head out to Glastonbury Festival with our wellies in tow….just incase. This is an important time of year for us, as it’s a big family event. Grandma Doo runs things,… Read more

  • Chickens

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    Chicken Science Who said that chickens can’t teach?! One thing I have missed since having child No. 4 is our smallholding. The satisfaction of growing almost all of our food is seriously lacking these last few years due to many unforeseen factors. Environmental Science Every element of keeping animals becomes not just an opportunity; but… Read more

  • Breaktime from van adventures

    Breaktime from van adventures

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    “Breaktime” Having woken up for the second time in Exmoor, next to a gorgeous river, the girls and I had a little al fresco breakfast paddle – with a friendly duck (who was having a well-earned nap) with its duckling frolicking about in the shallows – and then headed back to the pub to do… Read more

  • May Fairs past and present!

    May Fairs past and present!

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    Actual May fair, A second very welcome extended break from school this week- in the form of another May bank holiday- which brought us just the opportunity we were wanting!  May Fair at the Community Orchard   Having scoured the local facebook pages for any sight or sound of a May Pole (what is wrong… Read more

  • So, how did we find our Home Education trial?

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    So how did it go? How did our Home Education trial go? Actually, brilliantly. I’m completely aware that a two-week trial is by no means anywhere close to the reality of Home Education, on so many levels. However, what it did do is give us a good overview and highlight a few things that could… Read more

  • Last day of trial

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    Last TrialDay Today is Easter Monday – and because of the way this holiday worked, we’re supposed to go back to school tomorrow. Well, after we finish the chocolate…. CRASH course learning! Today I decided to give us a day off, and let everyone properly rest before we set the alarm clocks and hit the… Read more

  • Bristol Aquarium and the biggest fish I’ve ever seen!

    Bristol Aquarium and the biggest fish I’ve ever seen!

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    Packing lunches Now. I’m the worlds’ most frugal parent, having spent the majority of my life exceedingly skint. So when we decided to pay out on a trip up to Bristol Aquarium, it led to a morning packing ourselves a picnic. The three kids all piled into the kitchen packing a variety of things, chatting… Read more

  • What can Home-Ed look like?

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    What can Home-Ed look like? What can Home-Ed look like? Whatever it needs to. After yesterday’s science marathon, it was back to “School” this morning. Big, as usual, has completed almost everything before I’ve even woken up. Small however, has been feeling ill since our Gladiator outing. Here’s what we got up to today…. Table… Read more

  • Applied Science – Momentum and Youtube

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    Sunday Science It’s Sunday. In the Easter holidays. And what has Big spent her time doing?Science. Table of Contents Applied Science Well, the other day when we cycled to Grandma’s house we got talking about Momentum. (There’s a really big hill in between us) As the girls haven’t been riding all that much, they were… Read more