Tuesday, September 2, 2008

A Starting Schedule

After some reflection and prayer, we have decided change the education schedule of the little gray schoolhouse and move to trimesters or terms which is to say, go year round with homeschooling.
This is a major step for me - I have completely left the institutional education box. I had already planned and laid out half the year when I really felt the tuggings at my heart. Two weeks before we were to resume fall lessons, the decision was made and the old schedule scrapped. 

I am still balancing a Charlotte Mason method with a more structured classical education. Our mornings will be structured and our afternoons and evenings will be free.
One option is:
Sept, Oct, Nov - first term
December off
Jan, Feb, March - second term
April off
May, June, July - third term 

Another option is: 
School   September through mid -October
Break     one week off
School    Late October until Thanksgiving 
Break      week off
School    Early December
Break      three weeks off for Christmas and New Year's
School    Mid-January until late February or early March
Break      Two weeks off
School    Late April, May, on through summer
Breaks   Anytime during the summer, whenever vacationing, visiting or entertaining, etc.

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