Like last year, he'll be taking online dual-enrollment classes from a Christian university. He'll still do a few things with me, but not much. So, I guess you could say that this year will be a mixed bag.
Here's what he'll be learning. Since we only homeschool 4 days a week, you can assume that each of these subjects will be covered only 4 times each week unless otherwise indicated. An asterisk signifies a new-to-him or new-to-me resource.
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Content-rich Subjects
Since some of his content subjects will now be done through dual-enrollment, he'll only be joining his younger brother and me for our Morning Time and an occasional extra. You can see those curriculum choices here>>>
Personal Devotions- every day
- ESV Student Study Bible
- How to Be a Man* (He'll be reading this on his own and then getting together with a few buddies and another homeschool dad from our church to have discussions occasionally.)
Traditional homeschool subjects
- Consumer Math from Masterbooks
- Read for pleasure. (every day)
- Read through the following books, one at a time (4x a week)
Dual enrollment/college subjects
We live in a state that offers free college tuition to high school juniors and seniors who want to take dual-enrollment courses to get both high school and college credit at the same time. Like his older siblings before him, my son will be taking online college classes from a Christian university. Because the workload is advanced, each 4-credit college class counts as one full credit for high school. So, he will complete some of the following courses in the first semester and others in the second semester.
Intro to Literature
Environmental Science & Sustainability
Fitness & Health for Life
Principles of World Geography
Public Speaking
Basic Computer Applications
Fitness & Health for Life
Principles of World Geography
Public Speaking
Basic Computer Applications
Passion Pursuits
- Last spring, my son was commissioned to illustrate a children's book that will be released later this year. Although he has completed and submitted all the sketches, there may still be some last-minute work to be done on the project.
- In addition, he has been hired to work on the illustrations of my upcoming book to be released by Moody Publishers in the fall of 2027. He'll spend the winter doing watercolor renderings for his April deadline.
- For the past five or six months, he's been learning about day trading and hopes to continue pursuing it in his free time.
Life Skills
- Mow the lawn or shovel the snow as needed with his siblings.
- Volunteer in the church nursery. (2x a month)
- Volunteer at the local soup kitchen with the rest of the family. (1x a month)
- Enjoy some downhill skiing with his dad and older brothers this winter. (1x a week through the winter months)
- Clean his room and make his bed each day.
- Daily chores: sweep the library, sweep the hallway & stairs, wipe the surfaces of the upstairs bathroom
- Weekly Chores for his child-of-the-day privileges and responsibilities: help make lunch/dinner and do two loads of laundry (Mondays)
- Monthly Chores: dust the main floor with his siblings, mop the library, mop the hallway and stairs, mop his room, randomly select one additional chore from our chore jar one Saturday each month
He only has nine more months of official education in my home. But, if I know him at all, you know that a graduation date won't stop him from continuing to learn.
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