The Homeschool Project Podcast

Hello and welcome back to the campfire! Today we are replaying an episode we felt would be perfect not only as we celebrate our Independence Day, but also to go along with our Home Education Series.
We have found a lot of families are asking about the different options available for their teens after graduation. College is not the only option, nor is it for everyone. So today we talk about a career in the military and some of the requirements to join.  We try to speak generally since all services are different and everyone's experiences differ.  I'm sure we missed something but we tried to hit on the important areas. If you do have a teen, stay tuned for more episodes later in the series.  We will have guests on to speak about homeschooling highschool as well as transitioning to college for those who chose that path.
 
So grab a seat by the fire as we discuss what the military path can look like and the benefits it has brought for our family.

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Show Notes

Military Branches with Links - https://www.todaysmilitary.com/about-military/service-branches


JRTOC for Homeschoolers - https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2019/12/19/defense-bill-requires-local-jrotc-programs-to-admit-homeschooled-students/


ROTC (College) - https://www.todaysmilitary.com/education-training/rotc-programs


Service Academies - https://getschooled.com/article/2411-get-to-know-the-five-service-academies/


Mazzaro's (Stop in if your in St. Petersburg, Fl) - https://www.mazzarosmarket.com/


Ceviche (Also in St. Petersburg, Fl) Amazing food and one of the greatest Spanish guitar players you will hear - https://ceviche.com/

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Hello and welcome back to the campfire! Today's episode is a replay. In this episode I recommend the steps to take in getting started in homeschooling. With the new school year approaching, we felt now would be a good time to help those needing guidance on where to begin. If you would like me to email you these steps along with a list of commonly used school supplies, then just send us an email. We hope this helps and remember we are here to answer any questions you have or guidance you need. Stay tuned as we continue our Home Education Series with many amazing guests joining us to speak on all things Home Ed.  Hope you enjoy!

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Show Notes

Our other episodes to check out:
Figuring out your 'why'- #23 & #24
Homeschool Methods- #29, 30, & 31
Encouragement- #32

HSLDA:  https://hslda.org/

Time4Learning: https://www.time4learning.com/homeschooling/by-state.html

Ohio Homeschooling Parents: https://ohiohomeschoolingparents.com/

Cathy Duffy's book: 102 Top Picks for Homeschool Curriculum - https://amzn.to/3zienVg

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Hello and welcome back to the campfire! Today we jump start our Home Education series with Shannon Falkenstein, M. Ed. from The New Schools Podcast. Shannon is a Co-Founder and Executive Director of Acton Academy & Montessori in El Salvador, a progressive micro-school innovating education to offer learners skills for the 21st Century.

Shannon is a speaker, facilitator and coach and is the host of The New Schools podcast, which helps families at an inflection point in schooling to explore and choose the best option for their children's learning journey. She is a freedom-lover, explorer and anthropologist at heart, and has lived and studied all over the world.

So grab a seat by the fire as we travel to El Salvador, to speak with Shannon about opportunities that exist in alternative education!

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Show Notes

The New Schools: Home - The New Schools
Can also find on Instagram.
The New Schools Podcast

Acton Academy El Salvador: Acton Academy & Montessori El Salvador (actonacademyelsalvador.com)

Expats of El Salvador on Facebook

Books Mentinoned:
'Finding Your Own North Star' by Martha Beck - https://amzn.to/2TQpwhl

'Courage To Grow' by Laura Sandefer -  https://amzn.to/3xAu0Hd

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Hello and welcome back to the campfire! Today I am introducing a series we have been working hard on and excited to finally launch it. Over the course of the next several months, we will be 'diving into home ed'. Each week from now until October, we will release an episode that discusses some of the main areas of home education. We will discuss alternative education, different styles and methods of learning, the high school years, transitioning to college, learning in the early years, planning your year, working while home schooling and more!

Our hope is to help new and current homeschooling families prepare for the upcoming school year. We have pulled a team of amazing speakers to join us on the show to discuss these different topics. They each bring with them experience and knowledge to help encourage and inspire each of us on our home education journey.

But come October, we will jump right back into the heart and soul of this podcast on speaking to families that are redesigning their family's lifestyle, to authors, and to professionals. So if those are the conversations you love, don't fret as we will return to them at the end of this series.

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Hello and welcome back to the campfire!  Today we have homeschooling dad, Jake Suitter join us on the show.  He’s a full-time adventure dad, wildshcooling his 3 active young boys.  Jake was homeschooled himself, he has been a travel guide, built schools in the Alaskan bush, had a successful career in the oil industry, and eventually decided to leave that behind to be at home with his kids.  So grab a seat by the fire as we travel to Denver, Colorado to speak with Jake about how homeschooling, adventures, and life experiences have shaped his philosophy on parenting and education.

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Show Notes

You can find Jake on Instagram @jakeandkids

Books mentioned:
 
The Read-Aloud Family' by Sarah Mackenzie - https://amzn.to/3e6AEgQ

Balanced and Barefoot' by Angela Hanscom - https://amzn.to/3k7rswG

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Thank you Robyn for participating! We loved your responses and getting to know you a little better.  Stay tuned, as we will be releasing our full conversation with Robyn for our Summer Series in the near future.

Welcome to our 5 Minutes or Less series! Where we are building a community through some fun questions that help us get to know each other a little better and trying to keep it within 5 minutes, ha!
To view the video version, head over to our Instagram account where we will add them as an IGTV post.

If you want to join in on the fun and participate, just send us an email at [email protected] or message us on Instagram.

Hope you enjoy!

Show Notes:

Podcast: Honey I'm Homeschooling the Kids - can be found on most podcast apps

Instagram, Facebook, & Clubhouse at: Honey I'm Homeschooling the Kids

Website: Home - Honey, I'm Homeschooling The Kids (imhomeschooling.com)

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Hello and welcome back to the campfire! Today we have the pleasure of having Brice and Amanda Wurdeman join us for a conversation.  Up until recently,  they were the directors of Windward Islands School of Evangelism in Barbados. They are a homeschool family of 6 and are missionaries who have served in Haiti, the Island of St Vincent, and Barbados over the past 14 years. Life on the islands is all their kids have ever known up until this year as they will be moving back to the states. We love sharing yet another family's story of what this homeschooling lifestyle can bring. So grab a seat by the fire as we travel to the Island of Barbados and discuss their experience living overseas, serving as a missionary family, and educating their 6 children as they see fit.

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Show Notes

Instagram: @extrafewwurds
Blog: The "Extra" Few Wurds (wurdfam.blogspot.com)

Windward Islands School of Evangelism: WISE - Windward Islands School of Evangelism - Christian Bible College - Barbados | West Indies | Caribbean

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Hello and welcome back to the campfire! Welcome to Bite Size Wednesdays. We will still continue to release 5 Minutes or Less whenever we have participants, but we had the idea to record mini episodes in between those on Wednesdays. And when we say mini, we mean mini lol. These episodes will probably range from 5-10 minutes in length and will cover a variety of topics. It may be on words of encouragement, helpful tips or hacks, a recipe we loved or anything we are currently loving, and maybe even after thoughts or reflections from a previous guest interview...the possibilities are endless!

If you would like to share a 'pro-tip' for the week, please send us an email or message us. There is so much out there we can all be sharing to help each other out.

So today on Bite Size Wednesdays, my sister Nina will be sharing a fun science activity you can do with your kids at home. It's a perfect summer outdoor activity.
Hope you enjoy!

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You can find Nina blogging on our website as 'Nina's Kitchen'.
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Hello and welcome back to the campfire! Today I have my older sister, Nina, joining me for a conversation as we wrap up another year of learning. Nina lives in Mississippi and homeschools her 3 kids using the Gather Round Curriculum for year-round schooling. I use the Charlotte Mason method as the backbone to our learning and follow a 36 week calendar with more of a relaxed and interest-led approach during the summer.

Today we recap on how our year went, using the curriculum and resources we did. We discuss what worked, what didn't work, and thoughts on what we might what to change. We also discuss plans for the summer.

So grab a seat by the fire  as we travel to Mississippi to chat with my big sis about all things homeschool!

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Show Notes

Ongoing Community Support:
The Waldock Way https://www.thewaldockway.com/ref/76/

Wild Learning Curriculum - https://discoverwildlearning.com/?ref=927

Big Life Journal - https://biglifejournal.com/?aff=1417

All About Reading: https://www.allaboutlearningpress.net/go.php?id=2109

The Music Podcast for Kids Learning Package - https://themusicpodcastforkids.podia.com/premiumvoulumone/wguqi

Gather 'Round Homeschool (gatherroundhomeschool.com)

Literature and Math for Nina: Home - The Good and the Beautiful : The Good and the Beautiful (goodandbeautiful.com)

Math for Nina's 5 year old: Kate's Homeschool Math Help - Kate Snow - Homeschool Math Help (kateshomeschoolmath.com)

Printer Ink refill Nina uses: Amazon.com: YATUNINK Premium Refill Ink Kit for HP 910 910XL Ink Cartridge Work for HP OfficeJet 8020 OfficeJet 8022 OfficeJet 8025 OfficeJet 8028 OfficeJet 8035 Printer (30ml x 5 Pack): Office Products

Notebooking: Jodi Mockabee

Our Charlotte Mason backbone (we follow most but not all of it): Mater Amabilis™ – A Charlotte Mason Style Curriculum for Catholics

Our Spanish Curriculum: Whole Family Homeschool Spanish – Flip Flop Spanish

Brave Writer Curriculum: Brave Writer

Math: Math Lessons for a Living Education (masterbooks.com)

Khan Academy: Khan Academy | Free Online Courses, Lessons & Practice

Hello and welcome back to the campfire! Welcome to Bite Size Wednesdays. We will still continue to release 5 Minutes or Less whenever we have participants, but we had the idea to record mini episodes in between those on Wednesdays. And when we say mini, we mean mini lol. These episodes will probably range from 5-10 minutes in length and will cover a variety of topics. It may be on words of encouragement, helpful tips or hacks, a recipe we loved or anything we are currently loving, and maybe even after thoughts or reflections from a previous guest interview...the possibilities are endless!

So today on Bite Size Wednesdays I'm sharing how we create our summer plan and some of the activities we plan to do. We hope this will encourage and inspire you in planning out your summer.
Hope you enjoy!

If you like what you hear and have enjoyed our show, please show your appreciation by subscribing to our Podcast and leaving us a review on your Podcast App of choice.
We would love to hear from you so please email us with any comments or questions you have.
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As always, let's Light A Fire They Can't Put Out
Thank you for listening!

Show Notes

Where I got our unit studies: Home - The Waldock Way

Audio books (see if your local library has the audiobook version...they are wonderful!) :

The Green Ember Series: The Green Ember - S. D. Smith (sdsmith.com)
Check out our episode with the author of The Green Ember Series, S.D. Smith: https://www.buzzsprout.com/777311/7083514

Britfield Series: https://www.britfield.com

Ongoing Community Support:
The Waldock Way https://www.thewaldockway.com/ref/76/

Wild Learning Curriculum - https://discoverwildlearning.com/?ref=927

Big Life Journal - https://biglifejournal.com/?aff=1417

All About Reading: https://www.allaboutlearningpress.net/go.php?id=2109

The Music Podcast for Kids Learning Package - https://themusicpodcastforkids.podia.com/premiumvoulumone/wguqi