So you are considering giving your family a classical makeover…fantastic! Homeschooling is a thrilling adventure that runs its course over the years like a brief but supremely satisfying journey. Abrupt hairpin turns that take your breath away, unpredictable obstacles that frustrate your best-laid plans, and surprising new vistas that restore your hope in the entire process…unpredictable adventures such as these require your alert attention and laser-like focus in order to provide and protect the little ones for whom you began this homeschooling journey.
Unexpected forks in the road will appear; this maxim is certain. You need a road map that captures your overall vision for the homeschooling journey so that you don’t get lost along the way when distractions threaten to crash and burn your trip. If you have a long-term vision for where your family is going, you won’t let the unexpected turns, obstacles, and vistas steal your joy and peace.
This parent workshop is intended to help you clarify and capture your family’s homeschooling vision so that you know where you’re going, why you chose that road, and how to complete the journey with the ultimate satisfaction of a job well-done. There are four lessons (explore, dream, plan, and track), and each lesson asks you to consider three questions. Each question then provides hands-on activities to help you absorb the information, connect it to what you already know, and do something practical for your own family with what you’ve learned.
You don’t need to block off a bunch of time for completing your classical makeover. Activities can be done in 15 minutes or less; think of them like roadside attractions where you can pull off for a quick break from the drive. You can come back to this workshop over and over again as you need to refuel, recalculate, or refresh. May you confirm what you already knew deep down, and may you catch your breath as your vision for the glorious horizon comes clearly into focus.
Praying for an enlightening journey,
