School Update

Well. 

It's the middle of April.

Already.

We are on the homestretch of the school year, and I'm sitting here with eyes glazed over and am fixated in thought about how fun, spontaneous, and quick this year has been. Last spring I stepped away from a homeschooling mindset and a routine that had dampened our spirits and dulled our interest in learning. This year was the refresher we all needed - and we had the gift of spending several hours each week with other families that were taking a year to be intentional and slow down the pace and expectation of learning.

It has been a gift.

Earlier in March, we joined friends for some anatomy fun and dissection. The more the merrier when it comes to scalpels and formaldehyde. 

First up: sheep brains. 

Next up: cow eyes. And yes, they are really big!

Of all that we've dissected this year, the cow eyes were my favorite.

Slicing and dicing cow eyes proved quite dangerous, but six Angry Bird band-aids later and we were back in business. 

Some school days are simple: a couple hours of seat work in the morning and then an afternoon venturing through a museum or exploring outside with friends. But no matter what. always reading. Lots and lots of reading. 

Standardized testing next week. Co-op ends in two weeks. We clock the "required" school days in four weeks.

And I'm in no hurry to rush it because this year has been what we needed. And then some.