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My husband, David, and I homeschool our precious two children, Megan and Ian. We are now
going into our 11th year homeschooling.
As mentioned on our home page, we live in the beautiful country hills of Indiana. It is such a
wonderful place to raise and homeschool our children. Our country property has a pond, some
woods, and lots of beautiful rolling hills. You can imagine what a science haven this place is.
The kids absolutely love it out here.
Our biggest reason for homeschooling is...our children! We felt in our hearts that our children
would receive the best possible education at home, where the curriculum used could be tailored to
each child's learning style, and we could proceed at a pace that works for them individually. Also,
in the home, children can be raised with morals and values with consistent positive reinforcement
and encouragement without being undermined by outside influences.
Working with Megan and Ian has been the biggest blessing in our lives. They are God's biggest
gifts to us and we have simply chosen to raise them for Him. We have a lot of fun together and
the children learn so much each and every day, whether we spend time on structured curriculum,
whether it's helping mom and dad with household chores and errands, or weather they are
working on their own interests (Megan enjoys lepidoptera studies and photography; Ian enjoys
chess and computers) The children are learning all the time.
Mom and Dad are very involved in the kids' extra-curricular activites. With Ian's Boy Scouts,
Dad is an adult leader and mom is training to be the treasurer for the troop. Mom takes the kids
to Karate twice and week and enjoys watching their progress. Dad takes Megan on her travels
around the U.S. for her butterfly projects and field trips, and Ian to his various chess tournaments.
We also think it's important to give back, so we spend time volunteering when we can at our local
food pantry and Matthew 25 Ministries. Megan and Mom also crochet and knit blankets for our
local church missions and Warm Up America.
And then, of course, there are our pets that the children really enjoy and help care for:
Jake, Mama Girl, and Sophie, our dogs; Margay and Abe, our cats; and Henry, Ian's corn snake,
and Ava and Noir, Ian's pet rats. And, of course, we have the various other creatures we "save"
and rear in the spring and summer including Megan's many butterflies and moths and Ian's frogs
and toads.
You can read more about the children and their activities by clicking on their individual pages
Megan and Ian. You can read more about what our curriculum entails.
Our homeschool is definitely a place where teaching and learning are twice the fun!
going into our 11th year homeschooling.
As mentioned on our home page, we live in the beautiful country hills of Indiana. It is such a
wonderful place to raise and homeschool our children. Our country property has a pond, some
woods, and lots of beautiful rolling hills. You can imagine what a science haven this place is.
The kids absolutely love it out here.
Our biggest reason for homeschooling is...our children! We felt in our hearts that our children
would receive the best possible education at home, where the curriculum used could be tailored to
each child's learning style, and we could proceed at a pace that works for them individually. Also,
in the home, children can be raised with morals and values with consistent positive reinforcement
and encouragement without being undermined by outside influences.
Working with Megan and Ian has been the biggest blessing in our lives. They are God's biggest
gifts to us and we have simply chosen to raise them for Him. We have a lot of fun together and
the children learn so much each and every day, whether we spend time on structured curriculum,
whether it's helping mom and dad with household chores and errands, or weather they are
working on their own interests (Megan enjoys lepidoptera studies and photography; Ian enjoys
chess and computers) The children are learning all the time.
Mom and Dad are very involved in the kids' extra-curricular activites. With Ian's Boy Scouts,
Dad is an adult leader and mom is training to be the treasurer for the troop. Mom takes the kids
to Karate twice and week and enjoys watching their progress. Dad takes Megan on her travels
around the U.S. for her butterfly projects and field trips, and Ian to his various chess tournaments.
We also think it's important to give back, so we spend time volunteering when we can at our local
food pantry and Matthew 25 Ministries. Megan and Mom also crochet and knit blankets for our
local church missions and Warm Up America.
And then, of course, there are our pets that the children really enjoy and help care for:
Jake, Mama Girl, and Sophie, our dogs; Margay and Abe, our cats; and Henry, Ian's corn snake,
and Ava and Noir, Ian's pet rats. And, of course, we have the various other creatures we "save"
and rear in the spring and summer including Megan's many butterflies and moths and Ian's frogs
and toads.
You can read more about the children and their activities by clicking on their individual pages
Megan and Ian. You can read more about what our curriculum entails.
Our homeschool is definitely a place where teaching and learning are twice the fun!
| Fall 2008 |
Country Hills Academy