"I am beginning to suspect all elaborate and special systems of education. They seem to me to be built upon the supposition that every child is a kind of idiot who must be taught to think. Whereas, if the child is left to himself, he will think more and better, if less showily. Let him go and come freely, let him touch real things and combine his impressions for himself, instead of sitting indoors at a little round table, while a sweet-voiced teacher suggests that he build a stone wall with his wooden blocks, or make a rainbow out of strips of coloured paper, or plant straw trees in bead flower-pots. Such teaching fills the mind with artificial associations that must be got rid of, before the child can develop independent ideas out of actual experience." -- Anne Sullivan

Thursday, April 24, 2008

Earth Day Celebration!!!

On April 22, 2008 we celebrated Earth Day.
50+ wonderful homeschoolers came to our home.
We tie dyed t-shirts, painted flower pots, planted flowers
in our pots, ate yummy, yummy food brought by everyone.
We laughed and listed to music.
We drummed and danced.
We had face painting and henna body art.
Our kids ran around. They swung on swings and ran
through the woods. They climbed trees.
We had a water ballon fight(with biodegradible water ballons)
We got to be outside on Earth Day.
We enjoyed our earth.
We as a group also only generated 1/2 a bag of trash and 1/2 a barrel of recyclables.
Reduce, reuse, recycle!!!
We feel so blessed to have so many wonderful friends in our life.
Let me say again, we are so lucky.
Celebrate the earth everyday!!
(photos taken mostly by Jess, our amazing photographer)























































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Reading Material

  • Parenting A Free Child: An Unschooled Life by Rue Kream
  • The Tao of Pooh
  • Herbal Remedies for Children's Health by Rosemary Gladstar
  • The Well Adjusted Child by Rachel Gathercole
  • Living Simply With Children by Marie Sherlock