The Art of Color Study Multicultural Artist Studies: What they are and the inspiration behind them.

Whether your children have never attended a school before or you’re transitioning from a traditional school, homeschooling can be a real challenge, especially when you have certain expectations.

Here are some general tips I’ve learned along that way that I pray save you some tears as you embark on this new journey with your family.

If you’re wondering how your child can socialize outside of the traditional school setting like I once did, the options are endless. Here are some suggestions of ways we’ve been able to interact with others as homeschoolers.

Some examples of discovering the delight in other aspects of nature.

Urban nature breakthroughs as we found beauty in bird watching.

Written in his own words, my husband, Efrain Alicea, shares a bit about his process of becoming a “CM Dad”.

How I’m using Miss Mason’s methods to implement our Heritage History in hopes it will aid and inspire you to implement some form of heritage study in your homeschool.

“Deschooling” is basically the transition period a new homeschooling family needs to change their mindset from traditional school to home education. Here, I share some deschooling tips I learned when I first started homeschooling a few years back that I pray are helpful as you embark on this new journey with your family.

Read how multicultural, modern books can ALSO be living books according to Miss Mason’s guidelines.

Here I focus on some of the recommendations given in “The Education of an Only Child”, an article printed in “The Parents Review” in 1901, on implementing a Charlotte Mason education with an only student and how it looks in our home.

“The Education of an Only Child” was an article printed in “The Parents Review” in 1901. For this post, I’ll focus on Parsons’ stress on group interactions and what it looks like in our homeschool.

Have you ever felt like “the only” homeschooling “an only”? I have and it can be lonely sometimes. It can even cause you to feel inadequate in comparison with large families. Read more to see how God spoke to my heart about our unique situation.

How I use Miss Mason’s method of teaching history in a multicultural way.

For those who have suddenly found themselves “homeschoolers” because of a homebound situation, here’s a little guide of resources to help.

How could ANYONE oppose something as beautiful as classical music?! Well, that “anyone” was me and let me explain why.

How I was inspired to create my own “curriculum” but felt like an oddball with other homeschooling families…until I met Charlotte Mason.

The importance of incorporating multicultural literature and history as well as celebrating individual family origins.

Ways to explore nature in the city.

Training your eyes to find beauty in city neighborhoods.

The challenge of teaching an assertive child and the educational philosophy that helped me do so effectively.