Welcome to my Mentoring Our Own blog. This is my new, optimized, all-in-one website. I will blog here about homeschool, home, family, and life! That about covers everything, doesn't it? Mentoring Our Own was originally a yahoo group I started in January 2002. The group was an online home for our local homeschool study group. […]
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Summer time is here. Days are growing hotter. The sun is up early each morning. The sun retires late each evening. This is the weather’s dance from the warmth of summer to the cool of autumn. During this dance we can experience cool mornings and hot days. During the heat of Summer, home can be […]
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We are now at the end of spring. Tuesday, 20 June at 9:24 PM Pacific Time is the official beginning of summer in the Northern Hemisphere and it is the longest day of the year. This is the point where the sun reaches its northern most point in the year. Then as the earth rotates […]
Continue readingPower of an Hour: Gateway to a Classical EducationFree Live Homeschool WebinarJoin us for our next webinar on: Thursday, 29 June 2017, at 9:00 AM Pacific Time10 AM Mountain Time, 11:00 AM Central Time, and Noon Eastern TimePlease Register Below!Please share the link below with friends who may be interested. What can be taught in one hour? […]
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Summer is upon us. The tendency to is over schedule, with the focus on keeping children busy, giving them an “advantage” through lots of activities, and to entertain them. All of this can be exhausting for both parents and children, routines tend to get shoved to the side, intellectual skills can slide, and everyone gets […]
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Children love photography and you do not need extra fancy equipment to photo journal. Most of us have cellphones with cameras on them! Set up a separate email account to send pictures to. This will act as storage until you and your children can go through them. Let your children take pictures during the summer. […]
Continue readingHomeSchool Essentials Webinar:Homeschooling? Getting Started or New Beginnings?Learn How to Set-up a Successful HomeschoolThursday, 22 June 2017, at 1:00 PM Pacific Time2:00 PM Mountain Time, 3:00 PM Central Time, and 4:00 PM Eastern TimePlease share the link below with friends who may be interested. Are you just getting started with homeschooling or are you in need of […]
Continue readingHomeSchool Q & A Webinar: Summer…Learning on the RoadWhere the World Becomes Your ClassroomThursday, 8 June 2017, at 1:00 PM Pacific Time2:00 PM Mountain Time, 3:00 PM Central Time, and 4:00 PM Eastern TimePlease share the link below with friends who may be interested. Summer… Learning on the Road:Where the World Becomes Your Classroom!” Field TripsStaycationDay TripsWeekend […]
Continue readingPower of an Hour: Gateway to a Classical EducationFree Live Homeschool WebinarThank you for registering.This webinar and its complimentary replay have ended. We invite you to click below and join future Power of an Hour and Homeschool Essential webinars. Click here for Upcoming Webinars What can be taught in one hour? Are you struggling with homeschooling […]
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Summer vacation is almost here. There are 14 weeks to summer between Memorial Day and Labor Day. Make this summer a time to remember!Simplify your home routines and schedule. Work with you children in the garden This is an opportunity to teach about God while you work side by side and is sneaking in Horticulture, […]
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What is al fresco living? Al fresco is Italian and means “in the cool or open air.” So, Al fresco living is living in the cool or open air.The weather is warming and in most places we can take advantage of the warm weather and get outside. Take off your shoes and walk in the […]
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