Academy Blog: Branching Out

Welcome to the season of gift-giving and holiday (virtual or socially distanced) revelry. This year, in particular, many of us are taking a few extra moments to pick out special … Read More

Since March, more and more families have gone online to cover their schooling and entertainment needs. For example, many public and private schools offer Zoom classes, and students (and families) … Read More

Halloween is one day of the year when children and adults alike get to practice pretend play and try on new identities. Especially in the year 2020, a day of … Read More

The average American sits between 4.5 and 6.5 hours a day. I can only imagine that with all of us actively engaged in remote work and study, that number is … Read More

As the coronavirus pandemic rages on into the fall, parents are charged with juggling an increasingly demanding set of circumstances. Having struggled with an abrupt shift to virtual learning, and … Read More

One of the hottest topics in homeschool community discussions is scheduling. There’s this idea that if you can just find the perfect schedule before you start homeschooling, then the whole … Read More

“I learn best when I have lots of pictures,” someone might say. “I need to read the directions first; I’m hopeless with watching videos,” another person might say.  Ask three … Read More

Finally, after ten years, ten months, and twenty-seven days, my worst fears were realized.  After all of the inference-making exercises, cause-and-effect lessons, character-motivation talks, and vocally-performative bedtime stories, it had … Read More

To say COVID-19 disrupted everyone’s schedules would be a laughable understatement. Between canceled extracurricular activities, foundational changes in home life, and the simple inability to socialize, our students’ lives look … Read More

While we didn’t plan to have a pandemic rule over the final quarter of the school year, it is what we are dealing with, and we think our instructors and … Read More