Central America, Worldschooling

Fort Building

Lucas and Henry built a fort. They spent several weeks spending hours in the woods with their friend Tye building the fort and playing in it. Fort building is a great way to learn by playing. There are several skills you can learn from fort building. Team-building- Lucas, Henry, and Tye all had roles in building the fort. Lucas was…

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Travel, Worldschooling

Is Worldschooling Working?

We took our kids out of public school last year. We were living with my (Judy) sister. Michael was going through cancer treatments and I was still working full time.  We deregistered the kids at the end of the 2018-2019 school year. We could have put them back in school when we found out our trip was delayed, but that…

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Worldschooling

Parental Burnout is Real

I (Judy) will say it. I am burned out. I am tired of COVID, tired of lockdown, tired of seeing people turn a blind eye to racial injustices, tired of a President who spends all of his time bullying other people, tired of figuring out what our next meal will be. I could go on and on (send out the…

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Worldschooling

All About Lucas

We found out we were pregnant with Lucas at the same time Michael was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma for the first time. He was born a month after Michael finished his chemotherapy treatments. He was a ray of sunshine at a time when we needed it. Lucas was an easy baby and is an easygoing kid. He has a calm…

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Worldschooling

What Can We Say About Henry?

Henry is the smallest person in our immediate family, but he has the biggest personality. There is never a dull moment with this kid. He came out of the womb with grit and determination. We don’t remember potty training him. He just watched his brother and wanted to do it too. We were worried about him learning his letters because…

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Worldschooling

10 Activities For Families in Quarantine

We are heading into month 4 of quarantine here in Nicaragua. We are not able to go out and have experiences like we normally would.  Before COVID, we would find activities or playgroups for the kids. We would travel to other cities, go out to restaurants, and take tours. Now that COVID is here, we stay at home and the…

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