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The Ceramic Shop

February 10, 2016 by Val Leave a Comment

We chose a ceramic shop as our location for observation today.  The children got to pick out their favorite pieces, choose their paint colors, and create their masterpiece.  After this they’ll leave each beautiful piece of art at the shop to be fired in the kiln, and we’ll pick it up in a week! Everyone … [Read more…]

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Discovery

February 1, 2016 by Val Leave a Comment

Do you want to “up” your kids’ enthusiasm for learning? I suggest giving them days full of discovery! Today we are going to do this with our Home School Study group. Here are some of the things we will be discovering: How to make an invisible message How to read an invisible message How to … [Read more…]

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Entrepreneurship 101

January 30, 2016 by Val Leave a Comment

Good morning friends!  I feel that I must share a fun thing with you that happened in our home-school study group this week.  We decided to make our own restaurant. (And I’ve yet to see a child-created restaurant without rave reviews!!)  I knew I was in for something impressive. The kids started by designing some … [Read more…]

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Hi, my name is Valerie. I’m a mother of five and  a mentor to home school moms in the art of Natural Learning. I believe that children learn best when given the opportunity to explore that which they are most interested in. Curiosity drives learning in a way that text books never will. At the end of the day learning looks completely different for each of us.  Join me in the adventure of Natural Learning and watch your children thrive!

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