I did finally put some thought into next year.   We’ve kind of swung back again to the more relaxed version of our eclectic homeschooling, though Aubrey does have some pretty “schooly” stuff going on.

For 10th grade, Aubrey is taking 3 courses (Chemistry, Marine Science and Web Design) through our state virtual school program.   In addition, we’re going to talk to the local community college in a week or so and hopefully she will take a course with them, probably on computerized graphic design.  The class she is looking at meets all day Friday.  Other than that, I’ll continue morphing the things she does in her free time into things that look “creditable” on a hs transcript.

Jordan and Alex are continuing in their respective math programs.  I’m going to continue doing the Evan-Moor daily grammar because it is a nice, short review of grammar and we are going to continue with Sequential Spelling.  Confused on what I mean by relaxed?   Actually, I am too as our schedule is going to seem anything but relaxed.   Other than math and language arts, we’re going to be fairly unschooly.  Alex is interested in Chemistry (actually, he said he wants to blow stuff up, but I can work with that) and so we’re going to do some hands on chemistry as we have time and interest.  We’re going to continue with Story of the World on audio, and I’ll get extra books on topics of interest.

Our schedule is going to be pretty hectic, which I don’t like but the kids love.

Mondays we’ll hopefully get a bit of school work done in the morning and then in the afternoon they’ll have homeschool gymnastics where Alex is planning to start on the homeschool team, Aubrey the homeschool trampoline team and Jordan will continue with intermediate gymnastics class.

Tuesday we should be able to hang out and get a bit of work done (unless I’m forgetting something, which I probably am).

Wednesday we’ll go to co-op all morning and then back to homeschool gymastics for a repeat of Monday.  Our co-op is kind of a hang out and play with friends and sign up for some classes that you are interested in, so if we go all morning, my kids may be in an organized activity for 1-3 hours, depending on what is offered and what they are interested in.

Thursday I’ll probably hang out with them in the morning and then work in the afternoon (well, I work in the morning/evening from home the other days, but this will be my official in the office day).

Friday, if Aubrey’s com. college schedule works out I’ll drop her off in the morning and then I’ll take Jordan and Alex to the new co-op type group that is forming around our normal friday homeschool recess.  And we’ll head home in time to pick up Aubrey.

With so many co-op/recess opportunities this year, we are going to be running a lot, and spending lots of gas money, but they really love seeing their friends.  I may even turn our chemistry unit into a co-op class of my own.  Ok, I’m still wondering what I thought I meant with relaxed.