Homeschooling With Purpose
The course for every homeschool mom that will help you cast a vision, calm the chaos, and create a lifestyle of learning in your home.
The course for every homeschool mom that will help you cast a vision, calm the chaos, and create a lifestyle of learning in your home.
You'll learn how to...
- Define your “why” to give clarity and purpose to your homeschool.
- Design routines and schedules that will serve your needs -- not the other way around.
- Connect with your kids, reduce stress, and create an environment where learning can flourish.
- Answer all the “what about socialization” challenges with confidence.
- Combine multiple ages to save your time and sanity while still meeting their individual needs.
- Master housework and meal time routines (hint: don’t do it by yourself) so you have more time to focus on what matters most -- your family.
- Set boundaries that allow you to take care of yourself so you can pour into your kids.
Part 1: Design Your Homeschool
Buh-bye self-doubt and “Am I doing enough?” and hello homeschool confidence.
In these info-packed modules you will...
- Discover how goals should inform what you teach.
- Get confident in choosing curriculum and even more important know how to use it as a tool.
- Learn about the nine types (yes nine!) of schedules and how to use them to create your ultimate flexible homeschool routine.
- Answer the three questions that define your homeschool organization style (hint: it can’t be found on Pinterest).
Part 2: More Home Than School
Shake off the ghost of your public school past once and for all.
These five modules help you:
- Recover from years of educational baggage and learn to focus on connection and authentic learning.
- Integrate your own passions into your school days to defeat the burnout of years of homeschooling.
- Redefine what counts as “school” and begin to see the learning that is going on all around you.
- Recognize and document the hours of genuine learning that happen every day so you can feel confident in your homeschool efforts.
Part 3: What About Everything Else?
This is the place where homeschool and life collide -- and we'll show you how to manage the debris.
These four practical modules will help you:
- Create an authentic and flexible self-care plan that goes beyond the pedicure and actually benefits your mental health.
- Meal plan in a way that helps dinner get done instead of creating more stress. (I’m looking at you fancy recipe subscription.)
- Teach your kids to clean so you can stop cleaning. (Really! We’ve done it!)
- Juggle errands and interruptions with aplomb -- even when therapies, rehearsals, and appointments threaten to take over your homeschool.
Your Instructor
Colleen Kessler is an explorer, tinkerer, educator, writer, creator, and a passionate advocate for the needs of gifted and twice-exceptional children. She has a B.S. in elementary education, a M.Ed. in gifted studies, and is the founder of the popular blog Raising Lifelong Learners as well as Raising Poppies, a community of support for parents of gifted children.
The author of more than a dozen books for teachers, parents, and kids, Colleen left teaching after more than a decade to write and speak about parenting, education, giftedness, and hands-on learning and play. Homeschooling is an adventure she hadn’t planned on, but she has embraced the opportunity to learn alongside her kids every day, and is inspiring other moms and dads to do the same.
Her recent book titles include Super Smart Science: 180 Days of Warm-Ups and Challenging Activities (Prufrock Press), Real-Life Science Mysteries (Prufrock Press), and The Coolest, Dirtiest, Creepy-Crawliest Backyard Nature Science Activities for Kids (Page Street Press/Macmillan). Watch for Raising Resilient Sons: A Boy Mom's Guide to Building a Strong, Confident, and Emotionally Intelligent Family coming soon from Ulysses Press.
You can find more about her, upcoming projects, and where she’ll be speaking in the coming months at RaisingLifelongLearners.com and connect with her on social media @ColleenKessler.