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From: johnlucy (no email)
Date: Wed May 02 2001 - 12:39:14 EDT
Hi...
We are not full time cruisers yet, but we do homeschool our two. Charlotte is
(almost)9 and Kingsley is 7. They are both doing extremely well and have far
surpassed other children thier own age. Seems when you let the kids learn how
they like to learn (vey challenging sometimes) they learn more. I know our two
are complete sponges. We spent 6 weeks cruising last year and intend on more of
the same this year. As soon as we finish our big boat (presently on 26') we are
going around the world.
We use the Nechacko School District # 98 in BC. Very good and very flexable.
All they require at this point in time is proof that the kids are learning
something. They also provided us with a set of CD's so the kids can be assesed
to where they are grade wise.
http://www.nechacko.com The only catch is you must be a BC resident to take
advantage. With regard to homeschooling while cruising... I believe that an
itinerary and some knowledge is all you need... you know, a guideline as to
what the children should be learning when. Then set your schedule to make that
happen. I don't believe children need to be registered in any school district.
Just another form of gov. control.
Gotta go build a boat!
John
Paul Marcuzzo wrote:
> Good morning folks, although we are not cruising yet, it did get us
> interested in home schooling. #1 daughter is in 6th grade and #2 is in 3rd.
> Both have gone to public school in TX one year and decided that home
> schooling is a better option. They figured out starting between 8 and 9 and
> finishing early afternoon was a big plus, also if we wanted to take a day or
> week off to go somewhere we could.
>
> We do use Calvert, it's pretty good deal, you get everything you need in a
> box, however this year we went with a different Math course (Saxon) and it
> is very good. Before you leave your home base I am sure if you check around
> there is a home school group in your area. They can provide a lot of
> information and support when you first start if you need it. They will also
> have info on local book fair happenings.
>
> This year our oldest daughter is pretty much on here own for the day to day
> stuff the syllabus is geared towards her. We just check her work over and
> give the tests. Pre-6th you will probably spend an hour or two the day
> before getting ready (unless you remember all this stuff<g>) and then spend
> 4 to 5 hours doing it.
>
> I should mention that when the girls went to school they had straight A's
> and were always complemented by their teachers. This helped reassure my
> wife (who has been doing most of it) that she was on the right track. They
> also are active in Girl Scouts and other activities - hopefully to be
> replaced by cruising shortly.
>
> If you have more specific questions please feel free to ask !
>
> Fair Winds !
> Paul
> Speranza - Lagoon 410 enroute to . .
> Punta Gorda, FL
> to dock -
> N 26? 53.471'
> W 082? 03.515'
> to Corona Locker -
> N 26? 53.472'
> W 082? 03.516'
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:
> [mailto:]On Behalf Of
> Christopher Bergeron
> Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2001 9:40 AM
> To: Brandi Gahrmann; liveaboard
> Subject: Re: lv-ab: Children onboard
>
> My wife and I have been very interested in the subject
> of home schooling since we dicided to buy a boat and
> go crusing.
>
> With a 7 month old we still have the time to finish
> saving, buy, refit, and go crusing before it is time
> for him to go to school. But it won't be long before
> it is time for school. We saw two basic options.
> First we could choose our port of call baised on the
> best combination of liveaboard friendly marina and
> school system quality. Or we could home school aboard
> and continue to roam.
>
> There are a number of crusers who use the Calvert
> School (http://home.calvertschool.org/) and we have
> been keeping up with several crusing journals from
> families taking that approach. My two favorite are:
>
> TWL: Cruising aboard Nostrum Again (from the Trawler
> World List)
> http://www.indiscipline.org/
>
> We have also begun to read about home shooling in
> general, just by doing searches on the internet. The
> more I read the less guilty and selfish I feel, the
> kids who are home schooled seem to do so much better.
> (Unless it is just propiganda)
>
> Out of all of the models we seem to like the
> corispondence school approach from an accredited
> school such as Calvert and their compeditors.
>
> We are a bit concerned about home schooling an only
> child with such a different lifestyle, and are
> interested in hearing more from parents who are doing
> it.
>
> If you hear anything interesting, or find something
> exciting please pass it along.
>
> -Thanks
> Chris
>
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