This was a week off from school for Mr. B and I. We both are really enjoying the freedom of a three weeks on and then one week off schedule. I see his relaxed disposition fitting right into this pattern, taking advantage of his time to explore a few fun activities, a bit of reading, and some volunteer work as well.
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| Mr. B read this book during his off week...preparation for a writing project. |
Can we do any better than that?
I think I am going to start something new with our weeks off and have a theme to pursue. I was thinking about using the theme of the week to give Mr. B an opportunity to try a few new things if he is interested.
Some ideas I have been kicking around:
New recipes - perhaps in one category like yeast breads, soups, Italian recipes, or bbq.
Art - choose an artist that we can view locally and explore their work.
Sport - Mr. B wants to learn to sail so we may do some research and reading about sailing, eventually taking some sailing lessons.
Video - work on a video project together.
Service to others - find a way to serve others, perhaps a random act of kindness.
Explore - seek out new places to visit in our own local area, play tourist. Mr. B could practice his driving too!
I could see this as a great way to offer new opportunities for Mr. B in a way that is fun and relaxed. He would still feel like we are having the week off but it would give us something enriching to do together at least part of the week.
High school is all about exploring, discovering things and ideas that stimulate more real learning.
We will be back at the books next week so we will have a more traditional Weekly Wrap-Up post then.
Barb-Harmony Art Mom
9 comments:
I love your focused weeks idea! That could apply to the younger crowd too.
How has this schedule lengthened your school year? I'm curious what your yearly schedule looks like.
Oh, that sounds wonderful!! Three weeks "intense and focused" and one week of "themed-yet-relaxed" learning. Hmmmm, how could I implement that idea. . . :)
What a great idea, thanks for sharing it :).
I should have included in my regular post that the only way this is working for us, keeping an almost traditional summer off next year, is to stretch his senior year into two years.
He is a young 12th grader (just barely turned 16) so we are leaving some gap time as we go along so he will officially graduate when he is closer to being 18 years old.
This three weeks on and one week off schedule makes his senior year a bit longer than the normal 36 weeks but he doesn't mind so far.
Love your focused weeks idea too! I vote for the sailing. Not that I have any say so. But because I have wonderful memories of learning how to sail with my Dad at that age. We'd do competitive racing too :)
Nice ideas! Is he going to college--if so wait and do sailing lessons there for credit. You'd be surprised how many have sailing classes--even if it's on a lake.
Hi Barb! I'm thrilled at seeing Mr. B's choice of reading for his week off. And I'm also intrigued by your idea of focusing on a specific opportunity on your other weeks "off." All of them sound great. Sailing made my heart go pitty-pat, though. I've never learned to do so and long for my girls to learn (they have very little interest, of course). There are sailing schools in Maine...
Saddest of all: I'm almost OUT of my Greenwell Farms coffee. I know it's available mail-order, but I'm afraid the price may be out of my everyday range, putting it in the "special treat" category.
Hopewell- Great idea...off to look at our cc course listing to see if they offer sailing!
Ellen- I am in love with Greenwell's Chameleon coffee...perfect cup every time!
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