Having had a rocky start to secondary education for Pip due to all the craziness of last year and continued uncertainty, we made the decision to enrol her on a six week trial with Inter High. Her first lesson on Wednesday 13th at 8:30 am was Spanish! Thankfully I was able to help as I seem to have a reasonable 'ear' for languages. Despite being thrown in at the deep end she really enjoyed the lesson and has since been working through a free trial of Duo Lingo, at some point we might trial Rosetta Stone for comparison.
Pip's chosen subjects are: English, Maths, STEM, Creative Arts, Spanish and Geography. The teachers are really encouraging and Pip has gained confidence in adding her answers in the chat box; she even read a passage form The Odyssey for Friday's English Lesson. She has between 3-4 online lessons each day with homework assignments and deadlines in between.
In the space of these past two weeks she has completed the following homework tasks:
One book review for 'Skellig' which she absolutely hated but persevered until the end and gave a rating of 1/5
One Comprehension piece that is shared on an online class notebook
One oral Spanish task based on the subjects she enjoys and why she likes them and one quiz based in definite and indefinite articles.
One Maths quiz, preparatory reading for the next session and a crash course in Microsoft 365.
One Geography assessment that began in the lesson and then had to be completed and submitted by the end of that day.
A Brainstorm art piece for her 'protest art' project, her chosen topic is child labour associated with cocoa farming and the importance to buy Fairtrade where possible.
One STEM drawing of her chosen building
Another two chapters of The Odyssey, background information on Greek myths and watching a televised drama based on the saga.
It's been a steep learning curve for us all including the early starts on three consecutive days! Mornings are not easy when you're living with a chronic illness so we have always started the day slow, but the change of pace has been good for us all and given us a much needed focus for the day. It's early days but so far so good and we are hoping and praying that this is the right fit for her educational journey.
6 comments:
I'm glad the start has been positive so far. I read Skellig about 12 years ago but I couldn't tell you wh st it is about.
Sounds like a solid start for her! Offerings prayers of encouragement. These are challenging times, indeed, for our young ones.
XOX
I looked up "Skellig" and it did sound like a strange book. How is it going with the online school now?
I love the Atomic Spheres building . . the drawing and the concept! And the photo for symmetry :) Good luck with this new homeschooling/education venture!
So . . I didn't know about the child labor in regard to cocoa production. I've learned something very important today. Please tell Pip: good work! I'm glad I haven't bought from Nestle in years. I do buy organic, but I'll check to make sure it's Fair Trade now, too.
Love to all of you xoxo
Online school is both challenging and rewarding. The biggest learning curve is the homework and meeting deadlines but we are slowly getting into a good routine. She has had several assignments marked with good grades and encouraging feedback 🙂
Great! Keep up the good work!
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