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5 Tips for Homeschool Science Labs
We generally like Science over here at the HP Academy. I admit that we don’t get to do the experiments and hand-on work as often as I’d like (or as I imagine we’d do). But now that Raine is in high school, working towards getting into college, I know we should step up. So I’m […]
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Review: LitWits Kits
We HPs are a bookish family, and we have had lively discussions about and jumping off from books we’ve read as a family. The Hunger Games trilogy, for example, has led to countless talks (and sometimes–ehem– lectures) about Dystopian and Utopian societies, dictatorship, martial law, the current Philippine political scene, morality and hard choices. However, […]
Review: Thinkwell Honors 8th Grade Math
I have been eyeing Thinkwell for a couple of years already, but never seriously considered it due to budget constraints. I was thrilled to be chosen to review one of their 6th to 8th Grade Math courses. After taking the placement test, Raine (12yo, 7th grade) qualified for the Honors 8th Grade Math course. It […]
Review: Creating a Masterpiece Drawing Program
It’s no secret that I have grand aspirations of the artistic bent (and my kids always remind me, “expectations versus reality!”). Which is why reviewing the Drawing Program from Creating a Masterpiece is such a joyful thing. We reviewed Creating a Masterpiece a couple of years back, and I am pretty happy with our experience […]
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5 Tips for Homeschool Science Labs
We generally like Science over here at the HP Academy. I admit that we don’t get to do the experiments and hand-on work as often as I’d like (or as I imagine we’d do). But now that Raine is in high school, working towards getting into college, I know we should step up. So I’m […]
Review: CrossTimber – Name Meaning Gifts
We were chosen to review Your Amazing Name – Personalized Adventures for EVERY Name! from CrossTimber – Name Meaning Gifts. We received a personalized cartoon video for Breeze, which featured Breeze’s artwork, her photo, a message from me, and the meaning of her name. The video is almost 30 minutes long. I watched the video […]
HP Bulletin #429
We have been so overwhelmed lately. We’ve had to move house suddenly. And now that we’ve finally transferred our 845,378 boxes and bags of stuff, we have to unpack and put away all that. So. We have, however, started our newest school year! Raine is 7th grade, and Breeze, 4th. Time flies! We’re on our […]
