{"id":7065,"date":"2018-06-27T17:39:28","date_gmt":"2018-06-27T21:39:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/characterinkblog.com\/?p=7065"},"modified":"2018-07-09T14:15:37","modified_gmt":"2018-07-09T18:15:37","slug":"updates-to-half-day-homeschool-program-from-character-ink","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/characterinkblog.com\/updates-to-half-day-homeschool-program-from-character-ink\/","title":{"rendered":"Updates to Half-Day Homeschool Program From Character Ink"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By now, most of our local Character Ink friends have heard the news : We are starting a half-day homeschool in our home in six weeks (mid August 2018!). If you haven\u2019t heard, you can see our original announcement here.<\/a>)<\/p>\n

So far, it has been such a joy to see the \u201cexact clients\u201d that we had in mind for our endeavor! They say the exact words that we felt would describe someone who wants this special service:<\/p>\n

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1) They love homeschooling<\/em><\/strong>\u2014the lifestyle, the time with their kids, the home-centered approach to life that homeschooling offers, the relationships that are built through being with your kids way more waking hours than you are not (and knowing what is going on in their hearts through frequent interaction).<\/p>\n

2) They value education<\/em><\/strong>\u2014This can be said of most homeschoolers, but we are finding many parents who value education but felt that with their time constraints, work, and other commitments, they couldn\u2019t give as much to their kids\u2019 education as they feel is needed.<\/p>\n

3) They are willing\/able to spend a little extra on their kids\u2019 education<\/strong><\/em>\u2014They have the means for their kids to go to private school, but they want more control over their kids\u2019 education\u2014and they don\u2019t want their kids to be gone 35 to 40 hours a week and don\u2019t want to lose the home-centered approach to life that they have been enjoying through homeschooling.<\/p>\n

4) They want the one-room schoolhouse feel that they offer at home<\/strong><\/em>–small teacher-student ratio that allows the teacher to know where his students are at all times in every subject.<\/p>\n

5) They would like for someone else to keep track of everything academic<\/strong><\/em>\u2014the teaching, the curriculum, the records, the grades, and yes, even the prodding some days!<\/p>\n

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We wanted to give some updates as Ray\u2019s half-day homeschool takes shape with each enrollee. For example, we have found that high schoolers may or may not want to come every morning<\/strong>. Some of them don\u2019t want the long drive. Others have jobs, etc. So Ray is altering the schedule for high schoolers who want to come longer some days and not at all other days.<\/p>\n

While we have taught between 150 and 250 kids each semester for the past ten years in our four Cottage Class<\/a> locations and have begun teaching dozens of kids online<\/a>, this is new territory for us\u2014being in charge of a student\u2019s complete academic program and getting it all done by noon each day! \ud83d\ude0a (As Ray keeps saying with each plan, each book, each discussion—\u201cDown memory lane again!\u201d So many memories from our thirty-two years of teaching our seven kids at home! That has been so heart-warming.)<\/p>\n

So we are tweaking, discussing things with our enrolling parents, and seeing what fits for each family. It is quite the journey\u2014but a very exciting and rewarding one for sure!<\/p>\n

This post is to give you some updates and let you see our registration<\/a> information more fully. If you are near Fort Wayne, Indiana, and this concept appeals to you, Ray would love to chat with you and answer questions and explain our program more fully. Call him at 260-450-7063<\/strong> or email him at characterink@gmail.com<\/strong> to set up a phone consult.<\/p>\n

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Check out the full registration document by clicking HERE!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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In a nutshell\u2026..<\/p>\n

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Character Ink Half-Day Homeschool will offer the following:<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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1) Responsible for teaching, assigning, overseeing, grading, and record keeping for ALL<\/strong> academic subjects for<\/p>\n

2nd-12th grade students.<\/p>\n

2) Teaching will be small group classes, block teaching, daily class meetings, one-on-one tutoring, and independent<\/p>\n

studies all in our home at 11120 Aboite Center Road Fort Wayne and at First Assembly of God Church (on Mondays).<\/p>\n

3) 180 days of instruction (and record keeping and accountability) (e-learning will be utilized for inclement weather)<\/p>\n

4) Daily lesson plans, checksheets, and accountability (that Ray checks–not you!)<\/p>\n

5) Curriculum found and laid out for each subject<\/p>\n

6) Math, language arts, and reading taught by\/planned by specialists in these areas. All academic areas will<\/p>\n

be covered in various sessions, blocks, and independent learning.<\/p>\n

7) Grading sheets every 9 weeks for all high school subjects and major subjects for 2nd-8th grades<\/p>\n

Approximately 11\/1, 1\/15, 3\/15, and 5\/30)<\/p>\n

8) Thorough, safe, and fun environment to learn<\/p>\n

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Check out the two weekly schedules for youngers (2nd-7th graders) and for high schoolers (8th-12th graders) below!<\/p>\n

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And thanks, once again, for your continued support of Character Ink blog, store, Cottage Classes, publications, downloadable products, online classes, parenting\/homeschooling helps, and more! We appreciate you!<\/p>\n

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