Our Goals

Our family mission is to:
· Be critical thinkers.

· Provide a quality education for our children.

· Prepare them for lifelong learning, for employment, and for their roles as citizens and parents.
· Maintain a wholesome academic, cultural, and social environment.

Relationship Goals: What is the use of an academic child, who has no relationship with his or her family, and who has not learned how to live in company with others?
Familial Relationships: To develop strong relationships in our home, we plan on spending plenty of meaningful, quality time together. We dedicate one night a week as a family night, complete with mini-character lesson.
Relationships with Others: To develop positive and fulfilling relationships with others, we plan on mainly leading by example. We are respectful to others. We'll teach manners (teach how to greet visitors and welcoming/looking after them in our home, phone skills, how to carry on a conversation). They must develop listening skills. Love others through service.
Relationship with Creation: To fully enjoy the beautiful world around us, they will learn how to take care of our earth. Learn how to garden and compost. Learn how to take care of a pet. Spending time in nature.

Practical Goals: These are aspects of practical living that we consider important for our children to know.
Our Bodies: Focus on healthy eating habits, getting adequate rest, exercise, and developing good hygiene habits.
Cooking: How to prepare, purchase, and cook meals. Ways to be economical in shopping, planning, and storing food. Dietary knowledge.
Sports: Learning how to participate with a team. Learn how to swim. Learning endurance.
Safety: Learning first aid, CPR. Proper handling and maintenance of guns.
Newborn care: Learn how to change diapers, how to hold/bathe them, etc.
Music: Learn competence in an instrument.
Chores: How to maintain a clean home.
Manners: Meal etiquette. Date etiquette.
Money Management: How to save and budget money. How to write a check. Learn about investments, interest, loans. Teach how to keep a record of finances.
Equipment Maintenance: How to take care of a car. How to change a tire, clean the car...
There are so many areas! I'm sure I'm missing a ton of important things, but these are what come to mind right now.

Academic Goals:


What does education mean to you?
Education means EVERYTHING! It's the single most important part of a person's life. It brings happiness and success.

What is your ultimate goal for your children?
Our goal is to enable them to be good decision makers and critical thinkers. Always to challenge and question authority. The more education you have encompassing all realms of learning, the better decision maker you are (academically, financially, socially, etc.). We are preparing them for life-long learning. We want our children to be spiritually, emotionally, physically, financially, and socially strong participants in our world.

When they leave your home, what sort of person do you want them to be?
No matter who they turn out to be, we want them to know they are loved unconditionally. We want them to have the skills to think critically and make good decisions. We trust that how they decide to live their lives, will be in the best possible way for them.

How will you achieve you goals?

What do you want your homeschool to look like?
I want to be organized. I want our days to roughly start and end at the same time. I want to kids to know their tasks for the day/week. I want siblings to help each other.

How will you design your homeschool?

How can you be effective without burning out?
I would like to try and plan school Mon-Thurs, and then use Friday as a catch-up day. We're bound to have weeks where there are appointments, sicknesses, out-of-the-way errands to be done... I would like to have a day that is devoted to getting back on track. For the weeks that we don't get behind, I would like Friday to be a day where the kids can work extra in an area they're enjoying (such as doing extra math pages, or doing another science experiment, or just reading). It could also be a day devoted to field trips, or a day that allows us to go on a long weekend vacation somewhere.

What is the vision of your family?