Classical Education Classes with Heather

It has begun!  Heather began her 7th grade homeschooling year with a bang by jumping into Challenge A at the Hixson Location of Classical Conversations.  She went from a very relaxed eclectic homeschooling year last year to, at her request, a more challenging homeschooling scenario.  CC is a program where a tutor (a.k.a. teacher) covers the subjects in a full day of classes and then she does homework and studies (alone and with me) during the rest of the week. The classes she is taking are:

• Math (Saxon 8/7)
• English (Writing & Literature)
• Life Science (including lots of great research and presentations)
• Latin
• Rhetoric (learning about and defending your faith - studying Don't Check Your Brains at the Door & It Couldn't Just Happen)
• Geography 

She started about a week an a half ago (two class days and a lot of homework).  It has been a transition for her due to 5-6 hours of work a day, but, so far, I am VERY impressed.  In the last week and a half, she has learned how to do mind maps, visual organizers, KWO charts, how to research about an Amoeba and present it to class, how do decline Latin nouns and conjugate Latin verbs, read about the basics of our faith and creation, and drawn a map of the United States multiple times (drawn, not traced) with the state names, capitals, major rivers, and major features.  Plus, she has made friends, had fun, and met a wonderful tutor/teacher. 

It's looking good so far! 

She is also taking Art at Hilger Higher Learning like she did last year.