Homeschool Australia Newsletter News
Those of you who have followed the Homeschool Australia newsletter adventure since it's inception in October 2003 will know that my thoughts have often been on creating changes in my life.
Can you believe that Thomas turns 19 next week, Roger is now 23 and April will soon be 25? It's been a wonderful parenting and home educating journey… and we don't see it ending any time soon! Our commitment to providing support and encouragement to homeschoolers across Australia is just as strong as ever. However, I have some ‘pet' projects I want to work on and when I went searching for time – a precious and rare commodity in this busy household – I knew that some sacrifices had to be made.
I love producing the Homeschooling Australia newsletter. I began writing for, and assisting the production of, newsletters in my early teens, so it's with a reluctant heart and mind that I write to tell you that the December 05 / January 06 Homeschool Australia issue is the last…
We have many excellent homeschooling magazines and newsletters in Australia. Visit Homeschool Australia to find one produced in your state, or subscribe to Education Choices, the magazine that took over from Grace Chapman's excellent long-running Stepping Stones to Home Educators. As a regular contributor and reader I have great faith in Education Choices. We've waited a long time for a national magazine of this calibre, one worthy of appearing in newsagents across the country.
If you'd like to keep in touch please consider joining my two Yahoo groups:
Homeschool Australia FAQ and Daily Homeschooling Tips.
Over the next year or so I hope to make significant progress on the development of the natural learning curriculum project a few of us began two years ago – doesn't time fly?! I'll be using the Daily Homeschooling Tips to help collect and shape my thoughts. If you are interested in a natural learning approach to home education you are welcome to join our discussion list where we share examples of how learning naturally unfolds at home and in the community, as wells as tips and ideas that help that process along.
Robin and I aim to produce more booklets in the Practical Homeschooling Booklet Series , bringing to light – at long last – several drafts left languishing for too long on my hard-drive! So please keep an eye on our Always Learning Books website for new arrivals.
We also have several projects about the house underway… Our bathroom renovations began exactly a year ago, and alas, stopped three weeks later, just after we removed the bath and re-aligned the wall. It's time to finish that much neglected job! After that we hope to finally finish our kitchen, and then build the extension to the deck, fence off the goose yard, and help April put the finishing touches to her holiday house.
As Robin's mother's health inevitably deteriorates we have to think about creating more time in our busy lives to take care of her needs. It's hard to be upbeat about the coming year, and to make plans enthusiastically. I am thankful for the generous and warm support given to us by our many homeschooling friends, both now and in the past. As always, talking with people who have ‘been there, done that' helps us find our way.
We thank you for your loyal support to the Homeschool Australia newsletter and hope that you will continue to stay in touch.
Beverley & Robin Paine
Always Learning Books
Have a homeschooling question? Become a member of the friendly Homeschool Australia Frequently Asked Questions email group. Visit Homeschool Australia for more original content. No time to visit the site? Sign up for Daily Homeschooling Tips!
Visit www.alwayslearningbooks.com.au for a great range of homeschooling, unschooling and books on natural learning!
© 2005
Can you believe that Thomas turns 19 next week, Roger is now 23 and April will soon be 25? It's been a wonderful parenting and home educating journey… and we don't see it ending any time soon! Our commitment to providing support and encouragement to homeschoolers across Australia is just as strong as ever. However, I have some ‘pet' projects I want to work on and when I went searching for time – a precious and rare commodity in this busy household – I knew that some sacrifices had to be made.
I love producing the Homeschooling Australia newsletter. I began writing for, and assisting the production of, newsletters in my early teens, so it's with a reluctant heart and mind that I write to tell you that the December 05 / January 06 Homeschool Australia issue is the last…
We have many excellent homeschooling magazines and newsletters in Australia. Visit Homeschool Australia to find one produced in your state, or subscribe to Education Choices, the magazine that took over from Grace Chapman's excellent long-running Stepping Stones to Home Educators. As a regular contributor and reader I have great faith in Education Choices. We've waited a long time for a national magazine of this calibre, one worthy of appearing in newsagents across the country.
If you'd like to keep in touch please consider joining my two Yahoo groups:
Homeschool Australia FAQ and Daily Homeschooling Tips.
Over the next year or so I hope to make significant progress on the development of the natural learning curriculum project a few of us began two years ago – doesn't time fly?! I'll be using the Daily Homeschooling Tips to help collect and shape my thoughts. If you are interested in a natural learning approach to home education you are welcome to join our discussion list where we share examples of how learning naturally unfolds at home and in the community, as wells as tips and ideas that help that process along.
Robin and I aim to produce more booklets in the Practical Homeschooling Booklet Series , bringing to light – at long last – several drafts left languishing for too long on my hard-drive! So please keep an eye on our Always Learning Books website for new arrivals.
We also have several projects about the house underway… Our bathroom renovations began exactly a year ago, and alas, stopped three weeks later, just after we removed the bath and re-aligned the wall. It's time to finish that much neglected job! After that we hope to finally finish our kitchen, and then build the extension to the deck, fence off the goose yard, and help April put the finishing touches to her holiday house.
As Robin's mother's health inevitably deteriorates we have to think about creating more time in our busy lives to take care of her needs. It's hard to be upbeat about the coming year, and to make plans enthusiastically. I am thankful for the generous and warm support given to us by our many homeschooling friends, both now and in the past. As always, talking with people who have ‘been there, done that' helps us find our way.
We thank you for your loyal support to the Homeschool Australia newsletter and hope that you will continue to stay in touch.
Beverley & Robin Paine
Always Learning Books
Have a homeschooling question? Become a member of the friendly Homeschool Australia Frequently Asked Questions email group. Visit Homeschool Australia for more original content. No time to visit the site? Sign up for Daily Homeschooling Tips!
Visit www.alwayslearningbooks.com.au for a great range of homeschooling, unschooling and books on natural learning!
© 2005
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