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Learning about Earthly Citizenship in the Light of our Heavenly Citizenship

  We and our children are all citizens of at least one country of the world.  As Christians we are also citizens of heaven.  Our dual citizenship leads to a number of questions: How do these two citizenships relate? What is our country’s history, and how do its laws work? What does the Bible say […]

Exploring Augustine College

Update: Similar content but with updated links is available in the 2018 post Looking for a Classical Christian One-Year College? … Yesterday Miss 15 and I were students for a day at Augustine College in Ottawa, Canada, a Christian college that reminds me of both classical and Charlotte Mason education. Our visit was inspiring as well […]

Review: The Kids Can Press French and English Word Book

My goal for elementary school French is to have the children spend about 10 minutes a day, every school day, exposed to spoken French.  I want them to become familiar with vocabulary, the sound of the language, and some of its sentence structures. Most of all, I want them to enjoy it and feel a […]

Sisters in the Wilderness, an Introduction to Canadian History and Literature

Here’s a wonderful introduction to Canadian history and literature for the whole family:  Sisters in the Wilderness. This DVD portrays the mid-19th century pioneer life of two sisters who sailed from England expecting an easy existence in the Canadian bush.  Incorporating both contemporary artwork and dramatization, this quality film full of beauty, pathos, humanity, and […]

Review: The Kids Can Press French and English Phrase Book

Welcome to the cheerful world of Rose and Jordan who celebrate Grandma’s birthday, go to school, shop, visit cousins, build a sand castle, enjoy a farm, and finally fall asleep…in French and English. Each two page spread in this beautiful 40-page book covers one activity, giving French phrases with English translation underneath them.  By the end […]