HomeGrown Learners

Adventures of a home education journey

Welcome to my blog. I home school Jenson and Wren, who are 6 and 4 years old respectively. We live in Cheltenham in England with my husband, Simon, and all manner of animals including chickens, rabbits, a dog and a handful of fish. This is an online diary. It's a place for me to keep a record of the highs and lows of our home ed experience.

The Railway House

March 14, 2017 by gill thomas

Today was our last day in Devon, at least for a few weeks, so we spent the morning on the beach making the most of our final few hours. 

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March 14, 2017 /gill thomas
home schooling, home education, woolacombe

The Living Train

March 06, 2017 by gill thomas

Today we went on an exciting train ride, but not in the conventional sense! Jenson's old train set provided the inspiration and his love of Lego fuelled the activity. 

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March 06, 2017 /gill thomas
home schooling, home education, woolacombe

Stickman

March 03, 2017 by gill thomas

If World Book Day had been today we would have written our story about The Grinch, such was Jenson's mood.

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March 03, 2017 /gill thomas
home schooling, home education, woolacombe

World Book Day

March 02, 2017 by gill thomas

World Book Day was a world away from this time last year. There was no dress up in your favourite character but instead a story with a script made up entirely by us.

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March 02, 2017 /gill thomas
home schooling, home education, woolacombe, world book day

We're Going On A Wind Hunt!

March 01, 2017 by gill thomas

Yesterday, we were up and out of the house at the same time as our old school run friends, but instead of making the dreary plod around the park we were jumping in the car and heading to Devon.

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March 01, 2017 /gill thomas
home schooling, home education, woolacombe

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