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.

Ice Art

February 23, 2017 by gill thomas

This week we've been focusing on ice and what happens to water in its different states. We've also been trying not to kill each other: the home school honeymoon period is definitely over. 

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February 23, 2017 /gill thomas
home schooling, home education, cheltenham, gloucestershire

Just A Really Nice Day

January 31, 2017 by gill thomas

Quite simply, today was just a really nice day. We didn't plan anything or do too much, the day just unfolded fairly naturally.

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January 31, 2017 /gill thomas
home schooling, home education, cheltenham, gloucestershire

Big Garden Birdwatch

January 30, 2017 by gill thomas

As lots of you will know, this weekend we took part in the RSPB's Big Garden Birdwatch. I say we, it was more me but I had a bloody brilliant time! I've been dubbed as the new Gill Oddie!

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January 30, 2017 /gill thomas
home schooling, home education, RSPB, big garden bird watch, cheltenham, gloucestershire

Lego Ban

January 27, 2017 by gill thomas

This morning we had to get Remy to the vets to have her stitches taken out. Jenson wasn't at all keen, preferring instead to play with his Lego.

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January 27, 2017 /gill thomas
home schooling, home education, cheltenham, gloucestershire

Lego Carrot Tree House

January 24, 2017 by gill thomas

It's a new year and it feels like we are really finding our home ed feet. I know when we started this journey there were a few doubters, there probably still are. I however am no longer one of them. I don't care what anyone else thinks. Jenson thinks I'm the greatest thing since sliced bread and his is the only opinion that counts.

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January 24, 2017 /gill thomas
home education, home schooling, cheltenham, gloucestershire

Remy The Party Pup!

January 20, 2017 by gill thomas

This blog was a bit of an epic one to write! Even if you don't read all the text, do scroll through the pictures as there are some lovely ones of Remy's party towards the end.

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January 20, 2017 /gill thomas
home schooling, home education, cheltenham, gloucestershire

Snow Globes

December 13, 2016 by gill thomas

We had a quiet day today after yesterday's busy activities. We were all still in bed at 8am and lounged around in our pyjamas most of the morning. I did a few emails and cleaned out the chickens while the kids did Lego/craft/watched Stick Man.

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December 13, 2016 /gill thomas
home education, home schooling, cheltenham, gloucestershire, snow globes

Nature In Art

December 07, 2016 by gill thomas

This morning we were at Nature In Art for a special home education craft event. If you've not been, Nature in Art is a museum and art gallery at Wallsworth Hall inTwigworth, Gloucester. It is dedicated exclusively to art inspired by nature in all forms, styles and media.

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December 07, 2016 /gill thomas
home schooling, home education, gloucestershire, nature in art

A Car Boot Classroom

December 06, 2016 by gill thomas

So the really mad part of our trip to the MAD Museum was driving back home afterwards. We had barely got out of Stratford before I felt a strong judder in the car. It could only mean one thing: flat tyre.

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December 06, 2016 /gill thomas
home schooling, home education, gloucestershire

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