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.

Slimbridge Home Ed - Bewick Swans

January 26, 2017 by gill thomas

This morning Jenson and I were at Slimbridge Wetland Centre for their first ever home ed session! I had been really pleased to bag a place on this very popular session, having seen it pop up on my Facebook feed. I had called them straight away and managed to get the second to last place! 

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January 26, 2017 /gill thomas
home schooling, home education, slimbridge, wwt

Slimbridge

December 15, 2016 by gill thomas

Yesterday was a fun, fact packed Wildlife and Wetlands Trust Wednesday. Turns out home ed is as much about making happy memories as it is about learning. 

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December 15, 2016 /gill thomas
home education, home schooling, slimbridge

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