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Homewood, Illinois. Long shadows stretch across the asphalt tile of the multipurpose room in Dolphin Park’s tiny field house. Six children gather ’round, each kneeling on chairs in anxious curioisity, leaning in to examine the mysteries of our deepest oceans, laid bare, sprawled forth, on the blue vinyl of folding tables. Starfish exoskeleton, dissected squid, [...]

First there was the Chia Pet, which was quickly followed by a full menagerie including the Chia bunny, frog, hippo, kitten, pig, puppy, and turtle. Of course, most recently, we also have the limited edition Chia Obama in honor (honor?) of our 44th President of the United States. Well, who needs to buy such terracotta [...]

We resumed our “Fridays in the Forest” yesterday. We participated in this program this past fall and loved it. So we’re there again, each Friday spending some quiet time with fellow homeschoolers, friends, and the woods. This spring session, half of our time will be spent in the woodlands and the other half will be [...]