All across America, parents are becoming increasingly dissatisfied with the state of public education. The current stat of your educational system and economy shines a spotlight on problems with traditional schools. Class Dismissed showcases a growing trend in alternative education strategies that are working for many families. Go to … [Read more...]
Education at a Family Theme Park?
Gilroy Gardens Family Theme Park is one of my favorite theme parks in California. It's the perfect size to spend a day and get to see almost everything. It's beautiful with all the trees, flowers, and fascinating circus trees. It's also a great place to learn! Throughout the park are many educational stations where you can learn about bees … [Read more...]
Discount to Gilroy Gardens
Gilroy Gardens is the home of the Circus Trees We enjoy Gilroy Gardens not only for the fun rides, but for the beautiful setting. My husband is disabled, so unable to go on most rides when we visit a theme park with our kids. Zipping around in an electric scooter at most theme parks while waiting for others while they go on ride after ride is not … [Read more...]
Young Artists Classes This Week
Young Artists Camps at the Discovery Learning Center this week! Daily drop in Art Camps this week only I'm teaching some fun art classes for kids this summer. This week, in fact! Come to one or two or all five! Monday through Friday June 22 - June 26, 2015, 1:30pm-3:30pm at the Discovery Learning Center 111 Errett Circle Santa Cruz. For … [Read more...]
Homeschooling Resources and Recommendations
I recently spoke at the first Santa Cruz Un-Conference and thought every homeschooling family could benefit from the resources I shared; homeschooling books of inspiration, learning styles, homeschool methods including unschooling and TJed, math games, reading games, online resources for educational videos, free homeschool curriculum, online … [Read more...]
Homeschool Conference in Santa Cruz Aug 23
The Santa Cruz Homeschool Conference On August 23rd the Discovery Learning Center (DLC) in Santa Cruz, California will host a homeschool conference, or rather, UNconference, especially for area residents. What is an UNconference? "In true homeschool style, we'll be using a special format called an Unconference, in which … [Read more...]
Train to Christmas Town Experience #XmasTown
We just had an amazing evening riding the Train to Christmas Town! I was given tickets in exchange for an honest review. This Train to Christmas Town is in Watsonville, near Santa Cruz, California, but there are other locations. We barely made it there in time, but were greeted with smiles under a large white tent. The … [Read more...]
Portraits of the Family
This is not a sponsored post. I just had to share! If you're looking for a great local photographer for family photos, we found a wonderful one! After chasing my kids around, trying in vain to get some good photos, I finally gave up and called in the pros! Shawnicy Barnthart takes beautiful maternity, baby, children, and family … [Read more...]
On My Soap Box {Blog a Day in May Challenge- Day 22}
Blog Every Day in May Challenge- Day 22 Today's writing prompt is to get on my soap box and rant about something. Well, I'm just not feeling up to it. Sorry folks. I sort of did that on day 20 (My True Views) though. Not sure how that happened! Maybe I shouldn't be writing at one in the morning! I was feeling too happy yesterday; I had … [Read more...]
Archive Favorites {Blog a Day in May Challenge- Day 21}
Blog Every Day in May- Day 21 My Favorite Posts from my Archives: Not my posts that get the most views, no these are my own personal favorites: I'm a Failure, When I'm not Great at Everything from my own meltdown to feeling fabulous, this is a great reminder for me to relax and not be so hard on myself. Plus a laugh when I remember dancing … [Read more...]
