We school year round but we do always have some type of celebration when all of the other kids are going back to school. I don’t really have a good reason to do it, other than I’m all for a fun party when the opportunity presents itself. (Really, if I’m willing to sneak zucchini on my neighbor’s porch, a back to school party for kids who aren’t going to school isn’t that far fetched!) But I also want to communicate to my kids that learning is something to be celebrated and that the opportunity for superior schooling at home is a worth being glad for. So with that said, consider the following ways to celebrate the new school year:
Throw a Not Back to School Party
Celebrate with your home schooling buddies the fact that you don’t have to go back to school. Just like you’d have a Back to School Party complete with a cake and other fun activities, consider doing the same in your home school group. (Like I said, I don’t really need an excuse for a party!)
Have a School Supply Drive
Not everyone can home school. In fact, in many countries it’s illegal. In still other countries, poverty is so severe that parents have to work and children are lucky to go to school. So why not hit the school supply sales that abound and assign each invitee one particular supply to get. When the guests arrive, let each kid pack a box full of school supplies and a hand written note. Send each box to an orphanage or some place where the school supplies can be really used.
Take a Field Trip
While students in school are learning about their new teacher, reviewing fire drill procedures and completing boring assessments, why not let your students see how lucky they are to have the same teacher every year? Take them on a field trip to celebrate the new year.
On a side note, we will miss Andrea very dearly here in the home schooling blog. Until we have a new ‘official’ homeschooling blogger, I will be posting here from time to time. Feel free to ask any questions you might have about home schooling or leave a comment below.
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