Enrichment Lessons for Summer 2013

I knew it! It is summer time and announcements are pouring in. This time we have the schedule and classes offered by different specialists to make fun learning and worthwhile for your children. From Homeschooling Solutions:

And for those who would be interested in football or soccer, we have Cheval Noir Football Academy:

TBS Dodgeball Open

Here is an interesting event and I guess this is RP's first, The Builders' School Dodgeball Open:

TBS Dodgeball Open Greetings!

We are writing to invite you and your students to The Builders' School Dodgeball Open to be held on Saturday March 16, 2013 from from 8:00 am to 11:30 am at the Meralco Sports Center Covered Tennis Courts.

There will be a short clinic from 8:00 am to 9:00 am.  Officials from the Philippine Dodgeball Association will teach the participants on how to play the game and they will then be distributed into teams for the friendly games that will follow. Participants must be 7-13 years old. You may bring up to 14 participants and the entry fee for each is PHP 100.00.

This Dodgeball Open is an activity in preparation for the Philippine Dodgeball Association Little League season which is slated for July this year.  We want to encourage your school to join this league.

Kindly email us your response or you may also call our office at 972.5974 on or before Friday, March 8, 2013.  We hope to see you there!

Thank you very much!

Sincerely,

Victor A. VillanuevaSchool DirectorThe Builders' School

Come and join in the fun!

Homeschooling: Hiking in Talim Island

I finally found a good excuse to visit Talim Island. Our homeschoolers' topics were plants, land forms and bodies of water. Talim is found in the middle of  Laguna de Bay, enclosed by the provinces of Laguna and Rizal.

I used to stay at my aunt's place in Baranggay Navotas and then traverse the steep hills to reach my other aunt's place in Baranggay Subay. Subay and Navotas hasn't change a much except maybe for the proliferation of motorcycles and paved roads which make it annoying and scary for the activity we had last December 26 and 27: Hiking.

We were accompanied by my cousins Otep, Jacenth and Cayoy. We had fun in collecting samples of plants and flowers, looking over the cliffs and enjoying the breeze. My cousins were amused and I guess impressed with how our children were hands-on with their learning. The kids knew exactly what they wanted to do when we set foot in Subay-- discover the place as much as possible.

It was the the first time for my kids to visit the island and I took up the role of a historian-slash-tourist guide as we walked along the hills with drizzle and cold breeze. Thanks to the Christmas storm than made our walk so much easier. While walking, I told them stories about the birthplace of their lola, the hospital where we used to run around and reminded them of the once creepy places I was so scared of when I was their age visiting the place.

Nice fun times with the kids. Will I have another chance at this? I don't know but one thing is for sure: homeschooling our kids has offered us opportunities to learn together and have fun as a family on the side.

I can't ask for more.