This week we're trying to figure out which courses Aidan will register for with the Avon-Maitland distance education program and which we'll leave to home school. Waterford District High School has been great, particularly Mr. Malcolm, Ms. MacKenzie and Paul Winward. We're likely going to take four credits through distance ed and then do three others home schooled with exams when Aidan gets back: geography, math and maybe science. He'll do French in summer school next summer.
Elizabeth is getting lots of support from her home school and her teachers - she'll soon have a blog of her own.
Reg will be staying behind with my mom and dad for the first semester of Grade 11, then doing two courses through e-learning at the Grand Erie Board coordinated through cool Mr. Malcolm. He'll likely earn at least one other through home schooling - geography and/or tech.
We're starting to get excited about this floating school. I've been picking up books to read and just ordered a set of marine biology books for Elizabeth as a surprise - all about reef life, marine biology and Caribbean animals. Can't wait to see those.
I also ordered an bird guide book that includes part of the Eastern Seabord.
We're wondering about trying to register Aidan for the Grade 11 American history course as we will be in the heartland of the birth of the United States and this will make that history come to life.
On Friday the boat goes in the water - four months to the day we leave!!!!
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