tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1418014079806563743.post5841948185615693513..comments2023-10-15T11:15:50.371-04:00Comments on Holy Family Classical Academy: Angelicum Academy. The Decision.Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16248966150540696313noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1418014079806563743.post-78484443160128721112009-04-01T23:44:00.000-04:002009-04-01T23:44:00.000-04:00I just realized the post I found was from last yea...I just realized the post I found was from last year around this time. It's great to read your comment about how the year went for your family! That's so helpful! Your co-op sounds lovely, too.<BR/><BR/>I really love The Well-Trained Mind. Read it and fell in love with it while at university (an Evangelical university at that). Before converting to Catholicism. I feel comfortable navigating any Catholic biases, so we're using Story of the World and will probably continue to do so, deviating from Angelicum's plan. We're doing our own thing in several subjects, so I'm okay with that...even if I'd rather have some perfect plan all set up for me, I agree with the notion that we need to find (and do) what is right for our family.<BR/><BR/>We were thinking about enrolling in 3rd, but before then we can't justify the expense. I'm sure we'll know more once we come to that point.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your comment back. So helpful! I know many other homeschoolers, but only one is Catholic. I'll definitely be following your blog...and hopefully paying better attention to dates in the future!<BR/><BR/>Blessings,<BR/>EricaEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12420641887589436392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1418014079806563743.post-12626695396345808642009-04-01T22:50:00.000-04:002009-04-01T22:50:00.000-04:00Erica-Thanks for stopping by! I'm glad to "meet" ...Erica-<BR/>Thanks for stopping by! I'm glad to "meet" another Angelicum user. This past year went well with it, but I did drop all electives for my 1st grader for a few months in order to strengthen his reading skills. But we are going back to them again! We decided not to do philosophy, but have been doing cartography, Latin (we do this with our co-op), and art. It has worked out well.<BR/><BR/>I'm not sure if we'll enroll next year because of the cost, but will probably keep up with their curriculum (outside of history) and re-enroll in 3rd grade. We are currently enrolled and I haven't used their grading services at all, so it is an unnecessary expense.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for stopping by again!<BR/><BR/>LizLizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16248966150540696313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1418014079806563743.post-10692120102394729402009-04-01T21:19:00.000-04:002009-04-01T21:19:00.000-04:00I am also a Catholic homeschooling mommy and just ...I am also a Catholic homeschooling mommy and just happened to find your blog. We are following along with Angelicum...and plan to move more into their program each year. We already have some other materials we really love (like Singapore Math), so we are doing our own thing for a couple of the subjects.<BR/><BR/>So...you're doing all of the electives? We're just doing art and drum lessons this year, as well as my son's other extracurriculars (vary by season) and Boy Scouts. I figured I would phase in Latin, philosophy and possibly cartography (if he has an interest) starting in 2nd grade.<BR/><BR/>My oldest is starting first grade in the fall, so if you continue with Angelicum our boys may get to know one another in the future. I hope to take advantage of the discussion groups at some point. They don't start until 3rd grade, so we have considered enrolling at that point. We're not enrolling with them officially now, but we haven't decided when we will. I can't justify the expense for help with grading and record-keeping, as I can manage those easily on my own.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, just wanted to (sort of) introduce myself and let you know I'll be following your blog!<BR/><BR/>EricaEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12420641887589436392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1418014079806563743.post-70014436549191929652008-04-01T16:50:00.000-04:002008-04-01T16:50:00.000-04:00I've enjoyed reading your reviews as well, and I'...I've enjoyed reading your reviews as well, and I'm sorry for not commenting sooner. I started reading your blog a couple of weeks ago, but I always find it hard to make a comment when I've never commented on that blog before. <BR/><BR/>I did a similiar thing with my daughter when she was your daughter's age. I broke her kindegarten year into K4 and K5, and did the K4 year when should would have otherwise been doing preschool. We did Math-U-See's Primer, finished Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons and a little bit of copywork every day. Her handwriting wasn't particularly good either, but with just a little practice (3-5 word sentences, usually) it improved quite a lot of the course of the year. We also did a lot of reading outloud of course, but I did some of it with narration to get her started with that idea.<BR/><BR/>Anyways, I hope you're having a great time at Disney World!Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12689104216675201913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1418014079806563743.post-75069270733393884992008-04-01T05:51:00.000-04:002008-04-01T05:51:00.000-04:00I have enjoyed reading your reviews and will look ...I have enjoyed reading your reviews and will look at Angelicum Academy again. Hope you have a great trip!Good Remedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06940075162516530378noreply@blogger.com