Did I always plan to homeschool?  Absolutely NOT!  On our 9th anniversary, my husband took me out to a very fancy dinner and told me through his prayer and devotional time, he felt the Lord was calling us to homeschool.  I laughed.  But just a couple months later, after the Lord worked on my heart, we began the journey and OH am I ever so glad we did!

Lately, so many people have been asking me questions about homeschooling.  This page is here for those who are curious as well as a resource for me to point people to in order to keep from repeating myself so many times.  Don't get me wrong - one of my favorite subjects in the world to talk about is homeschooling!  But sometimes it's nice to put things in one place.  So, if you have a question that is not answered here, please feel free to ask or email me at karin@jkdewey.com.   ENJOY!

We belong to the UPC Classical Conversations community in East Orlando directed by the wonderful Ruthie Delk.  I tutor the Master's class (which is 5th - 6th grade students) and I seriously love each and every minute of it!  For more information about Classical Conversations, visit their website at:  www.classicalconversations.com.

There is also a spectacular blog done by a CC Smart Mama in Tennessee named Brandy.  It's called Half-a-Hundred-Acre-Wood and has the best explanation of CC posted that I've yet to come across. 

We belong to a homeschool support group called Vine Ripe Kids.  They have what I call a "marketing" website, but to get to all the "real" information, you have to join up and then you'll get access to a much more information filled website that only members are allowed access to.  Sorry...it's a privacy and security thing. 

Vine Ripe Kids offers their members SO much!  There are monthly family events, a Keepers of the Home / American Girl club for girls, weekly co-op classes for 11 weeks in the fall and 11 weeks in the spring, Physical Education classes, Moms Nights Out, and more field trips than I can possible keep track of!  I am the coordinator for the monthly family events and we have excellent things on our calendar for next year such as picnics, a Family Heritage Night, Fine Arts Night, a Science Fair, a Daddy Daughter Dance, a family campout, and so much more!

This is a picture of my second cousin, Knut, his lovely wife, Gretchen, and their beautiful, growing family.  Gretchen has a wonderful blog called "He Sows, She Sews."  Every Friday she posts something homeschooling related.  One Friday, she posted an interview she did with me.  If you'd like to read it, feel free to click here. 

She also recently posted a phenomenal and simple outline of different homeschooling philosophies and styles.  If you would like to read that, please click here.

Anyone who knows me at all will laugh at you if you ask me that question.  My husband wishes we were a bit less socialized...maybe then a few more things would get done around the house.  Ha ha!  But to those who seriously wonder, the answer is a resounding YES!

My children have tons of friends!  Between playdates, field trips, Tuesday co-op classes, Friday Classical Conversations, and Sunday church and Sunday school, we get out quite a lot!

We also travel quite a bit and would be remiss if we didn't include our out of town friends and family amongst our dearest friends.  Oh, and did I mention we live in Orlando and my husband works for Disney World?  That in an of itself brings many wonderful guests to our home every year and we are so thrilled to have company whenever we can!

OK...here's the part my friends have been waiting for.
Click here for lots of websites and resources.  They include everything from curriculum to games to audio CDs to helpful blogs.  Do I use all of them?  No.  If I start trying to do everything and get overwhelmed again, I have some friends holding me accountable that will metaphorically "shoot me."  Have I found each of them helpful at some point or another?  Absolutely yes!  Otherwise, I wouldn't list them.  So, enjoy and have fun browsing!