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4Real: Education in the Context of Real Life |
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4Real provides peer support for Catholic parent home educators committed to nurturing learning in a Catholic family atmosphere. They support families who design their own course of home studies, be it in whole or part. They emphasize the Church's Liturgical Year, living books, nature, beauty in art, music, and natural methods of learning. 4Real has its roots in a Catholic Charlotte Mason Yahoo group and has grown by providing a welcome to like-minded parents, especially those who are new to home education (homeschooling) or the Catholic faith. 4Real hopes to continue its ministry emphasizing 'Living Learning' discussions that are rich in ideas, gratifying, inspiring, and encourage creativity. This do-it-yourself desire will be further supported by 'Home as Haven' chats. |
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5 Essential Keys to Your Perfect College Search |
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Tom McFadden |
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The whole college selection process can be a very daunting challenge for Catholic families, both to those searching for the first-time, and even to those who have gone through the process before. Why is it such a challenge? Simply put--going to college can change a person’s life forever, including where he ends up for eternity. After all those years of sacrificing to give their children the best possible Catholic education, many parents are confronted with a huge decision. This advice will help prospective college students and their parents make this decision. |
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Married (with a lot) of Children |
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Tom Hoopes |
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A candid look at the challenges and joys of raising a large family in a hostile world. This article is written from a Catholic perspective, but has food for thought for any parent of a large brood. |
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Preparing to Be a Homeschool Father |
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Steve Wood |
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Homeschooling is a family affair. This article discusses some of the issues a father preparing to homeschool should consider. Fathers need to realize that their participation will be required and that advanced preparation is needed to insure the long-term success of their homeschool. The following seven steps are addressed to any man wanting to become a successful homeschool father. |
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Angelicum Academy/Great Books Academy Book Swap and Chat |
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This group was started for homeschoolers using the curriculum of Angelicum Academy and its sister school Great Books Academy. This is a place to resell/swap school books and materials, and to discuss general homeschooling topics pertaining to the Angelicum/GBA curriculum.
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Catholics Using Konos |
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This is a moderated loop for Catholics who use or are interested in KONOS to support each other and share ideas.
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Charlotte Mason Group for Fruity Catholics |
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Fruity Catholics are Catholics who are doing their best to practice the Fruits of the Holy Spirit, especially Charity. This group discusses the Charlotte Mason philosophy of homeschooling from a Catholic perspective. |
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Large Families Home School |
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This list is to encourage and support those who homeschool many children. How many? To some 3 is a lot! If you have a large family (whether natural, adopted, foster or blended) and homeschool, you know that there are a lot of unique challenges ranging from orchestrating family harmony, dealing with multiple ages, trying to homeschool in a sometimes chaotic environment, keeping up with the never-ending laundry, transportation, cooking, chores, and more. This is a Christian list.
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Livable Learning |
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Livable Learning helps the homeschooler and parent “Prepare the Home Environment” for learning. They discuss the order of the home, how to organize student learning materials, and the spiritual preparation of the teacher. The foundation of Livable Learning is Montessori education, however the basic principles will benefit any homeschooling family. |
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Magnum Opus |
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Raising a large, Catholic, homeschooling family is a great work (Magnum Opus) and a great deal of work!
Hopefully this email discussion group will be a place for parents of four or more to help each other with the nitty-gritty details of raising and educating a large, Catholic family.
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Pregnant Again |
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This is a list for all who are pregnant for the third or more time and are having a large family by choice. Discussions include the difficulties of having several at home when dealing with sickness and fatigue, homeschooling, and more. This is a supportive list where people believe that large families are wonderful. |
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Seton Families |
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The Seton Families list is for those families enrolled in Seton, families using Seton materials, and/or families contemplating using Seton. It was set up because there are so issues unique to Seton
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4Real: Education in the Context of Real Life |
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4Real provides peer support for Catholic parent home educators committed to nurturing learning in a Catholic family atmosphere. They support families who design their own course of home studies, be it in whole or part. They emphasize the Church's Liturgical Year, living books, nature, beauty in art, music, and natural methods of learning. 4Real has its roots in a Catholic Charlotte Mason Yahoo group and has grown by providing a welcome to like-minded parents, especially those who are new to home education (homeschooling) or the Catholic faith. 4Real hopes to continue its ministry emphasizing 'Living Learning' discussions that are rich in ideas, gratifying, inspiring, and encourage creativity. This do-it-yourself desire will be further supported by 'Home as Haven' chats. |
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5 Essential Keys to Your Perfect College Search |
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Tom McFadden |
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The whole college selection process can be a very daunting challenge for Catholic families, both to those searching for the first-time, and even to those who have gone through the process before. Why is it such a challenge? Simply put--going to college can change a person’s life forever, including where he ends up for eternity. After all those years of sacrificing to give their children the best possible Catholic education, many parents are confronted with a huge decision. This advice will help prospective college students and their parents make this decision. |
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Domestic Church |
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Catholic website with ideas and activities for celebrating the faith in the home. |
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Keeping It Catholic |
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Keeping It Catholic website offers articles, information, and more for Catholic home educators. |
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Little Saints Catholic Preschool |
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With its multi-sensory, integrated learning approach, Little Saints gives three-to-five-year-olds a solid foundation of academic readiness skills and a broad knowledge base upon which to build. Encouraging the child's love for learning, the program prepares the child for formal academics with a natural, built-in format of beginning phonics, math readiness, and the essential skills which enhance and streamline the learning process.
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Love2Learn: Favorite Resources for Catholic Homeschoolers |
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A free resource guide, research tool and sampler for Catholic parents and others who "love to learn." Offers information about available educational resources, detailed reviews about a book's contents in order to help others make more informed purchasing decisions, and information about issues of importance to Catholics as they come up in educational materials. |
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Our Lady of Perpetual Help (L.P.H.) Resource Center |
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L.P.H. Resource Center offers classes for Catholic homeschoolers over the Internet. These classes are designed for mainly 4th-8th graders, but are available to those in higher grades if desired. The classes are kept as flexible as possible. |
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Reading Your Way Through History |
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The Reading Your Way Through History website is a timeline of worthwhile history reading in print. It covers history from the ancient world through the 20th century. This list was compiled with a Catholic viewpoint. |
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Resources for Catholic Educators |
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At this website, you'll find religious education resources, religious clip art, information about the saints and angels, Church documents, Church history, and more. |
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Seton Home Study School Testing Services |
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Seton offers standardized testing for homeschoolers. They featuring the CAT-E Survey tests, which are inexpensive, can be administered in your home, and have a very quick turn around. |
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Start a Saints Club |
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Consider starting a Saints Club in your Parish or neighborhood. A Saints Club is a group of people who meet to discuss, study and imitate the lives of the Saints. Here are some ideas to get started.
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Angelicum Academy |
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The Angelicum Academy is a Catholic homeschool and liberal education program based on the liberal arts and the classical great books of Western civilization (with optional, Socratic discussion seminars). Offers a fully developed homeschool elementary curriculum for grades preschool through 8th, selected eclectically for the very finest materials available from numerous publishers. |
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Catholic Heritage Curricula |
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Catholic Heritage Curricula offers complete curriculum for Catholic homeschoolers. Also features free curriculum ideas. |
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Kolbe Academy Home School |
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Kolbe Academy Home School is an orthodox Catholic and classical home school program for grades K-12. Offers a classical academic program, syllabi and week-by-week course plans, assessment services, books, and more. |
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Mater Amabilis |
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Mater Amabilis is a free online homeschool curriculum, which takes the methods of Charlotte Mason and applies them for the 21st century Catholic family. Offering a detailed and flexible syllabus for each age level, Mater Amabilis can be used as a complete curriculum or simply as a springboard for learning. |
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Mercy Academy |
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Mercy Academy is a K-12 independent study program for home educators, committed to home education as a way of preserving childhood innocence and nurturing Catholic scholars known for their deep spirituality and keen intellect. Services include: learning profile assessments, individualized curricula development, instruction in teaching to each child’s style of learning, student accountability program, counseling in multi-level teaching, subject integration allowing siblings to learn together, problem solving, record keeping, report cards, transcripts, diploma, and student clubs. Each year students study Religion, Language Arts, Math, Science, History, and one or two electives. |
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Mother of Divine Grace School |
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Mother of Divine Grace is an independent study program with emphasis on a classical curriculum. The program offers a Catholic, classical approach to home schooling, with different levels of service provided. The program offers consultants, teachers, lesson plans, materials, standardized testing, and assessments, along with structure and flexibility. |
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Our Lady of the Rosary School |
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Our Lady of the Rosary School Inc is an international Catholic homeschool organization which offers complete curriculums for students from grades pre-kindergarten through twelve. |
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Our Lady of Victory School |
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Our Lady of Victory School provides curricula and textbooks to parents who school their children at home. Our Lady of Victory School allows parents to choose from various standardized or specially tailored programs, with a full enrollment option or a satellite program. |
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Regina Coeli Academy |
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Regina Coeli Academy is an on-line college preparatory program for Roman Catholics. Provides a Liberal Arts program for Catholic home-schooling families, private schools, educational coops, and students enrolled in public schools. The Academy's mission is to support, but not to supplant, the primary educator - the parent - by providing a rigorous college preparatory curriculum which challenges the intellect and nourishes the spirit with the riches of the Catholic tradition. Regina Coeli's own courses are taught at the college preparatory level and provide opportunity for students, young or mature, to excel in specialized study or to complete a classical liberal arts curriculum. Provides live classroom participation, interactive web forums, evaluation of student work and official transcripts. |
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Saint Thomas Aquinas Academy |
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St. Thomas Aquinas Academy offers a Catholic classical liberal arts curriculum is an independent study program crafted for the home schooling family, for preschool to grade 12. |
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Seton Home Study School |
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Seton Home Study School offers K-12 curriculum, textbooks, special needs counseling, testing services, and more. |
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Alan Jemison Music |
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Catholic publisher of the best and most affordable music instruction materials for homeschoolers and self-learners. Publisher of the most comprehensive collection of hymn arrangements for piano.
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Catholic Charts |
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Catholic Charts is a division of Ascension Press, offering Catholic charts for your classroom and homeschool. |
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CCC of America |
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CCC of America (Creative Communication Center) offers a full line of superbly crafted, well-written animated Catholic videos for today's children and family markets. CCC's animated videos provide stories of real heroes and saints who lived lives of courage, faith and love. |
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Friendly Defenders Catholic Flash Cards |
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The Friendly Defenders Catholic Flash Cards are 50 cards with common questions people have about the Catholic faith as well as short, easy-to-understand answers. |
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Harmony Media |
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Harmony Media carries Catholic books and materials, as well as software for adults and children. |
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Hillside Education |
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Hillside Education publishes quality literature study guides with a distinctly Catholic perspective. The guides include discussion topics, writing prompts and art activities that draw out literary themes and help students connect with the stories. Products range from full-length study guides that can be used for a year's literature study, like the Novel Inquiries series, to discussion guides that can be used in conjunction with any reading program. |
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Ignatius Press |
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Ignatius Press is a Catholic publisher with a large selection of children's books. They carry Bethlehem Books, Visions books, Magnificat children's books, and coloring books. |
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Lord of History |
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The Lord of History card game is a simple, inexpensive, low-effort, fun way to introduce children to key people and events in world history, while highlighting their Catholic significance. Using clear succinct stories about famous men and women from the arts, politics, exploration, literature and religious life, spanning the 3rd to the 20th centuries, players compete in a challenging and educational game for the whole family. |
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