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Leonora Shell
3 days ago3 min read
How do field trips work?
While we don’t have a school bus or need to plan field trips a year in advance, we can nimbly choose our field trips based on interest
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Leonora Shell
5 days ago6 min read
When was the last time your child read an entire book?
As the parent and teacher of voracious readers, I am so saddened by the disservice that students (many of whom are now adults and parents
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Angela Fairbanks
Dec 104 min read
Unlocking Your Child's Full Potential: The Power of Personalized Education
In today's fast-paced educational landscape, the traditional "one size fits all" approach isn't cutting it. Many students fall through the
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Leonora Shell
Dec 37 min read
A Day in the Life: Lead Teacher of a Microschool
6:00am Wake-Up I wake up and get ready for my day – waking up my two daughters who will join me today at Kalexedy. They are with me three...
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Angela Fairbanks
Nov 294 min read
Designing for Neurodiversity: Part 2
Thank you to everyone that has read the original post and asked for more information and specifics. I am going to add additional Blog posts
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Angela Fairbanks
Nov 268 min read
Kalexedy Learning Center is Breaking the ‘School Rules’ (In a Good Way)
It is a tricky balancing act staying true to our mission and deciding whether or not to be an official school. Below, we hope to help you
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Leonora Shell
Nov 155 min read
Meet The Teacher: Lea Shell
I sat down to write this post so that you’ll know more about me, but being a teacher I am naturally more inclined to celebrate the
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Leonora Shell
Nov 122 min read
Why I Quit Homeschooling (at Home).
Most modern homeschoolers know that the “home” part of that title is a misnomer. U.S. parents are facing a simultaneous increase in remote
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Angela Fairbanks
Nov 82 min read
Who am I to choose a curriculum?!
Choosing the best curriculum for your child can feel like picking the right cereal from a mile-long grocery aisle—so many options, each with
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Angela Fairbanks
Oct 292 min read
Normal Students Don't Exist
My mentor and inspiration recently made a post to LinkedIn that perfectly summarizes where the kids and families are coming from
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Leonora Shell
Oct 221 min read
The Art and Science of Clouds
This is a great elementary or middle grade STEAM activity for homeschoolers or a classroom -- we did it this month with our students...
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Leonora Shell
Oct 113 min read
Q&A with our Academic Mentor, Leonora Shell
What is most attractive about working here? The most attractive thing about working at Kalexedy Learning Center is that all of my favorite
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Leonora Shell
Oct 43 min read
What is an “enrichment activity” when you have a multi-age classroom?
My teacher friends all technically have single-age classrooms but can tell you that within each classroom the social and academic abilities
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Angela Fairbanks
Oct 16 min read
When you can't find what you want...
In the Fall of 2021 when everyone was going back to school, we weren't. At least we weren't going back the way everyone else was. Circa...
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Leonora Shell
Sep 273 min read
What is a Personalized Learning Plan?
When our family began our homeschooling journey in 2021 we had a first grader who had never attended in-person school, instead she ...
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Angela Fairbanks
Sep 252 min read
They wanted Marshmallows, we got Ducks and ducking.
Enrichments take many forms and have many different driving inspirations. Last Friday, it was "Kids Choice" and the request was...
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Leonora Shell
Sep 194 min read
My Best First Day of School
I just had the best first day of school of my career. My first first day of school as a teacher was as a public high school math...
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