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Turning Everyday Life into a Learning Experience\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

How Marina uses Noah\u2019s natural curiosity to guide his interest-driven education<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

When COVID hit in the beginning of 2020, Marina and her husband Robert decided it was the perfect opportunity to try home education with their nine-year-old son Noah. Now a year into homeschooling, they have integrated Noah\u2019s interests into every aspect of their home education journey, including cross-provincial field trips, horseback riding, Minecraft architecture, arts projects, nature schools, MEL Chemistry and even stock market math.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHomeschooling gives us freedom,\u201d Marina says. \u201cFreedom to choose curriculum, freedom to pursue his interests, freedom to explore and try new things \u2013 and what we\u2019ve found is that, by giving Noah choice, he becomes really engaged in his learning.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Marina\u2019s primary focus is on creating a learning experience that goes beyond a classroom-style setting. When Noah learned about dinosaurs and fossils, she packed up their school for the day and headed out to Drum Heller to see the badlands and fossils and climb the hoodoos in person.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAfter our day out, I gave Noah a research project on whichever prehistoric animal was interesting to him,\u201d Marina says. \u201cHe picked this really obscure, short-necked plesiosaur and researched away for his paper!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Noah\u2019s dad Robert works in finance, so they\u2019ve incorporated his area of expertise into Noah\u2019s education as well. In September, Noah chose three stocks to follow \u2013 Disney, Nintendo and Hasbro \u2013 and then he and his dad purchased stock in those companies and have followed those stocks throughout the year.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s super hands-on and loves computers, so we\u2019ve actually used Minecraft a lot,\u201d Marina explains. \u201cHe\u2019s done Minecraft engineering, game design, coding, and even architecture! He learned about six different periods in architecture and then created a build in Minecraft each week that represented the architectural styles of that time period.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Noah is an active kid who would normally be enrolled in soccer throughout the school year, but with soccer cancelled, they set out to find new fun and educational social activities. They landed on a weekly homeschool horseback riding class through Clip Clop in Bearspaw.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt has been phenomenal, because they learn both how to ride the horse, as well as how to take care of it,\u201d Marina says, \u201cWith COVID shutting down his usual sports, this gave us the chance to try something new \u2013 something different. It\u2019s a highlight for him every week.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Noah takes part in Nature schools and the Rediscover Play Outdoor Adventures \u2013 experiences that have been integral for him in connecting with other kids. At home, he does a myriad of arts and science projects like acrylic art pouring and Virtual Reality science lessons.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNoah is a huge science kid, and the main focus of our science this year is MEL Chemistry and Tinker Crate because that\u2019s what he chose,\u201d Marina says. \u201cHe\u2019s doing full-fledged chemistry experiments that give him hands-on experiences, paired with monthly live VR classes.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Noah loves all things physical, so whether it’s biking, soccer, trampolining, swimming, running, hiking, skating, or\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

scootering, the family tries to get as much outdoor activity time together as they can. They\u2019ve also enjoyed the ability to learn and travel while restrictions allow.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe took a trip to Kelowna in September and we just took school on the road,\u201d Marina says. \u201cHe did school at the beach, and we toured an apple orchard, and he learned about the farm and the apples, and then he did a report about the apple farm and his favourite apple at the farm.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Marina says the whole home education experience has taught them to challenge the typical understanding of what education really looks like, and to dive deeper than the curriculum itself. She says the best part about homeschooling has been their time together as a family.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHomeschooling has given us consistency and stability through these crazy COVID times,\u201d Marina says. \u201cIt\u2019s been a huge learning curve, but the homeschool community is really supportive. When my own kid is saying, \u2018I\u2019m not going back to school till college,\u2019 I guess something must be going right.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

They look forward to continuing their homeschooling journey through BCS@Home in the coming school year, as they continue to integrate Noah\u2019s inquiry-based learning with his education.<\/span><\/p>\n

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By Micah Jansen<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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