We are traveling around the world this year...no not on a ship or plane. We are traveling in our co-op. Nine families at Powerline Church gather twice a month to learn geography and science together. Laura is teaching biology and chemistry. Leah is teaching maps and botany. I am teaching geography. What fun!
"Do you have your passport and boarding pass?" I asked the children entering our home.
They quickly fumbled into their back packs for their passports and boarding pass for Powerline Air. The officials took the passports, comparing the picture on the passport to the faces of the children. Then it was time to walk through the arch for security check. Maria had a secret buzzer (from the game Taboo), so kids and parents were continually stopped and had to be examined with the scanner. This made everyone laugh!
After security and showing a boarding pass again, it was time to enter the jetway. Jetway? Yes, with a drum shield, a room divider, and some sheets, we had ourselves a jetway from the waiting room to the plane.
The plane was actually our family room rearranged to have rows of seats and a center aisle where our stewardesses could pass their cart up and down to serve refreshments, small bags of chips and bottles of water. Once we took off and the plane was at cruising altitude, we turned on the flight movie, an powerpoint about the earth, globes, maps, seven continents, four oceans, and lines of latitude and longitude.
"Do you have your passport and boarding pass?" I asked the children entering our home.
They quickly fumbled into their back packs for their passports and boarding pass for Powerline Air. The officials took the passports, comparing the picture on the passport to the faces of the children. Then it was time to walk through the arch for security check. Maria had a secret buzzer (from the game Taboo), so kids and parents were continually stopped and had to be examined with the scanner. This made everyone laugh!
After security and showing a boarding pass again, it was time to enter the jetway. Jetway? Yes, with a drum shield, a room divider, and some sheets, we had ourselves a jetway from the waiting room to the plane.
The plane was actually our family room rearranged to have rows of seats and a center aisle where our stewardesses could pass their cart up and down to serve refreshments, small bags of chips and bottles of water. Once we took off and the plane was at cruising altitude, we turned on the flight movie, an powerpoint about the earth, globes, maps, seven continents, four oceans, and lines of latitude and longitude.
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We are so thankful for the beautiful world the Lord has created and we live in. What a delight to spend a year exploring it.
Here is our schedule for the Year.
Every month, each family chooses a country, researches, and presents a report to the co-op. Here are the countries we chose this year.
Here is our schedule for the Year.
- September: Earth, Maps, Globes, Latitude, Longitude, Landforms, Biomes, Climate, Seasons, Time Zones
- October: North America & Deserts of the World
- November: South America & Rainforests of the World
- December: Polar Regions
- January: Asia & Islands of the World & Volcanoes of the World
- February: Africa & Grasslands of the World
- March: Europe & Mountains of the World
- April: Oceania & Australia & Seaport Cities of the World
Every month, each family chooses a country, researches, and presents a report to the co-op. Here are the countries we chose this year.
North America Countries
Canada: Curtis, Nolette
Greenland: Miller
Mexico: Algarin
Coast Rica: Brooks
Belize: Standbridge
Guatemala: Standbridge
Panama: Bush
Cuba: Husarenko
Guyana: Smith
Haiti: Scarborough
Puerto Rico: Orama
South America Countries
Venezuela: Curtis, Nolette
Peru: Algarin
French Guiana: Smith
Ecuador: Brooks
Chili: Miller
Brazil: Standbridge
Bolivia: Bush
Argentina: Husarenko
Columbia: Orama
Asia Countries
Afghanistan: Smith
China: Alexandra
India: Algarin
Israel: Standbridge
Japan: Miller
North Korea: Brooks
South Korea: Scarborough
Turkey: Husarenko
Vietnam: Curtis, Nolette
Africa Countries
Canary Islands: Orama
Cape Verde: Algarin
Congo: Standbridge
Egypt: Smith
Ethiopia: Brooks
Guinea-Bissau: Husarenko
Madagascar: Bush
Morocco: Curtis, NOlette
South Africa: Scarborough
Uganda: Miller
Europe Countries
The Netherlands: Curtis, Nolette
Hungary: Brooks
Germany: Scarborough
Ireland: Smith
Monaco: Standbridge
Norway: Standbridge
Portugal: Orama
Spain: Algarin
Switzerland: Bush
Scotland: Miller
Looking forward to a great year with the co-op!
Merey (Meredith Ludwig Curtis)
Canada: Curtis, Nolette
Greenland: Miller
Mexico: Algarin
Coast Rica: Brooks
Belize: Standbridge
Guatemala: Standbridge
Panama: Bush
Cuba: Husarenko
Guyana: Smith
Haiti: Scarborough
Puerto Rico: Orama
South America Countries
Venezuela: Curtis, Nolette
Peru: Algarin
French Guiana: Smith
Ecuador: Brooks
Chili: Miller
Brazil: Standbridge
Bolivia: Bush
Argentina: Husarenko
Columbia: Orama
Asia Countries
Afghanistan: Smith
China: Alexandra
India: Algarin
Israel: Standbridge
Japan: Miller
North Korea: Brooks
South Korea: Scarborough
Turkey: Husarenko
Vietnam: Curtis, Nolette
Africa Countries
Canary Islands: Orama
Cape Verde: Algarin
Congo: Standbridge
Egypt: Smith
Ethiopia: Brooks
Guinea-Bissau: Husarenko
Madagascar: Bush
Morocco: Curtis, NOlette
South Africa: Scarborough
Uganda: Miller
Europe Countries
The Netherlands: Curtis, Nolette
Hungary: Brooks
Germany: Scarborough
Ireland: Smith
Monaco: Standbridge
Norway: Standbridge
Portugal: Orama
Spain: Algarin
Switzerland: Bush
Scotland: Miller
Looking forward to a great year with the co-op!
Merey (Meredith Ludwig Curtis)
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