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The start of a new year

I'd like to share semi-regularly about what we're up to at the Colton Family Schoolhouse--our schoolhouse being not only our school room in the loft, but the school of life with our girls.  We're in the start of our third year of homeschooling with Anya. We have grown from using a tiny preschool table in one corner of the loft, to now a big desk and a whole half of the loft for our daily lessons.  And, we've grown from short and hands-on preschool activities and books to six formal subjects.  We're now going into week six so I'll share a little about our regular routine.  Breakfast: We are meditating on Gentle + Classical “morning virtues: joy.” This isn’t school time but just part of our regular morning routine. We’re learning the verses to Joyful Joyful We Adore Thee, memorizing some scripture about joy, and reading from Luke.  Morning lessons:  Morning circle: This is quick and mostly for Alina but it’s a nice way to open up morning lessons. Each girl ha...