School-Free
I learn from life!

School Free T-shirts by gleems

This School-Free design was created in ArtRage 3 Studio Pro by Gina Lee Manley ©gleem. School-Free was painted in alternating colors. The line underneath, in plain black text, says "I learn from life!"

This is a great shirt for any child that is schooled at home.

You choose size and style.

The design is on both front and back. You may keep both or, if you prefer, you can click Customize It and delete one of the images.

You can move the image(s) up, or down, to a position that you would most prefer.

For boys and girls!

Custom Designed Products for the Homeschooler

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Busy Week-end!

It is beautiful here today, almost Fall like, with warm sunshine and cool air. I would venture to guess that many here in Greenville County are out enjoying this weather, strolling through Downtown Greenville, and visiting the many wonderful parks. I know I would love to be doing that, but we have chosen to take advantage of this weather, opening up the windows and back doors leading out to the screened-in porch, and doing Fall cleaning in preparation for Amy's first day of school.

I have cleaned out one of the far corners of the family room to make room for her desk. But before we can move her desk in here, I have to clean up the laundry room, where the desk sits at the moment and is in use as a catch-all. That was the intended purpose of the desk to begin with, before her decision to leave public school, because it just fit so perfectly in the laundry room and the drawers were really useful as junk drawers that one would normally have in their kitchen. It also came in handy for Amy when she would be using her pottery wheel. But, alas, as with all things, purposes do change, and the desk will now be used strictly for Amy's needs and will no longer be used in a catch-all, junk drawer capacity!

That leads us to the question of "Where will Amy now do her pottery?" Easily answered! Though probably not easily done! lol

The garage is a perfect area for Amy's arts & crafts space. Moving things, however, to set up an area for her will be a daunting task! But it needs to be done! There is a desk out there already that our oldest daughter used as her arts & crafts desk, but I don't really like where it sits. I think the space is too small for all Amy will need it for. The space I would prefer, though, is in use by Eric. My biggest challenge will be in convincing him to move all his stuff to the other side of the garage! Then again there is a decent area on the other side that could work well for her, too, but he also has some stuff on that side that would need to be moved. Hmmm. Either way, he has some cleaning, and moving, to do out there. But I see it as a win-win for me because no matter where her art area gets set up, I will end up with a clean garage!

And then there is the kitchen. It just needs to be reorganized to make it more conducive to Amy's learning experience. She loves to bake, but she hasn't done any baking from scratch. Learning to cook, and bake, from scratch is on the agenda as it will incorporate most, if not all, of her core subjects, as well as being a fun experience for her... And me. And she will learn skills that will last a lifetime and be very useful to her.

Aside from all that, we still have the general household chores that need to be done (vacuuming, laundry, etc). Those are being done as we go along, so no real big deal!

Well, I have finished my coffee, so I reckon that is my cue to go get busy!
Have a great day!

Until Next Time.....

Busy Week-end!

It is beautiful here today, almost Fall like, with warm sunshine and cool air. I would venture to guess that many here in Greenville County are out enjoying this weather, strolling through Downtown Greenville, and visiting the many wonderful parks. I know I would love to be doing that, but we have chosen to take advantage of this weather, opening up the windows and back doors leading out to the screened-in porch, and doing Fall cleaning in preparation for Amy's first day of school.

I have cleaned out one of the far corners of the family room to make room for her desk. But before we can move her desk in here, I have to clean up the laundry room, where the desk sits at the moment and is in use as a catch-all. That was the intended purpose of the desk to begin with, before her decision to leave public school, because it just fit so perfectly in the laundry room and the drawers were really useful as junk drawers that one would normally have in their kitchen. It also came in handy for Amy when she would be using her pottery wheel. But, alas, as with all things, purposes do change, and the desk will now be used strictly for Amy's needs and will no longer be used in a catch-all, junk drawer capacity!

That leads us to the question of "Where will Amy now do her pottery?" Easily answered! Though probably not easily done! lol

The garage is a perfect area for Amy's arts & crafts space. Moving things, however, to set up an area for her will be a daunting task! But it needs to be done! There is a desk out there already that our oldest daughter used as her arts & crafts desk, but I don't really like where it sits. I think the space is too small for all Amy will need it for. The space I would prefer, though, is in use by Eric. My biggest challenge will be in convincing him to move all his stuff to the other side of the garage! Then again there is a decent area on the other side that could work well for her, too, but he also has some stuff on that side that would need to be moved. Hmmm. Either way, he has some cleaning, and moving, to do out there. But I see it as a win-win for me because no matter where her art area gets set up, I will end up with a clean garage!

And then there is the kitchen. It just needs to be reorganized to make it more conducive to Amy's learning experience. She loves to bake, but she hasn't done any baking from scratch. Learning to cook, and bake, from scratch is on the agenda as it will incorporate most, if not all, of her core subjects, as well as being a fun experience for her... And me. And she will learn skills that will last a lifetime and be very useful to her.

Aside from all that, we still have the general household chores that need to be done (vacuuming, laundry, etc). Those are being done as we go along, so no real big deal!

Well, I have finished my coffee, so I reckon that is my cue to go get busy!
Have a great day!

Until Next Time.....

We are embarking on a new adventure.....

And we are excited... And, possibly, a wee bit nervous! But we know that, no matter what, it will be fun and it will be worth it!

So, what is this adventure? Well, I'll tell ya! lol

Back in the middle of summer, our youngest daughter, Amy, a rising 8th grader, came to me, and her dad, and said she didn't want to return to public school. That took us by surprise because she seemed to love school and she excelled while there. She was an Honor Roll student, taking many Honors classes, and she was a member of the band. We questioned her decision and we gave her ample time to rethink it. During that time, I began my research. Her dad, and I, also questioned ourselves, wondering if this would be the right thing for her and would we be up to the challenge. The answer was yes.

As the parents of 5, homeschooling is something we have wanted to do for a very long time. Of course we were met with negative comments, so we never pursued it because we just didn't think it would be worth the hassle we knew we would receive from those outside of our household. Well, our 4 older children are no longer children. They are adults and making their own way in this world. They are all very smart but, looking back now, we really wish we wouldn't have let what others would think, or say, decide for us how they should have been taught. I made a conscious decision, that should Amy be determined to be homeschooled, that it would be our decision only and based solely on what she wants and not on what others may think or say.

So, here we are. It has been several weeks since she came to us and she took all the time that she needed to be sure of her decision. She stuck to her guns and said she wants to be homeschooled. I then did what was necessary to make that possible. We chose to go with Option III and I found a state accredited Association to register with. Paperwork was filed and she has been removed from public school. It is all legal.

On September 4th, Amy will begin her 8th grade year at A.G. Manley Academy as the only registered student, but she won't be the only one learning. I expect that Eric, and I, will be learning right alongside her because, in our endeavor to challenge her, we will also be challenging ourselves.

We will be using the Eclectic Method which, in a nutshell, means that we will be taking a bit of all Option III methods and putting them to use, allowing Amy to learn what she wants alongside her core subjects. This is going to be great!

In closing, I would like to leave you with Amy's words. The following is what she posted on her FaceBook page when she announced she wouldn't be returning to public school and a friend asked her where she was going:

I'm not going anywhere, I'm just doing something else..I'm sick of wasting a lot of my life in school learning the same thing over and over again, I wanna learn other stuff, stuff that will be relevant to what I want to do in my future. That pretty much explains it.

Until Next Time.....

PS: For any that may be concerned that Amy will be isolated, and have no one to socialize with, well... don't be! She will be joining groups and socializing with other homeschool kids. And, keep in mind, she does have other friends that she will still socialize with!

We are embarking on a new adventure!

And we are excited... And, possibly, a wee bit nervous! But we know that, no matter what, it will be fun and it will be worth it!

So, what is this adventure? Well, I'll tell ya! lol

Back in the middle of summer, our youngest daughter, Amy, a rising 8th grader, came to me, and her dad, and said she didn't want to return to public school. That took us by surprise because she seemed to love school and she excelled while there. She was an Honor Roll student, taking many Honors classes, and she was a member of the band. We questioned her decision and we gave her ample time to rethink it. During that time, I began my research. Her dad, and I, also questioned ourselves, wondering if this would be the right thing for her and would we be up to the challenge. The answer was yes.

As the parents of 5, homeschooling is something we have wanted to do for a very long time. Of course we were met with negative comments, so we never pursued it because we just didn't think it would be worth the hassle we knew we would receive from those outside of our household. Well, our 4 older children are no longer children. They are adults and making their own way in this world. They are all very smart but, looking back now, we really wish we wouldn't have let what others would think, or say, decide for us how they should have been taught. I made a conscious decision, that should Amy be determined to be homeschooled, that it would be our decision only and based solely on what she wants and not on what others may think or say.

So, here we are. It has been several weeks since she came to us and she took all the time that she needed to be sure of her decision. She stuck to her guns and said she wants to be homeschooled. I then did what was necessary to make that possible. We chose to go with Option III and I found a state accredited Association to register with. Paperwork was filed and she has been removed from public school. It is all legal.

On September 4th, Amy will begin her 8th grade year at A.G. Manley Academy as the only registered student, but she won't be the only one learning. I expect that Eric, and I, will be learning right alongside her because, in our endeavor to challenge her, we will also be challenging ourselves.

We will be using the Eclectic Method which, in a nutshell, means that we will be taking a bit of all Option III methods and putting them to use, allowing Amy to learn what she wants alongside her core subjects. This is going to be great!

In closing, I would like to leave you with Amy's words. The following is what she posted on her FaceBook page when she announced she wouldn't be returning to public school and a friend asked her where she was going:

I'm not going anywhere, I'm just doing something else..I'm sick of wasting a lot of my life in school learning the same thing over and over again, I wanna learn other stuff, stuff that will be relevant to what I want to do in my future. That pretty much explains it.

Until Next Time.....


PS: For any that may be concerned that Amy will be isolated, and have no one to socialize with, well... don't be! She will be joining groups and socializing with other homeschool kids. And, keep in mind, she does have other friends that she will still socialize with!