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St. Gianna’s Secret of Happiness for Homeschooling Moms

By Kristen Posted on October 19, 2018 Posted in Articles No Comments

This is a post by Mary Donellan, Pre-Grammar tutor in the Birmingham, AL Chapter. You can learn more about her at our Blog Contributors Page. Many homeschooling moms confess that, even after years of experience, they still feel they don’t …

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5 Ways Dad Can Help with Homeschooling

By Kristen Posted on September 7, 2018 Posted in Articles, Get Started No Comments
5 Ways Dad Can Help with Homeschooling

This is a post by Jeremy Skrdla, homeschooling father of 7 in Nebraska. You can learn more about him at our Blog Contributors Page. Growing up, after Mass each Sunday, my Great-Grandma Dorothy and I watched the likes of Andre …

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FUN Ways to Display that Memory Work at Home- Picture Post!

By Kristen Posted on August 17, 2018 Posted in Articles No Comments

I LOVE seeing all the different ways families display the Catholic Schoolhouse Memory Work at home!  Recently several moms in CSH Chapters around the US shared their displays in our private file sharing, chat, forum (and everything else) resource, Basecamp.  …

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Memory Work Inspiration + Ideas

By Kristen Posted on August 17, 2018 Posted in Articles, Get Started, Inspiration and Ideas No Comments

Looking for unique ways to learn memory work in your homeschool? Try these activities and games in your family. They can be used with any tour, any week, and any subject of memory work. Some are appropriate for groups and …

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Reviewing Tour I with the CSH Quilting Book!

By Kristen Posted on May 30, 2018 Posted in Tour 1 No Comments
Reviewing Tour I with the CSH Quilting Book!
Success!

This past year our Chapters and many of those who are using CSH in their domestic schools (aka at home but without a Chapter yet) covered Tour I.  Our kids saw tons of American History, AND American Art.  Do you …

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First Annual Catholic Schoolhouse Essay Winners!

By Kristen Posted on May 9, 2018 Posted in Contests, News No Comments
First Annual Catholic Schoolhouse Essay Winners!

Our First annual Catholic Schoolhouse Essay contest came to completion a few short weeks ago!  Chapter students from around the entire US participated in this contest and so many wonderful essays were submitted. The judges were blown away by the …

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Faith, Fun and Formation at the First Annual Directors Training

By Kristen Posted on March 1, 2018 Posted in News 1 Comment
Faith, Fun and Formation at the First Annual Directors Training

This past weekend, I had the pleasure of attending the first ever, annual Catholic Schoolhouse Director’s Training Weekend, in sunny (and warm) St. Augustine, FL. It was a fully loaded weekend with training classes, ‘speed dating’ Q&A sessions, spiritual growth, …

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Catholic Schoolhouse Logo Items through Lands’ End- special discounts!

By Kristen Posted on October 19, 2017 Posted in News No Comments
Catholic Schoolhouse Logo Items through Lands’ End- special discounts!

Catholic schoolhouse supplies apparel with the CSH logo on them through Lands End.  We’re excited to share that there is a 25% off discount for first time buyers, and logos are printed free this week.  This page  has the details on …

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Using the Catholic Schoolhouse Copywork and Dictation pages

By Kristen Posted on October 3, 2017 Posted in Articles 2 Comments
Using the Catholic Schoolhouse Copywork and Dictation pages

Did you know Catholic Schoolhouse has copywork for the memory work in the Tour Guide?  Yes! History, Religion, Language Arts, Math and Science are all included! The copywork packs are available on the Catholic Schoolhouse Store Page in the Additional …

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Our CSH Families in Texas- Harvey aftermath update

By Kristen Posted on September 8, 2017 Posted in News
Our CSH Families in Texas- Harvey aftermath update

Betsy Perryman has generously taken the time to share the stories of her family and others who were and still are being affected by Hurricane Harvey, which hit the Texas Gulf coast in the last week of August, 2017.  A …

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What’s a “Morning Basket” and how do I use one?

By Kristen Posted on August 10, 2017 Posted in Articles, Get Started, Inspiration and Ideas, Teaching Tips 1 Comment
What’s a “Morning Basket” and how do I use one?

Have you ever heard of “Morning Basket” and wondered “What is that and how do I use it?”  Don’t worry, it’s not as complicated as it seems. What is a Morning Basket? “Morning Basket” is basically a pile, box or …

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10 Reasons to ~LOVE~ the Catholic Schoolhouse Tour Guide

By Kristen Posted on August 1, 2017 Posted in Articles, Get Started, Tour 2, Tour 3 No Comments
10 Reasons to ~LOVE~ the Catholic Schoolhouse Tour Guide

Sometimes we refer to Catholic Schoolhouse as a ‘spine’ of your homeschooling, on which you add all the extra books, crafts, activities, games and fun to round it out however fits your family.  If the ‘spine’ had a name, it …

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Using the Catholic Schoolhouse Quilting book

By Kristen Posted on July 7, 2017 Posted in Tour 1 2 Comments
Using the Catholic Schoolhouse Quilting book

Did you know Catholic Schoolhouse has a quilting book? It fits in perfectly with the upcoming Tour I history and art. (Here’s a crazy selfie with the 6yr old sewing, baby on my lap, quilt book in hand, and 3 …

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CSH’s Right to Life Essay Contest Winner!

By Kristen Posted on June 20, 2017 Posted in Contests No Comments
CSH’s Right to Life Essay Contest Winner!

Right to Life Essay Contest This is such exciting news! Indianapolis Catholic Schoolhouse Thomas Defreese won 1st place in this years Right to Life Essay contest for 8th grade in Indianapolis. Congratulations Thomas! Take a look here! http://rtlindy.org/building-a-pro-life-city/student-contests/Because Indianapolis Catholic …

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A Quick Note About the “Year” -> “Tour” name change

By Kristen Posted on January 27, 2017 Posted in News No Comments

If you frequent the Catholic Schoolhouse website or blog, you may have noticed that we have changed all the “Years” to “Tours.”  This is just a new name to help ease confusion. No content has changed with the name change- …

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