Anyone done this type of schedule through high school?

[Hunter's Moon]

Has anyone done a loop schedule throughout high school?

 

I saw a thread on it and became very interested. I would like to log more volunteer hours at the animal shelter and I have lots of reading I would love to do in the afternoons. It is educational reading, not drivel.

 

So, I set up a schedule somewhat like this:

 

Loop 1: Math, Science, Ital., Amer. Lit., Astron., History.

Loop 2: Science, Math, Health, Music, Italian, Amer. Lit.

Loop 3: Math, Science, Astron., History, Health, Music.

Loop 4: Science, Math, Italian, Amer. Lit., Astron., History

Day 5 I would do Science and Math, and then makeup for whatever classes overflowed.

 

Math and Science would be 45 minutes a day while all the rest would be about 30 minutes a day. That would be 3.5 hours daily, but is that adequate for high school?

 

Like I said, the afternoon would be for volunteering, reading for Amer. Lit., Health, Astronomy, History, and Italian and whatever projects I might have.

 

I am testing it out tomorrow and for the rest of the week.

 

Has anyone else done this, or something similar?

 

Thanks.

[Teachin'Mine]

It looks interesting! In previous years, we've done something similar in that we look at each subject and decide how many days a week it needs to be done. So some are two or three days a week, while math and others are for all five.

 

I was wondering how you'd manage to get all the history done in 30 minutes, but I see that you'll still be doing reading for that and other courses in the afternoon. :) I'd just be surprised if 45 minutes is enough to complete your math course. We find it takes about twice that long to finish a lesson, but we're not using MUS, so that may be all that you need.

 

I think trying it for a week is a great idea! You'll know by then if it's workable or not. Let us know how it goes. :) And I wouldn't look at your schedule as only 3.5 hours a day. The reading for your different subjects, or other academic interests, counts as high school work as well.

[Hunter's Moon]

It looks interesting! In previous years' date=' we've done something similar in that we look at each subject and decide how many days a week it needs to be done. So some are two or three days a week, while math and others are for all five.

 

I was wondering how you'd manage to get all the history done in 30 minutes, but I see that you'll still be doing reading for that and other courses in the afternoon. :) I'd just be surprised if 45 minutes is enough to complete your math course. We find it takes about twice that long to finish a lesson, but we're not using MUS, so that may be all that you need.

 

I think trying it for a week is a great idea! You'll know by then if it's workable or not. Let us know how it goes. :) And I wouldn't look at your schedule as only 3.5 hours a day. The reading for your different subjects, or other academic interests, counts as high school work as well.[/quote']

 

Thanks. The History course I am using is made to be a 1/2 year course. It is free online- http://www.montereyinstitute.org/courses/AP%20US%20History%20II/nroc%20prototype%20files/coursestartc.html

 

I plan on doing a lot of projects to help fill up the other 1/2 year credit so that will all be done during the afternoon.

 

Thanks :)

 

Oh, and for the math, I do 1 lesson a week so I only have 1 worksheet a day after I watch the lesson DVD on day 1. The worksheet takes me about 20 minutes to do if I get it and the rest of the time I use Lial's math book to make sure the I understand it completely.