:grouphug: That is a lot to have happening at once!

I would. London is not that hard to find your away around in. The hardest thing about the underground is learning to tell the difference between the district and circle lines(yellow and green) when boarding the trains. For food we go to food halls at major stores--M&S, Harrods, Selfridges. Plenty of McD's for emergencies. ;) Many attractions are free.

We used Geography songs and Galloping the globe at that age. Galloping the globe uses Christian resources but there is no reason you can't use others. I wasn't able to find many of the books so we did it with a combination of Zoobooks (the animal studies),an Evans Moor geography guide, Draw Write Now, and library books. We did use the Considering Gods Creation science part which had incredible paper creations which you might be able to do minus the script.

:grouphug: I will pray. I understand how you feel. My mom is the same age as your dad and we never quite know what to expect. Easy procedures take months to recover from sometimes.

I own the first two WTM but my best friend has the third so I use hers whenever needed. I have TWEM also.

I thought we had done a reasonable amount of geography but I get some odd questions too. Evans Moor has some nice workbooks for supplements which we have used. Someone on this board suggested the Sheppard Software website which dd loves and seems to have filled in many gaps. Ds won't do it- says I am trying to sneak school in on fun computer stuff. I am but I would think extra screen time is good. I recently gave up and ordered abaka's world history on ebay. Still waiting for it to arrive. I will admit my deciding factor was price and the fact that the abeka geography that we did years ago was good. You could also try the Trail guide to geography. I have never seen it but Galloping the Globe for littles was great. It will be more work but probably possible if you have access to a good library to make it secular. Galloping the Globe had Christian suggestions which I could not find so I did other things. I looked at Runkle at a convention last year. It was fine but it was a textbook just like abekas will be. Christian Curricula is fine with us so decision made for less money.

Well I tried... Thank you! :)

I am trying to find a copy of Andy and the Circus by Ellis Credle for a friend in the UK. I thought this would be easy, silly me! They are super expensive on Amazon. Are they being republished by anyone else. I know that they aren't SL books but that company does print some oldies to go with their curriculum which makes me wonder if I just don't know where to look. Thanks for any ideas! I would love to surprise her.

Praying

I have always purchased the core that was appropriate for my son, the younger child. It is easy to add things to dds day as needed. He does pretty much as is and she gets extras. Both are happy.

We have core H and it could be done independently. We have enjoyed the books. The few I did not think I would like have been the most interesting.

I was forced to get rid of a major portion of my stash. The things that haven't been missed so much are non quilting fabrics--they honestly are project specific and most of my art supplies. Dd does draw and paint with great skill but my old stuff was simply not the quality that she likes. I am glad that I can just buy what she wants without the urge to convince her that my old stuff will work. Also most of my patterns went for sewing--I had spent many Saturdays buying sale patterns which I had never used.

Another person who just uses the core. I have done the science with great success twice also. That box with everything and the dvd really kept me going then. My kids wanted regular experiments and SL gave them that. Using the instructor's guide taught me alot about scheduling and how to put a group of seemingly unrelated library books together into a great learning experience. I think it is a great way to start your home ed journey.

We haven't done Core 100. I just took a look at reading levels in an old SL curriculum guide (the old ones are easier to use IMO) and at a glance none of the books were rated at over a 7th grade reading level so I would probably use it. The Hakim U.S. history books being such a substantial part of the core might be my main concern. We live in the UK but spend a couple of months in the US each year where our library carries the Hakim books. We tried one, neither child liked it. Personally I thought they were great but dc's made their feelings known and it is their education! I would definately try before you buy but those books are my main concern. There was a recent thread that I read a portion of and people either love or hate them. I can't search or link on my kindle so rry! There once was an option where you could buy the core without the Hakim US history books which are very expensive. That seems to have gone away with the revision which improved the guides. Sorry I can't give a more definate answer but if your ds wants to do that course I would try it.

Great Job!!!!

I didn't read your warning until after I had started reading. I liked the book but I am really glad I didn't read it a few years ago. It was a hard read for me with many conflicting emotions.

We are huge LOF fans too. Just so you know the subject order is not the same as the typical Algebra 1 so he may not know everything algebra 1 at your local high school teaches but he will know a couple of algebra 2 topics. When he finishes algebra 2 he will have completed both courses. With Fred Algebra 2 comes before geometry, we learned the hard way! We have done supplemental things like key to....I bought the aogebra book before the supplemental problems came out.

I'm glad you were able to enjoy your event. Hope you have an easy uneventful trip back!

Beautiful pictures!

First I will say that having him read just the books is fine. I still read to my dc's but always have. What SL does for me when I am actively working with them the schedules are great. I have designed several years of SL style learning for British and European history and I do love having the schedule but we really do not use the guides other than reference--the maps are helpful but google is quick too. It does go smoother with less stress with the schedule. My dd is working on her own with Core 200. That core has a separate student guide which I do love. That and the schedule mean that she can easily work independently. I know Core 100 and up have the new student guides which you might find helpful.

My dc's were 8 and 10 when we used it. We had a great year but my son was super motivated. He wanted a year of physics and chemistry desperately and was thrilled when I managed to piece it together. Unfortunately I don't have access to my copy of the book right now so I can't look at it.

We used Christian kids explore Physics and were pleased. We also used Ellen McHenry's chemistry courses which were great. I recommend looking at her website.

:grouphug: praying

I just wanted to add that the big national sororities have very different "personalities" on different campuses. As a former rush aide--I spent senior year helping freshman go through rush--the most important thing is an open mind. The "best" house on campus may not be the one your daughter will be happiest in. Many times a small house will offer some great leadership opportunities. Frequently the girls who were disappointed were the ones that only had one or two houses they were willing to join and felt they had connections that meant they were already a member. Legacies do have connections which receive priority but recommendations just guarantee a closer look--most sororities to my knowledge. I know wearing the right thing during rush is very important in the south but to be honest wearing something memorable was more important where I went. I had an unusual necklace that I always wore everywhere back then, guarantee that was part of my description. Both sides meet tons of girls very quickly and it is hard to remember that many names. I hope this helps a bit. Another side note: I would consider having your daughter wait until second semester to rush. That will give her time to become familiar with college life first.

I went to school on a campus where over 50% of students were greek. I rushed because I wanted to see what the houses/ girls were like and ended up pledging. I totally enjoyed it. The girls did not live in houses on our campus which I am not sure I would have enjoyed--too much togetherness! That being said I had a huge range of social activities availiable which was great. I am still close to several of my "sisters". At times they made my life at college so much easier. If your daughter wants to give it a try I would let her.