fraidycat Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 (edited) And, I've been TRYING, very unsuccessfully to come up with a name for our school for at least 6 months. Help please! I don't want to use our name. I don't want it to be too cutesy. Obviously I'm not very creative, so I want it to be something that doesn't need to be changed and can be used on a high school diploma & transcript. What do you need to know about us to come up with our perfect school name? Here are some tidbits of info: ~ we move a lot, so a street/road doesn't really work ~ I don't really identify with any trees, except maybe maple (Canuck!) ~ we homeschool for family togetherness and academics, mostly Feel free to ask for more info if needed. Using a thesaurus for inspiration, about the only ones I can come up with is: Roving Hearth & Home School (Academy? Institute?) or: Roving Hearth Homeschool Wandering Sage School (Academy?) I'm so torn after reading the Academy vs. School vs. Institute debates from previous threads. Edited June 28, 2012 by fraidycat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elfknitter.# Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 We're pagan. So input from all (mostly us parents) came up with Alexander Enki. I liked Alexander as a throwback to the Alexandrian Library of Egypt. Dh and I both liked the Sumerian form of Enki in relation to creation and learning. I liked the sound of School of Free Learning. So we had the Alexander Enki School of Free Learning. Then I remembered the 80s show Family Ties and the son Alex P. Keaton. So we added a P. and realized we had the Alexander P. Enki School of Free Learning, or (as the sig says) A.P.E. School of Free Learning. Which worked well to me, especially as we had no issues with evolution. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraidycat Posted June 29, 2012 Author Share Posted June 29, 2012 APE :lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonshineLearner Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 How about Sage Academy :) I think that looks really good. Also sounds good without sounding silly.... not associated with your name or whatever. If you do "School" I think more of "Sage Elementary" or whatever... which would be an issue eventually :) I do like the thought of a "middle name" for your academy. Just can't think of one. Personally, I think "wandering" or "roving" sounds kinda made up... Just my opinion. :) As a side note... our schools are Robert Frost and Mark Twain... and when you look them up... especially Robert Frost would be perfect for a Home School. He was hs and he petitioned to hs his kids... He didn't think that a bldg was a good place to learn :) (Einstein Academy anyone? :)) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 Enigma Academy, since your name is so mysterious you still can't find it after 6 months of looking? :p Rosie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plink Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 Love Rosie's suggestion!!!:lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraidycat Posted June 29, 2012 Author Share Posted June 29, 2012 (edited) Enigma Academy, since your name is so mysterious you still can't find it after 6 months of looking? :p Rosie :lol: Thanks for the suggestions and input. Now I've got some food for thought. Edited June 29, 2012 by fraidycat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plucky Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 Why do you need a school name? I created one when my oldest graduated for his diploma but it isn't a big deal. I don't think most of my kids could even name it. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmyontheFarm Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 Our school name is H.O.P.E. Academy Homeschoolers Offering Practical Education Our main focus for our spec ed son is to give him a practical education that will help launch him into being self-sufficient as an adult. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraidycat Posted June 29, 2012 Author Share Posted June 29, 2012 Why do you need a school name? I created one when my oldest graduated for his diploma but it isn't a big deal. I don't think most of my kids could even name it. LOL Because I am a private school. A very exclusive private school. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medawyn Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 Me too :001_smile: But around here it stands for Heightened Options (in) Private Education Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingChris Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 We did move a lot, hence my boardname, but I still used the street name for our school. Why? I liked the name and it really didn't have to be associated with that street as there are other things with that name. So in our case, I used _______ Christian Academy. Only one of our children will really be graduated from that since the oldest has a diploma from Clonlara, an umbrella school, and the youngest will most likely have a diploma from the church school she is enrolled with (a requirement for homeschooling in Alabama). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 The first few years we filed an affidavit, the school was "Freedom Learning Center." I was full of John Holt, you know, and didn't feel the need to call it a "school." :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plucky Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 Because I am a private school. A very exclusive private school. :D Oh, okay. So interesting how different states have different policies. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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