Living Without School: Last week in St Anthony Academy's Unschooling

Monday, May 11, 2009

Last week in St Anthony Academy's Unschooling

Monday
Journey North
Kumon Maths
Reading and talking
Piano
Shakespeare sheets - Romeo and Juliet - quotes and character game
Computer and games and blogs and Facebook
Work at Kumon
Stargate Atlantis
Read aloud, taking turns, re saints for this week
Fold and organise envelopes for church
Tuesday
French class - lesson, read French blog, activities in French from website, phrases to use in conversation this week
Games with friends for lunch and active play
Chores
Alexander work at Kumon
Reading and discussion
Mass and serve at St Anthony Mass
Cook dinner (crustless quiche) while mum out at a meeting
DVDs and games with a friend
Wednesday
Fold and deliver junk mail ( Salmat)
Science Club - atoms and chemistry, youtube, worksheets, experiments, discussion
Lunch and games at the park with friends
Discussion re Confirmation and sacraments
Computer and gaming
Music lessons
Discuss economics and political parties
Discussion re choices and decisions
Thursday
Attend Mass in Extraordinary Form ( Latin Mass) and chat after
Kumon Maths
Read religion books - Fr Laux - Anthony write points re rite of Baptism, Thomas write answers re free will
Review periodic table of elements ( to Abba's Ring Ring) and French phrases
Work on novels
Check ninemsn for current events/ news and talk about some of the topics
Nutrition discussion during lunch at Subway
Fitness and trampolining
Alexander uni stuff
Work at Kumon
Games with Dad and friend while mum out
Talk about forgiveness related to Mum's Women's group session

Stargate Atlantis and discussion re plot
Read part of Twilight aloud and talk about grammatical structure, comparing novelists
Friday
Attend Mass, serve at Mass, discuss homily, talk about St Theresa Benedicta of the Cross and Christian Feminism
Homeschool Teen Group - breakfast and social at Ikea, walk along Brickpit Ringwalk at the Olympic Park, look at area and ruins, read and talk about history, trade unions, privatisation, natural habitats.
Alexander work at Kumon
Hang out and games with a friend
Youth Group
Finish Stargate Atlantis and discuss possible endings
Silent reading
Saturday
Chores
Stick up flyers at church
Attend picnic with a local parish - games of soccer, talk to others, bbq lunch, nature walk. Talk about different gardens in International Gardens section, about English gardens and Jane Austen Chat with a visitor at home; shop for Mother's Day presents; plan menu for Mother's Day
Some out with friends, others read and play games and play music
Some begin watching Lost in Austen and discuss Austen, Pride and Prejudice, fave books and characters, which book we would like to be live in and why...
Set up book basket - Austen, catechism re gifts and fruits of the Holy Spirit, missal re Litany of Our Lady for May...

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Prayer of Consecration of St. Maximilian Kolbe

O Immaculata, Queen of Heaven and earth, refuge of sinners and our most loving Mother, God has willed to entrust the entire order of mercy to thee. I, N___, a repentant sinner, cast myself at thy feet humbly imploring thee to take me with all that I am and have, wholly to thyself as thy possession and property. Please make of me, of all my powers of soul and body, of my whole life, death and eternity, whatever most pleases thee. If it pleases thee, use all that I am and have without reserve, wholly to accomplish what was said of thee: "She will crush your head," and, "Thou alone have destroyed all heresies in the whole world."

Let me be a fit instrument in thine Immaculate and merciful hands for introducing and increasing the maximum in all the many strayed and indifferent souls, and thus help extend as far as possible the blessed Kingdom of the most Sacred Heart of Jesus. For wherever thou enters, one obtains the grace of conversion and growth in holiness, since it is through thy hands that all graces come to us from the most Sacred Heart of Jesus.

V. Allow me to praise thee O Sacred Virgin.
R. Give me strength against thy enemies.

Prayer of St Bonaventure

Pierce, O most Sweet Lord Jesus, my inmost soul with the most joyous and healthful wound of Thy love, with true, serene, and most holy apostolic charity, that my soul may ever languish and melt with love and longing for Thee, that it may yearn for Thee and faint for Thy courts, and long to be dissolved and to be with Thee.Grant that my soul may hunger after Thee, the bread of angels, the refreshment of holy souls, our daily and supersubstantial bread, having all sweetness and savor and every delight of taste; let my heart ever hunger after and feed upon Thee, upon whom the angels desire to look, and may my inmost soul be filled with the sweetness of Thy savor; may it ever thirst after Thee, the fountain of life, the fountain of wisdom and knowledge, the fountain of eternal light, the torrent of pleasure, the richness of the house of God.May it ever compass Thee, seek Thee, find Thee, run to Thee, attain Thee, meditate upon Thee, speak of Thee, and do all things to the praise and glory of Thy name, with humility and discretion, with love and delight, with ease and affection, and with perseverance unto the end.May Thou alone be ever my hope, my entire assurance, my riches, my delight, my pleasure, my joy, my rest and tranquility, my peace, my sweetness, my fragrance, my sweet savor, my food, my refreshment, my refuge, my help, my wisdom, my portion, my possession and my treasure, in whom may my mind and my heart be fixed and firmly rooted immovably henceforth and for ever. Amen.