This has been simply an amazing month for homeschooling. We took the ultimate family field trip: 10 days in France. I have only just begun recording our journeys on my blog, but so far you can read about
Notre Dame and the
Arc de Triomphe. I'll have more posts up in the coming week, but here's a little preview of what we did:
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| Paid tribute to a lot of famous people in cemeteries and crypts |
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| Visted the Louvre |
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| D'Orsay Museum |
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| Napoleon's tomb |
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| Rodin's Museum |
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| The Eiffel Tower |
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| Versailles |
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| The Catacombs |
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| The Pantheon |
And much, much more. We spent about 8 hours each day out and about, mostly walking! We spent the vast majority of our time in Paris, but we also took an incredible one-day trip to Normandy.
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| At Point du Hoc, Normandy |
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| American Cemetery in Normandy |
What a phenomenal way to end our school year. I am so overwhelmed and blessed that we could make this trip with our kids. At 20, 15, and 12, they are absolutely the perfect ages to travel and remember. I hope this begins a lifetime of journeys for them.
Back home, we have just one more week of school, and I have about 8 weeks left to finish in history. Isn't that always the way it goes? I mean, I don't have to finish what I hoped to do. No one is holding me to a scope and sequence or anything like that. I just really have so much more World War II information that I had hoped to cover with Duncan this year. I foresee lots of summer reading together.
Laurel is nearly done with her sophomore year—she has one exam and one paper to complete. She's had such a fantastic year.
And that's all for now! I am looking forward to next Friday, when I can officially declare this school year DONE. Well, except for all the reading I'd still like to do....
That looks like a fun field trip.
ReplyDeleteSounds like an incredible trip! We're hoping to make our first overseas trip to England in another couple of years...but we still have one in diapers. :)
ReplyDeleteJust incredible! I have loved living vicariously through your posts and photos. What wonderful memories you're all going to have to treasure over the years.
ReplyDeleteJust amazing! I have loved living vicariously through your posts and photos. You're making such wonderful memories for your family to treasure in the years to come. Isn't it amazing thinking that they'll be telling your grandkids about this trip some day?
ReplyDeleteWow! Looks like an amazing trip! What great memories!!!
ReplyDeleteCan't wait for the Versailles post...I've wanted to visit there since 10th grade!
ReplyDeleteYour kids are just so COOL! So glad you had an amazing and memorable trip with your family.
ReplyDeleteSuch an amazing opportunity! A trip of a lifetime. Thanks for sharing it with us.
ReplyDeleteBlessings
Diane
The ultimate field trip indeed! So glad you were able to share this amazing experience with your whole family- memories you will all treasure for a lifetime:).
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