DIY Discovery Backpacks for each Schola Rosa Curriculum Cycle

by Alecia Rolling So, what are discovery backpacks? These are the latest fad in state and federal park and museum programs. Bringing to young students “hands-on” in a bag, these themed packs offer information resources and the tools to learn. Families who visit the park or museum can “rent,” usually for…

Continue reading

Schola Rosa: A Tool for Catholic Homeschool Community & Solidarity

Why on earth did my husband and I begin Schola Rosa? In the very beginning, we created Schola Rosa for our own Catholic community, so our children and ourselves could foster and experience Catholic solidarity. We desired to share our talents and to have others share their talents with us.   As the…

Continue reading

Homeschooling is for crazy people!

Homeschooling is for CRAZY people! Every year we willingly embark on the greatest adventure and most challenging endeavor a parent of multiple children can endure. Yet we love it! For each of us the journey began within our hearts. Although we might have come to the decision to homeschool our…

Continue reading

Cycle 1 Summer Readiness Activities and Ideas

Cycle 1 Primary Themes: Ancient History and the Classification of Living Things by Alecia Rolling Are you getting ready to do Schola Rosa Cycle 1 in the fall? Perhaps, you would like to do some activities in the summer time that will be worth recalling during the school year.  If…

Continue reading

Painting with Homemade Paint ~ A great practice run!

By Alecia Rolling We are working on iconography this year, so we also decided to make our own paint! This was quite the learning experience. After trial and error we successfully mixed spices, oils, vinegar, and flour together to make paint. The most successful colors were brown made from leftover…

Continue reading

Elementary Science in Stories ~ The Nature Readers and Fabre in Schola Rosa

by Alecia Rolling; originally posted at www.therollingacresfarm.com March 30, 2012 By far the most exciting find of 2012 was the Seaside and Wayside Nature Readers I-IV. (Also available free at Gutenberg Project.) These have been great read aloud books for our kids, who are so interested in knowing the animals and insects around…

Continue reading