RP & Finland's National Curriculum Guides

• Philippines Dept. of Education K-12 Curriculum Guides

• Finnish Nat'l. Board of Education National Core Curriculum for Pre-primary Education 2010
• Finnish Nat'l. Board of Education Basic Education

Upon a Rock

The package is on the way. In about two months' time, I'll have to be really, really serious with homeschooling. I have to study, in a way much more than I did when I was in school (and we're just talking about Preschool), because this time, it isn't for me, it's for my boys. So how does a teacher prepare? We'll find out soon.

In the meantime, we've finally settled with our homeschool's name, from Matthew 7:24:

Every one therefore that heareth these my words, and doth them, shall be likened to a wise man that built his house upon a rock

And so, ours will be called Upon a Rock Homeschool.

Thank you, Lord!

A homeschool mom's sculpture

It became so clear to me what my goal is: to raise my children well, to the best of my ability. As I see a clearer picture of what I truly desire, I think I'm going to get better at "chipping away" distractions and obstacles that I may encounter along the way. Needless to say, I may have to let go of my career sooner than planned. And I am at home with the idea-- of homeschooling, and resigning when Marek steps into Kindergarten to best able to do so (which is a year from now, just four years into my profession as an anesthesiologist!). Like a clear day, I saw my vision much like the cartoon of a sculpture in the making that Jim Dornan painted in his book, Piano on the Beach. And the result is, the conviction in the direction I'm about to take. So help me, God.