Educational Goals
Curriculum: Semester 6 United Kingdom
How the kids will learn from these adventures
Books
Don't Wipe Your Bum With A Hedgehog
Muggie Maggie
The Castle of Yew
Go Set A Watchman
My Story A British Boy AD 84 Roman Invasion
Usborne Greek Myths
Little Lemur Laughing
Horrid Henry
Harry Hill's Whopping Great Joke Book
Planning & Executing
Cooking projects
Farm equipment, planning, and task executionUnderstanding animal care, routine, and medication
Designing our own Carcassonne tiles
Navigating the busses and trains from London to Newcastle and back
Local Culture & Community
Cooking Lessons
Sewing Lessons
Blood Sports
Stories from one of the Kings guardsmen
Working together with the farm staff, the hunters, and the families
Meeting up with friends from camp
Game lounge etiquette
Visiting castles and exploring ruins
Street Art in Leicester
Viewing
The Harry Potter movies
Hidden Figures
The Help
The Addams Family
Addams Family Values
Hotel Transylvania
The Haunted Mansion
Family Pack
Games: Critical Thinking & Strategy
Catan
Takenoko
Harry Potter Magical Beasts
Carcassonne
Blokus
Splendor
Patchwork
Forest Shuffle
Sushi Go
Everdell
Sosig
Online
Kahn Academy: Lots of biology and a new chapter on how Pixar movies are made.
Board Game Arena
Videos about farm equipment
Curriculum: Semester 5 United States
How the kids will learn from these adventures
Books
The Magnus Chase series by Rick Riordan
The Wild Robot
The Giver by Lois Lowdry
Planning & Executing
Designing a home garden
Writing a book for electronic format
Creating videos on Scratch to share
Music & Culture
Piano lessons
Sampling sushi and using chopsticks
Viewing
A Place at the Table
Various cookbooks
The presidential debate
Community
Local library kids book clubs
Homeschool meet-ups
Online
Kahn Academy: Math Mondays, Science Tuesdays, Constitution Wednesdays, Biology Thursdays, Physics Fridays
Coding on Minecraft
Coing on Scratch
Curriculum: Semester 4 Summer Camp
How the kids will learn from these adventures
Community
Welcoming new campers
Group and unit activities
Unit Sing
Intercamp games
Theme days
The Main Event
The Amazing Race
Great British Sports Days
Science & Nature
Teva (means nature)
Farm
Science Sundays: more info coming soon
Hiking
Overnights
Boating
History & Culture
Harry Vogel Day
Founders Day
Decades Day
Alumni Day
Physical Education
Hiking
High Ropes
Climbing Tower
Swimming
Soccer
Basketball
9 Square
Pickleball
Tennis
Archery
Life Skills
Packing and unpacking
Laundry
Making their own beds
All personal hygiene tasks
Reporting any issues to the counselors and supervisors
Navigating social situations
Art/The Arts
Arts & Crafts
Drama games
Olympics: skits, cheers, songs, plaques
Costume making for special events
Curriculum: Semester 3 Costa Rica
How the kids will learn from these adventures
Math
Worksheets continued: Long division, multiplication 3digitsx3digits, Fractions
Budgeting; groceries, supplies.
Minecraft building and planning
Time management: Creating a functional schedule of wants and needs.
Pokemon Go budgeting of revives, heals and remote raid passes for the Sinnoh Tour event.
Reading
The Baker Street 4
Calvin and Hobbes
Kid YouTuber series
Big Nate
Field Guides
Costa Rica Curious
Local Legends of Costa Rica
Sociology: a Graphic Guide
Be Mindful of Monsters
A Tent For Seven
The Alchemist
Writing
Blog entries
Book reports
Letters home
Journal entries
Updating friends and family via text messages
Viewing
Too old For Fairy Tales (Growing up)
Bridge to Terabithia (Handling tough stuff)
StoryBots (en español)
Shrek 2 (Self acceptance)
The Flintstones (Loyalty)
The Planet Of The Apes series (Societal Issues)
History & Culture
Understanding Pura Vida
How architecture affects culture
Blended languages and immigration
Farm culture
Blue Zone/Green Zone
Physical Education
Hiking
Tree climbing
Long walks into town
Playing with dogs
Yoga
Swimming in the Rio Cańas
Hammock Gymnastics
Spring Yard Cleanup
Gardening
Science
How coffee is made
Identifying local plants
Insect identification
Bird watching
Cooking local cuisine
Adapting recipes based on available supplies
Food safety in rural areas
High tide/low tide
Weather/climate/altitude
Crystal Aquarium
Feline Gestation
Fly Strike and similar maladies
Art/The Arts
Color Theory: Color inversion, natural dyes, light reflection, water darkening
Photography: Nature panorama vs extreme close-ups
Urban art
Digital artwork
Tools and skills in the Sketchbook App
Comic creation
Social Skills
Communication beyond the language barrier
The Self Regulation Workbook for Kids
Maintaining long distance relationships
Community Service
Volunteering at a Non-Profit Camp
Curriculum: Semester 2 USA (Winter Break)
How the kids will learn from these adventures
Math
Worksheets: Long division, multiplication 3digitsx3digits, Fractions
Budgeting; Gifts given and received.
Minecraft building and planning
Pokemon Go stats and predictions
Reading
Free reading every day from their expansive home library
Camelot Code
Survivor Stories: Lost
Nancy Drew: The Green Eyed Monster
Camp
Captain Underpants (in Spanish)
Super Diaper Baby (in Spanish)
Writing
Thank you cards
Word Games
Packing Lists
Texting with friends to make plans
Viewing
Movies:
Jingle Jangle
Elf
Migration
The Percy Jackson Movies
Chicken Run Movies
Wonka
TV Shows:
Horrible Histories - It's different in the US!
Young Sheldon
The Percy Jackson Series
History & Culture
Family Traditions:
Holiday foods, matching pajamas, story telling.
Physical Education
Pokéwalks
Playgrounds
Playing with dozens of dogs at the doggie daycare
Moovlee Monkey on YouTube
Yoga
Dog walks with our own dogs
Playing in the snow
Mopping and cleaning store front windows at the dog daycare
Cutting down a Christmas tree
Science
Weather prediction during winter storms
Learning about chemicals used for cleaning
Cooking
Electrical circuitry with copper tape and led bulbs
Understanding why pine needles fall off of cut evergreen trees
Snow shaping, building, excavating, and other experimentation
Art/The Arts
Snow sculpting
Holiday cards
Gift wrapping
Tree decorating
Needle felting
Videography
Origami (mostly swans)
Dog portrait photography
Minecraft
Social Skills
Getting together with friends
Maintaining Zoom calls with people who aren't close enough to visit
Calling to ensure tree farms have trees left
Being guest speakers at their old schools
Helping to communicate to dog parents about their pets day at the daycare
Telling people about their adventure so far
Curriculum: Semester 1 England
How the kids will learn from these adventures
Math
Plane, train, and bus schedules
Time Conversion
Money Conversion
Coding Workbook
GCSE Review Workbook
Budgeting
High/Low Tide predictions at the Jurassic Coast
Websites:
topmark.co.uk
Reading
Classics:
Treasure Island
Oliver Twist
Great Expectations
Sherlock Holmes - Hound of the Baskervilles
The Diary of Anne Frank
Local Finds:
The Boy in the Dress
The Famous Five series
Bourton on the Water's - Mystery of the Model Village
Horrible Histories (the set)
Writing
Journal share with Mama
Letters to friends and family
Blog
Shopping lists
Poetry
Book Reviews
Viewing
Movies:
The Secret Garden
Mary Poppins
Mary Poppins 2
Royal Family Documentaries
Auschwitz Documentary on BBC
The Boat (A Buster Keaton Silent Film)
Elemental
The Diary of Anne Frank Documentary
Local TV:
Miranda
Ambulance
Operation Ouch
Horrible Histories
Young Sheldon
History & Culture
Local Sightseeing:
Little Ben vs. Big Ben
The Roman Baths
Sanford Park
The changing of the guards
Natural History Museum in London
Science Museum in London
Charlie and The Chocolate Factory Tea
Museum of Gloucester
Bourton on the Water's Model Village
Charlton Kings Autumn Fayre
Wye Valley Butterfly Zoom
The Amazing Hedge Maze
Black Country Living Museum
Abandoned MOD base
Stonehenge Museum
Whipple Museum
Museum of Zoology
Weekly zoom lessons:
The Monarchy
Heraldic Achievements
Coat of Arms
The Black Death
Physical Education
Farm Work
Playgrounds
Fruit picking/tree climbing
Rugby
Morning Stretches
Yoga
Dog walks
Learning to Yo-Yo
Climbing the rocks at the Jurassic Coast
Chasing the waves on the beach
More playgrounds
Pokemon Go walks
Science
Mushroom identification
Animal identification
Plant identification
Weather Prediction
Cooking
Mechanical exploration
Making hi-bounce balls
Making recycles parachute toys
Making (safe) cat toys
Insect dissection
Amateur Entomologist's Society Exhibition
Hunting for fossils at the Jurassic Coast
The ocean floor and sediment layers
Rocks and erosion
Building with rocks like at Stonehenge
The Raptor Foundation with private tour and lessons
How Wind Turbines Work
Art/The Arts
Forensics sketches
Landscape drawings
Sequin sculptures
Cross stitch
Diamond art
Needle felting
Pinned and preserved insect displays
Photography Lessons
Pratfalls, stage combat, and other theater techniques
Rock art on the beach at Lyme Regis
Art Festival at Corsham
Making Halloween costumes
Social Skills
Zooms with friends & family
Meeting with old friends
Managing a blog
Asking directions from strangers
Engaging with children at Stonehenge to see who can move giant stones.
Placing orders/making purchases
Making small talk while waiting on lines
Meeting & petting EVERY dog in England
Engaging with librarians
Meeting & chatting with local teens
Helping smaller kids at playgrounds
Preparing treats for each other
Group activities at museums
Pokemon Go Raid groups
Feel free to offer suggestions for websites, activities, and more.