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One of MP's strong points is the flexibility the cores allow while still ensuring children get a solid, classical education. If he needs any review of Ancient Rome or the Middle Ages, you can always read those Famous Men books over the summer.

That is exactly where he should be and he'll get to Mills next year. I totally agree with the MP reps about Famous Men of Greece. Given what you've said, though, I don't think this will be a problem for you. However, if you find that your oldest needs to slow down a bit, it is not a problem! Go at his pace - it is far better that he master each level than to accelerate beyond his abilities just to say he's at 'grade' level. She absolutely loves it!* Like you plan to do with your 7th grader, I accelerated her a bit and it worked out fine. **Disclaimer: I should tell you that she is now taking composition online through the MPOA. Reading her compositions now, one would not know how late in the game we started. She is now in the 8th grade and doing very well - with other students at and around her age - in her composition class. At that time, I worried that my oldest would miss out since I'd begun so late with her, I need not have worried. I had both my oldest and her brother, who was in 3rd grade at the time, doing composition together at the same level. It's fine, but CC is a much more solid, comprehensive program.

Schaeffer about my phone call to the main office several years ago - it is a very funny story!) Prior to using Classical Composition, I also used Writing and Rhetoric.

#Memoria press charter full

I had always used MP literature guides, and then science but only started full cores when my oldest was around 5th grade. I came to the full core party a bit later, as well. Of course, if you've already done that particular curriculum, then there's no reason you can't do Trees. Because your 5th grader will encounter Trees in the 7th grade and your 7th grader is completing it this year, you may want to consider combining them for Insects this year. One question I have is re: your students' science. I agree with Sarah - your plans look pretty solid. Looking forward to this change, and I think my children and I are on a good solid path now. I'm going to replace that with Famous Men of Greece for the remainder of this year, and that should be a much better fit for him.Īnyway that's all rambly and long. I originally ordered him the Mills/Homer sets for this year but it was a challenge for him so on the advice of the customer service at MP, I realized it was in the 8th grade core anyway. I feel good about his year, and he should be good to jump in to 8th grade core next year. Poetry for the Grammar Stage (with his sister, just for exposure and fun mostly).Classical Comp Fable/Narrative (accelerated plan).She's finishing up book two of Writing & Rhetoric and then on the advice of the amazing folks at MP, she'll start over with Fable/Narrative accelerated plan next fall. I think after this, she'll be ready to step into the 6th grade core package next year. If it's of consequence, this is what we've got planned for this year: Has anyone else come to MP later in their schooling - what are some tips, advice, or things you wished someone had told you? Starting late (7th and 5th grades) has me feeling a bit overwhelmed, I really want to use this year to get the most out of our learning and to really settle in to the Memoria Press approach. After reading Climbing Parnassus, quickly followed by The Latin Centered Education, I was sold.

We come from a number of years following the Charlotte Mason philosophy and I just found it wasn't meeting my needs as an educator, and I didn't think it was a good fit for my kids. Part of me feels so grateful that we've found this path, and part of me wishes we'd found it sooner. We use the Charter School edition materials when possible, and love them as they're a good fit for my family. This year, since we're starting late I hand picked what I knew we could get done and what was of highest priority to me. I'm SO in love with everything we've used so far, and everything I've got on deck for January, that we decided as a family that we'd like to spend this year getting into a good routine and getting the kids both ready to step into full core packages next year. We decided to make the switch late into the school year, with some subjects starting in November and others will start in January after our Christmas Break. It's our sixth school year and I have a 7th grader and a 5th grader. I'm new to Memoria Press, but not new to homeschooling.