FAQ

What is your plan for next year?

Next year I hope to do a pilot launch for the Heirs to the Kingdom curriculum. My goal would be to have two to three groups using the curriculum with support. I am currently working on a year's worth of riches to be used for the 2022-2023 school year, as well as other classes to choose from for each Form. If you hope to continue with our current group, we will have a future discussion to decide on what is best for our specific group. Some seem concerned about the day and time. Mondays are preferable.

What about the way content is organized?

The sample will soon have different articles explaining how content is chosen, and also offer suggested co-op models for flexibility within groups. This Spring season has a lot of organizational problems that will be absent from the final draft. Many wheels were already in motion and for the sake of time, we moved forward with this Spring season regardless of obvious issues. Last year when activities were selected and supplies were purchased, it was done without a big picture plan in store. I really just saw some fun group activities and put them in the schedule. Once I realized I was ready to create a curriculum that wasn't just for our own casual group, it was too late to start from scratch, and I didn't want to set aside all the fun activities we had planned. 

The curriculum fully fleshed out will not seem so random, and it will have better structure and organization.


More answers to come as questions are asked. Thank you to everyone for all feedback so far, and being willing to try this experiment!



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