August 22nd - September 4th, 2011

No conference is complete without donuts

Watch
Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide
iCarly
Northeast Unschooling Conference (NEUC) Talent Show
Space Balls the animated series
Let's Play videos
New Vi Hart

Play
Little Big Planet 2 - PS3
WarioWare D.I.Y. - 3DS
Battleship
Cars - PS3
Various flash games - online
Hambo - online
Papa's Pizzaria - online
Snail Bob 2 - online
Splitter Pals - online
Papa's Freezeria - online

Read/Research
Conference schedule
The Best of Archie Comics
Diary of a Whimpy Kid, book 1
Spy vs. Spy
Archie Comics Halloween
ASK Magazine
Lego Anatomy

Friday's (day 2 of NEUC) schedule

Discuss
Hurricane safety, what is a hurricane & how are they different than typhoons & tornadoes
Difference between a lake & a pond

Tribute to Hurricane Irene who visited us as a tropical storm @ NEUC

Write
IOU

Listen
Welcome speech at NEUC
'On Point': Whales Have Developed a Religion - NPR (radio)
Music on the radio

Create
Play dough sculptures
Duct tape flowers
Obstacle course
Drew pictures of 'cities'

Go/Community
Northeast Unschooling Conference (NEUC) - August 25th - August 29th
Sheridan Colonial Hotel & Conference Center (Wakefield, MA)
NEUC Picnic - August 29th
Wakefield, MA - August 24th - August 30th
Salem Willows (Salem, MA)
Salem, MA - August 29th
Dunkin' Donuts (Wakefield, MA)
Subway (Wakefield, MA)
Sushi Island (Wakefield, MA)
Omelette Headquarters (Wakefield, MA)
George Washington Bridge (New York, NY)
The Pop Shop (Collingswood, NJ)
The Crowne Plaza (Cherry Hill, NJ)
Burger King
Java House (2.5hrs)

NEUC Picnic

Health/PE/Safety
Dancing
Discussed hurricane safety (Hurricane Irene)
Experimentation with recipes:
Special Smoothie juice - vanilla soy milk, mango madness smoothie & cranberry harvest juice
Edible Matches - carrot sticks dipped in ketchup

2021-2022 Portfolio + Log + Attendance

Elijah blowing out the candles on his 18th birthday! This year was Elijah's "12th grade" and final year of home education. It has been a more relaxed year of tying up loose ends despite still living through a global pandemic! E only had one more credit for English and some yearly Health, Safety, & P.E. to check off in order to graduate. Below are the descriptions of subjects that Elijah focused on this year, the credits given, and the materials and resources accessed (not an exhaustive listing). Elijah Uriel Parham July 1st, 2021 - June 2nd, 2022 (12th Grade) 1.0 English: Thematic Film Study and Analysis .25 Health: Health, Safety, and Physical Education 1.25 Total Credits

2018-2022 High School Transcript + Course Descriptions

While Elijah has not decided whether or not he wants to go to college, it seemed like a good idea to go ahead and make one for them as it can still be useful for employment. I know from the experience that many colleges and even some employers like to have course descriptions for the credits given to unschooled/homeschooled students and a portfolio to get a better idea of what they have learned and the kind of adventures they have lived. Here is Elijah's high school transcript. When it came time to write course names it was not too difficult since Elijah mainly had wanted to engage with some more traditional subjects, but it is not too difficult to take a survey of what a homeschooler has been doing and translate it into a more traditional subject/course for the purpose of creating a transcript. When I began thinking about course descriptions, I talked to several people who had already graduated unschoolers are the best advice I kept hearing was to not reinvent the wheel. The numb

Portfolio Summary 2018-2019 and Log of Books & Materials

Elijah about to enjoy some tasty vegan food at B52 Cafe This year was Elijah's first year of "high school", so we decided to begin keeping transcripts and credits for the learning he has done. While much of the learning was generalised, there were some cohesive themes or subjects that were both planned and that came together organically over the course of the year. Elijah was given the following credits for this school year: 1.0 -- English: Historical Linguistics Problems 1.0 -- Maths: Math Analogies and Logic 1.0 -- Science: Circuitry & Redstone Engineering 1.0 -- Social Studies: World History of Culture, Money, & Economies 1.0 -- Music: Music Appreciation & Compositional Arrangements 0.5 -- Home Economics: General Cooking & Baking .25 -- Health, Safety, & Physical Education -- 0.25 credit 0.5 -- Elective: Game Theory & Analysis 6.25 -- Total Credits English: Historical Linguistic Problems Elijah spent considerable time study

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