April 16th - April 29th, 2012

Watched

The Troop - Netflix
Sgt. Frog - Netflix
Let's Play Minecraft videos by YogCast - YouTube
Spotlight Vlogcast by Indie Statik - YouTube
Jimmy Two-Shoes - YouTube
Soul Eater (an anime) - Netflix

Played
Minecraft - Computer
Plants vs. Zombies - Computer
Peggle - Computer
Bejeweled 2 - Computer
Little Big Planet 2 - PS3
Various physics based games on physicsgames.com - Online
Equate - Board Game
Lego: Ninjago - Board Game
Lego: Creationary - Board Game
ModNation Racing - PS3
Castle Keep - Tile-based Board Game

E playing Lego: Creationary

Read/Researched
What does 'linguistics' mean?
Ranger Rick Magazine
Lego Club Magazine
Hanna Andersson Catalogue
What do 'elijah', 'uriel' and 'parham' mean?

Discussed
Why do they call studying languages linguistics?

Wrote
Words to a song about a gamer nerd
Labelled bags for our bulk food purchases at the food co-op
Wrote & illustrated instructions to Spin-Jisto, a made up game.

Illustrated instructions to Spin-Jisto, created by E

Listened
Music by our friend Joy's band, Joy Toujours & The Toys Du Jours
Cat Power - album: You Are Free

Created/Built
Level design in LBP2
World map creation in Minecraft
Various Lego creations
Mod design and creation for ModNation Racing
Made up a Lego game called 'Spin-Jisto'.

Went/Community
Kristilee's house
Mad Mex
Java House
Trader Joe's
East End Food Co-op
Starbucks

Health/PE/Safety
Outside play all day w/ Cian
Helped make Red Bean Chili
Helped make grocery list and shop for food

Other
Scooped and measured bulk herbs and spices at the food co-op

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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