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How can we support our family and live our ideal life? Hillary explores this question as she designs a life well lived alongside her husband and three children. Living school-free and learning with authenticity guides their entrepreneurial lifestyle. Hillary blogs about mindful family living, diy sustainability and the new American dream at Infinitely Learning.

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Piecing Together a First Grade Education (2012 Curriculum Fair)

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Written by contributor Hillary Boucher of infinite learners Ages of my children: 7, 4, & 1 Educational philosophies I pull from: Unschooling, Literature-based, Enki, Montessori We are a young homeschooling family and have only recently started to explore formal curriculum. In the early years we find that focusing on a healthy and enriching home environment [...]

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The Family First Mindset: You Can Count on Change

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I was going to write post about what my family does to put family first. I wanted to tell you that every night at about five o’clock I come up from my home office, turn off my phone and computer and make an intentional choice to tune into my family through bedtimes. That’s how I’m [...]

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a mom's education

Stepping Out of the Silo: Collaborative Homeschooling for the Whole Family

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Are you homeschooling in a silo? Maybe you’re shouldering the full responsibility of homeschooling your child or maybe your family hasn’t found a homeschool community that works for you. It’s easy to get stuck in rhythms that aren’t quite right, but it’s difficult to see what needs to change. We can become blinded by our [...]

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Hillary’s Homeschool Day in the Life (with a 7, 4 and 1-year-old)

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This post should be called “Joel’s Homeschool Day in the Life” because three months ago my husband and I traded responsibilities: I accepted a full-time position working from our home and he exuberantly took on the role of full time caregiver and overseer of our family’s home learning. It has been a major transition for [...]

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How Our Christmas Bucket List is Helping Us Homeschool through the Holidays

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Written by contributor Hillary Boucher of infinitely learning Christmas. It’s wonderful and overwhelming all at the same time. In our attempts to create happy holiday memories and traditions for our families it’s easy to get overwhelmed, stressed, and quite possibly push your homeschooling to the back burner. While it’s perfectly okay to let go of [...]

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Hillary’s Biggest Homeschooling Mistake: Not Asking for Help Sooner

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Written by contributor Hillary Boucher of infinitely learning Remember those jokes about the parent who would never pull over and ask for directions? That’s me. I would sooner drive to New Jersey on my way to Vermont than pull over and admit I need help. Parenting and homeschooling is like any journey, once in a [...]

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