Dave Pommier

About Dave Pommier

Dave is a homeschooling dad with a wife and two boys. In his spare time, he works as a registered nurse, drinks too much coffee, and intermittently renovates the house. He likes to take notes to try and make sense of what is happening at Bloke School.

Building your own curriculum under strict guidelines

May 6, 2015 // by Dave Pommier// 12 Comments

Written by Dave Pommier of Bloke School. There are quite stringent guidelines about how to build a homeschool curriculum where I live. In New South Wales, Australia, everyone needs to be registered and assessed through BOSTES (Board Of Studies, Training and Educational Standards). They provide …

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Dave’s homeschool day in the life (with a 4- & 6-year-old)

January 7, 2015 // by Dave Pommier// 22 Comments

Written by Dave Pommier of Bloke School. A regular day often seems more of a theoretical ideal than a practical reality. Work and study commitments for the adults run to an irregular schedule. My youngest boy goes to preschool two days a week, so the number of boys at the lessons vary. We aim …

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