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Renee

About Renee

Renee is a creative homemaker and homeschooling mama of three. She loves to write, take pretty photos, and be in nature with her family. Her mission is to nourish, encourage, and teach; build relationship and create beauty. FIMBY is where she tells that story. Drawing from her years of experience and training, Renee also offers individual and personalized Homeschool Coaching.

Small space homeschooling

June 6, 2012 //  by Renee

Written by contributor Renee Tougas of FIMBY This past winter our family lived in a two bedroom, 750 square foot cabin in a rural river valley. Today, I am writing this post from a two bedroom Montréal city apartment where we are living for the month. We are a North American homeschooling family …

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Category: organization

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Transition from Interest-Led Elementary to Middle School Years

April 30, 2012 //  by Renee

Written by contributor Renee Tougas of FIMBY. Ages of my children: (almost) 13, 11, and 9 Educational Philosophies I pull from: Leadership Education, Literature-Based, Charlotte Mason, Unschooling Our family has gone through a lot of change in the past year. We moved to a different country …

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Category: curriculumTag: curriculum fair, middle school

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When to Stay The Course

March 23, 2012 //  by Renee

Written by contributor Renee Tougas of FIMBY. The beginning of this New Year dawned bright. We had taken a break for moving and Christmas and now it was back to business. By mid February, like every other homeschool family I know, we were getting kind an antsy. We were tired of our routine …

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Category: a mom's education

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All You Need is Love

February 17, 2012 //  by Renee

Written by contributor Renee Tougas of FIMBY Lately, I've found myself at another homeschooling crossroads. After finding a good groove for the elementary years I have a daughter transitioning to young adulthood. Change - ack! I also have a son with unique (and different from his older sister) …

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Category: inspiration

Renee’s Homeschool Day in the Life (with a 9, 10 & 12-year-old)

January 11, 2012 //  by Renee

Written by contributor Renee Tougas of FIMBY The months of November and December were a planned homeschool break for us due to moving, celebrating birthdays and Christmas. We returned to our "in session" homeschool lessons and practice the Monday after New Year's. On that day I recorded an …

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Category: organizationTag: day in the life

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