Over a Year ...

How quickly the time passes!  Here are some highlights of the past 12 months for Tablelands Home Education.

 

Beach Camp 2015

Beach Camp by Tekira aged 11.

 

 

 

We went to Kurrimine Beach for a homeschool camp. 

 

 

 

 

We did lots of fun things like swimming in the pool, finding shells on the beach and making sand sculptures. 

 

 

 

 

We also did a concert on the Saturday night. 

 

 

The Sunday at camp was mother’s day and we made some nice food for the mums and some menus and had a mother’s day café.

 

 

 

 

Kurrimine Beach camp was so fun and I hope we can go again next year!

Term 1, 2015

Term one was full of sharing –ATHENS families sharing their cultures, skills and company.

We had a lovely start to the term with sunshine and swimming at Malanda Falls, followed by 2 different cultural days - Chinese and French. 

We rounded out the next few weeks with science, art, henna, planning and a rainforest walk. 

We also had a wonderful extra outing this term, an impromptu visit to the Cairns Regional Gallery.  

At the gallery, the children saw an amazing exhibition made of cardboard box houses and afterwards participated in a workshop to make their own version of one.

Term 2 is looking like another busy and exciting one, including our annual beach camp, more art, swimming, theatre performance, market day and outdoor games fun.

Tinaroo Camp 2014

From Tekira, aged 11

Every year we go to camp at Lake Tinaroo with our homeschool group.
I love camp because I get to see my friends and I can go swimming everyday. 

We have a concert and you get to make up a short skit,
sing a song or tell jokes for it. 

At camp you can also climb trees, ride bikes,
play games at night and go on bush walks. 

I love Tinaroo Camp and I can’t wait to go next year!

Into Spring...

Term 3, 2014 was full of fun!

We started off with a long, hot soak at Innot Hot Springs, west of Ravenshoe.  It's a Winter favourite for our group, and worth the extra kilometres travelled!

The Arts were well covered this month with theatre games and music, a trip to the Queensland Symphony Orchestra, and a knitting & crochet session.

On the Gaming Day the children enjoyed a variety of board games including the most exciting - Dungeons and Dragons.  They have been enjoying ongoing scenarios for most of this year.

Unfortunately, weather conditions meant that our Wongabel State Forest walk and paddock campout were both cancelled.  Our trip to Granite Gorge was glorious though - a beautiful warm day in the sun with lots of ATHENS members' extended family along for a walk, picnic and swim.

The best days of all perhaps were when we just met up to play in the park, chat, swap clothes and resources and be together.