New School (Clara)

Clara misses a lot of school due to her hypoglycemia, her surgeries for her cleft and because of her siblings illnesses. Not to mention that we really aren't comfortable with her going to a public middle school.
So....

Tuesday night we went to a meeting for Clara's new homeschool. Our county offers an amazing virtual/face-to-face school.

I got off work early to make sure we'd be there by 6pm, when it was set to start. I was anticipating the heavy traffic that is usually abundant at that time here in our county. There wasn't any. So we got to the general area of the meeting place at 5:00pm....with all of the kids in the car complaining about being hungry and thirsty and not having anything to do. Then Johnnie chimed in that he had to use the bathroom because he is extremely addicted to Monsters and pees constantly. So after we finally found the right building, we had to drive around to the bathroom. We got back and spoke to the Principal and then had to go look for a place to buy something to eat to hold the kids and us over until dinner. We got back around 5:45pm. We were still the only ones there for the meeting, but now the people holding the meeting had also arrived.

Me and Clara went into the building and got to look around while we waited for everyone else to get there. We sat at a table and talked to the school Principal and some of the teachers. It was 6:15 before the first person (besides us) arrived. The meeting didn't even start until 6:45pm because everyone was late. But once they started rolling in, the cafeteria we were in filled up quickly.

We watched a presentation on the school and what we could expect, what they are and what they aren't, and then we got to ask questions. It was great and very informative. Clara wasn't really excited about homeschooling before the meeting, but now she can't wait. They said a lot of things that really sparked her interest and lit a fire under her. Like the fact that they have a robotics class. The fact that she will do virtual school 3 days a week at home and have face-to-face school 2 days a week at the actual school. Bowling for P.E was also a big highlight for her.
I really enjoyed watching the excitement light up inside of her as she listened to the Principal's presentation.

We are all looking forward to this change for our family. No public middle school or high school for these kiddos. There's just too much out there nowadays that doesn't sit well with us. I am so grateful for this program. It's exactly right for our family.

(Originally written on Clara's Blog on 03-24-2016)