What would you include in a 1st year curriculum?
mehndimama
mehndimama at hotmail.com
Wed Sep 10 19:50:50 UTC 2003
I think I'm in a rather unique situation - my 11 year old son, who
is a non-directed learner (we homeschool according to John
Holt's "unschooling" principles), as expressed disappointment that
he didn't get his Hogwarts letter last month. :D I sort of jokingly
said "Hogwarts isn't the only wizarding school, you know...." and
asked him if he would really like to do his first year of wizarding
school, even though some of the stuff would be difficult, and he
said YES.
Soooooo.....what would you include in a curriculum like that?
Here's some of my ideas:
Combined herbology/potions, leaning how to make his own herbal
medicines (which he uses frequently anyway)
Wandcraft, learning the different properties of woods, their
symbolism and mythology, and making a wand from a carefully
selected combination of woods.
Astronomy/astrology - my mom has already given us a terriffic
astronomy guide with a rotating star chart, and we have a good
telescope, and I have a current ephemeris and some astrology books,
which he shows an inerest in.
History of Magic - we got the Magical Worlds of Harry Potter & The
Sorcerers Companion from the library - I'll read through them & see
if they'd be worth buying.
Charms/Defense Against the Dark Arts - learning about historical
charms, amulets, hexes, and other defensive spells and their
context, along with some survival skills
I'd like to hear of any other ideas, or good age-appropriate (or
semi-appropriate, anyway) resources for what I've already got
listed. Books, websites, free software....whatever. (I just ordered
Rosemary Gladstar's Family Herbal - so I've got a good start there.)
Becky (Professor Stellaria)
Mama to 4 devoted HP fans and proud supporter of Neville Longbottom
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