By the time you read this, the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) may have already settled their strike with the Chicago Teachers’ Union (CTU) and children will be back in school. ...
Read More »Is it Worth the Fight?
A dentist in the Canadian province of Ontario has brought a lawsuit against the Hamilton-Wentworth School District where he has a son and a daughter enrolled in grade school. Dr. ...
Read More »What is the best advice you can give to start off the new school year?
What is the best advice you can give to start off the new school year? Daily family prayer is essential for success in Catholic homeschooling. Start the day with prayer, ...
Read More »The Biggest Secret of Excellent Spellers
by Jim Shanley “The dictionary is the biggest secret of excellent spellers and the thesaurus is the best friend of competent writers!” Dr. Mary Kay Clark, Director of Seton Home ...
Read More »In Remembrance of Fallen Heroes
9-11: Eleven Years Later Where were you eleven years ago today? “September 11, 2001, was the deadliest day in history for New York Cityfirefighters: 343 were killed.” www.history.com Eleven years ...
Read More »Philadelphia, The Cradle of Religious Liberty
Ginny Seuffert helps counsel parents here at Seton, and often shares with them different places to visit for hands on experience to learning history!
Read More »Lives of Service: An Interview with a Homeschool Military Family
Seton is proud to have had the honor to interview one of our families who serves in the Armed Forces, the Adams Family of New Market, MD.
Read More »September Checklist
September is an exciting time when the children are eagerly looking at their new books, and moms are hopeful that this year will be the best ever. But merely wishing ...
Read More »Why Pre-K at Home is Better!
Ginney Seuffert shares her excitement and experience with schooling Pre-K kids at home, and the amazing edge it gives them in education.
Read More »Sun, Sand, and… Science
By Kathy Rinker Picture the beach…the sand, the sun, the ocean. Imagine the sound of the waves rolling onto the shore, the sound of voices drifting through the air and ...
Read More »Amazon Girl
A recent article in New Yorker magazine has created quite a stir among U.S. parents and gives Catholic homeschooling moms and dads a reason to examine their own family lives. ...
Read More »Pre-Schoolers & Prayer: Your Answers
On Facebook we asked: How have you taught your pre-schoolers to pray? What was their first prayer? What prayers do they like? What about prayers before bedtime and Grace at ...
Read More »Your Questions… Answered
Do I need to return my children’s lesson plans at the end of the year? Yes, please return the lesson plans. Enrollments include the use of the lesson plans for ...
Read More »A Foundation of Prayer
The Alger family discusses how they decided to homeschool back in 2003 when their two children, Haley and Joseph weren't happy in their school.
Read More »Getting Started
Many readers–maybe you–are toying with the idea of homeschooling, not quite sure if you want to take the plunge. Here are some questions you may be asking yourself. I’m not ...
Read More »Good Saints Anne and Joachim, Pray for Us
On July 26th we celebrate the Feast of Good Saint Anne and her husband, St. Joachim, the parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and the grandparents of Jesus. Frances Parkinson ...
Read More »“Come to the Saints” with Glory Stories
by Kathy Rinker Car rides. They can be a blessing or a curse. They can be an exciting road trip or something that makes us want to pull our hair ...
Read More »Ginny’s Gems – Where to Go from Here?
The first two volumes of Ginny’s Gems have proved to be pretty popular — far better received than I ever expected. I have to confess that the whole idea behind ...
Read More »Your Questions… Answered
I have been homeschooling for a couple of years, but I think that we could accomplish more with a better schedule and routine. What do you suggest? The trick to ...
Read More »Summer Activities: Your Answers
On our Facebook page we posed the question; “As the days are getting longer and warmer, what are your family’s favorite summer activities?” We thought our readers would like to ...
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