school, playtime and ice cream

Josh and Anna are known for homeschooling and today shared a new photo of Meredith Grace as she is practically her letters.

A few hours later, Anna shared new photos of Mackynzie,  Meredith, Mason and Maryella eating some ice cream. 

We also have a new photo of Maryella and Mackynzie. 

we also have new photos of Meredith and Mason playing together. 

Little Duggar Snapshots

Last week, we shared that the family was in Big Sandy for a homeschool conference! 

Josie, Jordyn, Tyler, Jennifer, Johannah, and Jackson

Josie and a friend

 

Jackson and Tyler!

The Duggars are still on their homeschool conference this week and posted a new photo of Jackson and Tyler.

 Today the boys are going to practice rappelling!

The Duggars have said that both of the boys are enjoying their time together as "brothers" since the Duggars have custody of Tyler. Both of the boys are very close in age.

Duggars on Big Sandy family conference

In a few weeks, The Duggar family will join other homeschooling families in Big Sandy for their home school conference. 

 

Michael goes to school!

Michael is starting school! Josh and Anna have chose to homeschool each of their children as they become of age.

Mackynzie's update

On July 30, 2014 Anna posted a photo on her instagram that Mackynzie is enjoying school.

Mackynzie will be five years old this October.

Michelle Duggar on Homeschooling Milestones

Question from a "19 Kids and Counting" fan on Facebook: In lines of proms and graduations, do you have special events that you celebrate in the homeschooling calendar?

We sure do. Each year we give standardized tests in May to all the kids that are in third grade through ninth grade. For us, it’s really fun because we go over to the testing facility, the kids take their tests and then we’ll celebrate with ice cream after they finish. That’s a big milestone every year.

Later when they’re finished with their high school education, I’ll have them take the GED test. It’s not required in our state, but I like them to do it because it’s good for them to have that certificate. That’s their equivalent of finishing their high school education. Some of them will finish it at 16 years old, but everyone is different. We’ll always celebrate that achievement with our own special graduation ceremony.

We typically try to make it a family thing and invite friends and family. In our area, there are some homeschool organizations that will graduate a bunch of kids together in one big graduation ceremony. They’ll have a ceremony with caps and gowns and diplomas, but we’ve never really participated in those events. Sometimes we’ll have 150 people at one of our family graduations. There’s a large enough gathering to constitute as our own big event!
We’ll decorate and set up a table with projects from their school years – things like their first grade papers when they were learning to write and all of the letters and words were written backwards. And then we’ll wrap it all up with a "This is Your Life" video presentation with images of them doing home school projects, or going on field trips, or sitting with me doing their phonics lesson, or maybe even working with Jim Bob on Mechanics 101.



It’s a wonderful thing to celebrate their lives so far and their education. They’ve accomplished a big milestone and they’re finished with taking standardized tests every year. But I let them know they’re not off the hook because I want my kids to never stop learning. There are opportunities to learn everywhere.

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