Holy Protection Homeschool Co-op

Do you know what King Arthur’s legend, a short story by George Youannou, Romeo and Juliet, O Heavely King, and Acts of the Apostles have in common? With the Pentecost approaching, as an end of year activity, the kids explored an Escape Room activity that led to discussions around biblical allusions in literature across genres, the centrality of the Liturgical year across Christendom in generations past, as well as our continued communion with our ancestors and ancestral legacy.

At the beginning of spring, the kids helped father Iulian plant the garden. Now they get to see the fruits of their labor. Not just that, but they get to use what they grew to cook their breakfast and lunch, and beyond the garden they help take care of the grounds of the church.

Because sometimes working on the floor makes more sense❣️

April 5th, 2023:

Thank you for participating yesterday. We explored the master mason myth by reading excerpts of the ballad of Master Mason Manole. We discussed rime, the theme of sacrifice for creation, parallels with martyrdom and relics and the building of churches. In French we reviewed elements of French culture, greetings, the alphabet and learned vocabulary related to gardening. In the garden, we made discussed the relationship between humans and a garden and read the life of st Phocas. In Byzantine chant we practiced the scale and reading ison and apostrophos.

In Greek we worked on practicing reading and explored familiar scriptural text to give us confidence in our reading, learned about articles and pronouns.