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Tammy Frei is the mother of 9 children ranging in ages from
18 years to 3 months. She has been homeschooling for over 10
years. Her oldest son is a Heritage Scholar at BYU (full
tuition for 4 years) and is loving it! Her next son will be
starting Olympic Community College in the fall through
Running Start. She has homeschooled through just about
everything including 5 pregnancies and newborns, a husband
who was Bishop for 6 and 1/2 years, serious illness of a
family member, construction on her home and big callings of
her own. She says "I feel like I've gone through the
homeschooling 'refiner's fire' and survived!" She has no
degrees and only studied a few months of college at Ricks
before she was married and started on her current journey.
"Homeschooling
was overwhelming to me at first and not something I'd ever
planned on doing, but I knew through a lot of prayer it was
the right thing to do, so I just jumped in and did it!" She
has learned much through extensive reading, asking lots of
questions, and trial and error. She will be the first to
admit that homeschooling has been one of the hardest things
she's done, but also one of the most rewarding. "I have no
regrets and I'd do it all again." She has people in her home
often to observe her homeschool in action -- and feels like
part of the reason she needed to homeschool was to mentor
other LDS families. She currently lives in Bremerton with her
family and is the Primary President in her ward.
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Class 1 - Organizing It All
Have you ever
felt overwhelmed, and that everything is out of control?
Or that you’re running to catch up to your children, your
home, and all the family activities? We will be discussing
how you can get back control of your life, your home, and
family. We will be organizing chores, music practice,
laundry (come see how to harness the socks!), schoolwork,
grocery shopping, family home evening, menu planning,
family council, and more! I believe organization should be
fast and easy in order to work. It is a tool for success.
Also, bring your own favorite organizing ideas for a
brainstorming good time.
Class 2 - Teaching Them all
Do you have more
than one age group in your homeschool? Or maybe you have a
school age child and a baby or toddler. Maybe you have one
in college, a high schooler, a junior high age child, one
middle schooler, two elementary age children, a
preschooler, a toddler and a baby all at the same time--
like me! Can it really be done and still keep our sanity?
The answer is a resounding YES -- and we can enjoy
the journey at the same time. We'll be discussing
teenagers, babies, and everything in between. Also, how do
you homeschool through pregnancy? Can we still do justice
to our callings and visit teach? How do we keep from
neglecting the little ones while we're spending so much
time with the older ones? What are our options in
Washington for high school? How do we get scholarships?
All this and more will be discussed in this class. Also, I
will be bringing my three oldest children for a question
and answer period.
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