You know you're a HEdder when....

...you choose your family holiday according to your geography studies!

We do this all the time :) It fits in nicely. The children are so much more enthused about a subject, if we can actually go and see something of it.

Be it visiting a castle in Wales after studying the Medieval period, or camping in the lakes after reading Beatrix Potter's biography, we like to get out and about. 

When Ryanair had a sale, we flew to Venice for £5 each. We chose that destination after studying Italy with Galloping the Globe and reading Vendela in Venice. 

We loved Italy so much we are planning a short trip to Tuscany. [There is a sale again :) ] The children are actively involved in every detail of the planning. Searching bus/train timetables and prices, Googling the most popular attractions, through to where their favourite Renaissance art is housed. In fact everything from accompanying me to the passport office, to having their pocket money changed into Euros. 

They have also been doing some serious studying. Learning about famous Italians, the geography, the Romans [again], volcanoes, artists and composers, and even a few phrases that will no doubt come in handy...

Watch this space!

Arrivederci!

Leonardo DaVinchi's Woman with Ermine

The snow has gone...

This winter seems to have gone forever to us Brits. 

School in the garden

Always a pencil and sketchbook in the backpacks

Using water from the waterfall to paint a picture of it

Animals in hibernating and insects have paid the cost dearly. Farmers are counting their losses. BBC News Item But for now we are having a little sunny spell, who knows how long it will last till the rain is with us again, and come September, we are wondering if we even had a summer... Sound familiar? We made the most of our sunshine, with highs of 22C by packing some snacks and taking our studies outdoors.

Exploring a run-down mill

Lots to Catch up on...

Easter Term

We have had fabulous craft days, thanks to Merseyside Polonia Society and World Museum Liverpool over the past couple of years and this Easter was no letdown, Do check the WM web site as Easter approaches, and also Midsummer, as this is also celebrated to the max by the Polish community, and there will be fun galore!

Crafts at Polish Easter session

The next exciting encounter was at the Walker Art

Gallery where a Jane Austin style dance group

put on an excellent performance to music performed by a string quartet. The dancers were very chatty and told my children everything they wanted to know.  This was very much appreciated by the Pride and Prejudice fans in the family :)