Your 4 Days Off
One question that we get asked a lot by parents who have joined us from more traditional school systems is: What should we do during our days off from co-op?
The answer is: whatever you want!
Each family joins our learning cooperative for different reasons and has a different agenda in mind when it comes to their homeschool. The children who enroll are also at different ages and stages of their learning journey which necessitates different things for each family. This is why there is no one size fits all answer to what you should do on your off days.
With 4 days off from co-op during the week, there are plenty of options for how you can choose to spend your time. We've put some suggestions below. Feel free to take the ideas that work for you and leave the rest.
General Suggestions for Your Days Off
Quran, Arabic and/ or other Islamic studies
Family trips and experiences
Team or individual sports
Passions projects and hobbies
Community volunteer projects
Learn age appropriate life skills
Hang out with your homeschool friends
REST!
Additional Suggestions for Ages 3-6
Reinforce Montessori values and approaches at home
Plenty of free play
Engage in lots of outdoors explorations
Additional Suggestions for ages 7-9
Plenty of free play
Engage in lots of outdoors explorations
Foundational academic skills practice (no more than 15 mins a day!)
Additional Suggestions for ages 10-12
Plenty of free play/ downtime
Engage in lots of outdoors explorations
Foundational academic skills practice (no more than 30 minutes a day!)
Finish up any assignments or projects taken home from co-op
Supplement priority subjects or skills as needed (focus on one thing at a time)
Additional Suggestions for ages 13-17
Plenty of free play/ downtime
Engage in lots of outdoors explorations
Foundational academic skills practice (no more than 1 hour a day!)
Finish up any assignments or projects taken home from co-op
Supplement priority subjects or skills as needed (focus on one thing at a time)
Sign up for an additional interest-based course, internship, apprenticeship, or part-time job to help round out their high school experience