As we head into the last week of July it’s time to recap our sun-fun and plan out fall-fun! Here’s some pics from the fun in the sun over the past few months … Our summer services were filled with…
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Fun in the Sun
Posted in Back2School, Child Development, Curriculums, Education, Family, Holidays, Homeschool, Language/Literacy, Learning through Play, Mi Families, Michigan, Motor Skills, Parents, Social Skills, Special Needs, Tutoring Tagged with: classes, co-ops, fall, field trips, friends, Homeschool, Summer
the 1st half of 2025
WOW! What a busy first half of the year. Mi Families facilitated gym classes, outdoor ed, STEAM programs, art and board game sessions, volunteer projects, plus tutor times and developmental therapies. We had many field trips and EDventures, our teens…
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Ready to DIVE into 2025
As we get ready to DIVE into 2025 – some of Mi Families and my family members are reflecting back on the fun had throughout 2024. Below are pics from the last half of this past years classes, field trips,…
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Our story: The past and the future
As we wind down our fun in the sun – summer programs, and prepare for fall – I’m sitting here thinking back to all the programs we’ve facilitated over decades. I’m especially thankful for the unexpected EDventures over the past…
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Jan-May24’Review w/Summer Preview
Mi Families (“my families”) facilitates programs for families. All sorts of programs! Check out our website to learn more AND click the pics below to see what some of our programs looked like this past spring. From 1on1s to group…
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…There’s more in store for 2024
2023 was an unpredictable year, but we still had lots of fun in all our programs. Here’s some pics of what we were up to the last half of the year … and info on what programs we’ll have starting…
Time to plan programs: Fall23
I thought we were still in the middle of the summer – so I was surprised to get messages asking what fall programs are planned. Then I realized next week is August and fall programs start in just over a…
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Learning language – loving literature
This month we have been focusing on Language development. From speech to reading to writing we’ve focused on building a love for literature. Literature is beyond a school readiness skill. Reading and writing are skills that will not only help…
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me & my community
Some of my students are interested “in a galaxy far far away.” The make-believe world of Star Wars is being watched and played out by this next generation and it awesome how much they learn about society and communities from such…
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Making Friends
I’ve been asked to write about “social stuff.” Most people count “social stuff” as making friends, and at “Adventure Academy” we make friends when we make a mess and make believe together. Infants to pre-teens play together and learn together in…
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