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Nicole Chryst

Wellness Educator

 

Chasing truth, beauty, goodness, and all things naturally wholistic.

Faith over fear.

Ephesians 2:8-10

 

I’ve been married to my high school sweetheart since 2003. Together, we have four amazing children, by birth and adoption. When I am not teaching fine arts to my favorite upper school students at our incredible classical Christian school, I spend my days on our 7-acre property where I try my best to love my family well and experiment with hobby homesteading. My favorite things to do are cultivate my ever-expanding gardens, wrangle chickens, ferment all the things, sourdough bake with einkorn flour, and figure out new ways to use essential oils. I believe God has tasked us to be good stewards of our spaces in the world, and I guide my children to do the same.


I am a board member of The Sparrow Fund and an Empowered to Connect Facilitator. I love to dig in the dirt, cook nourishing food, capture beauty through my camera lens, watch the sunrise on the beach, and spend time with good literature on my porch while sipping on a hot cup of coffee.

2016-2017 Curriculum Choices

Our fifth year of homeschooling has officially commenced!  I can’t believe it!  We reevaluate each year about whether to continue, but I truly can’t imagine schooling any other way right now.  Here’s the lineup as of now!

Angel (6th grade)

  1. Memory Work: Claritas Classical Academy and fun review games
  2. Timeline: Classical Conversations
  3. Grammar: Fundamental Grammar
  4. Writing: Institute for Excellence in Writing
  5. Spelling: Spelling Plus
  6. Reading: Various chapter books for pleasure reading, non-fiction & fiction related to our studies
  7. Math: Math Mammoth 6
  8. History: Claritas Classical Academy, lots of reading
  9. Geography: Claritas Classical Academy and map drawing
  10. Science: Claritas Classical Academy, related studies and experiments, God’s Design for Science
  11. Health: Cooking skills, nutrition, human anatomy
  12. Art: Community day lessons covering elements of art and artist studies
  13. Music: Community day lessons covering music theory and composer studies, private piano lessons
  14. Foreign Language: Mandarin Chinese tutor
  15. Bible: Family Bible studies and Claritas Classical Academy
  16. Physical Education: Tae Kwon Do
  17. Typing: Type 2 Learn 4
Lovebug (3rd grade)
  1. Memory Work: Claritas Classical Academy and fun review games
  2. Timeline: Classical Conversations
  3. Handwriting: Zaner-Bloser Handwriting 3
  4. Grammar: Bridges Classical Community grammar lessons
  5. Writing: Copy work related to memory work
  6. Spelling: Spelling Plus
  7. Reading: All About Reading 4 and various pleasure reading
  8. Math: Math Mammoth 3 and Xtramath website
  9. History: Claritas Classical Academy, lots of reading
  10. Geography: Claritas Classical Academy and map drawing
  11. Science: Claritas Classical Academy, related studies and experiments, God’s Design for Science
  12. Health: Cooking skills, nutrition, human anatomy
  13. Art: Community day lessons covering elements of art and artist studies
  14. Music: Community day lessons covering music theory and composer studies, private guitar lessons
  15. Foreign Language: Mandarin Chinese tutor
  16. Bible: Family Bible studies and Claritas Classical Academy
  17. Physical Education: Tae Kwon Do

Sunshine (1st grade)

  1. Memory Work: Claritas Classical Academy and fun review games
  2. Timeline: Classical Conversations
  3. Handwriting: Zaner-Bloser Handwriting K
  4. Reading: All About Reading Level 2
  5. Math: Math Mammoth 1
  6. History: Claritas Classical Academy, lots of reading
  7. Geography: Claritas Classical Academy and map drawing
  8. Science: Claritas Classical Academy, related studies and experiments, God’s Design for Science
  9. Health: Cooking skills, nutrition, human anatomy
  10. Art: Community day lessons covering elements of art and artist studies
  11. Music: Community day lessons covering music theory and composer studies, private piano lessons
  12. Foreign Language: Mandarin Chinese tutor
  13. Bible: Family Bible studies and Claritas Classical Academy
  14. Physical Education: Tae Kwon Do

Dumpling (Pre-K)

He will be working on communication, building vocabulary, letter, number, shape & color recognition, and life skills, while also attending our classical community days with us.

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CONTACT ME

Street, Maryland

443.690.2385

nicole@naturallywholistic.com

Affiliate Disclosure

I may earn a small commission for my endorsement, recommendation, testimonial, and/or link to any products or services from this website. Your purchases through affiliate links help support my work in bringing you real information about health and wholistic wellness.

CONTACT ME

Street, Maryland

443.690.2385

nicole@naturallywholistic.com