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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 homeschooling my favorite students, 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 herbs and 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.

2019-2020 Curriculum Choices

It’s our 8th year, friends!

I cannot believe it.

What started as a “we’ll take it one year at a time” venture has morphed into a way of life for which I am truly grateful.  I absolutely adore the homeschooling lifestyle.  Though some days I selfishly wouldn’t mind if I had the house to myself, the years are short, and so is my time with this crazy crew.  Especially as we enter into the high school years, I’m keenly aware of how little time we actually have with our people.  Angel is considering public school for her sophomore year, so I am truly going to savor every  bit of time with her I can get.  They grow up so darn fast, so I’ll happily soak up any time I can take advantage of.

Here is the outline of what we’re working with this year:

Angel (9th grade)

  1. English: Words Aptly Spoken Short Stories, Vocabulary Builder Workbook, assigned classic novels (The Scarlet Letter, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Giver, Uncle Tom’s Cabin), and Secrets of Great Communicators
  2. Math: Teaching Textbooks Geometry
  3. History: Exploring America
  4. Science: Apologia Biology
  5. Health: Apologia Health & Nutrition
  6. Personal Growth & Development: Career Studies class at co-op, The Enneagram Made Easy and Know Who You Are, Live Like It Matters
  7. Logic: The Art of Argument
  8. Fine Arts: Private Piano lessons
  9. Bible: Family Bible studies and Reaching a Lost World

Lovebug (6th grade)

  1. Memory Work: Claritas Classical Academy Cycle 4
  2. Timeline: Classical Conversations
  3. Grammar: Fundamental Grammar
  4. Writing: IEW U.S. History-Based Writing Lessons
  5. Spelling: Spelling Plus
  6. Reading: Hero Tales Vol 1 and various assigned great books
  7. Math: Math Mammoth 6 and Xtramath website
  8. History: America the Beautiful
  9. Geography: America the Beautiful and map drawing
  10. Science: God’s Design for Science: Our Planet Earth and Properties of Ecosystems
  11. Health: What’s In Our Food? Project
  12. Art: Class at co-op
  13. Music: Private Guitar lessons and Classical Music Theory & Appreciation
  14. Bible: Family Bible studies and Claritas Classical Academy
  15. Physical Education: Swimming and bowling league
  16. Typing: Typing Pal
  17. Coding: Coda Kid

Sunshine (4th grade)

  1. Memory Work: Claritas Classical Academy Cycle 4
  2. Timeline: Classical Conversations
  3. Handwriting: Zaner-Bloser Handwriting Grade 4
  4. Grammar: Fundamental Grammar
  5. Writing: IEW Bible Heroes Writing Lessons
  6. Spelling: Spelling Plus
  7. Reading: Hero Tales Vol 1 and various assigned great books
  8. Math: Math Mammoth 4 and Xtramath website
  9. History: America the Beautiful
  10. Geography: America the Beautiful and map drawing
  11. Science: God’s Design for Science: Our Planet Earth and Properties of Ecosystems
  12. Health: What’s In Our Food? Project
  13. Art: Class at co-op
  14. Music: Private Piano lessons and Classical Music Theory & Appreciation
  15. Bible: Family Bible studies and Claritas Classical Academy
  16. Physical Education: Swimming and gymnastics
  17. Typing: Typing Pal

Dumpling (2nd grade)

  1. Memory Work: Claritas Classical Academy Cycle 4
  2. Timeline: Classical Conversations
  3. Handwriting: Zaner-Bloser Handwriting Grade 1
  4. Language Arts: Local private tutoring
  5. Math: Local private tutoring
  6. History: America the Beautiful
  7. Geography: America the Beautiful and map drawing
  8. Science: God’s Design for Science: Our Planet Earth and Properties of Ecosystems
  9. Health: What’s In Our Food? Project
  10. Art: Class at co-op
  11. Music: Classical Music Theory & Appreciation
  12. Bible: Family Bible studies and Claritas Classical Academy
  13. Physical Education: Swimming and various outdoor activities

 

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CONTACT ME

Street, Maryland

443.690.2385

nicole@naturallywholistic.com

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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