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.
I’ve had several recent emails asking about our experience with Claritas Classical Curricula memory work for our homeschool studies, so it seemed like a good time to review it on the blog. Especially now that we’ve been using it for a year and a half, I feel like I can offer my perspective to hopefully...
It was the kind of afternoon where everyone was quietly and peacefully playing. So glorious. I sneaked upstairs to grab a shot of whoever I could find, and Sunshine was my first target. My camera’s shutter quickly gave away my position though, and no one else would allow me to capture the goodness of the...
Afternoons are for … running away to the backyard with your siblings to go on an adventure. I was inside yesterday preparing to host our Friday night Bible study (and nursing a developing cold) when I realized I hadn’t heard from the children in awhile. They’re always only a walkie talkie call away, but I...
We had a super spectacular first day back at Bridges Classical Community today! This officially marks our first day back to school, and all of my kiddos beamed with smiles. They told me what an awesome time they had! Score! We are so happy at our co-op and have such a wonderful community. I’m tutoring...
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) Memory Work: Claritas Classical Academy and fun review games Timeline: Classical Conversations Grammar: Fundamental Grammar...
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Hi! I was wondering if you could tell me how your community day is structured. Specifically the “challenge” type group. Do you still have paid tutors? Or does everyone share the load?
This is amazing to read because our community also recently made the switch to mostly Claritas! And I say mostly because some subjects we felt we just had to write our own sentences. We also, like you, appreciate the freedom to match our science labs to reinforce their memory work. It’s been so much work but it’s also been very rewarding. Thanks for your honest opinion!
Pearl, thank you so much for taking the time to share your experience! I do not homeschool anymore, but Claritas was such a blessing for us for years!