August 10, 2011

"Not" Back to School Blog Hop: School Room



Welcome to Cornett Academy! 

We are very blessed to have a room devoted in our home to school in. When we built this house several years back, this layout really caught our eye. It was all about having a playroom for our kiddos back then during the toddler/ preschool years. That all changed though when the Lord was leading me to seriously look at homeschooling our young girls. Over the past few years we have been clearing the room out of  toys, etc., and it is officially our school room now. It is beginning to have the feel that I initially envisioned when we  began this adventure. 

We also school at the bar stools in the kitchen, table (on occasion), and reading on our couch in the family room. When we get a bit stir crazy we pick up the table and move it out into the family room so that we can enjoy the natural light from the windows. It is way too hot here to attempt this in the summer though. In fact, the school room is the coolest spot in the whole house during summer. Field Trips are the ideal learning environment for us and we like to scatter them throughout the year.

This past year my sister donated her old sewing table to us that has now become the teacher's desk. :)

































Here is a closer view of the left side of the room. This table that the girls school at has been with us since our oldest was about 18 months old. My mom got it on clearance at Pottery Barn Kids. We still love it!

































Here is a closer view of the right side of the room. The white & blue table holds all our supplies/ manipulatives.

































In the far right corner as you walk in is our music area. My parents bought this awesome karaoke machine for Christmas last year. Our girls both love to sing. :)

























In the far left corner as you walk in is our cozy little bookshelf that originally came from a public library when we picked it up at a garage sale. We also have the singing Audubon clock above it.

































Here is a close up of our curriculum shelf. Unfortunately it is still set up with last year's books. I haven't ordered all our things for this next year yet. We start school the day after Labor Day.

























Here is our art wall and where the last bit of toys are hidden. SSShhh... we like to keep that quiet! :)

































This is our Missionary wall. We hope to add much more to this soon.


























These have been hanging in our schoolroom for some time now. This will be the sixth year we are entering into solely by the Grace of God.

































This is one of my favorite accessories in the entire room... the Crayola light switch cover. We bought this shortly after moving into our home several years ago at an arts & craft show. Such sweet memories!

































Hope you enjoyed your visit into our little school room. I have really enjoyed seeing/meeting all of you and the beautiful & creative spaces that you school in. What a blessing it is to do what we do! Nothing quite compares to pouring into our kids and witnessing their growth and maturity. What an awesome sight... when they allow the Lord to mold and shape them during their years at home.


Have a wonderful year, ladies!


Please join us in the "Not" Back to School Blog HOP at Heart of the Matter Online.

15 comments:

Inspiration Station said...

I love the color of your walls. You have such a nice school room setup. Have a wonderful year!

Lynn said...

Love your crayola light switch.. Very cute. I might need to invest in some of these cubbies. I've seen that a lot going through everyone's schoolrooms this week :) Thanks for sharing your room. Looks stunning!

Tracy said...

What a great space for you and your girls! I love the "cubes" and hidden storage. And the missionary wall...a neat idea that I haven't seen before.

And your quote, "This will be the fifth year we are entering into solely by the Grace of God", says it perfectly. Only by the grace of God can I do what I'm doing.

Have an awesome year!!

Kim said...

I LOVE your room!! It's so organized, yet so comfortable - and functional. Hope you guys have a great year!

Unknown said...

I've always loved your school room. Everything is so strategically set up.

Losin' said...

Such a lovely room! And karaoke----fun! :-) I hope you have a great year!

Monica said...

What a gorgeous, bright room! Love the art wall too.
Monica

Tiffany said...

Love your room!! There are so many cool things in there and it's so bright! Have a great year!

{leah} said...

I like your room, the colors are nice and it looks so great!

Have a great year!!

thanks for stopping by :)

The Adventurer said...

Great school room Lucky to have one room dedicated to that purpose:) Where did you get the house rule poster, I really like it.

cam said...

I love your room! It might be one of my favorites so far...I've been slowly making my way through the posts from last week but came here after you commented on my blog today.
I love the 21 rules poster. Where did you get that? I also love the karaoke machine- nice gift! I'd like to have one for the boys so thanks for reminding me to add it to our wish list. ;)

fixedonHIM said...

Thanks for all the comments, ladies.

The 21 Rules Poster is a book by Gregg Harris and Joshua Harris. It comes with this poster that you see on our wall.

Amazon has it...http://www.amazon.com/Original-21-Rules-This-House/dp/0923463887

Blessings,
Denise

Carla (Choosing His Joy) said...

Thanks for the encouraging post on my recent blog post! I love your classroom...it's so fun!

Laine said...

Your school room is so cute! And I really like the ABC's around the ceiling...reminds me of my first grade classroom in school. =)

RachelT said...

Hi! Your classroom makes me happy just looking at it - I wish I could step inside. Green is my favorite color so I love the walls! Everything looks so well organized, bright and cheery!