Tapestry of the Desert: End of Year Celebration!

Wednesday, June 4, 2014

End of Year Celebration!

On Wednesday, May 14, Tapestry of the Desert celebrated the end of a fabulous year! We all gathered at Tumbleweed park for a pot luck dinner consisting of all the favorite foods of the modern-day presidents! Then there was a time of recognition for those students who are advancing from one level to the next. And, we had a lot of kids advancing! Those moving from Five in a Row to Lower Grammar are: Alyssa, Janie, Lizzie, Matthew and Julia. Moving from Lower Grammar to Upper Grammar are: Laney, Jasmine, Patrick, Grant, Ethan and Gabriel. Moving from Upper Grammar to Dialectic are: Caleb, Ben and Brayden. And, finally, moving from Dialectic to Rhetoric are: Connor, Cayman and Ellie. Congrats to all of the kids promoting and to all the kids and moms for having such a great year! We all have developed a deep love for history, but more importantly have a deep love for each other and for Jesus--after all, it's all HIStory!

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Tapestry of the Desert

We are a group of thirteen Christian families, committed to learning and growing in our Lord, Jesus Christ. First and foremost, we have chosen to homeschool our children to give our them an education that focuses on the holiness, glory and majesty of our creator. And, secondarily, to build strong families, strong character and strong communities; all for the glory of God!

Our name "Tapestry of the Desert", beautifully describes who we are! Each family in this co-op uses a multi-disciplinary curriculum called "Tapestry of Grace." Tapestry of Grace is primarily a history curriculum, but integrates literature, writing, art, humanities and worldview studies into a single curriculum that can be used for all school-aged children. And of course, the "Desert" part of our name describes where we live! We are all priveleged to call Arizona home, and love the beauty and splendor of the desert southwest! Everywhere we look we see God's handiwork: the mountains around us, saguaros standing tall and His handpainted sunsets each night.

Tapestry of the Desert does not exist to teach history to our children. Rather, this co-op is designed to enhance the lessons taught at home with supplemental activities relating to each lesson. Our children look forward to Thursday afternoons! They love the crafts and creations, sharing the work they have done and most of all they love the fellowship time with dear friends! Our families love being together and it is our prayer that God will keep us knitted together in the journey of teaching our precious children for years to come!