Cicero Notebook
A collection of articles, posts, and other resources to help homeschoolers, worldschoolers, and other families navigate their learning journeys.

How My Education Changed My View of Education
Many students thrive in a traditional school setting. Brick and mortar schooling where you sit at desks with 15-25 other students is a system that

Volunteering Opportunities for Students
There are many reasons why middle schoolers and high schoolers may want to volunteer their time. Volunteering opportunities for students can provide real-world, hands-on work

Worldschooling Hubs: School From Anywhere
Worldschooling, the act of taking your kids on an extended traveling experience, and using the world as their classroom, is on fire. More families than

Blog Your Way To Better Writing
At Cicero we get a lot of requests for writing support—whether embedded into our normal ELA courses as a strong focus or, in some cases,

Let’s Talk About Executive Function
We’ve been discussing executive function a lot in the halls of Cicero these days—ok, by “halls” we mean on our Slack channel for teachers. Executive

Core v Electives
It’s a classic dilemma for anyone who’s cast off the yoke of traditional schooling. I’ve got the freedom to design my curriculum in whatever way





