Homeschooling Adopted Children
By Carrie Lafferty, Off-Campus Program Advisor When I think back on the days before we adopted our son, I was filled with fear. Would he be healthy? Would we like each other? Would he want to be a part of our family? Would I be able to give him all that he needed? Fast forward […]
Teens and Zzz’s
The benefits of homeschooling and distance learning extend beyond taking ownership over your own education; they allow you to cultivate a healthy lifestyle. Clonlara School’s Off-Campus Program students and learners enrolled in our online courses have the flexibility to schedule learning around their needs, but even with this flexibility, it can still be difficult to get […]
Clonlara Showcases Student Art from Around the World
By Clonlara School Clonlara School hosted its annual Art Show & Open House on March 7, 2019. The exhibit featured works by more than 60 Clonlara students from 10 different countries as well as a performance by our campus Youngers (and some of their even younger siblings). We are thankful to all of the artists who […]
Sarah Reed ’18: She Bakes the Cake!
By Clonlara School If you have a special event coming up and need an extraordinary cake to mark the occasion, call Sarah Reed. Even before she graduated from Clonlara last year, Sarah and her cousin Emily Peterson started their own business, Cousins Creations Baked Goods, LLC, located in Great Neck, New York, on Long Island. […]
Tribute to Billie Fahrner
By Pat Montgomery, Founder Editor’s Note: Earlier this month, we lost a dear member of our school community. Billie Fahrner was a Clonlara School parent, staff member, and board member. She is remembered and celebrated here by Founder Pat Montgomery, her colleague and friend. I met Billie Fahrner in 1965 when I taught her brother […]
A Parent’s Perspective on Clonlara’s Early Elementary (K–2) Program
By Clonlara School We interviewed Sally, the parent of a 6-year-old Clonlara School student, to get some insight into her family’s decision to choose our Campus Program. Her answers offer a glimpse into learning in the early years at Clonlara as well as advice for families considering our school for their young children. Tell us a […]
Brooke (Bargowski) Vega ’07: Entrepreneur, Author, and Purveyor of Positivity
By Clonlara School Next time you sign your “John Hancock” on an important document, you might think about Clonlara 2007 graduate Brooke (Bargowski) Vega. Brooke recently wrote and self-published a book, Create a Signature You Love. While many believe cursive writing is becoming a lost art, Brooke turns that notion on its head. Her book […]
How to Help Students Take Charge of Their Learning
By Melissa Lefevre, Online Program Teacher Have you ever sat through a course—eyes glazed over as you are inundated with seemingly useless information—and thought, “how does this apply to me?” If you have, you are on to something. It is important to ask this question. Life is too short to sit idle and unengaged, dragging […]
Everett DuBois ’17: Man in Motion
By Clonlara School You may have already “met” Everett DuBois. Donned in his green Commencement garb, Everett graced the cover of Clonlara School’s 50th Anniversary Impact Report, his ear-to-ear grin welcoming readers to a celebration of Clonlara’s belief that “learning begins with curiosity.” While enrolled at the school, and since graduating in 2017, Everett has […]
Enjoying Poetry in the Younger Years
“I’m a great believer in poetry out of the classroom, in public places, on subways, trains, on cocktail napkins. I’d rather have my poems on the subway than around the seminar table at an MFA program.” —Billy Collins (U.S. Poet Laureate) By April Huard, Off-Campus Program Advisor As a poetry lover, I jumped at the […]