"Parents have the first responsibility for the education of their children. They bear witness to this responsibility first by creating a home where tenderness, forgiveness, respect, fidelity, and disinterested service are the rule. The home is well suited for education in the virtues. This requires an apprenticeship in self-denial, sound judgment, and self-mastery - the preconditions of all true freedom." -CCC 2223

Resources


Regional

The Great Outdoors
Theler Wetland Trails: Belfair
Clear Creek Trail: Silverdale
Banner Forest: Port Orchard
Cushman Powerline Trail: Gig Harbor
Illahee Preserve: Bremerton
Guillemot Cove Nature Preserve: Seabeck
Bremerton City Parks
Point-No-Point Lighthouse: Hansville
Horseshoe Lake: Port Orchard
Rocky Creek Conservation Area: Purdy
Bainbridge Island Parks and Trails
Bloedel Reserve: Bainbridge


Performing Arts
The Admiral Theatery
Kitsap Forest Theater
Valentinetti Puppet Museum
CStock Community Theater
Jewel Box Theatre
Bremerton Community Theater
Peninsula Dance Theater
Bremerton Symphony


Groups/Sports/Clubs
Battle Point Astronomical Association: calling all astronomy buffs!
KBH Archers
South Kitsap Track and Field Club
Kitsap Live Steamers
Puget Sound Swim Club
South Kitsap HomeSchool Sports Club: soccer, basketball and baseball without typical pressures.
Kitsap YMCA
Olympic Outdoor Center: kayaking and paddleboarding tours and more.
Kitsap Audobon Society: birding resources galore.
Kitsap Sailing and Rowing
Kitsap Peninsula Mycological Society
Stillwaters Environmental Education Center


Museums
Pacific Planetarium
Bug Museum
Kitsap Historical Society and Museum
Poulsbo Marine Science Center
Naval Undersea Museum
Puget Sound Navy Museum
Sidney Art Museum
Log Cabin Museum
Poulsbo Heritage Museum
Suquamish Museum
Kid's Discovery Museum on Bainbridge


Etcetera
A Million Cool Things to Do in Seattle
Visitor Information for Kitsap Peninsula
Washington Homeschoolers Guide: giant portal specific to Kitsap and Mason Counties.




Cyber Goodies

Catholic Homeschooling
Mater Amablis: a free, simple, Charlotte Mason and authentically Catholic curriculum
St. Thomas School: a free, living book and classically centered Catholic curriculum
Homeschool Connections: online classes
Catholic Icing: crafts and liturgical ideas
Mater et Magistra: homeschooling magazine
Catholic Culture: living the liturgical year
CathSwap: Catholic Curricula Swap (yahoo group)

Other Random Gems
The Baldwin Project: online children's literature of many excellent, out-of-print books.
Khan Academy: all sorts of tutorials, a superb resource!
Deep Space Sparkle: art lessons for kids
Living Math Booklist
Librivox: free audio books
Handbook of Nature Study Outdoor Challenges
Sheppard Software: free online educational games of all sorts
HomeschoolShare: the unit study goldmine
TheHomeSchoolMom: free resources


Inspirational Bits
AudioSancto: sermons from many great priests on many great topics
Parent Leadership: excellent portal with many great articles
Divini Ilius Magistri: Pope Pius XI
The Large Family: Ven. Pope Pius XII
Education Begins in the Home: Bl. John Paul II
Spectata Fides: Pope Leo XIII
Educating in Virtue: by James Stenson
The Red Angel: a bit on fairy tales from G.K. Chesterton
Character Formation: by Laura Berquist





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