About the Omarsea Crew

We are the Trefethens. After 10 years of planning we decided to sell our home and buy a sailboat. In November 2007 we departed Portland Oregon for the Virgin Islands and our 50 foot sloop the OMARSEA. Our three children Ben, Juli and Steve are enjoying the benefits of being homeschooled. Join us on our continuing adventures as we explore the East coast of America on the way to New Zealand.

Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Home school aboard the Omarsea. After a few weeks of being offshore we threw ourselves into our classwork with great relish. Geometry is nearly completed and Ben takes his final exam this Friday.  The kids are delving into Oceanography, History, world events and global trends that effect our every day lives. They are writing several reports every week and we should be seeing more of their efforts here on the blog site.
We are beginning to read aloud to the family more now. Steve is reading a series of stories to Juli tonight. He is becoming very good at it. I am reading the Percy Jackson series to the kids an hour at a time. It provides us with a family activity we can share together that is not a movie or a recorded book on cd. I have found I really enjoy reading to them and look forward to doing so.  We often diverge during our reading starting conversations about classic Greek and Roman history and mythology. Lively discussions often ensue and it can be several minutes before we get back to the story.

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  1. You know... those are the things most precious, and the things that land lubbers lose interest in too fast. I so much like the story read aloud at a family gathering. It seems lost in the bustling distracting world of today. It is how Charles Dickens, Mark Twain and many others got their start writing and reading to their friends and family gatherings as they grew up.

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  2. Nice post! Sounds like a great way to spend an hour! Do you guys use e-readers or just real books?

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    1. While here in Fort Myers we are trying to use all the real books that the library will loan us. We are also trying to save the Kindle books for off shore when "books" are not available.

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