It's half term! And for the first time we're in sync with the schools. Mirabelle's enjoyed Civil-War related trips out, Asher's working on his piano skills, and Eden's getting used to wearing glasses, as well as practicing hard for a guitar performance at an upcoming Christmas show.

This time round Asher's been reading the Book of Marvels and the History of Medicine, Mirabelle's still enjoying her microscope studies, and Eden's thinking ahead to sixth form options as well as designing computer games.

In this episode Eden's reflecting on her recent sitting of her Environmental Management GCSE, Mirabelle's been looking through the microscope and conducting experiments on water, and Asher's been designing electricity pylons.

It's been a big week as Eden's had her first week at college, plus we're thinking already about options beyond GCSE. Mirabelle and I do some gardening in a thunderstorm, Asher beats me at chess and we discuss politics and Farenheit 451.

We're back! We've had a great summer, and in this episode Eden's sharing her first GCSE results and the plan for the next ones she's sitting. Mirabelle's excited about her new pet fish, and Asher's talking about his new chemistry course. Plus we fill you in on our summer adventures and what we're looking forward to this term.

It's our last episode of this season! We're still in summer holiday mode before starting our next academic year next month, but Eden's started a new chemistry course already and all three have been receiving end of season sports awards. Plus we're sharing what we're each looking forward to camping in the Lake District soon.

This time round we're camping in Cornwall, with some fascinating mine trips which tie into the Environmental Management GCSE. Eden's also sharing how she's done on her various online courses and groups this year.

We've reached the end of another academic year! Eden's reflecting on sitting her first few GCSEs, and what she's learnt about "deep practice" on the guitar. Asher and Mirabelle are picking their favourite books and topics, and we're all discussing what we're looking forward to over the summer (starting with a camping trip in Cornwall).

As Eden's first GCSE looms she's deep in past papers to practice, meanwhile Mirabelle's doing stop-motion animation, Asher and I are planning a Japanese garden, and Eden's performing in a production of "The Monstrum".

This time, Eden's sharing how she's getting on with GCSE mocks and past papers, Mirabelle's performing on stage as a famous character, and we're taking a mini-break in Blackpool.

It's nearly Easter and Eden's talking about how she's preparing for some mock GCSEs. Mirabelle's discussing anatomy experiments, swimming badges and seed planting. Asher's doing an interesting astronomy experiment with fizzy cola, and we're discussing art movements, the end of our middle east topic and a film festival we took part in.

In this episode, Eden's joined a newspaper writing team, Mirabelle's enthusing about her trip to Crufts, we're feeling sad at finishing a beloved book series, and we're having fantastic adventures on various day trips.

This time we're getting excited by what's appeared in our garden pond, Mirabelle's been learning about the sense of smell, we've finished more read-alouds in our Middle-Eastern topic and we're enjoying some classic movies.

In this episode Mirabelle and Luke are finding the first signs of spring in the garden, Eden's giving an update on her GCSE preparation and time management, Asher's making a DNA model out of sweets, and we're also talking about our recent Middle Eastern feast and trip to the West Midlands Police Museum.

As we approach the end of January we're participating in the Big Garden Birdwatch. Asher gives an update on his astronomy study and an experiment about twinkling stars, Mirabelle's studying bones, and we're talking about Islamic art and our current Ambleside free reads.

It's our first episode of 2024, Eden's sharing her interesting resolution for the year, we're doing some stargazing, and we're talking about the new topics we're starting which include Astronomy, Anatomy and a new Middle East topic.

It's our last episode of 2023 and we're sharing highlights of our Christmas and of the year as a whole - plenty to share! Hope you have a great New Year and see you in 2024...

We're deep in December and are immersing ourselves in our Christmas study of the Inklings, focusing on Tolkien's Letters to Father Christmas. Meanwhile we have fun at Warwick Castle and Mirabelle meets a special someone. Plus we're talking about various seasonal activities, baking and craft.

This time we're visiting The Rep's amazing production of The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe. We're celebrating our India topic with a feast, having a great time at the Comic-Con and getting ready for our Christmas topics.

In this episode we're reviewing the RSC's production of the Box of Delights, as well as discussing our India topic and how we've been using brick models to supplement our Asia studies. We're also filling you in on trips to Bear Grylls Adventure and Cadbury World and discussing our next module topic for Environmental Management GCSE.

This time round Eden's discussing college visits for elective home ed GCSE and vocational courses, as well as her trip to London. Mirabelle's talking about her trip to the zoo and links with her Sassafras studies. And Asher is talking about making Lego Christmas decorations and a trip to Sudbury Hall and it's children's museum and collections.

In a bumper episode we're filling you in on the highlights from our transatlantic crossing and stops in Spain, Portugal, Bermuda and New York! Plus we're sharing what we're doing in some of the groups we're part of, and Eden and Mirabelle have exciting film premieres of the movies they've been making with their drama groups.

This time, Eden's discussing a day's filming and her new sociology GCSE course. Mirabelle's talking zoology from the Sassafras Science book we're following. Asher's discussing the Bermuda triangle and a cholera outbreak, and we're all getting excited for our next adventure. Plus we're raving about the new game we're enjoying.

In this episode we're looking after extra dogs, Mirabelle reads a related poem, we're doing a Doodle Maths challenge, earning running medals and talking about the Life of Fred approach to maths and a recent book about the Titanic we enjoyed.