You're right about the work part. I remember an officemate who started work too early and was not yet done with his thesis. Until now, he has not collected his diploma because he's too busy with work. Let kids be kids. Let them finish schooling first. As for dual enrollment, I guess that would depend on the child's capacity and needs...and if they like to go for it. 😊

The chocolate with volcanic ash! Looks interesting. How does that taste? And the mix of chocolate and liquorice is also an unexpected pair. It's something good to try though! I should list them all down in case I get the chance to visit the Nordics ❄️❤

My son just turned 15, this would be a good curriculum for him.

Chocolate is one of my favorite treats. I too think it would be a great souvenir from Iceland .

I imagine it would be difficult to find homeschooling curriculum that works well for your specific needs. Reviews like this, I'm sure, is invaluable to many home school families in helping them find the right curriculum. Guest Hollow looks like it would work great for many families.

I love the idea of printing out pages with the book covers, I can totally see that working for me. Thank you.

Looks like a lot of great curriculum - definitely need to save this for when we get to high school several years down the road 😅

Wonderful flip thru! I think the Lord led me here....PE is an area we haven't jumped into very much and this looks so great❤ I'm a new subscriber now! Thanks so much!

Really liked this collab! We need more high school homeschooling moms out there!

Excellent review! Thank you!

Guest Hollow does look like a lot. I haven't worked up the courage to try it ( even though it looks like a beautiful program! )

The Thrive Curriculum sounds intriguing!😊

Is the Seven Sisters only for high school?

If you had to pick just one subject/area with Guest Hollow, which would you choose?

I’ve never heard of Guest Hollow except from you, and thus absolutely makes me want to try it!!!

So many great ideas!! ❤ I think you are a great souvenir shopper! I got some great ideas for my next adventure! ❤❤ The two times we went to Iceland, we had just found out that a new granddaughter was coming! I was able to purchase both a pair of hand knitted booties from the knitting society! ❤ The lava salt is amazing! You’ll love it! And miss it when it’s gone! LOL😂

This was great. Makes me want to try 7 sisters. And makes me want to try guest hollow even more.

Thanks for sharing these CJ! I love videos about high school

So many fun souvenirs! Wow, even with Black Sea salt. So many fun ingredients in those products! Ash too! Wow.

thank you so much. we will be doing chemistry in the kitchen with my 10th grader in the fall and i'm nervous.

Thank you for making this video

It's so exciting and beautiful package for souvenirs.Thanks

Those socks look lovely 😍

Bringing back a magazine is a fun idea.

I like the souvenirs and honestly, I would appreciate fashion mags from any other country to see in-depth what their fashion sense is like 😂. Cheers

Ohhhh lovely! We really want to go to Iceland one day. Did you find things were expensive there? Iv heard that a lot and puts me off a little! I love bringing foods back from places we visit, those liquor chocolate sounds so cool. I love liquor and chocolate but never had them together. love the idea of recreating a meal from there once back home. So interesting the history of the hand knitting association. Some great ideas for unique gifts from Iceland 🙏😍

The vanilla lip mask is fireee 🤫🔥

I need to try this store.

Thanks for sharing these exciting information

This makes me want to go to Trader Joe’s!! Such unique items!! Kerry gold butter is our favorite!!!

I love going to Trader Joe's but only go once a month because both of them are 25 min away from me but when I go I stock up 🤣

Love seeing all the new finds at TJ's! I go there at least once a month and we enjoy so many of all the fun snacks that the store has. My kids especially love the Plantain Chips & Inca Corn Snacks 😋

the pink pig looks like a piggy bank!

The chocolate with the ashes is so interesting! I would have never thought that was a thing! Thanks for sharing!

My Niece went to a public highschool, but was able to also take college courses during highschool at a local community college through a dual enrollment program. She was able to graduate with her associate's degree from the community college at the same time she graduated highschool. She's now working on her Bachelor's degree which she will be able to get two years earlier because she dual enrolled in highschool. Dual enrollment is great for those who can manage it, but not al students can handle this kind of arrangement. It all depends on the student and what is best for them. You are right, this isn't something that should be pushed on any family, but parents and students need to be aware of all the options out there. I have a nephew who was a terrible student when going to public school, but did home-school during his highschool years and turned out to be an amazing student. Turns out, without the distraction of trying to fit in/impress other students, he had no need to act out and actually paid attention in the homeschool setting. But, I can see where there might be some kids who are more likely to learn and pay more attention in the traditional classroom setting (whether that's public school or a private school). It all truly depends on the child/student and thier needs. No two kids are alike.

Interesting! But wait… You don’t like chocolate?! 😂

Iceland looks like a cool place to visit, these loom like good souvenirs.

Loved hearing what your hits and misses this year!

🎉hooray!!! I’ve been to Iceland 3 times. Love it there. So peaceful.

I am looking for a Christmas around the world study that does not discuss Santa. Do you happen to remember if this one discusses Santa?

Thank you for this!! ❤

I loved this video! I just wanted to say CJ, you are soo beautiful!! Your light shines bright, I love to see your huge smile in every video. 😍

Love this! I definitely have these same feelings. We have never been co-op people. We tried a couple of times, but realized that we just do better on our own. But, the push to dual-enroll is really interesting. It does seem that every single homeschool high school group I am part of talks about the need for dual-enrollment, but my oldest just isn't interested. It's funny because that was always our path, but once we got to the point where she could dual-enroll, she decided she preferred to just do her own thing. Now she is in her last year, able to graduate a year early, and we are still not doing the dual-enrollment thing. Is it a great option? Absolutely! Free college credits (or credits at a reduced rate) sounds amazing. BUT, I didn't do any college credits before college, and I was able to do just fine. I don't think it is necessary. If she decides she wants to do a super-senior year and do that, great, but if not, I am not worrying about it either. I think a lot of homeschoolers feel like if they don't have those dual-enrollment credits on their child's transcripts it somehow makes the other grades that the parent has given not "real" for some reason. But, I am very confident in my high schoolers, and don't want to take away their childhood just because it is an option. Clearly I have a lot of thoughts on this topic! Great video 🥰

We’ve used Writeshop for language arts for years. This will be our last year. Next year we will try 7 Sisters. I’m excited about it!

Taking notes for the upcoming years. We have a rising 6th grader but 7th grade will be here before we know it! For our electives, we are continuing with swim and drum lessons. We are working on learning Spanish with Duolingo. I love these Life Skills activity books. I need to order them.

Totally agree. In the long run, it’s not even going to matter if your child is a few years behind or ahead. Better to go with when the child is mentally ready.

We are using BJU press for language arts. Everything else has been a pain in the rear for us.

We rebelled from the "norm" in our area so many ways! We didn't put them in big day long activities that went all year like debate or theater (literally met 6 hours a week all year and then competitions), we didn't do the co-op thing nor the charter thing. We didn't do all the private instrument lessons. You have to judge for your family and your child.

Great video and thoughts about dual enrolling!

Agree 💯! Love this! Well said! 🙌☺️