We are very excited to be adding to what Jasper and I do at home and the homeschooling center with the addition of the Virtual School which is being run by OPS (Omaha Public School) district.  After attending a well run presentation by Rob and Wendy, who are heading up the project, we learned Jasper will receive laptop to do online curriculum on such key subjects as literature, math, health, science at home.  Additionally, I will bring Jasper to the wonderfully active and innovative Do Space Technology Library once a week for three hours at a time to collaborate with other students, create,  be social together and at times host a guest speaker, who could be a local expert or an individual for example Skyping in from another country as an Oceanologist.  The possibilities for learning and allowing Jasper to continue to grow in his core subjects and yet apply them in real and meaningful situations and realities with innovative technologies is a key to learning in the years to come.  I believe that in utilizing core topics, with inborn gifts and talents and focused with help of technologies in collaborative settings can only set the way for innovative and useful solutions to many problems people experience both in our local community, our nation and world wide.  I am honored and excited to be a part of this process. I am also grateful for the chance and flexibility inherent in the program to allow him to go at his own pace, to use and apply his strengths to develop his confidence in what he CAN do and also for the schedule that still gives me plenty of time for learning at home, socialization with our various social groups and the Omaha Homeschool Learning Center.

Now, I need to get ready to be organized and ready for an exciting year to come…