Joshua Schea, MSA Class of 2011, spent his summer as an intern at Urban Promise and is now a sophomore at Messiah College majoring in Anthropology and Philosophy. Here are his thoughts on his Mt. Sophia experience. Get up, get dressed, be at school by 8:00 and finish by 3:00…. Unlike most high school students, [...]
Read moreSince MSA has had a website, Angela O’Shaughnessy has been our site master. Angela has retired this year. We are very grateful for the many hours she has given to the site. Thanks, Angela. Lisa Schea is our new site master. She will be keeping things updated, post, and recruit posts. We’re so thankful that [...]
Read moreMt Sophia has some GOOFY rules for making a great school year. Here’s the scoop:
Read moreMSA has lots of kids headed off the college this week. I thought they might enjoy this important list of oxymorons I found in the book “Seismic Shifts” by Kevin Harney- and some pointers on making friends and achieving academic success at college (check the You Tubes below for that). Oxymorons: Act naturally Clearly ambiguous [...]
Read moreThis being the season for graduation, I thought I’d share my vlog on social success at college:
Read moreI wanted to share a few things I’ve learned with those who are a few years behind me. This is for you, homeschool high-schoolers: five simple lessons you should learn before graduating, whether you’re going on to college or to a career. Hopefully you will learn a lot more than this, but these are the [...]
Read moreThis was originally posted at http://7sistershomeschool.com, but I thought it was so powerful that I wanted to share it with Mt. Sophia: On Fridays we link up to Lisa-Jo at www.thegypsymama.com and “stop, drop and write” for five minutes. The idea is to refuse over-thinking and over-editing, and just write for the joy of it, [...]
Read moreEach year, on Thanksgiving, I take a challenge based on Psalm 103 (thanks, Biblegateway.com): Psalm 103 1Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. 2Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: 3Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; 4Who [...]
Read moreWe are getting ready to leap into the new school year. Here are 3 tips to help this year be successful: 1) Make a schedule Students who make and follow a schedule tend to do better than those who don’t. Schedules help you pace yourself- not over work and not over play. 2) Make friends [...]
Read moreLife is full of ups and downs. We’ve all seen days when the sky is gray, the birds aren’t singing, and the car won’t start. Just because you love homeschooling doesn’t mean it will always be fun or easy. Sometimes it’s just plain lousy. Does your life feel like a roller coaster? Maybe neither you nor [...]
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