In 2008, author Christopher Paolini posed with his book “Brisingr,” the third in his four-novel “Inheritance Cycle” series. He is standing at his home in Paradise Valley, Montana. (AP Photo/David Grubbs) When Christopher Paolini was 15 years old, he started writing a novel that eventually was titled “Eragon,” the first…
Category: Home Educators Did It
“The Rift never would’ve happened had I not been home-schooled”
The Smithsonian Magazine hosted its third annual American Ingenuity Awards Thursday night in Washington. The event honored a group of remarkable individuals, perhaps none more interesting than Oculus VR founder Palmer Luckey. The 22-year-old — who sold Oculus to Facebook for $2 billion earlier this year — was recognized for…
Homeschool students take Taihape event
Taihape’s Got Talent Open section winners Faith, from left, Jonathon George, Jeremiah George, Taisha Gorman, Joshua George and Caleb Lazarus. PHOTOS/SUPPLIED A band of home-schooled students from rural Taihape won the open section of Taihape’s Got Talent a week ago. The five-member band Faith sing mostly Christian influenced music, though…
Where the River Rises by Rosie Boom
Some exciting news for a New Zealand home educating author: Rosie Boom! Where the River Rises has won the 2014 International Christian Small Publisher Book of the Year Award in the Children’s 8-12 years category. (This is the same award that Where the Crickets Sing won last year, 2013) Congratulations…
Home Schooler leads festive show
Teen leads festive show Medieval Christmas comes to town LEE MATTHEWS DAVID UNWIN/Fairfax NZ CHRISTMAS CRACKER: Nina Donkin is working through rehearsals for her new production The Flavour of Christmas. From left are David Mock, 16, Nina, 16, Grace Smith, 6, and Emily Good, 18. A medieval Christmas show, complete…