We all love Sonlight for so many reasons, but one of the main reasons is that our kids have time to be KIDS! I'm so thankful that with the carefully laid-out schedule and quality Christ-based education, we can get a solid education and still have time for unstructured, creative play. Not only do they have time for academics, but they also have time to explore God's creation firsthand, not just in a book between overscheduled activities. Here, Steven (7, Core B) and Megan (4, Core A) do just that!

"Story of our Sonlight life: always wanting more," writes Kevin S of Chesapeake, VA.  "By the end of the first week [of P4/5], we were ahead of schedule. I finally had to tell Kayleigh 'no more.' We did Core F for more than two years. You'd think that we'd be tired of it, but we were sad to see it end. The books were so good I'm surprised we were able to stretch it out, with all of the sneaky reading ahead that goes on around here!" Here, Mackenzie (11, Core F), who's been studying with Sonlight for eight years, is caught on camera, peeking at the next day's lesson. Enthusiastic sister Kayleigh (4) is a new Sonlight student.

"Since using Sonlight all of my children have a thirst for reading that is almost unquenchable," writes Tammy W of Asia. "We have used Sonlight each year we have homeschooled, but this year was the first for me to be teaching three children on such a wide scale of ages and abilities. I was nervous, but since we LOVE the books we decided to give it a try. It was easier than I anticipated to use parts of Core F that all four children could learn from and enjoy. We also used Core A and our 5th grader loved the Read-Alouds as much as our kindergartner!" Here, Beth (6), Samuel (11), Ruthie (9) and Isaac (2) use the China Kit from Core F to practice calligraphy.