Tennis everyone!
Had sort of a family tennis training today. Hitting the ball remains tough, but it was enjoyable for Simon. He says he’s not great at it but is getting “average”. … Continue reading Tennis everyone!
Author: Geeks out of the Box
This is a blog about Simon, a young mathematician and programmer, and his little sister Neva. We write this blog together, share their projects and thoughts on their journey towards self-dicovery. They’re growing up in a supportive non-coercive learning environment. We deeply believe in interest-based, self-paced education and have had to move countries to make this possible as a family.
Visit Simon’s website at https://simontiger.com/
We are a family from Amsterdam who moved to Antwerp because homeschooling is illegal in The Netherlands.
This blog started as https://antwerpenhomeschooling.wordpress.com in March 2016. Over the years, most of our entries have gravitated towards exploring together with Simon as he has developed an insatiable passion for programming, math and science. His sister Neva is treading on his heals. We changed or name to Geeks of the Box in May 2021.
Simon’s elegant sequence
Simon likes to compile sequences in bath. This one was so beautiful I asked him to write it down The answer:
Simon drawing electric circuits
What Simon has been producing most lately are electric circuit designs. The last photo is of the nice graph he invented to show the correlation between voltage and the direction … Continue reading Simon drawing electric circuits
Swimming lesson
Simon is getting better with his breaststroke
Vacation. But not from learning.
We’ve been on vacation in Southern France for a week by now. But Simon insists that there should be no break to learning
Our home turned into a biodegradable plastic factory for one day
Simon found the recipe in one of his chemistry booklets. We have used potato starch, vinegar, glycerine, food coloring and water. The most fun piece was the little blue squashy … Continue reading Our home turned into a biodegradable plastic factory for one day
Got second-hand LittleBits last night!
Simon was up to a new challenge and spent the whole day building circuits. Even during his Chinese lesson. We managed to finish 5 projects today: Spin Roller Bubble Bot Breezy … Continue reading Got second-hand LittleBits last night!
Life as a Battle of Forces
Simon loves it when we read Larry Gonick’s Cartoon Guide to Physics (we have a Russian translation). My guess is that book is partially responsible for him trying to picture his … Continue reading Life as a Battle of Forces
Another great date
We are growing fond of our new friends who, just like us, have moved from The Netherlands to Belgium to homeschool their kids. It’s for the first time ever that … Continue reading Another great date
Don’t hit that old man!
Contrary to what’s expected of a “normal” Dutch 6 year old, Simon can’t bike a two-wheeler yet. But he can bike a three-wheeler! Well, almost.
The Quint Circle
Simon gave me a lecture on the quint circle (circle of fifths) late last night.
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