Chitchat
Yesterday in bath: Mom, I’ve made a discovery! That two and a half 1/5’s is 1/2!! *** I’m explaining what symmetry vs asymmetry is: Draw an imaginary line in the middle … Continue reading Chitchat
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.
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Simon, Neva and the monster truck Simon has built all having a great time.
The Big Fat Maths Book
Last Friday the postman brought us three new books: Grote Taalboek, Grote Taalboek oefenboek and Grote Rekenboek oefenboek (two books for a Dutch language curriculum and a maths book). He … Continue reading The Big Fat Maths Book
The Adventure Continues
Have visited the awesome Continium science museum in Kerkrade (in the south of The Netherlands) for the second time and loved it again. We enjoy Continium much more than NEMO … Continue reading The Adventure Continues
Probability Calculations
Simon was practicing probability calculations this weekend – with coins, dice and Pascal’s triangle. What are the chances if throwing heads or tails with one, two or more coins? And … Continue reading Probability Calculations
Everyday Life is Full of Numbers
Simon having evening tea: Mom! Do you know there are more seconds in an hour than there are minutes in a day?
Kinetic (Sticky) Sand and Microchips
Kinetic sand is a great success for two days in a row, two days of vacuuming the whole apartment that is… What is kinetic sand, Mom? It turns out that … Continue reading Kinetic (Sticky) Sand and Microchips
Geeks out of the box 