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a homeschooling blog about Simon, a young mathematician and programmer, and his little sister Neva. Visit https://simontiger.com

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By Geeks out of the Box Posted on May 27, 2017June 2, 2017

Beautiful afternoon at the beach today

 

Categories: Exercise, Notes on everyday life, Together with sisTags: homeschooling, notes, Together with sis
By Geeks out of the Box Posted on May 1, 2017May 1, 2017

Tennis season is open!

Simon disliked the lessons he followed at the tennis club, mainly because they started way too early in the morning, so we switched to family “lessons” instead – all the … Continue reading Tennis season is open!

Categories: Exercise, Together with sisTags: sports, Tennis
By Geeks out of the Box Posted on February 21, 2017February 21, 2017

Snow

Back home from an adventurous trip to the Tirol Alps. Simon is excited to tell everyone about how our car got stuck deep in the snowy forest on the night … Continue reading Snow

Categories: Exercise, Milestones, Notes on everyday life, Together with sisTags: notes, snow, Tirol, Together with sis, vacation
By Geeks out of the Box Posted on October 31, 2016

550 jumps

Simon and Neva invented a game of hopping inside the trampoline on one foot and one knee and counting in sessions, they later added all of their jumps together and … Continue reading 550 jumps

Categories: Exercise, Notes on everyday life, Together with sisTags: sports, Together with sis
By Geeks out of the Box Posted on October 6, 2016October 31, 2016

Home sports

The rules are as follows: the one jumping on the trampoline throws the ball and has scored every time the other player hasn’t managed to catch it. The trampoline is … Continue reading Home sports

Categories: Exercise, Together with sisTags: sports
By Geeks out of the Box Posted on September 12, 2016

We love Antwerp’s playgrounds

Categories: ExerciseTags: Playing outside
By Geeks out of the Box Posted on September 5, 2016

Motor Skills

It’s great to see how Simon’s fine and gross motor skills are improving with age.

Categories: Exercise, MilestonesTags: sports
By Geeks out of the Box Posted on August 8, 2016

In a certain sense

– I do like going to the beach in a certain sense, – Simon told me before going to bed. – I like kiting and jumping over the waves with … Continue reading In a certain sense

Categories: Exercise, UncategorizedTags: sea
By Geeks out of the Box Posted on July 22, 2016

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!

Categories: Exercise, Milestones, Uncategorized
By Geeks out of the Box Posted on July 12, 2016

Swimming lesson

Simon is getting better with his breaststroke

Categories: Exercise, Milestones, UncategorizedTags: swimming
By Geeks out of the Box Posted on June 30, 2016

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.

Categories: Discovering Antwerpen, Exercise, MilestonesTags: bakfiets, bike, nihola
By Geeks out of the Box Posted on June 30, 2016

Last Saturday at the tennis club this season

Simon actually enjoyed two hours of playing sports games! He was exhausted for the rest of the day.

Categories: Exercise, MilestonesTags: sports, Tennis

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