Normally I schedule my homeschool in nine week intervals consisting of three terms. I have been happy with that set up and have adjusted as necessary as I do not hold fast to the vacation days I plan. I try to make room for unexpected events, sickness, burn out days, sunny days, or whatever may happen in my little world. I also take summers off to give myself and my kids a break. I have considered not taking summers off but in nine years it has yet to happen. While, I have been content with my three term schedule I considered changing it since last year the nine week intervals did not fit some changes I made in my curriculum. In my quest to find a new way to schedule my homeschool I came across Sabbeth Week Scheduling.
What is Sabbeth Week Scheduling?
Sabbeth Week Scheduling was born from the biblical concept that the seventh day is holy and should be used for rest. In this vain, a student works for six weeks and has the seventh week off. The seventh week can be used for rest, make up work, catching up on household needs, adjusting your homeschool, or whatever need you may have on that week. The method of scheduling is not implying that the seventh week is holy or that this scheduling is a “Christian” method. The use of the word Sabbeth is simply the concept not a religious affiliation.
Many of you may have already heard of this method or use a similar one. If so, please let me know how it is working for you. I would like to know what advantages or disadvantages it may present. I am tossing the idea around and sincerely thinking this may be what works for my family. I have found a blog post on Permanent Things which speaks indepthly on the subject and has a master schedule to get a feel for how you may apply it to your homeschool HERE.