Magellan Learning Center

12/03/2025

11/25/2025

I pray you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving week! For those traveling this week, stay safe! First day that classes resume is December 1st.

11/22/2025

All classes and tutoring sessions had an opportunity to make veterans day cards and write letters to veterans thanking them for their service. We shipped almost 120 cards out to North Carolina to a big veteran community. They will be distributed to some of America's veterans at a ceremony that is being held soon.

11/21/2025

We created clay Cuneiform name tablets, pictogram scrolls made of popsicle sticks and string, and prepped paper mush to make papyrus when we come back from Thanksgiving break. We push really hard on our book work to earn these little breaks. I share the fun stuff but these kids are achieving wonderful things :) I wish I could share individual stories. There are so many amazing stories. Our tadpoles also are looking like frogs! So exciting! It looks like we have a few different species. I think we may have a few bullfrogs in there.

11/20/2025

The Silver and Gold Winter Formal was a huge hit! We had over 120 6th to 12th graders, the food was amazing and it was just beautiful. We will see you next year!

2026 will be mid November and Paris themed! Be on the lookout for updates!

11/19/2025

A heads up! Save the date for next year's fall formal! Any student, regardless of where they go to school, who is 6th to 12th grade may attend. In true Crosby Explorers fashion, we planned next year's dance WHILE we were breaking down THIS year's dance. Get ready to be blown away!

10/22/2025

Upper Elementary Adventures in Learning

This week in our upper elementary class, students explored hands-on science with squid dissections—an unforgettable experience that sparked so many great questions! Then, one of our students brought in real cotton, giving us a perfect opportunity to connect history with real-world learning.

We picked the seeds from the cotton by hand to understand just how challenging this process was before the invention of the cotton gin by Eli Whitney, and we discussed how that invention transformed the textile industry forever. Some students even figured out how to twist their own cotton thread and learned the journey of cotton—from farming and collection to cleaning, preparation, and weaving into the fabrics we wear every day.

After our science and history lessons, we dove into fractions, decimals, and percents, followed by spelling and grammar practice.

I often hear people wonder how much can truly be accomplished in just two hours of class time. The answer is—quite a lot! Our students are gaining a robust, well-rounded education that combines academic depth with curiosity-driven learning. Beyond class, most only need regular reading and spelling practice at home, freeing them to pursue their own interests or extend their studies even further.

I’m so proud of the growth I’m seeing in this group—academically, personally, and socially. The connections they’re forming are more like family than friends, and it’s such an honor to witness their learning journeys each week. ❤️

10/21/2025

Squid dissections in our 8th grade class today. These kids are dissection pros!

10/15/2025

Crosby Explorers Homeschool Group took two groups to the Waste Management Landfill in Atascocita today! This is a field trip I've been wanting to plan for 10+ years. I'm so glad it happened now that some of our kiddos are older. Construction and places like this have so many career applications. EPA, TCEQ and OSHA have so many specialists they must hire. Chemistry has a lot to do with how we deal with our waste. Every oil field must have geologists on the payroll. This man began his own falconry business. He has jobs all over. Landfills attract seagulls. But their manure raises the nitrogen content in an area where they are already regulated on the gases that are released. So they use Falcons to scare off the seagulls. Learning about the regulations and rules and why they are in place was so cool! I hope it opened their eyes that the things they are learning about are applicable in these fields. Houston has construction planned for the next 50 years!

10/15/2025

Oh, nothing. Just ONE PROBLEM in our 8th grade math today! I'm so proud of these kiddos for sticking with it. It's coming along nicely. Algebra 1 next year is going to be a BREEZE for these guys!

10/02/2025

Mrs. Alena, our deaf sign language teacher, comes on Thursdays to teach us ASL. The students have learned over 100 words in only a couple of weeks in a hands-on and conversational manner! We love Mrs. Alena and are so thankful for the time she pours into making connections with the students. Thank you, Mrs. Alena!