KONOS crystallizes learning through games like "Guess What King I Am" in the Obedience unit, service opportunities like reading to the elderly in the Patience unit; creative expression projects like publishing a newspaper in the Honesty unit; and show-and-tell nights like the culminating Medieval Feast in the Obedience unit. While having fun, children learn, practice, and best of all, retain.

When we began homeschooling, we encountered many homeschooling parents who related their daily routine to us. We were astounded to find a great number of homeschoolers who went on field trips every other day. They had one experience after another. While KONOS is a proponent of experiential, hands-on learning, it is clear that experiences without wrap-up are nothing more than confusion or a hodge-podge of learning.

Jessica recognized this first-hand when, as a public school teacher, she had an opportunity to take part in the initiation of a hands-on, experiential science program in the public school where she taught. She felt this program was the answer to the children’s lack of understanding of physical science. After teaching the course for four months, she was ready to pull out her hair. It finally dawned on her that, while the hands-on lab learning setting captivated the children’s attention, the program had no built-in wrap-up, where data could be compared and contrasted. Without the wrap-up of drill experience loses its punch.