Welcome
To a place for noticing, learning, and making sense of the world.
Updated June 4, 2026
About Parmfolio
Parmfolio is a collection of field notes, learning experiments, books, projects, and observations gathered over time.
It began with a simple idea: that learning often starts by paying attention.
- A question asked during a walk.
- A chapter book that sparks a new interest.
- A notebook filled with observations.
- A child wondering how something works.
- A parent wondering alongside them.
Here you’ll find the traces of that process—reading lists, field notes, creative projects, reflections on learning, and resources inspired by the questions we encounter along the way.
Rather than treating education as a series of subjects to complete, Parmfolio explores learning as something connected: stories leading to science, observations leading to questions, questions leading to discovery.
This is not a curriculum.
It is a record of curiosity in practice.
A place for noticing patterns, following ideas, and making meaning from the world around us.
About Me
I’m Maria, a homeschooling parent, lifelong reader, and creator of Parmfolio. I didn’t set out to build an educational philosophy. I simply started paying attention to how learning unfolded in our home.
Over time, I noticed that the most meaningful learning rarely followed a lesson plan. It emerged through books, conversations, observations, projects, and the interests that naturally captured our attention.
What began as documenting those experiences gradually grew into Parmfolio—a place to collect ideas, reflect on learning, and create resources that help make growth visible.
Before this work, I spent many years in healthcare administration and earned an MBA, along with professional certification as a Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA). That background shaped my appreciation for systems, information, and careful documentation.
Today, those same habits show up in a different form: observing, recording, organizing ideas, and looking for patterns that connect seemingly unrelated subjects.
I believe learning is not simply the accumulation of facts. It is the ongoing process of making sense of the world.
Parmfolio is my attempt to document that process—both for my own family and for others who find value in thoughtful, reading-led, curiosity-driven learning.
Maria Parmer, MBA, RHIA
Field Principles
- Notice carefully.
- Follow curiosity.
- Read deeply.
- Make things.
- Keep records.
- Share discoveries.
- Continue learning.
Where To Go Next:
Learning Lab
- Our Field Journal – seasonal record of what we’re noticing in the world around us.
- The Mathmatillion Lab – a playful exploration space for math, science, scale, space, patterns, and big ideas.
- Read Along With Us – a growing record of the stories we’re reading together as a family.
Continue the Journey
The Learning Lab and Field Notes share what we’re exploring right now. At parMINDary, you’ll find the longer reflections, book lists, and printable guides that grow from those experiences. If you enjoy noticing patterns, following questions, and learning through stories, I’d love to have you visit.
