Sally Brooks

You wrote in an earlier post to get together with another unschooling
family and start your own unschooling group. I have a couple of
questions about this. 1. How did you meet the first family? I have
been looking and can't seem to unearth anyone within an hour driving
distance of us. 2. What were some of the methods you used to get the
word out that you had a group to get others interested in attending?
And, is it unschoolers only?

Thanks!

Sally

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In a message dated 3/21/2004 11:26:24 AM Eastern Standard Time,
brooksclan4@... writes:
You wrote in an earlier post to get together with another unschooling
family and start your own unschooling group. I have a couple of
questions about this. 1. How did you meet the first family? I have
been looking and can't seem to unearth anyone within an hour driving
distance of us. 2. What were some of the methods you used to get the
word out that you had a group to get others interested in attending?
And, is it unschoolers only?<<<<<


Ours is unschoolers only. Melinda and I were both members of and inclusive
group, INCH (Inclusive Network of Columbia Homeschoolers). At park days and MNOs
it seemed that she and I were the only ones answering questions----and always
about unschooling. We figured we should start our own support gruops for
unschoolers within INCH, so we came up with SOS (School's Out Support). It was
just the two of us for a while, but we "converted a couple of families from INCH.
We started a yahoogroups (just like this one), and sent invites to all the
groups already established in SC----the inclusive groups, which had a few
unschoolers in them too. We "advertised" that we were here on Jon's homeschool page,
and listed ourselves everywhere there was a place to put our info out.
There's alos a network that you can register with that list other homeschoolers in
your state/city/county. (I can't remember anything about it, but we got a few
members from there. Ren, Do you know it?Anyway,they came out of the woodwork!

We also posted flyers at the natural/health food stores. Our libraries won't
allow postings, but that's a good place to post, if they'll allow it. When we
were out and about, we'd always introduce ourselves to families that were
also out----they're more than likely homeschoolers, and if they weren't with a
group, they were probably unschoolers! <g>

You have to be ro-active. Make yourself known. The only drawback is if I
wanted to go "underground", it would be impossible! <G>

Where are you? Maybe we already know someone there!

~Kelly


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Jon and Rue Kream

>>There's alos a network that you can register with that list other
homeschoolers in
your state/city/county. (I can't remember anything about it,

**Is this the one you mean?
http://www.homeschoolmedia.net/register/index.phtml ~Rue


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In a message dated 3/21/04 9:57:22 AM, kbcdlovejo@... writes:

<< You have to be ro-active. Make yourself known. The only drawback is if I
wanted to go "underground", it would be impossible! <G> >>

Did you mean "ro-ractive," Scooby? "O'er active?" <g>



When I had an unschooling group we put flyers at the used bookstore most
frequented by homeschoolers. Used bookstore and health food shops are other
possibilities.

Sandra

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In a message dated 3/21/2004 12:16:06 PM Eastern Standard Time,
SandraDodd@... writes:
<< You have to be ro-active. Make yourself known. The only drawback is if I
wanted to go "underground", it would be impossible! <G> >>

Did you mean "ro-ractive," Scooby? "O'er active?" <g><<<<<<<<<

I'm laughing so hard I have tears in my eyes! <g> Duncan was watching
"Scooby-Doo and the Reluctant Werewolf" when I wrote that! LOL

I mean PRO-active! Get out and do it yourself!

>>>>>>When I had an unschooling group we put flyers at the used bookstore
most
frequented by homeschoolers. Used bookstore and health food shops are
other
possibilities.<<<<<


And after I wrote, I realized that I forgot to include La Leche League----and
even Sandra didn't mention it. Many La Lechers (huh?) have older children
they're unschooling. They're a great resource!

~Kelly


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In a message dated 3/21/2004 12:16:06 PM Eastern Standard Time,
SandraDodd@... writes:
<< You have to be ro-active. Make yourself known. The only drawback is if I
wanted to go "underground", it would be impossible! <G> >>

Did you mean "ro-ractive," Scooby? "O'er active?" <g><<<<<<<<<

I'm laughing so hard I have tears in my eyes! <g> Duncan was watching
"Scooby-Doo and the Reluctant Werewolf" when I wrote that! LOL

I mean PRO-active! Get out and do it yourself!

>>>>>>When I had an unschooling group we put flyers at the used bookstore
most
frequented by homeschoolers. Used bookstore and health food shops are
other
possibilities.<<<<<


And after I wrote, I realized that I forgot to include La Leche League----and
even Sandra didn't mention it. Many La Lechers (huh?) have older children
they're unschooling. They're a great resource!

~Kelly


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pam sorooshian

When advertising your group, people will come and then not come back.
You have to be okay with that - it is better not to try to talk someone
into staying or to modify what you want out of a group in order just to
have a "group." Be clear what you want the group to be - write it down
so you can hand it to people.

People will eventually come out of the woodwork if you are persistent.
But - you might have to show up for weeks or months of park days and be
all by yourself with just one or two other families. Be okay with that,
too.

You can list your new group in the NHEN support group database. Even if
your new group is really just you <G>.

-pam
National Home Education Network
<www.NHEN.org>
Serving the entire homeschooling community since 1999
through information, networking and public relations.

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In a message dated 3/21/2004 11:26:24 AM Eastern Standard Time,
brooksclan4@... writes:

You wrote in an earlier post to get together with another unschooling
family and start your own unschooling group. I have a couple of
questions about this. 1. How did you meet the first family? I have
been looking and can't seem to unearth anyone within an hour driving
distance of us. 2. What were some of the methods you used to get the
word out that you had a group to get others interested in attending?
And, is it unschoolers only?<<<<<


Ours is unschoolers only. Melinda and I were both members of and inclusive
group, INCH (Inclusive Network of Columbia Homeschoolers). At park days and MNOs
it seemed that she and I were the only ones answering questions----and always
about unschooling. We figured we should start our own support gruops for
unschoolers within INCH, so we came up with SOS (School's Out Support). It was
just the two of us for a while, but we "converted a couple of families from INCH.
We started a yahoogroups (just like this one), and sent invites to all the
groups already established in SC----the inclusive groups, which had a few
unschoolers in them too. We "advertised" that we were here on Jon's homeschool page,
and listed ourselves everywhere there was a place to put our info out.
There's alos a network that you can register with that list other homeschoolers in
your state/city/county. (I can't remember anything about it, but we got a few
members from there. Ren, Do you know it?Anyway,they came out of the woodwork!

We also posted flyers at the natural/health food stores. Our libraries won't
allow postings, but that's a good place to post, if they'll allow it. When we
were out and about, we'd always introduce ourselves to families that were
also out----they're more than likely homeschoolers, and if they weren't with a
group, they were probably unschoolers! <g>

You have to be ro-active. Make yourself known. The only drawback is, if I
wanted to go "underground", it would be impossible! <G>

Where are you? Maybe we already know someone there!

~Kelly



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In a message dated 3/21/2004 12:16:06 PM Eastern Standard Time,
SandraDodd@... writes:

<< You have to be ro-active. Make yourself known. The only drawback is if I
wanted to go "underground", it would be impossible! <G> >>

Did you mean "ro-ractive," Scooby? "O'er active?" <g><<<<<<<<<

I'm laughing so hard I have tears in my eyes! <g> Duncan was watching
"Scooby-Doo and the Reluctant Werewolf" when I wrote that! LOL

I mean PRO-active! Get out and do it yourself!


>>>>>>When I had an unschooling group we put flyers at the used bookstore
most
frequented by homeschoolers. Used bookstore and health food shops are
other
possibilities.<<<<<


And after I wrote, I realized that I forgot to include La Leche League----and
even Sandra didn't mention it. Many La Lechers (huh?) have older children
they're unschooling. They're a great resource!

~Kelly



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In a message dated 3/21/2004 12:46:39 PM Eastern Standard Time,
skreams@... writes:

>>There's alos a network that you can register with that list other
homeschoolers in
your state/city/county. (I can't remember anything about it,

**Is this the one you mean?
http://www.homeschoolmedia.net/register/index.phtml ~Rue<<<<<

That's it. Thanks, Rue!

~Kelly



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