OFTP information meetings
If you would like to host an Information meeting in your area, please contact OFTP.
Field trips
You can get together with other homeschooling families for field trips and other outings for the kids. Join the Home School Ontario Trips list to find out what's happening in your area, sign up for a field trip, or announce one you've organized yourself.
Support groups Open House
October 13th, 2009 — Newmarket
Homeschoolers Open Forum
If you have been homeschooling for several years, are new, interested or have reluctant family members we invite you to join us for an informative, encouraging and positive approach to homeschooling. For the evening we will have three experienced homeschooling families share their experiences and answer questions. Combined, these families are able to offer over thirty years of insight from schooling their children from kindergarten through highschool.
Some of the commonly asked questions and concerns that will be covered in the evening: Socialization. How will my kids make friends? What makes a parent qualified to teach? How much does it cost? Don't the children feel segregated? Isn't it a lot of work? What about being in the real world? Why did you decide to homeschool? Can I pull my children from school? Isn't the education slanted coming from mom all the time? Are the children being sheltered? What if the parents need a break? How do you differentiate your role between a teacher and parent? What is unschooling? How do you pick a curriculum?
We will have refreshments, resources to look through, a slideshow, and lively discussion.
Who we are: A supportive secular homeschooling group that values allhomeschooling approaches and the unique opportunities and experiences they provide. Our intent is to offer regular support, encouragement and information about homeschooling.
Where we meet: York Regional Police District One located at 240 Prospect (and Gorham). Parking is located one block west across the train tracks. Meetings are the second Tuesday of the Month.
What Time: 7:15 arrival, look at resources and sign-up sheets
7:30-9:00 planned topic or speaker, followed with questions
9:00-9:30 discussion, closure
We invite those who are interested or new to homeschooling as well as those seasoned with experience. Parents and babies-in-arms welcome. (As this is a professional building we kindly ask adults and babies only.)
Please bring any curriculum or books you'd like to sell or share as well as sign-up sheets for ongoing and future activities. Thank-you for your support!
Current posts, yearly calendar, and links: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/newmarkethomeschoolers/
Important: We ask that you check online for current information regarding meetings and cancellations. The police station may reallocate the space for emergency purposes to other parties/individuals .
If your local support group would like to announce an Open House here, please contact the website manager with the details.
Summertime picnics
Nothing planned at the moment.
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