With so many families turning toward homeschooling, we can see this as an opportunity to approach education creatively and collaboratively. Home-based learning offers the possibility for drawing upon a rich tableau of daily life experiences to provide a foundation for your child’s learning path. Through shifting our ideas around education and what it’s been, we can offer something unique to the moment.

In this workshop, we will be covering and exploring teaching practices that support both your children and your lifestyle, as well as different educational experiences and content based on your children’s needs. We will also begin to look at forms and develop practices for those interested in building collaborative learning communities.

It is recommended that participants have previously attended a homeschool 101 workshop, or have made contact with someone who has for answers to all their practical questions beforehand. We will encourage folks to connect over the lunch break to answer these kinds of questions, but the focus of this workshop is primarily on exploring educational alternatives, community learning forms and building social fabric.  We will break for lunch. You are welcome to bring your own; there are also local options for eating out.  We ask that you arrive 10 minutes early so that we can start on time.

Jon McAlice and Kristin Buckbee have years of experience working creatively with mixed age homeschool groups and alternative educational forms. They are both members of Center for Contextual Studies, an organization that offers teacher development work and research colloquia.

Cost $60-80  (please let me know if you need help with the cost)

Location: Random Harvest, 1785 NY-23 Craryville, NY
Registration: please email Kristin Buckbee.