where are all the HSers located?!?!

[omMommaom]

Sorry if there's a thread like this already!  But, I thought it'd be interesting to see where y'all are at, and if there are any similar families in our area!

Where are you?

What ages and styles are you using?

Do you co-op?

[omMommaom]

1. Lexington, KY

2. DS 4 yo and he's leading his education thus far.  We intend to continue to US, and let him unfold to his greatest potential by facilitating learning through what delights him!

3.  We are working on signing up for some secular co-op classes in the area. 

[keevelish]

We're in Allenstown, NH.  Our daughter is five and we're pretty much going with the flow! Her almost three year old sister is tagging along learning everything with her. We're in a couple of co-ops but for their age range they're pretty flexible with learning and activities.  Nothing specific. More like educational playdates than anything.

[Attila the Honey]

We are in Northwestern PA.

My dd is 7.5 and we are unschoolers at heart with a classical bent.  Most of what I strew dd's path with are things that are in keeping with classical unschooling (latin, ancient history, grammar) but she has plenty of time and freedom to follow her own interests as well.

No, we've never used a co-op.

[AAK]

Originally Posted by omMommaom 

Where are you?

What ages and styles are you using?

Do you co-op?

Eastern Washington State

Ages 11 and 8 (9 in October) --will be grades 6  and 3.  My 5 yr old will do half day kindy.  We are very eclectic, but becoming more structured because the kids want it.  We are very hands-on and will keep this aspect about us as we add the structure.

We don't co-op.  I really don't like them--at least the ones around her.  I feel all bristled when I explore them as options.  I am, however, starting a 'social group' of sorts for tweens/young teens.  I am hoping that it will be a monthly large group gathering that the kids come to for fun.  Just fun.  The parents will hopefully get to know each other well enough that they feel comfortable dropping their child off for the fun--and hopefully everyone will rotate houses for movies/games and the kids will also have skating events, sledding/tubing, whatever we can think of.  And, furthermore, I hope that every child finds another that they really 'hit it off with'.  

Amy

[onlyzombiecat]

Kansas
Dd is 11 years old. She has always been homeschooled.

We are relaxed, secular, eclectic, literature-based homeschoolers.

No co-op.

[omMommaom]

That's awesome AAK!  I want to come to your tween group.  I'm a little old, but it sounds like fun! 

Sounds like an eclectic bunch so far.  I'm happy to be on this bus! 

Have a beautiful day mommas! <3

[Stacey B]

We're in Denver Colorado. Ds is 5, we are part of a small learning co-op, nothing official but the parents take turns putting on 6 week classes. We are also part of a once a week enrichment program for homeschoolers with the school district, this our first year we'll see how that goes. We are Unschooling unabashedly and loving it.

[Citymomx3]

We live in New York City.

Ds is 10 and our style is "relaxed, child-led Charlotte Mason".  My two older kids are not homeschooled anymore.

Ds and I are not that fond of co-ops so we don't bother with them.  We prefer to do tons of other types of classes and field trips with the homeschool groups we belong to.

[southernmommie]

southern california

1st grade, and 4th grade with some pre-K type stuff only because she's gonna want to do what the older 2 are doing.

My style is structured, but eclectic. Well, I plan on it being structured.

[zebra15]

Phoenix, Arizona

Age 11 (soon)  Unschooling but slowly adding in some structure.

No co-ops but DS is part of an online community that he adores.

[Thandiwe]

I'll join in!! 

We're in Michigan, in the Tri Cities area.  I have 3 littles: 6, nearly 4, and 1.5 years old.  We do co/op, getting ready to start the Friday co/op classes in mid-September. 

[sren]

We are in Western WA.  Two students 10 & 8.  We use a Charlotte Mason-style curriculum and no co-op.

[Nursingnaturalmom]

Where are you? Central Wisconsin

What ages and styles are you using? I have 6 children ages 13,9,7,5 (those are my official schoolers) then I have 2 boys, 23 months and 3 weeks. We use Sonlight and various other things

Do you co-op? YES!!  We love our co op.

[Grace and Granola]

We are in St. Louis, MO

2 boys, ages 4 and 5

I am inspired by Charlotte Mason and have recently started using My Father's World as a core for our Science/Bible/History and then round things out with Singapore Math, and various other things

No co-op

[sarahtar]

Des Moines IA
age 7
we are eclectic classical schoolers
no, we don't co-op

[grethel]

We are in the north bay (san rafael), california. I have a 13.5 year old and a toddler. This is our first year homeschooling and dd is super excited.

We are using a mix of Oak Meadow for humanities and science, an online algebra course and Japanese. We're also doing Living Poetically, as well as a health and nutrition and fine arts/music curriculum just cobbled together by me. I guess that makes us eclectic. We are pretty structured on a daily basis - dd has ADD and needs a certain kind of structure. She is also very creative so within that structure there's a lot of room for her to play around.

There is not a co-op nearby for her age group, though I wish there were. We are trying to get together a group of kids for fun, like AAK (wish we lived near enough to join yours!).

[greenthumb3]

We live in the Desert Southwest, USA.

We have participated in at-home preschool co-ops with my oldest son when he was 3 and 4.

We participated in a homeschool co-op with my oldest 2 sons 2 years ago and are preparing to attend

a once-a-week co-op this coming Fall with the 2 oldest again.

We like doing this every once in a while (a few months at a time and then after a year or two break)

because it is fun to get to know new friends and learn things we might not be doing at home.

Most of all, we like to do our own things, as well as travel, so I don't rely heavily on co-ops to "do our homeschool".

We are life learners, with Charlotte Mason leanings.

[ancoda]

 We are in South-Eastern Idaho

I have a 9 year old that is doing k12 this year, a 5 year old that we are doing a little of this a little of that program, and a 3 year old who loves head of the class, and starfall as his "schoolwork"

There are not very many co-ops in the area and the only one that is close enough to really join is too spendy for us right now, ($80 a month, you get one month free if you pay for the whole school year up front.)

[phathui5]

We're currenty in Syracuse, NY.

Children are 10, 7, 5, and 4. I would describe us as relaxed, classical homeschoolers.

We don't do any co-op classes right now. My schedule as a doula/student midwife makes me a little bit unreliable as far as scheduled things go.