Seven years ago when I suddenly realized that my son was not going to be going to regular school, I went into a frenzy of internet research on what my choices were for homeschooling. I knew people homeschooled but I didn’t know anything about the where, when, how, or why. After days of poking around, I figured out some basic things:
1. It’s legal to homeschool in California, but you have to do it on one of three ways: create your own small private school with your child(ren) as the students, enroll in a public or private Independent Study Program, or become my child’s tutor or hire one according to some specific rules.
2. Our area has lots of public school Independent Study Programs with different personalities.
3. There are lots of philosophies out there about how to homeschool and many people just assume you know what they are.
After I thought my way through how I wanted to approach homeschooling with my family, I decided I’d put together a workshop for other parents who might be at the same point and need some guidance. The Exploring Homeschooling workshop was born! I now offer this workshop three or four times a year to help families new to homeschooling find their path.
If you are interested in joining the next workshop, it’s this Saturday, May 12th, at 10am at the Discovery Learning Center. If you are thinking of homeschooling or know anyone who is, come find out more about how it’s done!
Posted by Heddi 5/11/12
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