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Events
Homeschooling
High School to College
Join the Robbins Library for Homeschooling High School to College,
Wednesday, January 4, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm. This presentation is
intended for those currently homeschooling, as well as parents
and teens interested in homeschooling high school. Topics to be
covered include examples of what homeschooling high school can
look like when you operate without an outside curriculum and keep
your own records; why it can be a smart choice; resources and
support; a timeline for homeschooling high school with college
in mind, including figuring out where to apply, keeping records,
grades, testing, preparing a portfolio, resumé and transcript.
Handouts will be available and an opportunity for questions will
follow the presentation.
Presented by Sophia Sayigh, a founder and director of Advocates
for Home Education in Massachusetts, Inc., a non-profit 501(c)(3)
charitable educational organization that gathers and disseminates
information about homeschooling in Massachusetts through education,
advocacy, and events.
Register for this event at http://www.robbinslibrary.org.
AHEM
Salons Are Back!
Come partake in lively, stimulating discussion with fellow homeschooling
parents and teens in a relaxed, friendly environment. Each gathering
will feature a different topic.
On Wednesday, January 18, 2012 the topic will be "Avoiding
Homeschool Burnout." The house is a mess, the kids are eating
cereal for dinner, you're burning through two tanks of gas a week,
and you can't find a free day to fit in a field trip. Sound familiar?
The abundance of resources available to homeschoolers can be both
a blessing and a curse. Where and how do you draw the line? Join
us for a lively discussion about how to avoid overscheduling,
stress reduction and coping strategies for busy lives, the importance
of setting priorities, the value of free time, as well as examining
expectations for ourselves and our kids.
The
next topic will be "Rebel, Rebel: Being a Free Thinker in
a Culture of Conformity" in March.
The first meeting will take place on Wednesday, January 18 at
7:30 PM in the Community Room at Whole Foods, 340 River St., Cambridge,
MA. If you want, you can purchase soups, salads, sandwiches, hot
and cold entrees, baked goods, and drinks at Whole Foods. Please
do not bring outside food in.
The
discussion will be geared toward adults, so we ask that you leave
at home children who will be as happy or happier there with a
loving caregiver. Interested teens are welcome to attend.
Cost
is $10/person (teen and adult) to reserve your spot; the full
price will be refunded to you at the meeting, making your participation
FREE. If you don't show up, your money will be donated to support
the non-profit mission of AHEM.
If
you want to go: Mail a check made out to Advocates for Home
Education in Massachusetts to AHEM, PO Box 1307, Arlington, MA
02474. Please include:
names of adults and teens
ages of teens
your address, and
email or phone number.
Space
is limited and spots are allotted in the order checks are
received; checks must be postmarked by January 6th. No
refunds after January 6th except those made to attendees at the
meeting on January 18th. Those with email will receive confirmation
about a week before the meeting.
IMPORTANT:
If you sign up for this event, please do your best to attend.
Remember:
- When you sign up, you are reserving a spot that then cannot
be given to someone else.
- If you sign up and do not show up, AHEM reserves the right to
no longer treat your reservation request on a first come, first
served basis for future AHEM events, only assigning you a spot
should there be room after the deadline has been met.
Email
FieldTrips@AHEM.info
for more information or call 781-648-5579.
Directions:
Minutes from the Mass Pike and Storrow Drive (take the Cambridge
exit), and seconds from Memorial Drive. Take River Street off
Mem. Drive (signs say "To Central Square"). Whole Foods
is one block up on the right.
See
http://wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/store-locations/?storeabbr=RVR#map_top.
Parking
Free and ample parking!
Salon
Series participants will be added to the Friends of AHEM list
unless they specifically opt out.
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