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About our Meetings
When
Third Tuesday of each month (September - November; January - May)
7:00 - 9:00 pm
The annual Back to School picnic is held in August
Location
Eagle River Grace Church, Mile 1.8 Birchwood Loop Rd.
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Educate your children with the encouragement and support of other homeschooling parents. Each month features a guest speaker or panel discussing issues that are relevant to you and your homeschooling day. Since we rely on member volunteers during our meetings, we want to be sure to give them opportunities to be fed as well. Thus, have two types of meetings:
Family Meetings are geared to all family members. To make attendance easier on these nights and allow for more fellowship, there may be a potluck beforehand. Bring a dish to share and come for extra time to fellowship with other families. If you can help with the potluck, set-up or clean-up contact our Social Activities Coordinator. The meeting will begin at its regular 7pm start.
Regular Meetings are geared to parents. While children are welcome to sit quietly in the meeting room, activities for them will be provided by adult volunteers in the basement.
Topics in the past have included:
- How to Start a Homeschool School
- Approaches and Learning Styles
- What Homeschool Parents Need to Know About Drug Awareness and Education
- Conquering Corrupt Culture by Raising Christian Communicators
- Burn-out and Motivation; How to have a Great Homeschool Day
- Joys and Challenges of Homeschooling at Different Stages
- Spiritual Training of Our Children, Preparing Children for Life-Long Relationships
- Using Computer for Home Learning
- Maintaining Excellence in Your One Room School House
- Organization; Planning
- Nutritional Choices and Physical Fitness
- Sharing Ideas for Real Life Math; Teaching Science Through God’s Creation; English and Literature for Elementary Grades Through High School; Teaching and Learning from Literature; How to Get Your Kids to Practice and Other Fine Arts Questions; Action Learning; Helping the Reluctant Writer; Using Poetry Throughout Your Curriculum
- Help for Your Home School: What’s Working and What Needs Improvement
- Efficient Uses of Textbooks; High School Helps; Record Keeping; Navigating the Maze of Preparing for College
- Hiking Trails Safely in Alaska; Winter Survival for Moms; Hospitality
- Encouraging and Lobbying Your Legislators
- Contests and Competitions to Encourage Excellence and Team Spirit
Career Exploration Nights for Grades 7-12 (if we get a volunteer coordinator) In the past, these have run concurrent with our Regular Meetings**. Middle and high school students will have the opprtunity to listen to local representatives from different career fields discuss their jobs. This is a great opportunity to learn about the education and training needed, benefits, job description, etc. Parents and younger siblings are welcome, too.
There will be a sign up sheet at each meeting for families to serve as meeting hostesses, bring snacks for meetings or help with the potlucks. You may also contact our Social Activities Coordinator (see our Contact page). Thanks for considering helping in these ways!
Note: As with any regular meeting, we would like separate planned activities for children, but we need parent volunteers for this to happen. If you are interested in helping with this need during future, please contact our Chairman of the Board.
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