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Ottawa or Gatineau Meeting Places for Homeschooling Parents!!
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Question:
I am a new homeschool parent, I found your website yesterday and I look
forward to reading all of the interesting post by you all. My kids are 10
and 8, So any information for 5th and 3rd grades would be greatly
appreciated. my husband decided to start homeschooling after much pray. We
have found a very nice support group in our area. I never knew how many
homeschool parents there were around use. It is truly amazing!!!!!
Answer:
- I know I've learned a lot from hanging around here and I've met lots
of amazing people here ... I've even had the privilege of meeting several in
person. Congratulations on the choice to home school your kids.
It is a life-changing, incredible journey.
BTW, I should introduce myself ... we have been home schooling for 4 years
and we have 2 daughters ages 8 and 6. We've recently (10 months ago) moved
from Minnesota to Arizona and are greatly enjoying the lovely weather ... 78
yesterday here YEAH!! ... and life in the desert. My husband James and I
are coming up on our 9th wedding anniversary in a couple of weeks. I've
been hanging around mehsc since October 1998 and have really loved the
comraderie, friendship and encouragement I've found here - not to mention
some excellent home schooling ideas!
- Hope you find as many interesting and educational things in
this website as I have. I am so happy for you and your family that you
have made the choice to homeschool. I'm Larissa, I live in AZ also(Nancy
e-mailed you earlier). Have lived here for 26 years. I have three
children, 8 y.o. boy, almost7 y.o. girl(her birthday is valentines day), and
a 3 y.o. girl. We have been homeschooling for a year and a half. It has
been wonderful. Well, best of luck, and hope to "hear" from you soon.
- I"M ALSO A NEW HOMESCHOOL PARENT OF THREE KIDS-8,10 AND 11. i REMEBER
BEING TRULY AMAZED ABOUTHOW MANY PEOPLE WERE HOMESCHOOLING THEIR CHILDREN. i'M
USING WEAVER AND SAXON WITH THE OCCASIONAL "OFF ON MY OWN " UNIT STUDY.
WHATCURRICULUM ARE YOU USING?
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