If you haven’t figured it out by now, we are homeschooling our daughter who will be four at the end of this month. While I enjoy the one-on-one lessons, I do realize that she needs to be around other children her age. And I need other adults who are doing what I am doing. I searched for weeks to find one that would welcome us and not make us feel awkward. I did find a few groups on Yahoo but noticed that they were massive groups covering a rather large area. As a homeschooler relatively close to NYC, I wanted one that would have regular meet-ups and activities so that my daughter could be around more children her age.

Well, like most of my friends would expect, when I couldn’t find an all-inclusive group servicing my area I decided to create one. Introducing the Lower Westchester, NY Homeschooling Co-op. LoWest is a an group for homeschooling families living south of White Plains, NY. The goal is to unite us in a group with one focus- educating our children in an low-stress environment while fostering a love of learning. We will plan trips, activities, and even classes that will allow our children to learn in the way that is best suited for them.

In addition, I also created the NYS Secular Homeschoolers Club. I love the idea of homeschooling but I dislike the isolation that one can feel when homeschooling for reasons not shared by the majority of homeschooling families. My husband and I are atheist which makes it very hard to find a homeschooling group.  We approach education from a non-religious standpoint and while I know that we are not in the majority, I do know that there are others like us out there. Unfortunately, other than… Continue reading →