Posted in Area homeschooler organized, Events, Field trip, Food is involved, In the know, musical, Not exactly Chicago based, Qualifies as PE!, teen stuff, Things To Do, unschooly on November 12th, 2012 No Comments »
Since everyone had so much fun at the last homeschool teen dance, let’s do it again. Homeschool Teen Dance Saturday December 1, 2012 7:00pm-11:00pm Ethical Humanist Society 7574 N Lincoln Skokie, IL 60077 $10 at the door Pizza and soda will be served Questions – juliwalter.billings@gmail.com
Posted in Area homeschooler organized, Arguably Educational, Artsy, Classes, performance, Qualifies as PE!, sporty, teen stuff, Things To Do, unschooly, very dramatic on November 12th, 2012 No Comments »
The session of the Homeschool Circus Arts Class began last Friday November 2nd, please join us at any time in the session. There is a great group of about 30 kids from 6 year olds to teenagers participating. The kids are broken down into smaller groups to work on skills with multiple coaches. There will […]
Posted in Another lazy cross-post, Area homeschooler organized, Arguably Educational, Food is involved, In the know, It is free!, Open house/workshops, Taking a stance, Things To Do, unschooly on November 12th, 2012 No Comments »
The next NUG Parents Support meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 14. This month, the topic is: *Trusting kids (and ourselves!).* Bring your success stories and Aha! moments. What does your kid know/is able to do that you didn’t “teach” him? How is your relationship different from what you observe among your traditionally-schooled […]
Sandra, homeschooling mom extraordinaire, has scheduled outings to Sky High in Niles for the second Friday of every month thru April. The cost is $10 per person for two hours of jumping time, (usual cost is $11 first hour and $8 each additional hour). Jumping is open to all ages, including parents, (hint hint), and walking […]
Posted in Area homeschooler organized, Arguably Educational, Artsy, Classes, Counts as science!, In the know, Not exactly Chicago based, Open house/workshops, science, teen stuff, Things To Do, unschooly on October 6th, 2012 No Comments »
This fall there is another 6 week session at AJCW for homeschoolers and unschoolers of all ages. Some of the offerings are American Sign Language, one-on-one math tutoring, art, phonics, the study of Buddhism, US history for young people , creative writing, Spanish, and the archeology of Mesopotamia to name just a few. There […]
Posted in Area homeschooler organized, conference, Events, Field trip, Food is involved, In the know, It is free!, Nature stuff, Not exactly Chicago based, Places, roadtrip!, Taking a stance, Things To Do, unschooly on October 6th, 2012 No Comments »
The In Home Potluck Picnic is Just 1 Day Away! It’s this Sunday! The much anticipated InHome family potluck picnic. Clear your calendar and come out for a day of good food, fun games, and great conversations. WHEN: Sunday, October 7th, from 10 am to 2 pm WHERE: Busse Woods, Grove #2, located in Elk […]
Posted in Another lazy cross-post, Area homeschooler organized, Arguably Educational, Artsy, Classes, Counts as history!, In the know, Not exactly Chicago based, Taking a stance, teen stuff, Things To Do, unschooly on October 2nd, 2012 No Comments »
Next session at AJCW I am leading two classes. Details below. Please send me an email if you would like more information or would like to sign up your children.These classes take place on Thursdays in Skokie starting October 25th. See the website link above for location and time details as well as a complete […]
Posted in Area homeschooler organized, Artsy, Field trip, Food is involved, In the know, musical, Qualifies as PE!, roadtrip!, teen stuff, Things To Do on September 24th, 2012 No Comments »
Homeschool Teen Halloween Dance Friday October 26th 7:00pm-11:00pm Ethical Humanist Society 7574 N Lincoln Skokie, IL 60077 $10 at the door Pizza and soda will be served Halloween costumes optional Questions – juliwalter.billings@gmail.com
Posted in Area homeschooler organized, Arguably Educational, Artsy, It is free!, media, musical, Open house/workshops, Places, teen stuff, Things To Do, unschooly on September 8th, 2012 No Comments »
Teen club at Youmedia (bottom floor of the Harold Washington library, 400 S State St  Chicago)is starting its fall program next week. There is an open house for parents and students Sept. 13th 1:30-3:30pm to come get a tour of the facility and an introduction to some of the projects they will be working on. Here […]
Posted in Area homeschooler organized, Arguably Educational, Artsy, Classes, In the know, performance, Taking a stance, Things To Do, unschooly, very dramatic on September 6th, 2012 No Comments »
TEEN WORKSHOP ONE Tina Fey, Rachel Dratch, Jason Sudeikis – SNL, 30 Rock. Amy Poehler, Seth Meyers – Saturday Night Live. Neil Flynn – Scrubs, Mean Girls. Jack McBrayer, Scott Adsit – 30 Rock. Mike Meyers – SNL, Shrek, Austin Powers, Wayne’s World. Learn What They Learned Where They Learned! Wednesdays Sept. 19th-Nov. 7th at iO Theatre 13yrs and up […]