The boys of the Westside Roots & Shoots group invite all their families, friends, and friends they have yet to meet to a Peace Day celebration in Grant Park, Chicago.
(The Westside Roots & Shoots consists of homeschooled boys, mostly members of the Westside HOUSE group and/or the Northside Unschoolers Group).
September 30, 2006
10:30 a.m.
Grant […]

Virtual charter schools have hit Chitown this year. They reckon about 600 students (at about $6,000 a pop on the public’s dime) will be signed up for them. According to this Trib report, both the Teachers Union and the home-schoolers (why do they still bother to hyphenate?) are giving them heck about it. It sounds […]

(Just two weeks ago, making sand dribbles at Foster beach)
Ever wonder what Illinois says to homeschoolers regarding jury duty? Well, neither did I really, until I got notice to appear last week. Now I’m busily drafting my fax asking to be excused due to an undue hardship caused by a family situation….oh, just read the […]

If you’ve always wanted to check out the Museum of Contemporary Art, or if you haven’t been there in awhile, now is the time to pop by with your children to see the Massive Change exhibit. From what I gather, there is a lot of back story to catch up on (involving trees, comas, stem […]

(What a good view of the world’s biggest periodic table of elements as seen from Daley Plaza on Friday. Someday I might get around to posting some video I took of Mayor Daley speaking about the importance of science education for Chicago’s youth. Something about how most people think math and science are scary […]

Chicago has got it going on. At least science-wise. Starting September 22nd, the city will be hosting its first ever Science Expedition.
All you have to do to get the kids in on the action is be willing to go on a city-wide expedition (ie, buses and trains and cars). Check out their fancy flash webpage […]

Check out this, well, surprisingly comprehensive and pro-homeschooling overview at Illinois Loop a webpage devoted to helping you to understand education in Illinois. There are quite a few compelling articles on homeschooling linked here, and best of all, something positive to be said about the big S question we all get grilled on.

(Portrait of a pesky bird)
There are plenty of co-op classes offered in the homeschooling groups around town. Visiting the websites here will take you to info about them. But there are also classes offered by parks, private enterprises and Y’s that recognize that their buildings are empty most days, and courting the homeschoolers might […]

Chicago has got it going on. At least science-wise. Starting September 22nd, the city will be hosting its first ever Science Expedition.
All you have to do to get the kids in on the action is be willing to go on a city-wide expedition (ie, buses and trains and cars). Check out their fancy flash webpage […]

The boys of the Westside Roots & Shoots group invite all their families, friends, and friends they have yet to meet to a Peace Day celebration in Grant Park, Chicago.
(The Westside Roots & Shoots consists of homeschooled boys, mostly members of the Westside HOUSE group and/or the Northside Unschoolers Group).
September 30, 2006
10:30 a.m.
Grant Park, […]