(Field Museum)
There is an article in the Sunday New York Times today about unschooling which features some members of the Northside Unschoolers. Definately worth a read! Overall, the coverage is balanced and expresses well the joy that unschooling families uncover when they learn the way they do, and also the fear that pedagogues encounter when […]

Before there was Chicago Homeschool Habitat the blog, there was Homeschool Habitat the podcast.  That was apparently back when we had a lot of spare time as a family on weekends. Recently we’ve had a few requests and questions out of the blue about where we went and why we stopped and will we start […]

(Go on kid. Tell them how fun Chicago Toy and Game convention was this weekend or your mother is toast.)
I thought I heard somewhere that K12 was not marketing itself as a ‘homeschooling’ solution but as a public school at home type thing. Which doesn’t quite explain why they’d pay to have themselves ranked as […]

Morton Grove Public Library has been selected for the first round for home schooled children of the Scripps National Spelling Bee sponsored by the Chicago Tribune. The date is Saturday, January 27. We will probably schedule a “snow date” to be announced later.

The program is open to home schooled children who have not reached their […]

Julie Polanco has organized a science field trip. Here are the details. She requests that you email her directly to register for it please: 6polancos@sbcglobal.net

Date: Thursday, December 14, 2006 at 10am

Where: Peggy Notebart Nature Museum

Classes for 1-2 grade, All Living Things, and for 3-5 grade, Glow in Nature, which is linked to their new exhibit. […]

Winter is coming, time to squeeze in some historical fun and networking with other homeschoolers! As a gesture of bipartisanship, I am planning a field trip to the Chicago Historical Museum that will invite members of Northside Unschoolers, Westside HOUSE , Chicago Homeschool Meet-Up, and any other homeschoolers interested. As you may know, this means […]

*~*~* Come support homeschooled teen artists and crafters *~*~*

~*~ this Friday night ~*~

Friday, November 10th

7:00pm to 9:00pm

The Portage Park […]

One of the wondrous things about living in a city our size, and surrounds, is that you can get your hands on virtually any book, game, movie, or document for absolutely free. There is a catch however, a catch most homeschoolers deplore, and that is, you must navigate your way around a huge institution and […]

(Creative moment in the park)
If you want to really pinpoint all of the amazing stuff that is going on in this city for kids, the place to go is ChicagoKids.com. Or, if you’re like me and can’t remember to update your blog let alone cast about online for things to do with the kiddies, you […]