A Week in the Life

To follow up my earlier post on the socializing of a home-school family, I present into evidence....

A WEEK IN THE LIFE OF OUR HOME-SCHOOLED CHILDREN

Sunday:  The girls returned from attending a Father/Daughter dance in Rochester with B-Real.

Little c had a friend from gymnastics over to play.  We also helped our neighbor by watching her son and daughter for a few hours.  

Monday:  We attend a home-school morning at a Field House.  Little c has gymnastics for two hours.   Big C tries out a yoga class with a friend from our home-school group.  Later that evening she has her Girl Scout meeting with kids from our local school district.

Tuesday:  Big C has her piano lesson at our house.  The teacher, also a home-school mom, brings her daughter along.  Little c and her daughter play for about 45 minutes together  Little c takes a hip-hop class. Big C comes along because she has made friends with one of Little c's classmates sisters.  They play for an hour together.  It's Little c's turn for her Girl Scout meeting with kids from our local school district. I drop Big C at a community ed class for kids who'd like to be able to stay home alone.  

Wednesday:  The girls favorite day of the week!  We get together with our home-school group at various locations throughout the west metro.  Last week we went sledding for three hours.  There is a huge variety of ages and the kids all get along well together.  Our girls get attention from 12 and 13 year old boys and also have the opportunity to be role models to the younger children.  This day allows for a lot of unstructured play for the kids.  In the warmer months we meet at parks and I recall on a rainy, rainy day, 45 of us standing outside getting wet.  (That's little c in the fairy costume hanging out with two ten year old friends.)

Thursday:  We volunteer with Feed My Starving Children alongside many of our home-school friends as well as people from the community (business people, senior citizens, etc.). Little c has two hours of gymnastics again.  We stay for an hour at our gymnastics carpool friend's house and the girls play with their two girls. 

Friday:  We volunteer at the food shelf in our neighborhood for two hours every Friday.  The girls have the chance to interact with different adults.  

Saturday:  Big C attends an art class.  We spend the afternoon at a friend's house.  The girls run off with our friend's children and we barely see them all afternoon. 

Side note:  When we were pondering the possibility of home-schooling, I remember speaking with more experienced home-schooled moms who relayed there were almost too many opportunities for socializing.   Surprisingly, I have to agree!   Families can be as busy as they want but must be prepared for lots of driving!   Friends and activities are all over the place!