wander Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Hello, new here and excited to discover this forum! I have a DYS DD7.5 that I started homeschooling middle of 1st grade and I feel I am not providing her in opportunities in science and math. What I mean is that although I feel pretty comfortable with her curriculum choices (REAL science, Singapore math and Beast academy), I know she is craving extra hands on exposure that I haven’t been able to uncover for her in our area. For example, she is crazy about science, but the camps around our neck of the woods are basically a theme of mad science camps that get recycled over. We went to SF Exploratorium this weekend where there was a demonstration of a cow eye dissection and she was so engaged and engrossed, that most of the attendees were staring at her.She LOVED the experience! Last year she attended an Invention camp and was bored with the level of work they were given, and I think she was driving the high school helpers crazy too. How do you go about asking the camp director about age requirement exemptions? She is much more engaged with older kids but I am worried that she talks so much. For math, there are no math circles around us and she would desperately like to connect with another girl to discuss Fibonacci sequences, golden ratios with. I basically have no idea how to enrich her interest in these areas and feel like I am failing her. Also, I am tired of being judged as tiger mom due to failed advocacy efforts at her school and wary about approaching people and asking for exemptions..how awful, I should just buck up! Is she still too young for me to worry about this sort of exposure? Would appreciate words of wisdom, advice. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quark Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Welcome to the boards! If you live in the SF Bay Area, there's Stanford math circle and Berkeley math circle. I know what you mean about recycled mad science classes. We skipped science outside in favor of tons of good books and discussions with Dad. I also created a small group learning experience for my son with a handful of other science-loving, advanced kids of around the same age group. Found a mentor through craigslist and we moms shared the cost of a good hands on lab package. You might be able to find other local DYS by writing to your family consultant? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Or just check the DYS directory and e-mail parents. If you live near a state line, check neighboring states, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wander Posted August 12, 2015 Author Share Posted August 12, 2015 Sorry for the delay in responding and thank you for the suggestions! Homeschool just started up again so we've been busy. I did reach out to several parents on the directory and they have been helpful, but also finding difficulty with these areas, as we are outside the bay area with no math circle close by or great summer camps. Dmmetler, what wonderful opportunities you are uncovering for you DD! Quark, great suggestion about contacting the FC, will do that next. Thanks again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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