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Patty Joanna, thank you so much for the feedback! I really like the idea of having a mothers' night out, but in the past when we're tried to do this in another co-op that I'm a part of, scheduling a night when everyone was available was so tricky. We ended up only going out once and we had a good time.
I will share these things with the other mother who is planning this. Thank you, again. :)
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Another idea is to have the older children work with the Journaling the Liturgical Year book while the younger children do crafts or games. We had thrown out there that we could plan some trips to monasteries and churches, plus add in some service opportunities.
Our main issue is going to be trying to find other families. There are 4 of us who HS in the parish, but our kids ages vary so much that I know 1 of the other families would probably not come.
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Here's our tentative plan, and I'm definitely open to suggestions.
Our priest is really supportive of HSing and the idea of this, so we would love his presence in our little group. One idea is to have him start us off with prayer(s) and then perhaps have a topic for the day. In the past, he had something called "Fridays with Father" where he spent a few minutes talking about specific topics like his vestments and what each piece symbolize, so we would love it if he could start us off with a simple chat on a theme. Then, we could break up into different groups -- older and younger, for now -- do activities within those groups, then break for a snack or lunch, depending upon the time of day we meet. The other mother who is planning this suggested having Father A. come back at the end to give a prayer/dismissal. We're also trying to work Russian class into the plans since Father A. knows someone who is willing to teach it to the children.
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Mrs. A, I'm sorry that the snow derailed your plans. I hope next month's meeting will pan out (and if you don't mind sharing how it went, I'd love to hear.)
Little Nyssa, I'm sorry your group didn't work out, but it's great that you made a contact with the priest's wife. I need to look up on the Orthodox Yahoo group for back posts about this when I get a chance, plus I will look up that parish you mentioned for maybe a cached website.
Mommaduck, I wish you were closer!
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Mommaduck, do you live in NJ by any chance? :-D You could join us and I could give you and your kids a ride. (I'm not kidding!)
I found out yesterday that my priest was trying to get an Orthodox school off the ground a few years ago, but unfortunately, there wasn't a big enough interest. I would guess that there are a lot of folks locally who are pro-public school, also. While my parish has a few HSing families, there are truly only about 4 of us which isn't a big amount in the grand scheme of things. Plus, the ages vary so widely that we're definitely looking to branch out to others in the surrounding areas.
Gotta run and work on math with my middle DD, but thanks for your reply. :)
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Sorry to be an attention seeker, but would anyone mind going over to the Orthodox HSing group and reading my thread?
I didn't want to post the actual question here since it doesn't pertain to doctrine or anything like that.
Thanks! :)
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Has anyone ever been a part of or have started an Orthodox HS group or co-op?
A friend and I are making plans for some sort of group to serve the needs of Orthodox HSing families, and we have a general plan in place, plus we'll be meeting with our priest soon to discuss our thoughts, but this is relatively new territory for us.
Would anyone mind sharing your experiences? What activities did you do? How many families did you have? Anything advice is most definitely welcome. :)
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Thank you for sharing the videos. You are right, that first one is beautiful and I cried while watching it (and I don't easily cry from things like that). I shared the 2nd video with a friend who also cried from seeing the first one. :001_smile:
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Praying that the client has more patience, that the job can be finished and that the printer works!
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Said a prayer for you.
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I love looking at parish websites. So fun and informative.
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Are there any Orthodox forums that have as much traffic as OC.net? Even with all of the chaff over there, there are some bits of good wheat. I had someone over there do a very lovely thing for me recently, which cancels out the sarcastic (and kind of rude) responses I've received for my newbie questions.
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He was not prepared for the The Well Trained Mind. It was meant for NT's or even advanced NT's.
I wish someone had told me at the time that little tidbit before I thought of myself as a complete failure of a homeschooler.
:grouphug: I am truly sorry that you had to endure the struggles you went through, but I am quite glad that you shared this, particularly this part since it may help someone out there now to realize that hey, they aren't a failure as a homeschooler if their child doesn't neatly fit into what TWTM recommends.
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Or there is me who has 2 girls, 1 year apart on opposite ends. One catches on really easy, needs to be challenged, one who is still going through all the eval but clearly has "something" going on and needs much review, and everything. much. slower.
:grouphug: We have similar situations except that I have 3 daughters, but my oldest is the one who grasps concepts quicker and needs to be challenged, while my middle daughter will be going through more evaluations in a few weeks because we have that "something" that is not quite right happening here, too. (We suspected auditory processing disorder for a while, but after her hearing test came back just fine, we're not so sure. We know something is up, though.) Add in my newly-turned 4 year old who is all over the map and interrupts us often, and it's craziness.
I appreciate the K-8 for some of the info I've gained about specific books and curricula, as I'm often too busy and frazzled to find what other, more organized and sincerely dedicated mothers have found to use with their children. I truly find some of the information to be a Godsend. However, my anxiety goes through the roof when the inevitable compare and contrast thing starts to happen in my mind, especially with my middle daughter. I always come away feeling so inferior and like I could never do enough for my children, plus I don't have anything substantial to share with others because I'm not extremely well-read or have the ability to speak well (even on a messageboard).
This is what I hate so much about the public school mindset: they try to impose a "one size fits all" mentality on education like children are widgets in a factory :glare: instead of trying to help each child reach his/her individual goals on his/her own schedule.:iagree:I truly dislike that this sometimes occurs in homeschooling communities.
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Can anyone tell me the name of some sites where individual writing samples can be evaluated? I know I've seen something like this talked about on this forum, but I cannot remember the name of the websites.
This would be for shorter writing samples for an older elementary child. Thanks in advance.
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Nice pictures. Thank you for sharing.
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Glorify Him! (Slavite Jeho!)
Glad you experienced a lovely Nativity. :)
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Praying.
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Happy (belated) name day! :)
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I saw your thread and noticed that my friend did respond to you. :D (Cyndi is her name.)
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Thank you, I was looking for free books earlier today. :)
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A friend of mine went last year and she highly recommended that my family go in 2012. The only specific that she gave was about attending a workshop on making prosphora -- she said she learned a lot that she didn't previously know. She also said the food was ok for it to be all Lenten fare for a crowd. :) There is another local-to-me mother who gave a talk there two years ago, so I'm sure she's very familiar with it, as well. Both of them are on the Orthodox Classical HSing Yahoo group, as well, so they may (or may not) respond there.
I will ask my friend if it's nursing friendly, but she's out of town so she may not respond to my email.
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Congrats to you and your family! The pictures of you and your family are just lovely. Many years! Mnohaja L'ita! :)
Oh me, oh my
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Sending up prayers for you. :)