SonshineLearner Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 Hi There, I am racking my brain trying to think of where to put out information about our Homeschool Co-op. Some get the area's "Christian Newsletter" but many of the homeschoolers who are "newish" to the area, do not. In fact, most homeschoolers that have started say... in the last 5-10 yrs... don't.... I have put up the flyer at say... the local Grocery Store etc.... I'm just trying to reach ...well... everyone!! ;) So, there's the question... How did you find out about your Co-op? Any great ideas?? Thanks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanvan Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 Hi There, I am racking my brain trying to think of where to put out information about our Homeschool Co-op. Some get the area's "Christian Newsletter" but many of the homeschoolers who are "newish" to the area, do not. In fact, most homeschoolers that have started say... in the last 5-10 yrs... don't.... I have put up the flyer at say... the local Grocery Store etc.... I'm just trying to reach ...well... everyone!! ;) So, there's the question... How did you find out about your Co-op? Any great ideas?? Thanks!! Post flyers at thrift shops, book stores and libraries in the geographic area you are targeting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsBasil Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 I'm not in one, but the first place I looked when I was trying to find a support group in my area was the internet, both google and yahoo groups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VA6336 Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 Is there a local or semi-local parenting magazine/journal/newspaper? A "what to do with kids" website or rag around? Not necessarily a homeschool audience, but the new-to-the-area-looking-for-stuff-to-do crowd would see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheres Toto Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 I looked mostly on the internet - first I found yahoo groups, then a meet-up group, then a few others. I found my mom's club through our local newspaper so I guess that is another option. I would recommend putting an email as contact information (along with a phone number). A lot of people will write for information before they will take the time to make a phone call. When I go to the grocery store dragging two little children, I rarely stop to look at the postings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobela Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 I agree with all of the above. We also have a local buy-sell-trade yahoo group that allows posting for organization meetings. I would search yahoo to see if any groups would allow you to do that. I know that our group leaders say they get many requests for information from yahoo group searches, and from the library. The other place is thru HSLDA and the state homeschool organization. Our state groups have co-op names and contacts on a registry of sorts. The state group says they receive calls daily looking for co-ops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tex-mex Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 I'm not in one, but the first place I looked when I was trying to find a support group in my area was the internet, both google and yahoo groups. :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawn in OH Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 A yahoo group for homeschoolers in the county. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailorMom Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 I googled... Try Meetup.com and Yahoo groups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosy Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 I found mine on our statewide homeschool organization--they have links to area support groups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celticmom Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 I would make sure you also have an up to date website that is easily found with common search engines. I found out about the one I use from another parent at dd's dance class. However, in the past I had searched for local coops online and had found an out of date website for that coop so I thought they no longer existed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 It's part of my local support group, which, in turn, I found via Yahoo Groups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaMa2005 Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 I found mine on our statewide homeschool organization--they have links to area support groups. Same here. Mine never showed up when I Googled - regardless of the many different search terms I used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momofkhm Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 How did you find out about your Co-op? Any great ideas?? By the time I was homeschooling, everyone who was homeschooling in Cary knew about the co-op we go to. So I don't really remember how I found out about it - probably word of mouth. I don't want to say it's the best but it does seem to be the most popular. I'm not sure how I got in the first time I tried either. There are many people who try to get in 3 or 4 times before they finally make it. There is also a well-know yahoo group for local homeschool things. I'd advertise there if you have one. We have one homeschool book store, definitely put a flyer up there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beetkvass Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 I learned by word of mouth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emily in FL Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 Our co-op is part of our support group. We live in a very small community. One way we have tried to reach out to new homeschoolers is by making up information packets. We have given these packets to the local school board liaison and to our local librarians. The librarians have given several of the packets out. I don't know about the packets given to the school board. HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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