Amy in OP Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 I'm always looking to find other LOCAL homeschoolers who might have similar philosophies. We live in Oak Park IL and have 3 children: 7, almost 5, and 2. We live in a large enough area that I assume they are out there, so I thought I'd post on this board. We aren't part of a coop (the local coop around here that I have found is a classical conversations group. Though we utilize their timeline, since I didn't want to use their materials exclusively as our "spine", we decided not to take up one day each week for a coop, though I'm always torn on whether we should have done that just for the social aspect. ) But I assume there MUST be others in this general area with a WTM framework we might network with . . . If you're out there, I'd love to hear from you :-) Up for networking with those in Chicago proper or other Western suburbs too. wamly, Amy ​ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmilyGF Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 Are you Christian? There is a big Christian homeschooling support group based in Oak Park. We're in the city proper but are much more Charlotte Mason (based on her writings - not the "gentle art of learning" ideas that really don't have much to do with what she really wrote). Emily Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy in OP Posted September 29, 2015 Author Share Posted September 29, 2015 We are Christian. I appreciate lots of Charlotte Mason. That's why I generally call myself "eclectic classical Christian " when I describe our style, as I've drawn things from multiple sources that suit our family. What is the name of the group you're talking about? The only one I know of is Classical Conversations. Did I somehow miss a group here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harriet Vane Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 I don't live there now, but for many years I lived in Chicago on the border of Oak Park. There is a large group called TEACH. We were members for several years, but that was many years ago. There is also a co-op called One Day Enrichment that meets on Fridays at Judson Baptist Church. We had a great experience with this group. There is also an unschoolers group called HOUSE, but I don't know much about them. There are also a few Classical Conversations groups both in Oak Park and in Elmhurst. A lot of homeschoolers are involved with the local Spotlight Theater group. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmilyGF Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 Look into TEACH. It seems to be quite active. Emily Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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