What subjects do you outsource?

[Jumping In Puddles]

Please answer where your children go - example co-op, cottage school, tutor, art studio, etc.

 

If you answer "other" please elaborate! :)

 

Outsourcing could even be classes that are done via the internet but you are not the evaluator or instructor.

[nukeswife]

I put PE, because my oldest takes Karate, my dd and youngest son take a tumbling/gymnastics class at a place called The Little Gym.

[Jumping In Puddles]

I put PE, because my oldest takes Karate, my dd and youngest son take a tumbling/gymnastics class at a place called The Little Gym.

 

I put that too because my two both take dance and we don't do PE at home in addition to that. They do, of course, run around and jump like crazy. :)

[Karenciavo]

Art (even though my dh is an artist), music (private lessons) and PE (co-op). We are just getting into outsourcing public speaking/drama too.

[Aurelia]

I outsource PE. DD goes to a swim facilty for swimming, a gym for gymnastics and the local rec center for dance.

 

Next year, I am thinking of doing a co-op which will outsource PE, art, music, public speaking and foreign language.

[dragons in the flower bed]

Right now I am only outsourcing religion and only for one kid. His godparents take him for Jedi training once a week.

[Plucky]

We outsource PE, writing via online classes for the older kids, music instruction, and math when needed for older kids. I'm most happy with outsourcing writing. That is my big luxury. I was never getting to it and then I didn't feel strong critiquing my kids work. My older two are great writers and have great online teachers. As long as we can eek it out of the budget I'll keep doing this and do it when my younger kids get old enough for it.

[Mommy22alyns]

P.E. and music - Becca goes to gymnastics twice a week and participates in a local children's training choir.

 

Sometimes I outsource art classes, like in the summer. Otherwise, I just insource it to DH!

 

We are very, very, very lucky to have one little oasis of culture in our small town that's the source of the music and art instruction. Becca goes to a local gym for her gymnastics instruction. Actually, Sylvia gets to take her first gymnastics class next week too!

[SonshineLearner]

For my daughter, she does Ballet twice a week, and Latin with her sisters and another Mom and her daughter...at my mom's, we also do a once a week Classical Conversations program....and on the day that she does Latin...she spends that whole day with my mom doing Latin, playing some games and doing Home Making skills like Baking bread and cookies. So, basically we have 3 school days at home that we use for History, writing and homework from her CC classes.

Carrie:-)

[apond]

My kids take Karate and Dance and every friday is Park day where my kids run around for hours. I also outsoarce Music with private teacher and my two oldest will be part of an orchestra that will start in 2 weeks as part of co-op.

 

Annmarie

ds (10), dd (8), dd (6), ds (2), ds (2)

[lulubelle]

karate classes 2-3x week

swimming lessons 1x week at local rec center, plus 1-2x week free swim

Keys for kids - group piano class

2x week art classes (art exploration and cartooning) local rec center

skating 1-2x week lesson and free skate at local rec center

1x month for the school year 2 hour aquarium class

[Sunshine State Sue]

Well...I put Foreign Language. I outsourced Latin for a year (tutor). We are going to try Writing (online class) next, but I'll still do writing here. I forgot to add Music, as that's been outsourced for years and years. I guess I could have checked PE as well, for soccer, basketball, flag football, baseball, and homeschool PE.

[JudoMom]

We take Judo and the older 3 are in piano lessons.

[Mommyfaithe]

We outsource more as our children get older...sequaying into college.

 

PE: Outsourced on swim team...start at pre-team level at 6 years and so far all have gone through to the college level. My 2cnd to youngest started this year and youngest will begin next year.

 

Writing: Online courses...bravewriter, Write@Home and I am thinking of using Veritas press with IEW next year for my 6th grader.

 

Art: We do lots of art at home...LOTS! But we still use museum programs and other art teachers and opportunities as they come up...same with music instruction.

 

Math: I outsource this at the high school level. This year we used VP Geometry which is WONDERFUL! We have also outsourced LOGIC with memoria press which was ho-hum, but I am using it with ds #2...just so it gets done...sigh.

 

 

Science: I never outsourced this before, but I plan on using an online class for ds's chemistry next year. he is too science oriented to just let it slide.

 

 

We do not have access to many co-op opportunities or homeschool groups...but I really love the option of online classes for my older students. It gives us the best of all worlds.

 

Peace,

Faithe

[Plaid Dad]

Everything but Latin, Greek, and Literature. Dd is in a cottage school, and those are the subjects I teach there. :)

[Laura W.]

We use Time4Learning for math and language arts. My two oldest dds are also going to take a Time4Writing course this spring.

 

In a sense, I suppose we're outsourcing foreign language, because we're using the immersion technique (living overseas), and are letting the kids pick up things as they are out and about.

 

Blessings,

 

Laura

[Deb in NZ]

Music

Flute lessons (dd)

Scottish Drum (ds#1) with local Pipe Band

violin lessons (ds#2)

Youth Music Concert Band (dd)

 

PE

sailing (summers-all 3 dc) @ local yacht club

sailing, rowing, canoeing, hiking, etc. with Sea Scouts (ds#1 & ds#2) or Young Mariners & Venturers (dd)

gymnastics (ds#1 & ds#2)

karate (ds#2)

fencing (winters-dd)

swim lessons (ds#2) with homeschool group

soccer or field hockey (winters-ds#2)

+ all 3 dc have paper runs that need be done twice a week.

 

Science

Sustained Rural Development (dd) twice a week with the local polytech

 

We used to attend a homeschool science club, but that only lasted a couple of terms. And we've taken homeschool art lessons a couple of terms as well.

 

Blessings,

Edited December 30, 2008 by Deb in NZ

[sweetbaby]

My oldest does drama through a co-op and my little ones will do music theory in the spring semester.

[Ellie]

It would have been helpful to have an option that included age/grade level :-)

 

When my dc were young, there was nothing they needed to learn that I could not teach. When they were high school age, I'd have looked into outsourcing things like math, science or foreign language if we hadn't done community college instead of high school.

 

I don't count dance as outsourcing for "p.e.," as we didn't do dance for p.e. We did dance because dd was a dancer from the womb :-)

[Laura R (FL)]

This year, one dd is in a classical cottage school but does math at home. I counted PE as her many, many ballet related classes and home PT exercises.

 

The other dd does French and Bible self-study, Bio and Eng in a class, Alg and Web Design on-line.

[Peela]

For a long time, drama, and sport, but only sport this coming year (and only gymnastics).

Music lessons.

Use to do Latin in a class, but now we are back to doing it ourselves.

One of the things I am most grateful to outsource is Science. It takes almost a whole day to get through both of their classes, but it doubles as a social day. It is so great to have an enthusiastic science teacher teach them.

Dd has done two online writing classes- very successful.

Online foreign language not so sucessful.

Dd has done a watercolour class for 3 years, we dont do much art other than that, except for a bit of artist study.

 

Outsourcing has been good while they are young, for socialisation. As they are both teens now, I rely on it more to cover academics that I know I could do with some help with.

[Jen in PA]

DD takes science classes at the natural history museum, about 5 or 6 sessions each semester. We do some science on top of that at home, but since we are covering animals/human body/plants, and she loves to read about those topics, I don't even think she's aware that we are "doing school." I guess I could also say PE, since both kids take weekly dance classes. I also take them swimming once a week.

[VickyC in SoCal]

We outsource PE (YMCA swim team) and music (private piano lessons).

[Pretty in Pink]

We outsource P.E. (seasonal sports, drop-in gymnastics, co-op), music instruction (ds10 plays trumpet and takes lessons through our co-op) and art (ds10 and ds5 take painting and ceramics, respectively). I will outsource foreign language when the time comes.

[mom2att]

I checked "other." We've outsourced more as dd has gotten older--she currently takes writing and art at co-op, and a homeschool science class at a local store. I anticipate even more outsourcing as she enters high school--we may do math and latin via virtual school next year.

 

For younger ds, he takes outside piano lessons, and also does a drawing class and a math games class at co-op. However, I don't consider these part of his curriculum, as I do with dd's classes. Youngest ds also takes co-op classes, but again these are just extras.

 

I guess that's why I checked other--we do outside classes, but only as the children get older do we actually count those classes as curriculum.

[linders]

DS takes a Spanish class at co-op, then we practice at home. Besides that, he does various sports (kind of hard to have a home team with just 2 DS!) and takes piano lessons (because I never had real lessons and don't know proper technique).

[phathui5]

P.E. - Ds takes taekwon do and gymnastics. Dd takes gymnastics.

 

Foreign language - Ds takes Spanish for Homeschoolers at community college.

 

Art - Ds takes art classes at the community college

 

Music - Mostly done at church.

[Terri NS]

Piano lessons are outsourced as well my dc have had the opportunity for some free drawing classes through the fall, but we still do some Art here.

[Jenny in Florida]

. . . because those are the ones we have outsourced most consistently. However, we don't always outsource all of them, and we sometimes do more.

 

For example, last year, my son had outside instruction for PE (dance) and music (piano, drums, choir) and took math online through FLVS.

 

This year, he's still dancing, still taking music (choir and organ), but is doing math with me using an online curriculum. He's also taking geography through FLVS and chose to take their art course in the first semester.

 

Next year, the current plan is for him to take math and science through FLVS and to continue both dance and music with local instructors.

 

Similarly, my daughter started taking FLVS math classes when she was 9. So did music instruction (two choirs, piano and classical guitar, although not all at once) and an occasional dance class. She also took quite a few drama/theatre classes over the years, but I don't remember that being an option in the poll.

 

In addition to math, she took an FLVS science course, Spanish, American Government and AP Microeconomics.

[cajun.classical]

My dd takes private piano lessons and Irish Dance classes. My ds in on a swim team and a basketball team.

 

However, once they hit high school, online classes, etc. might be something we use. Right now, my oldest is working through Henle Latin. Once he completes the Latin grammar (9th grade) and begins straight translation courses, I may put him in an online class. It takes a lot of work and time to grade those translations and I have 2 other children!

[Testimony]

I put both PE and Music Instruction.

 

My younger son does travelling soccer. He has a trainer. So, I feel that it outsource since I don't have the slightest idea how to teach soccer.

 

Both my boys play an instrument. I started teaching my older son the piano. It was such a failure. So, now, I pay someone to teach my sons the violin and the piano.

 

May the Lord grant you peace in the New Year.

 

Sincerely,

Karen

http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/testimony

[sagira]

I consider outsourcing anything that I don't teach myself and thus don't have to worry about. With this definition, I outsource P.E. and Art (but dh is the instructor ;)). However, I make sure ds gets plenty of exercise and fresh air outside P.E., and some visits with our Wii Fit.

 

This year I'm teaching Piano but the following year this will be outsourced as well, to a music teacher and friend.

[Strawberry Queen]

I've outsourced music with dd1, now that she's old enough to take lessons. I'm still doing it with dd1. It is so nice when there's a subject that I just don't have to worry about. Now if I could outsource 2nd language instruction I'd be laughing. It's just too expensive. Hmm maybe I should give Rosetta Stone some consideration.:001_smile:

[hsmamainva]

PE is outsourced here. Tae Kwon Do for the 17yo and 9yo; Baseball for the 14yo and the 6yo.

 

The boys (14yo and 9yo) are in an art co-op with our local homeschool group, but it's only once a month, so we still do art as a homeschool subject -- the group is just for fun and a chance for them to learn from an actual artist.

 

My 17yo takes classes at the community college also. She started this during her junior year; she's now a senior.

[Elm in NJ]

Writing this year for 7th and 4th grade. Next year in 8th grade writing, Latin 1, and Spanish 1 will be outsourced. Scholars Online for writing and Latin 1. For spanish, I have no idea. I am also thinking that my 8th grader will benefit from doing a literature class with Angus Dei before doing the SO literature sequence but I am still thinking about that.

Edited December 30, 2008 by Elm in NJ
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[Elm in NJ]

I voted other because starting from 8th grade next year, I plan on outsourcing a lot of classes. I didn't include soccer and swimming and also piano lessons because even if they were in public school, they would probably still be doing that.

[akmommy]

My older DD takes honors English and younger DD takes writing classes both through Home2Teach online. Younger DD also takes private guitar lessons and older DD takes Japanese at the local community college.

[WTMCassandra]

I outsource art--to my husband. I did pick the curriculum, but I am totally hands-off. Oh, I forgot to check this, but I also outsource music instruction (piano).

[5knights3maidens]

DD goes out to volleyball, math, and music

Ds goes out to music