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How to get the most out of being a member of homeschool group Beverley Paine Keep in mind when you join a homeschool group that networking with others is about being genuine and authentic, building trust, relationships and seeing how you can help others. Ask yourself what you want to get out of belonging to a group. This will help you find groups aligned to your needs. Some groups focus more on helping the children learn different things, some on social activity and making friends, and others on volunteering to achieve group goals such as organise an event, provide particular services or resources, or specific support to meet a community need. Visit as many groups as possible that spark your interest. Notice the tone and attitude of the group. Do the people sound supportive of one another? Does the leadership appear competent? Many groups will allow you to visit a couple of times before joining. Take up volunteer positions or offer to help out with organising different activities. Ask the leader or others in the group what you can do to help. This is a great way to stay visible and is the best way to build friendships. And it also gives you the chance to return the help you've received. Remember to ask open-ended questions in conversations. This means questions asking who, what, where, when and how, as opposed to questions that can be answered with a simple 'yes' or 'no'. This will help to open up the conversation: you'll get to know each other much quicker. If you don't easily remember names and faces, make some kind of physical contact, such as offering to shake hands or offer to hold something for the person as you say his name. Then repeat the name in your head - that helps bond the name to the face. Don't be embarrassed to jot down a few details about the person - ask if you can record his name and contact details in your pocket diary. Hand him a piece of paper with your details. Above all else, give settling into a new group plenty of time. You may need to hover close to your children until they feel comfortable around new friends. That's okay, and is expected in most homeschooling groups. Click here for a full list of articles and pages on this website. |
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Pioneering members of the home education movement in Australia, Beverley and Robin Paine are passionate advocates of true educational choice for families. They began homeschooling their children in 1986 and three years later started the South Australian Home Based Learners network.
Beverley wrote Getting Started with Homeschooling in 1995-97 and since then continues to write books and booklets on home education. She balances spending time helping home educators with working in her garden and renovating her home, as well as continuing to build her collection of writing on a variety of homeschooling subjects. Beverley maintains an extensive collection of websites as well as several Yahoo groups supporting families teaching their children at home.
In 2007 Beverley joined the HEA and was a committee member for three years during which time she edited and produced the HEA Newsletter, Stepping Stones for Home Educators magazine, annual Resource Directory and other HEA publications.
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