The homeschool game days have morphed into a new local co-op. Twenty-one adults and children attended our first field trip at Eckley Miners' Village on May 9. Yesterday about forty adults and children attended our second field trip at the Historic Warrior Run Church. The church was first formed in 1769, but the first two buildings were burned down. The current structure was built in 1835. We also visited the cemetery and a home near the site of the Battle of Fort Freeland. A retired schoolteacher graciously conducted the 4-hour program at no charge. During the last hour of the day the students had two hands-on experiences with making rope and using a loom. Our third field trip has been scheduled for June 8. This Friday afternoon I am hosting the fifth game day for the group (second time we've had it at our home). I'm working on planning more field trips for the group over the coming months.
Last night some parents gathered to discuss ideas for our new co-op. Nadia says we need to come up with a name for our co-op. We haven't figured that out yet. Our first session will last six weeks in the fall (October/November) and will include Health and Nutrition, Speech, Marine Biology lab, a chess club, lunch and a book club. I gave a list of 15 different books to some of the moms in an attempt to narrow down the list to probably 3 choices. The kids will be able to choose which group to be in based on which book they have chosen. Nadia and Faith already chose Much Ado About Nothing because Faith hasn't read any Shakespeare yet. I want Oliver to read one of the books from the Chronicles of Narnia. Ian is leaning towards either joining Oliver or reading The Hobbit. We're waiting to see what the other students choose. So far we have 13 students planning to join us, and more are considering joining us. The students are between 5th-12th grade, and 69% of the kids currently planning to attend are in 8th-10th grade. Ian will be one of five eighth graders. Eight of the kids will also see each other on Wednesday evenings at Bible quizzing as three younger siblings (Xandir, Lucy, and Oliver) plan to join their older siblings (Faith, Ben, Jill, Ian, and Nadia) in September. We haven't chosen the dates for the next session (winter/spring) because some of us are hoping to go on a mission trip to Guatemala, and the dates for that haven't been chosen yet. As of now we are planning to meet in our home. If the group outgrows our home, we'll see if a local church will allow us to use their facility. Even though we are adding this co-op to our plans for the upcoming school year, it doesn't mean we'll discontinue what we have been doing. Nadia, Ian, and I have scheduled auditions to possibly be in a performance of The Sound of Music that is to take place in November. I'm also probably going to sign the kids up for art and chorus at the Christian school at our church (if we don't do drama at the CHEF co-op again next year). Whether I sign the kids up to be in the Susquehanna Valley Youth Chorale again in the fall will depend on whether we are participating in Sound of Music and also what days/times those rehearsals are held.
Nadia spent some time making crepes today with Tab. I had a long overdue physical today. I haven't had a colonoscopy and given how expensive those are (and our medical sharing plan doesn't cover them), I have opted to go the Cologuard route instead. The physical cost $50, and she said that the bloodwork she ordered will total less than $50. The Cologuard will cost more than that, but it still will be far less than a colonoscopy. Today I also signed the boys up for a babysitting class the local hospital offers. Nadia took it four years ago. I don't know if the boys will do any babysitting, but I think it's worthwhile for them to learn how to do CPR and such.
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