by Carolyn Groves | Apr 14, 2020 | Resource Article, Unschooling Resources
We were not unintentional homeschoolers. My daughters, now 18 and 14.5 have never attended school in the traditional sense. In this post, I’ll share a little bit about how we came to homeschooling along with some resources that I hope may help some of you...
by Carolyn Groves | Nov 29, 2019 | Classes, Finding Community, Resource Article
Village Home – Homeschooling Resource “But what about socialization?” This might just be one of the most common questions homeschooling parents hear. While there are lots of ways to meet friends and create community in the Portland metro area, we...
by Carolyn Groves | May 16, 2019 | Resource Article
Barefoot Books – Homeschooling Resource As a former public children’s and young adult librarian, I’m a giant book lover! While at one of the first Life is Good conferences we attended, I had the great pleasure of meeting Jennifer Butler-Brown of...
by Carolyn Groves | May 3, 2019 | Classes, Resource Article
Portland Community College Gateway to College – Homeschooling Resource As a homeschooling parent, one of the most frequently asked questions I’ve fielded in 17 years is, “But what about college?” Depending on the person asking the...
by Carolyn Groves | Apr 25, 2019 | Arts, Environment, Movement, Music, Nature, Resource Article, Sports
Portland Parks & Recreation – Homeschooling Resource When my girls were younger, one of the things they loved to do was to go swimming (and playing in the “lazy river”) at the Mt Scott Community Center. It was a lovely thing to do on a...