Life Learning Chat
Date TBA
7:30 pm
Baskin Robbins Dunkin Donuts
386 Southbridge Street
Auburn, MA
508-832-4588
Join us for another evening of candid discussion regarding home education from another perspective. Life Learning is a wonderful way to help nurture the fire within for the love of learning in your child/children. Be of support to others yourself or come and be encouraged by seasoned home educators through their own experiences with home education. All are welcome!

*This takes place at the Dunkin Donuts located directly across from the Auburn Mall near Strawberries Music and is combined with Baskin Robbins ice cream (as opposed to the one near TJ Maxx Plaza which is also on Southbridge Street). Contact Lisa at TheKingsDaughter@charter.net if you plan to attend.


SOS Homeschool Parent Meetings
3rd Tuesday of each month from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm.
Open to the Public
Sponsored by SOS (Secular in the Ocean State) http://www.soshomeskoolri.org/
We will be holding 3 meetings there each month: Handwork Night (a Mom's night out for crafters, sewers, knitters any everyone else); a nighttime Parent Meeting and a daytime all-age get-together. (We celebrate monthly birthdays and play games, music, etc). If interested, email Stacey at maxmogwi@aol.com.


16th Annual Home Learners Fall Fair
Saturday, November 3, 2007
10:30 AM ­ 3:30 PM
West Medford Congregational Church
400 High Street
Medford, MA
Homeschooling families are invited to display and sell their crafts, or perform music, storytelling, skits, dance, etc. This bright, welcoming space features good acoustics and a large stage for performances. We are looking for fine quality crafts, kits and small gifts that sell well to the general public. We especially encourage vendors to demonstrate their craft and/or provide materials and guidance so that patrons can make their own craft (for a fee) and will have a special table available to rent for this purpose. Good food will be sold at the event.

The event is being coordinated by a core group of volunteers. If you wish to help, please call Eileen Ryan at 617-924-4597.

A note to parents: Children can be discouraged easily if their crafts don’t sell up to their expectations. They may take it personally. Prepare your children for this possibility. Use it to discuss marketing, demand, pricing, or other factors that will influence sales. Call this an experiment to test the market and learn.

We are looking for performers: Performers are an integral part of this event. People come for the performances as much as for the crafts, and more attendees benefit all. Would you like to perform? Are you part of any performing group? (Magic, circus, music, dance, gymnastics, drama, etc.) Would you or some of your group be interested in performing at the Fair? Contact Eileen 617-924-4597.

Vendor Cost: 4 ft. @ $10, $2/hour for 4 ft. of Make & Take space. The fair will be advertised in newspapers, magazines, homeschool newsletters, and the internet. For applications contact Stephanie Griego at 781-646-4541 or GarciaArte@mac.com. Other questions should be directed to Eileen Ryan at 617-924-4597.

There will be no admission charged at the fair. We are planning this to be a festive event with crafts for sale, demonstrations, entertainment, music and good food. This is a wonderful opportunity for children and families to learn entrepreneurial skills and experience a larger sense of community. We hope you will join us.