Sometimes its nice to get out of the house and take a field trip that will complement some of the things you are learning about at your kitchen table with your children. When you do this, its also very nice to invite some of your other home schooling friends in order to make a social event out of whole process.
Here are some guidelines that will help you schedule a Group Outing:
1) Track down the fees: Be mindful that some families are on an strict budget and will need to know the cost in preparation for the outing in order to determine if they will come or not.
2) Special High Spots: Take into account what the ambition of the Public park trip is? What do you want the children to walk away with after attending this Arena group excursion. Make sure you impart this to the dads and young people before the Public park trip.
3) Size of the family: Depending on the size you may call for supporting facilitators. Lock up this help in advance before you decide to invite the whole neighborhood along or else you make be overwhelmed and have to cancel the trip due to not enough adult assistance.
4) Eating facilities: If a breakfast needs to be prepared and ready for each lad, let families know in advance so they can send their children with money, make sure they are well fed before they arrive on the trip, or know if to expect their children home for dinner.
Inform your home schooling group of all of these facts well in advance. People have busy lives and they appreciate communication and advance notice so they aren't scrambling at the last minute to make things happen. This will ensure that you have a safe and happy field trip and that parents will be more inclined to support you with your field trips.
Carol knows Home School Groups and Home School Support Groups
She has an ebook on Home School Group interaction.
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