Seattle Homeschool Group

Curious about homeschooling? Taking the plunge but still have questions? Join us for our Info to Homeschooling session on Saturday, September 14th at 10am over Zoom.

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LAST DAY!

The t-shirt fundraiser will close at 9pm today. Our numbers are still well below what we sold last year, and remember, more sales means we get more $ PER ITEM. If you intended to get a t-shirt, hoodie, or tote this year, but haven’t done so already, please do so now! https://www.bonfire.com/store/shg-gear/

Alternatively, if you’ve got all of the gear you want, but would like to support SHG, you can do so through the donate button on our website: https://www.seattlehomeschoolgroup.org/donate

NBTS (Not Back to School) Park Day is one month away on Friday, September 13 from 12:00-3:00PM at Wallingford Playground Park! All homeschoolers - past, present, and prospective - are welcome to attend, so feel free to share it with other homeschoolers in your communities!

Plan to bring a picnic lunch, books or curriculum to swap, and any field games you think would be fun! A picnic blanket or camping chairs might be nice too! It will be a casual affair and a way to welcome new homeschoolers and reconnect with old ones after the summer!

The SHG Resource Directory has been updated! Check it out!

Resources — Seattle Homeschool Group Seattle Homeschool Resources The Seattle area offers countless opportunities for homeschoolers. As a large and diverse community, SHG members are always discovering and passing along new programs, classes, destinations, and discounts. This page provides an overview of some of the types of resources....

It just takes two minutes to help SHG out in a big way! 😄

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Seattle Homeschool Group (SHG) has developed a survey to gauge the health and quality of the homeschool community in the local Seattle metro area, especially as it relates to ways SHG can improve connection among homeschooling families in the region.

All Seattle-area homeschooling families are welcome and encouraged to fill out the survey, so please feel free to forward it along! The survey will also be cross-posted in other groups.

It should only take a few minutes, so consider filling it out now! (We'll also be sharing the results of the survey (anonymized, of course!)

Your participation is greatly appreciated. Thanks so much! 😁

Find the survey here ~>

Seattle-Area Homeschool Survey 2024 The purpose of this survey is to gauge the health and quality of the homeschool community in the Seattle metro area, especially as it relates to ways the Seattle Homeschool Group (SHG) can improve connection among homeschooling families in the region. Although this survey was designed with existing....

One week left before SHG's annual Valentine's Skate!

February 15th at 11am. $11 per skater.* Sign up by February 13th to participate in the exchange. Open to all Seattle-area homeschoolers.

See the SHG website to sign up: https://www.seattlehomeschoolgroup.org/upcoming-events/valentines-skate-2024

* Let us know if cost is a barrier. Financial hardship help available.

Just another heads up that 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻'𝘀 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 is happening this week! And it’s online! Available right this very minute! 😁

There had been a pre-COVID homeschooling tradition of meeting up in the theater to watch the various programs of film shorts geared for kids and teens but if you can’t make it out, you can watch from home, between now and Feb 10th (Saturday)! Tickets to the individual programs are on a sliding scale of $5-25 + $2 service fee or consider a festival pass for $100-$150!

Some of the highlights of this year’s film shorts lineup include: 𝙁𝙚𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙁𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨 (ages 8+), 𝙌𝙪𝙚𝙚𝙧 𝙌𝙪𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙨 (ages 10+), 𝘽𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙞𝙨 𝘽𝙚𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙪𝙡 (ages 12+), 𝙑𝙞𝙖𝙟𝙚𝙨 𝙮 𝙎𝙪𝙚𝙣̃𝙤𝙨 (all in Spanish with English subtitles), 𝙄𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙄𝙣𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 (ages 13+), 𝙈𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙚𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙨 𝙋𝙧𝙚́𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙪𝙨𝙚𝙨 (in French with English subtitles), 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙍𝙤𝙡𝙡 (a Youth Filmmaker Showcase!), 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙚𝙩 (ages 8+), 𝙈𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙇𝙚𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙨 (ages 14+), 𝙄𝙩’𝙨 𝙖 𝙈𝙚𝙨𝙨, 𝙄 𝙂𝙪𝙚𝙨𝙨 (struggles of teen-hood!), 𝙎𝙪𝙧𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙮 𝙎𝙮𝙢𝙥𝙝𝙤𝙣𝙞𝙚𝙨 (all ages) and so much more!

And don’t forget about the debut screening of the documentary, 𝙃𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙨𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙡𝙚𝙙! Texan homeschooling teens getting ready for Homeschool Prom! Watch it online or even in-person (this Friday night at 8pm)!

Find everything you need here: https://nwfilmforum.org/festivals/childrens-film-festival-seattle-2024-hybrid/.

Children's Film Festival Seattle 2024 [Hybrid] - Northwest Film Forum CFFS invites you to come enjoy awe-inspiring and spectacular shorts, glittering features, and out-of-this-world workshops for their 19th festival in 2024.