CT Co-op of Home Educators East of the River, CT-CHEER

We just joined CT-CHEER, a wonderful, informative, and welcoming group of homeschoolers. The primary mission “… is to focus on disseminating homeschool information and support to current and prospective homeschool families that reside east of the CT river. We provide the opportunity to bring people together to expand our families’ horizons, in a collaborative, informal manner. We are a group of people with diverse homeschool philosophies & experience, but with a common vision: volunteers who are supporting one another, sharing information, and reaching out to new homeschoolers as a labor of love and understanding of a new homeschooler’s process.”

With our membership, comes an official CT-CHEER membership card good for “proving” that you’re an official homeschooler which affords some perks and discounts at retail and educational establishments. We’re also in the know of local events tailor made for homeschoolers and programs that we as a homeschooling family are able to participate in because we have organized with CT-CHEER, including the Six Flags Reading program.

This is in thanks to Diane Connors who founded and continues to moderate the group. It is certainly a busy bunch of families with events all the year through: “Support & Info Nights, Parents’ Night Out, Park Days, Beach Days, Book Swaps & Sales, Family Business Ads, Scouting, Parks & Recreation, Library Events, Science Fairs, Geography Fairs, Valentine’s Potluck Party, Pinewood Derby, 4-H Clubs, rollerskating, swimming, ice skating, Game Days, Craft Days, Skiing, gymnastics, Book Discussion Groups, Gym Days, lots of field trips, classes and workshops, and more.”

Furthermore, “The *myth* of homeschoolers being unsocialized is laughable to us; as we’re an extremely social, active bunch who enjoy the planet as our playground while we’re learning !!” Well said, CT-CHEER!