Welcome! Although I have been homeschooling for about 4 years, I have failed to find a homeschool support group in my area. So, I decided to create a group and bring together homeschooling families in the Storm Lake, Iowa / Northwest Iowa area.

SLALA is a non-profit, collaborative group of parents and children that does not emphasize any particular faith or political affiliation – all faiths, backgrounds and learning approaches are welcome to join. By exposing our children to a wide variety of families, they gain a broadened view of the place in which we live and develop skills necessary to interact with many different types of people. This is a vital skill for success in our world today.

SLALA will meet twice per month and have outings, field trips, “learn together” days or anything that floats our boat. I would like for this to be a collaborative effort among families involved – sharing ideas, helping to plan activities and just generally sharing the love of learning with others outside of our own families. Being a former teacher, I will spearhead this effort, but would love to see others taking leadership roles as well.

This Yahoo group is where we can interact, post questions and share information. For more details about past and future activities and a look at our families, please see the SLALA blog at: http://homeschoolblogger.com/slala/

Hope to meet you soon!

Karyn