Homeschooling?

[sirius]

Pa i ja.
Ali mislim da je biti prvi i jedini HS u kvartu ili šire, bez ikoga drugoga da dijeliš sudbinu i ogovaraš lude matere i očeve koji te školuju i to što ti se zbiva šteta samo po sebi...

Sigurno bi se našlo još luđaka u blizini, uvijek se nađe, ne bi vjerovala.

[Ifigenija]

Sigurno bi se našlo još luđaka u blizini, uvijek se nađe, ne bi vjerovala.

Kužim. Nagovaraš me.
Ajde, skupi nas na kavi, pa ćemo vidit.

[Saradadevii]

Kužim. Nagovaraš me.
Ajde, skupi nas na kavi, pa ćemo vidit.

Evo vam malo i ideja sto biste mogle jednoga dana raditi

(prenosim sa razlicitih home ed lista Londona i okolice)


Hi Everyone,

I booked the "sensational butterflies" at the natural history museum for the wednesday 15th of june.
We've got 15 places available.
It costs £2.50 per child above 3 years old. Adults are free




__________________________________________________ __________________

Hi,
I am arranging a fabric decorating session at Hitchin Youth Trust on Friday10th,
from 11 - 1pm. ( after the usual drama session)
Aimed for children 8 and over, there will be a variety of fabric paints andSteve Williamson is bringing screen printing equipment to decorate bags andpencil cases- which will be provided. You are also very welcome to bring yourown tee-shirts to decorate!
The cost is £5 per child.

Hitchin Youth Trust is 111 Walsworth Rd. Hitchin. SG4 9SP

I would appreciate an email if you would like to come along, so we have an ideaof numbers.

Bring your ideas and designs! Heather.



__________________________________________________ ______

Hi Everyone, This term there will be puppet making sessions at Log cabin and hopefully leading to puppet shows later in the term. Today Iwould like to do a bit of planning for this and see who is willing to give ahand with organising/running the sessions- no pressure(well not much-bwahahaha!).
Looking forward to seeing you all, much love, Alison xx

General Log Cabin info
The Log Cabin is a home ed group which runs on alternate Wednesday afternoons duringterm time. The group starts at 12 and runs til 2:30 . We normally have anorganised activity, which is optional . Past activities include bow and arrowmaking, mim , feltmaking, puppet show, police sniffer dogs, knot , tie dyeing.
We have use of ... a log cabin! There is a hall, kitchen, playground withlovely wooden equipment( large playframe, tyre swing, slide, sandpit, footballgoals, play house)
There is a wide age range of young people who attend, from babies, up tofourteen years old.
PS If the weather is goo - and sometimes if it's not! There are always a few ofus who head off to Lammas park down the road for some extra play/chat timeafterwards (actually it's too blooming cold to tempt us at the moment).
The log Cabin address is: 259 Northfield Avenue, Ealing W5 4UA

Travel
It is very easy to get to on the Piccadilly line, just 30 seconds walk fromNorthfields tube station, exit the station and turn left and then left againafter the library.
The E2 and E3 buses run along Northfield avenue
If you travel by car you can park in Bramley road- free !
Cost
Your first visit to the Log Cabin is free ! After that you can either paytermly, which works out at £3 per family per session, or you can pay forsessions separately as and when you attend, which is £5 per family per session.If you are on a low income you pay what you can afford.
New famillies are always welcome, there is no need to contact me in advance,unless I have specified booking for a particular activity that your child/renwould like to take part in.


__________________________________________________ ______

Fire Fire, Museum of London: interactive storytellingsession + object handling all about the great fire of London.

WEDNESDAY 29th JUNE
ks1 ( 5-7yrs)
will check time starting but know it is after 11.00 a.m

please book early for this as i need to give them the number attending within afortnight.

please feel free to cross post.
------------------------------------------
HiFellow Home edders,

Iam sure you will all be able to relate to my agonyat clearing out my over flowing book shelves. I hate getting rid of books butit has become too ridiculous. So I have a huge amount of books that need a new home. Mainly children’s story books, novels and reference books. Lots of DrWho, Famous Five, Terry Deary, a few adult books. Some workbooks for KS1 and 2,Lots of childrens story books about ponies and horses.

Theywill need to be picked up from house. You will need to bring large crates orsimilar and need a big boot!

Ido not want to have to sort through them as I know I will loose my resolve andkeep most of them (you can tell I have tried to do this before!). So who evertakes them needs to take the whole lot in one go.

Isanyone interested? If not they will go to the charity shop.

________________________________________________

Hi All

HomeEducation UK is a registered charity that concentrates on the practical side ofHome Education. We put on activities or courses for home educating families.Sometimes we start an activity and then continue to run it. More oftennowadays, we set up courses or activities which we then let the parents runthemselves.

Among theactivities we have done are tennis, rollerblading, judo, football, chocolatemaking, African music, survival skills, drama, dance and various craftactivities.

We alsowill give all the assistance we can to any home educating family havingproblems with their L.E.A.

We willpost details of forthcoming activities to your group but in the meantime ifanyone wants any further information please get back to me.
Graham
__________________________________________________ ___
Heatherand I are getting together to do some themed French and craft afternoons for 5to 12 year olds.

The firstone will be Friday, 18th March 1.30-3pm, Fleetville Community Centre, RoyalRoad ( off Hatfield Rd) St Albans .

The themefor this session will be The Weather.

Therewill be a song, a story and a game all in French followed by a weather- relatedcraft activity. Suitable for beginners and those with a couple of years ofFrench learning.

Cost willbe no more than £5 per child.

Pleaseget in touch asap if you are interested,
________________________________________________

AHEAd

Active Home Education Adventures

Wednesday 23rd February: Visit toBritish Museum. The AHEAd Group will be visiting the British Museum, on aself-lead visit. We will be visiting the Egyptian Galleries. Meetat 11am, just inside the main entrance from Great Russell Street, by the southstairs.

AHEAd - Active Home Education Adventures, is a newgroup for Home Educating families with children aged 6-10.
The group will meet every Monday 10am -12pm at Al Manaar Muslim Cultural Heritage Centre.
See our website for full details www.aheadgroup.weebly.com
It would be helpful if you could let us know if you are intending to come.
__________________________________________________ _________
Hi
Justthought it would be good to let everyone know about some free workshops forHome educated children being run by Chickenshed Theatre.
Thereare 4 workshops altogether - starting on Friday 10th June and on 17th June, 24thJune and 1st July - with a chance of attending a further workshop during theweek beginning 4th July.
Thetimes are 10.00am to 11.15am for 6-10yr olds - and 11.30am to 12.45pm for11-16yr olds.
Tateattended the workshops last year - and loved them! It is a really inclusiveplace and they welcome everyone. They want to run them every year on a moreregular basis.
__________________________________________________ ___

Please get in touch if you would like your child to be involved in arts opportunitiesin St Albans. There are some lovely free arts opportunities coming up which will be available to St Albans and district resident home educators..
We arealready working on one series which culminates in a performance in the St Albans Arena theatre.
I expectfuture events to come up and would like to have a data base of St Albans anddistrict resident home educators who would like to be kept in touch. Please letme know the ages of your children.
No need to contact me if I already see you regularly!
__________________________________________


Hi All


We have adate for the bushcraft course we are organising. It is going to take place on

on Friday27th May. It will start at 10.30am and finish at 3.30 pm. The cost will be £22per person attending the course.



We wantto arrange pick-ups for people arriving by train. I will obviously pick up asmany people as I can but it would help if some others going by car offered tohelp out in this area.



This iswhat Hannah who runs the course has emailed me.


The subjects that you have requested are shelterbuilding and fire which can include use of fire steel, charcloth (use and howto make) blowing tinder bundles into flames, collection of wood and tinder, howto build a Tepee Fire, plus Fire by Friction for the more adventurous membersof your group. I suggest you bring Marsh Mallows and Chocolate and Bananas tocook on the fire, plus packed lunch. We will have fire Steels, Charcloth andWild life/plants guides & books for sale on the day.



If youwant to attend this course can you send me an email and I will email you back abooking form. This course will need to be paid for in advance so once youreceive a booking form could you send a cheque made out to Home Education UKto:


Home Education UK
70 Duke Road
Chiswick
London
W4 2DE



There isa limit to the numbers we can accommodate so if you could let us know as soonas possible if you wish to attend as we don't want anyone to be disappointed.



This isgoing to be a very exciting course which I am personally really looking forwardto. Hannah tells me that fire by friction is easier to do than people imagineso I will fascinated to see this.


__________________________________________________ _______



I have bookeda session at the newly re-opened Jewish Museum (Camden Town - http://www.jewishmuseum.org.uk/) for KS2 onTuesday March 29th from 10:30 - 12:30. The session is described as:
Every Object Tells A Story


This interactive workshop isdesigned for your pupils to learn about the power of the object and its role inthe telling of history. Drawing on objects from the museum’s collection, pupilswill be able to handle a yellow star, a passport, a spice box which was hiddenby a Jewish family and a Kindertransport child’s suitcase. They will then usethese objects as a springboard from which to further explore the plight of theJewish people in World War II and the experience of child refugees today.

History KS2 The impact of theSecond World War; Finding out about, people and changes from an appropriaterange of sources

There is a charge for thissession of £3 per child. This includes entry to the museum which is not a freemuseum. If you book this session I will require a £5 deposit sent to hold theplace (paypal or cheque). Please also note that if you bring food to the museum(there is a lunch room), it must vegetarian as the museum is kosher. There is acafe on site too, but it is very small. The museum is just of Camden High Stwhere there are loads of cafes and restaurants.

There are limited places forthis trip so please email me asap if you would like a place for your child.Minimum age for the session is 7, but younger siblings will be admitted. Pleasefeel free to forward to other lists.

Thanks
_______________________________________________

Lookingfor last few participants for number two on the list below. conatct me asap ifyou are interested --( the workshop is free )


An Artsorganisation in St Albans has offered local home educated children someinteresting opportunities for this year.

Childrenneed to be resident in the St Albans district ( which stretches from Harpendento Redbourne , including Bedmond-- ask me if you are unsure)

1. Agroup of children (and parents and siblings if you wish) will work togetherwith a local artist to design and decorate the outside of large hoardings beingused to surround the major work going on at Westminster lodge throughout thenext year .

2. Ourgroup have been asked to be one of several "community groups" takingpart in a free workshop with professional artists in the field of music, artand word -- our designated date is Sunday 13th February 2- 4.30pm . There willbe only our group participating on this day -- it would be good to have a fewof us.

3. Oversixteens are asked to take part in the community project as a"leader" --working alongside a professional in the field of art,music, or word.

Therewill be a requirement to attend some planning sessions as well as the workshopduring the first six months of next year.

Pleaselet me know if you'd like more info about any of these,

C
___________________________________________
__._,_.___

I have booked a KS2 museum session at the Museum of Londonon March 8th in the morning. Although arrival time is officially 10am, thesession is not until 11:45 as there is booked gallery time and lunch room time.Session details are below. I only have a few spaces on this trip. Although itis a free session, if you want to book you will need to send me a cheque for £5(or you can paypal me) and I will return this to you when you turn up on theday.

Please email me if you would like to attend. Please feelfree to cross post to other lists.

Ilana

Tudors rich and poor

Interactive storytellingsession


Key Stages: Keystage 2



Location: Museumof London Docklands

Discover what life was like for a servant in one of the greathouses on London Bridge at the end of the 16th century. Find out how rich andpoor people lived in the last years of Elizabeth's reign through role-play,dance and story.

Curriculum links: History: Tudors; Literacy: Speaking and listening

Duration: 60minutes plus 45 minutes self-directed gallery visit
__________________________________________________



I have booked a KS2 museum session at the Geffrye Museum onFeb 15th i1:45 - 3pm. Session details are below. I only have a few spaces onthis trip. Although it is a free session, if you want to book you will need tosend me a cheque for £5 (or you can paypal me) and I will return this to youwhen you turn up on the day.

Please email me if you would like to attend. Please feelfree to cross post to other lists.

Ilana
Tudor HomeLife


Room talk and handling for KS1 and 2


Students in the Geffrye's Tudor room


Children will learn to 'read' a room and to discover the stories behind theobjects in order to increase their understanding of Tudor family life. Pupilswill be encouraged to investigate our handling collection in order to developtheir knowledge of the period using high-quality replica objects.

__________________________________________
Spaces available for Art classes in central London

This group has been running since May 2009 and we have afew spaces
available for this term. The age group is 6+ (though we do have
younger siblings attending where appropriate). This term the age
range for the group was mostly in the 6-12 range.

The group is taught by Carol Baker who is a Steiner trained art
educator. Carol runs a Steiner kindergarten group at Steiner House in
the mornings as well as works at the Tate as an art educator.

Carol's focus is very much on natural materials and we have used a
variety of materials over the terms including clay, watercolours, wax,
charcoals, chalks, pastels, etc.

The session runs on Wednesdays from 1:30 - 2:30 at Steiner House near
Baker Street station (http://www.rsh.anth.org.uk/).Cost is £6 per
child (£2 per sibling) per week payable termly in advance.

Please contact me off list if you are interested in joining.

Thanks,

________________________________________

Opportunity to attend Thames Explorer Session on Monday

Session 2 - KS2- Monday 13 December 12.30-2.30 At Chiswick BridgeThames foreshore
2 hours of fieldwork: includes recording simple abiotic data (watertemperature, weather, state of the tide), assessing water quality throughchemical tests and invertebrate sampling, assessing the impact of rubbish onlocal wildlife, plus investigation of river features such as erosion,transportation and deposition.

More of interest and challenge for our older children(KS2), although I'mconfident that the younger ones get a lot out of just being on the shore andexploring as well. Google Thames Explorer Trust for more info, I think theyhave directions on how to get there as well. www.thames-explorer.org.uk

There are still plenty of places available, so please do let us know if you'dlike to come. We went to the first session and it was super.

cost 5 pounds per family if not a member of Putney Group.

__________________________________________

Royal Albert Hall exhibition of art work of Home Edders

DearDebbie
Idon't know if information about this exhibition has already been circulated butif it hasn't would you mind doing so for me?

Somany home educated children, including Simon Tilbey, Clara and Adam Markiewicz,are represented in this exhibition and, within the exhibition, the Albert Hallmakes such a clear and public announcement of its support for the homeeducating community, that I think it would do the soul good to go along and seeit.
www.royalalberthall.com/explore
Thereis one free viewing day left - Saturday 27 November 11am-2pm - ground floorAlbert Hall.

'CelebratingRemembrance' is an exhibition of artwork produced by schools and home educatingfamilies. Earlier this term, The Albert Hall offered home educators an amazingvisit to the cemetries and battlefields in Ypres , as well as to the movingLast Post ceremony at Menin Gate. They also arranged for us to visit the RoyalHospital Chelsea and to attend workshops at the National Army Museum . We werethen invited to produce artwork for inclusion in the exhibition. Ourinvolvement in this project has created for us a learning experience that willresonate for years to come.

[Saradadevii]

It is time to book Museum visits for next term!


All trips are free unless stated otherwise below. These trips are open to anyone that would like to join us, but please take note of the following importantinformation:

Pleasenote a change from last term: we will only be accepting children aged 5 orabove to attend KS1 sessions (not including younger siblings as detailedbelow). We will only be accpeting children aged 7 or above to attend KS2sessions (not including younger siblings as detailed below).

You mustbook a place on each trip you want to attend. Numbers are strictly limited and youcannot just drop into a session on the day. To book a place, pleaseemail and give the following information:

· museum sessions you want toattend

· your name and the names and agesof all the children attending (please include any siblings who will be there onthe day even if they are not taking part in the session

· a contact phone number - ideallya mobile number - in case of last minute emergencies or changes to times

· your email address

Pleasenote that if your email does not contain all of the above information, we willnot be able to add you to the list.

Allchildren must be accompanied by a named adult. If you are splitting yourchildren into two different sessions running at the same time, each child musthave someone responsible for them. This can be another parent attending thesame session so long as this has been agreed in advance between you.

Allchildren attending the sessions must be able to sit, listen and participate asrequested by the museum educator. If your child isdisrupting the rest of the group, you will be ask to leave.

It isunderstood that you may have to bring younger siblings to these sessions(unless detailed that they cannot attend). However, you must ensure that thesession is not disrupted by them.

Bybooking a place on a session, you are confirming that you will attend.Non-attendees threaten the future of these trips as museums trips are dependanton minimum numbers of children. It is not always possible to fill a cancelledplace at short notice. Please be aware of this before booking.

Please dokeep in mind the number of emails we will be dealing with and the time it takesto answer them. We have included links to the museums below. Please use them tofind out information such as location, directions, etc and do not email us forthose as it is just too time consuming to answer everyone.

SESSIONS:

1. National Portrait Gallery: 11 Jan2010. KS1 isFamous People (Beatrix Potter, Florence Nightengale) and KS2 is Getting theMessage. Both session run at the same time 11:00 - 12:30 There is no lunchroom. http://www.npg.org.uk/learning/schools/primary-schools.php

2. British Musem: 22 Jan 2010. KS1 session only - AfricanTales. 10:30 - 11:30. Please note that there is a charge for this session ofapproximately £1 per child (confirmed closer to the time). http://www.britishmuseum.org/learning/schools_and_teachers/taught_sessions/foundation_and_ks1.aspx

3. Sloane Museum: 3 Feb 2010. Anceint Greece 1pm - 3pm. Pleasenote that this session is for children aged 7-10 years old only. No younger orolder siblings will be admitted to the museum and the session is strictlylimited to only 10 children and 4 accompanying adults so some adults will haveto agree to wait outside. http://www.soaneeducation.org.uk/schools/ks2.cfm

4. National Army Museum: 12 Feb2010. KS1Florence Nightengale. KS2 Be Prepared. Both session run at the same time from10:30 - 12pm. http://www.national-army-museum.ac.uk/education/primary.shtml

5. Benjamin Franklin Museum: 23 Feb2010. KS1session includes a tour of the museum and a demonstration called GlassHarmonica. KS2 session includes a tour of the museum and a demonstration calledLightening. Both sessions run at the same time from 11-12pm. http://www.benjaminfranklinhouse.org/site/sections/education/school_visits.htm

6. Tate Britain: 8 March 2010. KS1 session is UnderstandingColour and KS2 Session is Human Form. Both sessions run at the same time from10:30 - 12:00pm. http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/eventseducation/schools/7224.htm

7. Museum of London: 17 March 2010. KS1 session only:Fire!Fire!Fire!. 10:45 - 11:15.

8. Museum of London: 19 March 2010. KS2 session only: The Scoop 10:45- 11:15. Please note these two session are on differentdays for different ages. http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/MuseumOfLondon/Templates/Content/article.aspx?NRMODE=Published&NRNODEGUID=%7b7FA121 8B-5F5D-4FB6-8238-52C74D26BE9A%7d&NRORIGINALURL=%2fEnglish%2fLearnin g%2fTeachers%2fwhatson%2fPrimary%2ehtm&NRCACHEHINT =NoModifyGuest#museum

9. Wallace Collection: 22 March2010. KS1 andKS2 sessions will both be Portraiture for Self Portraiture but the childrenwill be slit into two groups by age. 10:30 - 12:00pm http://www.wallacecollection.org/learning/schools

10. Natural History Museum: 26 March2010. A sessionin the Investigate Centre for ages 6-10 only. Please note that no youngersiblings will be allowed into the room. 11:30 - 12:30. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/education/school-activities/hands-on-activities/investigate/index.html

Please feelfree to forward to other lists as this is the only list I will be posting this on.

Thanks,

__________________________________________________

Cutting Edge workshop for 7-9 yrs olds, next week at the NaturalHistory Museum

Dearall,


This is a free workshop booked for 1pm, Wednesday 9th Feb 2011, at the NaturalHistory Museum, advertised for Key Stage 2.

http://www.nhm.ac.uk/education/school-activities/workshops/cutting-edge/index.html

"Investigate how teeth are related todiet in this interactive workshop.

Pupils will:

• handle, observe and compare a variety of animal skulls in order to identify different shapes of teeth
• use and develop their scientific knowledge to understand that the shape of teeth makes them useful for different purposes

Learning themes: teethand eating, using observations to draw conclusions, using scientific knowledgeand understanding to explain observations; making comparisons and identifyingassociations.

Duration: 45 minutes

Capacity: 32 students"


Pre-visit information
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/resources-rx/files/cutting-edge---spring-2011-34137.pdf

At the moment it is not certain that younger siblings would be able to attendthe session. There is a request from the booking officer that children whoattend are 7-9 yrs old but I will attemp to relax this rule, once I get hold ofthe programme developer.


If you are interested to come, please email me at by Friday, 4th Feb and please include the following information:

-name of the parent

-name of the child/children

-age of the child/children (including younger siblings who might be present)

-if you are interested to buy (50 pence charge)Museum's Explore and Discover guide for this workshop
(you can see samples at
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/education/school-activities/self-led-activities/discovery-guides/explore-primary/ ; the guide cannot be bought on the day, it needs to bepre-odered and paid in advance)


Apologies for cross posting.


Kind regards,
Saradadevii

____________________________________________

DinoScene Investigation and the Variety Show for KS2 at the NHM

Dear all,


These are free workshops booked for 10.45am(Dino Scene Investigation) and for 1.15pm (TheVariety Show KS2) on Wednesday 18th May 2011, atthe Natural History Museum, London advertised for Key Stage 2.

Full information about the Dino SceneInvestigation workshop (duration 1 hour) and The Variety Show for KS2 (duration35 minutes) can be found on page 14:

http://www.nhm.ac.uk/resources-rx/files/schools-pack-summer-2011-94051.pdf"

Dino Scene Investigation (extract):

How do weconstruct a picture of extinct animals? What evidence do palaeontologists findand use?

In this workshopchildren will handle rocks and fossils, and find out how palaeontologists studyspeciments. Working in groups, they will uncover mystery speciemens fromexcavation boxes. Inspired by illustrations of extinct species, they willobserve bone structures to interpret and draw the species their fossiloriginated from.

The Variety Show for KS2 (at Darwin Centre)

Amaze yourchildren with the variety of life on Earth in this fun, interactive scienceshow. We will use Museum specimens to give you a sense of this variety,introducing the largest, smallest and some of our favourites. We will discussadaptations, and how and why scientists group and identify living things. Someof your children will get to star in the show as volunteers for demonstrations...ifany of you survive a close encounter with a giant squid.

Learningobjectives:

to engender asense of amazement and wonder for the variety of life on Earth

to understandthat living things have adaptations that are advantageous for survival

to understand howand why scientists sort livnig things into groups

If youare interested to come, please email me at and pleaseinclude the following information:

-name of the parent

-name of the child/children

-age of the child/children (including younger siblings who will be present)

-if you are interested to buy (50 pence charge) Museum's Explore andDiscover guides related to these workshops and whichguide you would like to buy

(you cansee samples at http://www.nhm.ac.uk/education/school-activities/self-led-activities/discovery-guides/explore-primary/ ; the guide cannot be bought on the day, it needs to bepre-odered and paid in advance)
The selection of guides can be found on page no 15 at the

http://www.nhm.ac.uk/resources-rx/files/schools-pack-summer-2011-94051.pdf"



Apologies for cross posting.


Kind regards,

Saradadevii

________________________________________________

Hi everyone,

I am arranging two visits to the Houses of Parliament:

Friday 6 May (including Your Voice workshop)
Friday 20 May (including Making Laws workshop)
Both at mid day.

They will include a tour of the Palace of Westminster and a workshop (given
in brackets, above).

Depending on the age of the majority of the children on a particular date,
it will be at KS2/3 level.

These visits are very popular and have very limited availability, because
they are booked up so quickly by schools up and down the country.

They are aimed at school year 3 and above (which is age 7 and over).

They have a policy of NO babies/young children (they have stopped visits
with babies/young children on previous occasions)

Therefore, although I generally like to leave it to parents' discretion over
the capabilities of their home-ed children, on this occasion, I will say no
under 6s
on this trip - sorry.

(those of you who know me, will know that this also applies to me, too!)

If you are interested in going on this visit, please email me:

-the full names and ages of your children
-the full name of the parent going (AND their mobile number)
-which date you would like (if you don't give a date, I will slot you in
myself!)

There is a limit on the numbers of children for this visit (and, unusually,
an upper limit on the number of adults, too)

It will be strictly "first come first served" and in the event of itbeing
over-subscribed, I will keep a waiting list.

(but before putting your name down, please be absolutely sure it's suitable
for your children, that you can make the date AND that your chil(ren) will
be ok with going on the tour/workshop without a parent).

For further information, the website is at:
http://www.parliament.uk/education/visiting-parliament/

Thanks

[Saradadevii]

A ovo je jedna od nasih skola :

The Otherwise Club - a prototype of the kind of school that educationalists predict will educate our children in the future

http://www.theotherwiseclub.org.uk/

We currently have in the region of forty families who are members of The Otherwise Club, with each family paying membership fees towards the cost of renting premises.

We offer workshops on subjects as varied as:

Stained glass; rock climbing; Shakespearean Drama; Egyptian Pyramid Building and First aid. Pottery and drama are on-going weekly workshops.

As well as regular visits from specialists in areas as diverse as African drumming, Police Dog handling and country dancing, we organise group holidays and excursions, including annual trips to an organic farm, and rock climbing.

The Otherwise Club has been described as:

"...a prototype of the kind of school that educationalists predict will educate our children in the future." (Evening Standard, Jan 1996)

The Otherwise Club provides an invaluable opportunity for families with children out of school to meet regularly, exchange views and offer mutual support. Many friendships are formed, with families often meeting up outside the club. we particularly welcome new families and visitors on the first Thursday of each month.


Osim toga napisanog, jedna od utemeljica OC vodi povijest i latinski za mladju grupu 7-11 i stariju grupu 12-16 godina, a jedan drugi roditelj fotografiju za tinajdzere.