So you’re up and running and solidly into your school year. Now what? What ways can you be proactively caring for your community? There are things you can be doing now to prevent unforeseen problems down the road. Listen in to what Hannah and Pam shared during our live Q&A in September and get a head start on creating that community you’ve always wanted for you and your family. Next Steps: Schedule a coaching call: https://calendly.com/leadyourhomeschoolco-op/coaching-call?month=2024-03 Join...
Oct 24, 2024•25 min•Transcript available on Metacast Do you want to offer a time for the kids in your community to have a recess and get their zoomies out? Are you worried that in doing so you will be opening Pandora's Box of bad behavior or conflict between kids and parents? Join us in this episode as we answer this question from our Facebook live Q and A. Next Steps: Schedule a coaching call: https://calendly.com/leadyourhomeschoolco-op/coaching-call?month=2024-03 Join our Facebook group- Lead Your Homeschool Co-op https://www.facebook.com/group...
Oct 17, 2024•23 min•Transcript available on Metacast Do you have a unique question and don’t know where to go to find the answer? Maybe you have a question about laws, record keeping, online classes, or just need advice and want to know what others are doing, but no one seems to have a similar situation to give you sound advice. Look no further, the HSLDA (Homeschool Legal Defense Association) has free resources and advice for homeschool leaders! Tune in for part 2 of our interview with HSLDA’s homeschool leader advocate, Darren Jones. HSLDA Websi...
Oct 10, 2024•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast Are you worried about legal issues with your co-op or with your families? Do you need advice on documents, legal entities or other issues? Today’s interview with HSLDA lawyer, Darren Jones will be so encouraging for you! Listen in to find out all the ways that HSLDA can support your co-op and support you as leader! I’m sure you will hear something that you didn’t know before. Yes, my soul, find rest in God; my hope comes from him. Truly he is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will n...
Oct 03, 2024•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast On our last live Q&A in facebook Hannah led us in a conversation about insurance for your co-op. If it is feeling like an overwhelming mystery. Take a breath, relax. Help is on the way. Here is a recap along with some resources to get you started. theeventhelper.com (community day) https://www.eventsured.com (dance) https://ncginsurance.com/ NCG Insurance Next Steps: Schedule a coaching call: https://calendly.com/leadyourhomeschoolco-op/coaching-call?month=2024-03 Join our Facebook group- Le...
Sep 26, 2024•34 min•Transcript available on Metacast Are you wondering what you should be prepared for when planning a field trip? Are there things you should think about in advance in order to make the whole process and trip a lot smoother? If you have never planned something on a larger scale, you may be feeling a little anxious about your first field trip. Today we hope to give you the confidence you need to plan and enjoy your first field trip with your community. Ecclesiastes 1:13 I applied my mind to study and to explore by wisdom all that i...
Sep 19, 2024•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast Have you ever been in a situation where you need to have a crucial conversation, but opinions are strong, stakes are high and emotions are rolling like Niagara falls? We try to handle conflict God’s way using Matthew 18, but how many times does it seem like our approach fails miserably and we either can’t solve the problem? We make it worse by hurting others or by trying to keep ourselves from being hurt. In today’s episode, we are doing a review of the book Crucial Conversations - Tools for Tal...
Sep 12, 2024•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast Do you lack committed board members on your leadership team? Is your board lacking unity? Are you wondering why your board is not functioning smoothly? In today’s episode, we want to focus on the characteristics that are necessary to develop as a leader. These biblical principles are characteristics that God calls all Christians to, but especially as leaders, we need to intentionally consider how these principles can help us serve those who are in our communities and also function as a board in ...
Sep 05, 2024•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast Leaders - have you ever had the experience of hearing about problems in the classroom AFTER the school year is over? You might find out that your teachers are frustrated, your students are misbehaving, your parents are in the dark, and you were totally unaware until it was too late to do anything about it. That is a very frustrating moment. It really might be because you are missing this one crucial piece of the puzzle. What is it? Open lines of communication. If you can promote a culture of ope...
Aug 29, 2024•24 min•Transcript available on Metacast It’s August, and it is time to close registration for your homeschool co-op, right? Or do you keep it open because you have families that are interested but have not yet made a decision? Do you allow more people to join at the last minute or even after classes have started? If you are not bursting at the seams, and you want to bolster your numbers, and be available to accept homeschoolers jumping on at the last moment, do you leave your registration open? Today we would like to discuss some of t...
Aug 22, 2024•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast It's mid-August! Can you believe the summer is winding down and it's almost time for school to start and our co-ops to begin meeting again? That means it's time to be thinking about your first day of your community meeting together! The first couple weeks will set the tone for your community, so it is important to try to have a successful start. You will have new people joining you, so we thought it would be fun today to give you some ideas of great ice breakers you can do to kick off your first...
Aug 15, 2024•21 min•Transcript available on Metacast Are you waking up in the middle of the night in a panic with all the things you need to add to your to-do list to get ready for the first day of your co-op? Are you panicking because you don’t even have a list and you know you should, but you don’t even know where to start or what should be the priority? The clock is ticking and you want to be ready. Take a deep breath and relax. Here are 5 simple questions to get you organized and help you think through this process. It doesn’t have to be overw...
Aug 08, 2024•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast Are your teachers overwhelmed and lacking confidence in their ability to teach at your co-op? Is your community struggling with inconsistencies among your teachers? Are your teachers burnt out due to spending massive amounts of time planning for their class(es)? In today’s episode, we are talking about teacher training- why it’s so important and how it serves your community to do it. Educate, Equip, Encourage, Expect Proverbs 16:3 “Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and he will establish your p...
Aug 01, 2024•23 min•Transcript available on Metacast Are you struggling to motivate parents to stay involved? Do you wonder how you will ever find and train your replacements as leaders? Do you have student behavior problems that you are having a hard time handling? All these problems can be mitigated by being a parent-led co-op. Today we are excited to talk about all the benefits that you can experience as a co-op by having parents present and engaged on campus. Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 Two are better than one, because they have a good return for thei...
Jul 25, 2024•25 min•Transcript available on Metacast Wish you and your teachers had more insight on how to teach to different learning styles? What if you had the key to unlock your own child's best way to learn? Today, we have a special guest, Dawn Jackson who is an expert on learning styles and personality dispositions to give us some tools to help all the kids in our co-ops thrive. Want to connect with Dawn? Email her: dawn@solimaracademy.com or visit her website: solimaracademy.com Next Steps: Schedule a coaching call with Molly, Pam and Hanna...
Jul 18, 2024•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast Investment! As leaders, we all want and need the families in our co-op to step up, to volunteer, to stay invested. But how do we achieve this? How do we motivate parents to stay involved and to step up and willingly volunteer their time and effort to our co-op? Two weeks ago we talked about the absolute must of intentionally creating a culture of LISTENING to your families. Today we are going to talk about another way you can walk that out - by encouraging your families to teach unique classes. ...
Jul 11, 2024•37 min•Transcript available on Metacast Are you ready to get started building a community where you can grow together in faith? Are you feeling overwhelmed and not sure where to start? Creating a mission statement that will serve your community over the long haul is worth the time and effort you put in up front. Your mission statement is the cornerstone for the foundation of your co-op and one of the most valuable tools you will utilize time and time again. In this episode we will take two samples of real co-ops and audit them, so tha...
Jul 04, 2024•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast How many of you leaders out there feel like you are doing ALL the work for your co-op and it is completely overwhelming? Why is it that 20% of the people do 80% of the work? What is it that inspires the families in your co-op to step up and take on extra tasks and truly INVEST in your community? Today we are going to talk about one big strategy that will help you increase investment and excitement in your community - are you ready for this? Stick around and we will share with you the magic solut...
Jun 27, 2024•22 min•Transcript available on Metacast Next Steps: Schedule a coaching call: https://calendly.com/leadyourhomeschoolco-op/coaching-call?month=2024-03 Do you have families that feel disconnected from your community? Are families doing their own thing all of the time, except on community days? Are you and your members desiring deeper relationships and stronger connections? Now that you have found families to join your community, your work isn’t over! You need to continue to cultivate those relationships for the health and strength of y...
Jun 20, 2024•21 min•Transcript available on Metacast If you have found your leadership team and set up your co-op then you are ready to start inviting families to your community. How do you create a close knit culture that shares your values and mission? How do you ensure that families will fit? We’ve done a couple of episodes on the importance of doing new family interviews. Today we are going to help you refine the interview process by giving you 6 questions you must ask to make sure you are accepting families that will thrive in your community!...
Jun 13, 2024•31 min•Transcript available on Metacast Do you have a vision for a homeschool community for your family, but aren't quite sure where to find other families that also want deep relationships to join you? You want to get the word out, but you don’t have the budget to advertise and even if you did, where would you put the advertisement? How are you going to get the word out to find the families that want to grow in faith together? In today’s episode, we are going to discuss this question of attracting the right kinds of families for your...
Jun 06, 2024•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast Are you in conflict with another member of your homeschool community? Are you avoiding that person because you are afraid of the drama or divisiveness that seems inevitable? Are you afraid of losing friendships because of the unknown outcome? Does your stomach turn when thinking about confronting a conflict? This experience is so common to all of us! No one likes to face those challenges that could result in loss of relationship. But oftentimes, our avoidance of conflict just makes matters worse...
May 30, 2024•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast Now that summer is upon us and we’ve had time to reflect on the past year, let’s have some fun. Just because school is out doesn’t mean we stop connecting as a community. Some of the best ways to foster a close knit community, where you grow together in your faith, is through simple summer time connections. Here are 3 ways to connect over the summer! Psalms 133:1 (NKJV) Behold, how good and how pleasant it is For brethren to dwell together in unity! Next Steps: Schedule a coaching call: https://...
May 23, 2024•22 min•Transcript available on Metacast Happy End of the Year! Homeschool mama! You made it! Are you SOOOO ready for a break? Us too! It’s so tempting to just put away all the school stuff for the year and not think about anything related to homeschool or community or planning. . . We all need a break. But just closing the books and not looking at or thinking about them again is probably not the best approach to your year end. In this episode, we want to encourage you to take the time needed to end your year well. Now is the time to r...
May 16, 2024•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to part 2 of our series about “bad” behavior. In Episode 43 we talked about reframing how you think about behavior. If we approach behavior with the understanding that there are unmet needs of the students, we can connect and interact to set students up for success. If we react from emotion, ourselves as teachers and the students are set up for failure. In today's episode we will share strategies to help prevent unwanted behavior so you can avoid a poor or stressful learning environment ...
May 09, 2024•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast Do you have students in your co-op with bad behavior? Are your teachers and mentors frustrated with lack of classroom management? Are they feeling helpless? What if I told you that it is in your power to reframe your mindset and turn the situation around. Be ready to be mind-blown in order to make this shift. How many of you have had a student in your co-op that has become the target of disapproval, has gained the reputation of being a problem, or you have had to lead a classroom where you know ...
May 02, 2024•24 min•Transcript available on Metacast How are you doing homeschool mama? Do your kids (and maybe you) have spring fever? Have you been deep in the trenches with your homeschool co-op and are just READY to be done with this year? AND are you already anticipating next year - because it seems like the planning and registering and “need to know what next year is going to look like” comes earlier and earlier each year but you STILL have to finish this year and you have to test your kids and plan for summer and start your garden and ALL T...
Apr 25, 2024•24 min•Transcript available on Metacast Do you desire a co-op that serves all ages of students? Does your co-op have a history of high schoolers dropping out and pursuing other endeavors? Do you wonder how you can keep your high schoolers in your co-op during this critical time of their development? We know that many families desire to homeschool all the way through high school, but kids don’t always agree. It often seems the grass is greener over at the more traditional school. In this episode, we will share strategies on how to stru...
Apr 18, 2024•24 min•Transcript available on Metacast Are you at a loss for what to include in your handbook? Are your community members reaching out with lots of questions that you feel like you have answered over and over? Are there issues that are coming up regularly? In today’s episode, we are going to give you some suggestions on information to consider including in your community handbook. I Corinthians 14:40 NKJV Let all things be done decently and in order. Next Steps: Schedule a coaching call: https://calendly.com/leadyourhomeschoolco-op/c...
Apr 11, 2024•25 min•Transcript available on Metacast Do you want families that connect with and invest in the vision and mission of your community? Does the thought of asking hard questions to a new family make you cringe? What if I told you that it is possible to connect families in your co-op, through the application process, that will run the race together for God’s glory? It is possible when you find the families that fit in your group! In our last episode we discussed common mistakes that you might be making in the admissions process. If you ...
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