CO-OP SEEKER INPUT FORM Looking for a homeschooling co-op in your area? Fill in the form below. Soon after you hit the SEND IT! button, your information will be posted here for local co-op organizers to see. Once you have been contacted and joined a co-op, your information will be deleted. Your name: Your e-mail: Your location: My homeschooled kids (in any order)... Child #1: Male Female 1 years 2 years 3 years 4 years 5 years 6 years 7 years 8 years 9 years 10 years 11 years 12 years 13 years 14 years 15 years 16 years 17 years 18 years Child #2: Male Female no 2nd child 1 years 2 years 3 years 4 years 5 years 6 years 7 years 8 years 9 years 10 years 11 years 12 years 13 years 14 years 15 years 16 years 17 years 18 years Child #3: Male Female no 3rd child 1 years 2 years 3 years 4 years 5 years 6 years 7 years 8 years 9 years 10 years 11 years 12 years 13 years 14 years 15 years 16 years 17 years 18 years Child #4: Male Female no 4th child 1 years 2 years 3 years 4 years 5 years 6 years 7 years 8 years 9 years 10 years 11 years 12 years 13 years 14 years 15 years 16 years 17 years 18 years Child #5: Male Female no 5th child 1 years 2 years 3 years 4 years 5 years 6 years 7 years 8 years 9 years 10 years 11 years 12 years 13 years 14 years 15 years 16 years 17 years 18 years Child #6: Male Female no 6th child 1 years 2 years 3 years 4 years 5 years 6 years 7 years 8 years 9 years 10 years 11 years 12 years 13 years 14 years 15 years 16 years 17 years 18 years I prefer my co-op to be... Does not matter Christian oriented Non-religious Thanks for your input. Once you hit the SEND IT! button, below, your request will be posted on the VHC web site. A homeschooler in your area should contact you soon.

CURRENT CO-OP SEEKERS The following homeschoolers have posted thier information below in hopes of being contacted by a homeschooling co-op in their area. If you have room in your co-op for their particular family configuration, please contact them via the e-mail addresses provided below. August 1, 2005 SPECIAL NOTE: Reach Home Learners Group Seeking New Members Reach home learners group is back to regular meet ups starting Sept. 16/05.  Join us on the last three Fridays of each month at the First Unitarian Church, located at 5575 W. Saanich Road.  Mornings will include art and science classes, while the afternoon is free time for member's choice.  Last year free time included crafts, board games, guest speakers, outdoor/indoor free play, pet day, science day and seasonal celebrations.  Other Friday activities included field trips, hiking and community service.  Monthly fees, to cover rental space are $20 per family. As part of  the group, if your child participates in group activities (crafts, field trips etc.) outside of classes, parents will be expected to take a turn in planning an activity or supplying crafts etc.   Art and science classes are optional and fees are paid directly to the instructors in accordance with their individual registration policies.  For more information on classes, see below.  For more information on joining the Reach group, please contact Michelle at mjwille@shaw.ca Art - 4Cats Arts Academy Joey Simon is bringing her wonderful, lively and enriching art classes to the Reach group!  "Each month is dedicated to a specific artist. Lessons will focus on the history and work  of each artist through hands on learning.  Each class level will participate in age appropriate art activities in the style and spirit of that artist."  Classes will be one hour in length at a cost of $38+gst/student/block of three Friday classes each month.  Two classes offered, one for 3-7yr olds and one for 8-12yr olds.  For more information on Joey Simon and her classes, please visit http://www.4catsartsacademy.com Registration for Reach members can be made by emailing joey@4catsartsacademy.com   Science - Wonderment Series Szara Turpel is bringing her new Wonderment Series, hands on science classes to the Reach group! "Explore the hows and whys of our world in this fun and hands on science class for home learners. Through experiments, projects, games, art and more, the learner gets a hands on and whole learning experience to explore this monthly thematic series.  Part  of the Wonderment Series, the classes are created and taught by Szara Turpel, a home schooling Mom of three, with her B.Sc. in Biomedical science."  Szara's teaching (learning) philosophy is one in which the student is their own teacher; all others are simply guides; and that leanring is done best  when hands on and practical; keeping it fun, interesting and open. Class will be one hour in length at a cost of $40/student/block of three Friday classes each month. Two classes are offered, one for 5-7yr olds and one for 8-12 yr olds. For more information on Szara Turpel and her classes, please visit http://www.wonderment.ca   Registration for Reach members, please contact Szara at 744-9632 or email wondermentseries@hotmail.com August 1, 2005 Maria Furmek maria_furmek@yahoo.com North Saanich, Victoria, BC Children... Male, 8 years Male, 4 years religious preference: Does not matter May 24, 2005 Jessie mikejessie@shaw.ca James Bay, Victoria, BC Children... Female, 4 years religious preference: Non-religious May 4, 2005 Heather Carley hcarley@shaw.ca Sidney, BC Children... Female, 3 years Female, 1 years religious preference: Non-religious April 5, 2005 Gaylene Turner gaylene.turner@shaw.ca Westshore, Langford, BC Children... Female, 9 years Female, 6 years Male, unspecified age religious preference: Does not matter February 21, 2005 Monica Rodrigues monica_rodrigues@msn.com North Saanich BC religious preference: Christian oriented Children... Female, 5 years Male, 3 years January 12, 2005 Andrea Weiler maweiler@shaw.ca Colwood/Langford BC religious preference: Does not matter Children... Male, 7 years October 7, 2004 Kristal Chapman kristalrobandkids@shaw.ca Shawnigan Lake, BC religious preference: Non-religious Children... Male, 2 years Male, 5 years Male, 8 years September 16, 2004 Barbara Corbett rbcor@telus.net Sooke BC religious preference: Christian oriented Children... Male, 1 years Male, 2 years Male, 11 years