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Our Community
Our community is made of a wide range of people - from Unitarian Universalist
families who may or may not be homeschooling to those who are interested in
homeschooling but may or may not be UU. We come together in various
places, including our churches and our e-mail support groups, to discuss topics
of interest.
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Unitarian Universalism and Kindred Spirits
- The Unitarian Universalist Association's Web Page
"Unitarian Universalism is a liberal religion born of the Jewish and Christian
traditions. We keep our minds open to the religious questions people have struggled
with in all times and places.
We believe that personal experience, conscience, and reason should be the final
authorities in religion. In the end religious authority lies not in a book, person,
or institution, but in ourselves. We put religious insights to the test of our hearts
and minds.
We uphold the free search for truth. We will not be bound by a statement of belief.
We do not ask anyone to subscribe to a creed. We say ours is a noncreedal religion.
Ours is a free faith...."
- Kindred Spirits
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Online Discussion Groups
- UUHomeschoolers e-mail list
"The purpose of this group is to help Unitarian Universalist homeschoolers develop a
network of like-minded alternative educators and to support UU and alternative learners
in their efforts to teach and learn in the ways that suit us best. The list also acts
as an educational resource center, where we may share ideas, links, and resources
related to education. We believe that learning outside of the public school system
is a viable educational choice that is compatible with Unitarian Universalist
philosophy and would like to open a dialogue within our churches and communities
regarding the "school-structured" styles we find in most of our religious communities
and in society."
- Summaries of some of our discussions
- UUHomeschoolers blog
- UUHDiscussion e-mail list
- HUUH-L e-mail list
- REACH-L e-mail list
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Individuals
- Terri Willingham
I'm Terri Willingham, managing editor of HUUmans at Home, the newsletter of
UU Homeschoolers, and moderator of our support group e-list,
UUHomeschoolers. I
live in Tampa, FL with my husband and three children, who have been
homeschooled all their lives. We're members of Spirit of Life Unitarian
Universalists in Odessa, FL. I can't say we use any particular
homeschooling methodology (by nature I like defying definition!), but a sort
of eclectic combination of methods and ideas, from unschooling to
traditional to classic. Different things work for my children at different
times and for different subjects. The key for us has always been making our
children's education contextual and therefore (hopefully!) meaningful.
We use the Core Knowledge series, by E.D. Hirsch, as the foundation of our
homeschool and build around the age, grade and ability appropriate topics
with supplemental materials from the library and other, mostly free,
resources. I don't believe homeschooling should break the bank, so we don't
spend much on materials or workbooks. As my children have grown older, I've
found that the Singapore Math series works well for them and are well within
our budget. Most of our activities, though, are hands-on and life related,
from volunteer work with the Humane Society, to the collaborative learning
group (LIFE) that we've created at our church, to church and community
activities.
When time allows, I enjoy writing and am an occasional contributor to Home
Education Magazine. I published my first book , the "Food Allergy Field
Guide: A Lifestyle Manual for Families," (Savory Palate) in the fall of
2000. "
- Amy M. Windmill
My husband and I made the decision to homeschool our now-almost-six-year-old
boy when he was four, and have been proud of and gratified by our choice
ever since. We became members of the Church of the Larger Fellowship earlier
this year, and are looking to establish our roots in the Puget Sound area,
where we now live.
- Gwyneth Owens Butera
My husband and I are members of the UU Congregation of Atlanta.
We have planned on homeschooling
our daughter Camille (now 2.5) almost since she was born. We are working
towards building up our support network now, though we are not official
"homeschoolers" yet.
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