Upcoming Events:
Homeschool Goal Writing Workshop
August 22, 7pm-8:30pm In this workshop for parents, we'll discuss goal writing as a year long planning tool for your homeschooling journey and begin to write goals. We'll talk about how to use goals throughout the year. Heddi has been homeschooling for the last 14 years. She still writes her goals every year! register here
Open House
Friday August 23, 11am-2pm
Theme: Friends Around the World
Come see what the DLC is all about. Make friendship bracelets, play active games from around the world, view fall class listings, renew memberships. A chance for homeschoolers to reconnect after a summer apart.
Please note that all classes are volunteer led. Class fees pay our rent!
Ongoing Summer Classes:
Minecraft Club
Every Tuesday starting June 11, 10:00-12:00
Drop-in club. Bring your own computer with Minecraft installed and an account. Play Minecraft with others in a shared world. Led by Theoden Suhrie. Suggested donation $5/session.
Kids Teach
Every Wednesday starting June 12, 11:00-12:00
Open time slot for your kids to teach their peers. Come teach and learn together. To get your child on our schedule, email info@dlcsantacruz.org with their topic and preferred date. Drop-in to attend as a learner. Suggested donation $5.
July 31 Dance with Helen
Project-based Art
Every Thursday starting June 20, 11:00-12:00
Student teacher Addy Reza, who is working towards a teaching credential and has taught art workshops at Palace Art, will lead a new art project each week. Ages: 9-12
$10/session plus material fee.
The Brave Learner Book Discussion Group
Thursdays, July 11 - Aug 15th, 6:30 - 8:00 pm
Homeschooling parents, join us for lively, six week discussion of homeschooling around the book The Brave Learner by Julie Bogart. Get your print or digital copy of the book and read Section 1 (Chapters 1-3) before the first session. From the description: "Parents who are deeply invested in their children's education can be hard on themselves and their kids. When exhausted parents are living the day-to-day grind, it can seem impossible to muster enough energy to make learning fun or interesting. How do parents nurture a love of learning amid childhood chaos, parental self-doubt, the flu, and state academic standards? In this book, Julie Bogart distills decades of experience--homeschooling her five now grown children, developing curricula, and training homeschooling families around the world--to show parents how to make education an exciting, even enchanting, experience for their kids, whether they're in elementary or high school." Whether you've just started homeschooing or have been at it for years, this book provides inspiration and thought provoking ideas worthy of discussion! Led by Heddi Craft, $60. Please register here
 
Join the DLC
Many of our events are drop-in and you can subscribe to our newsletter free of charge. We do our best to keep our volunteer classes and events low cost ($10 each).
By joining the DLC with a paid membership you are showing your support for our collaborative learning space. You help us pay our rent, cover supplies for classes and events, and keep the internet and lights on :-)
Supporting members join as a family. The entire family gets free entrance to DLC classes and events for the term of the membership.
2019 Fall Supporting Membership: $110
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Summer Lending Library Hours:
Monday: closed
Tuesday: 10-12
Wednesday: 11-1 (closed Aug 21)
What is the DLC?
The DLC is a homeschool collaborative.
We support families who want to learn together outside of traditional school environments. We host social events for the broader Santa Cruz County homeschooling community.
We are different from learning centers that provide outsourced academic classes. We are 100% volunteer run and non-profit. We only offer classes and social activities based on what our active member families are passionate about teaching, learning, and doing together.
Our members enjoy access to our lending library of curricula, educational materials and learning games.
DLC Activity Ratings
Mellow- this activity is calm and tends to be focused and/or structured, good for sensitive kids
Tangy- this activity is a mix of calm and high energy periods, good for kids who can focus for short periods of time but also like to get up and move around
Spicy- this activity is high energy with a lot going on, good for kids who like to be busy and active
Board Meetings
Our board meetings are always open to anyone who would like to get involved. Do you have an idea about how the DLC could better support local homeschoolers? Come share it with the board!
Third Monday of each month, 7pm. Please email info@dlcsantacruz.org to confirm and let us know your are coming.
Learn in Community. Share Your Passion.
If you feel a calling to learn along side your kids this school year, we invite you to organize a class at the DLC. We are accepting proposals for fall classes, activities, clubs, and events now.
You don't have to be a professional teacher, just someone who is passionate about a particular topic and willing to share your curiosity and expertise with the next generation.
You can lead a one day, one week, or all semester long activity this fall.
Talk to your family. What do you want to explore together? What do you care about learning? What matters?
Submit your class, event, activity, or workshop proposal today!
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