Strong Homeschooling Communities??? (Melrose, Acton, Berlin: lease, co-ops, homeschool)

[PENELOPELISE]

I am wondering if anyone knows of any towns in Massachusetts that have an active base of secular homeschoolers? Similarly, I'm wondering if anyone knows of any homeschooling educational co-ops (other than Voyagers in Acton)?

[gf2020]

I think I am fairly knowledgeable about things but I'll confess, I have no idea what a secular homeschooler or a homeschooling educational co-op is.

Good luck with your search, however.

[FellsMom]

Please check here:
Homeschool Support Groups in Massachusetts (http://www.mhla.org/support/masupportgroups.htm - broken link)

I have only heard of Voyagers.

[PENELOPELISE]

gf2020 - a secular homeschooler is a term usually used by people who homeschool for reasons that don't have to do w/religion.
A homeschooling educational co-op takes a lot of different forms but usually it's a group of hs'd kids who come together to learn (science, math, art). Some times (as is the case w/Voyagers) the co-op has a dedicated building or rented space that they use for this purpose.

[FellsMom]

This new co-op type of school may be of interest to you:
Anova's ‘gifted and talented’ school set to lease Beebe - Melrose, Massachusetts - Melrose Free Press

[PENELOPELISE]

Thank You Fellsmom!

[vwlizard]

The cohousing community in Berlin has many secular homeschoolers.