Welcome to the official website for the South East Wisconsin Home Educated Children's Group
Hi, my name is Karie Gardner and I'm co-owners with Lori Groszczyk. We
created this group because we knew what we wanted, but not all groups
fulfilled this, so we created this group. This group is an INCLUSIVE
group. We welcome all moms of all walks of life.
We are in S.E. WI and would like to invite you to join our group. Some
activities we have are group days(classes), park days, and hopefully
mom's night out(once or twice a month). Group days are mostly held at
the New Berlin Library(barring any holidays). Some of these group days
can be a game day. Sometimes a guest is invited to come teach us
something. Or we just do a craft. These group days can be hosted by any
member who would like to host. Just inform Lori or myself asap of this
so we can make sure all members are notified with plenty of notice. We
can even have a talent day where the kids can show off their talents.
We have 2 yahoo board available for the groups use, an event
board(classes, field trips etc..) and a chat board. With these 2 boards
available for your use, we ask that you be aware of others feelings
when posting. One rule we have at the very start is NO political
postings. These just lead to problems. The only political thing that
will be allowed is homeschool laws that might/will affect us. We also
ask that you be careful posting religious stuff. It's ok to ask for
prayers and such, but no religious bashing. Also, if someone posts
something that you don't like, either email them privately, or just
delete it. If you are warned 2 times to stop posting undesireable
posts, you will be asked to leave. We say this up front since we've
dealt with this before and don't want a repeat.
Another thing we're in the process of forming a youth group within the
main group. This would include ages 13 & up. Once we get this group
started, we would like to ask for 2 or 3 moms to volunteer to
"chaperone" the kids while they are meeting. This means either hiding
in the corner while they do their games and such, or sitting outside
the room(it has all windows) to keep an eye. :)
Two main things we require right away are meeting us first before
joining. This way you can meet us and make sure we're not too looney
(just kidding) and we can see you are actually a mom who exists. We've
seen on other groups where moms can join, but you never hardly meet
them in person. 2nd thing is we want you to be active in the group. The
group won't work if we only have a few people everything. We know you
have talent in one thing or another so show it off. :)
Anyway, thanks for joining us, We look forward to getting to know you and you us and making this group great!