Learning Differences Homeschool Network of Southeast Texas has a number of events scheduled for families homeschooling kids with learning differences in the Cypress/Northwest Houston area. Upcoming events include:
August 25 – Mad Hatter “Tea” Party
Sept. 1 – Zube Park Splash Pad Back to School Party
Sept. 7 – Parent Support Meeting with Special Needs Attorney
Sept. 14 – Tie Dye a T-Shirt
Sept. 22 – Ninjagu Lego Movie
Sept. 28 – Ice Skating
Oct. 5 – Houston Museum of Fine Arts
Oct. 12 – Sign Language Class
Oct. 19 – Laser Tag
Oct. 27 – Halloween Party
Other activities planned for the 2017/2018 school year include a trip to a wolf sanctuary, watercolor painting, Christmas and Valentines parties, gardening day, trip to Waco Mammoth Monument, kite flying, field day, park scavenger hunt, volunteering at a homeless shelter, sand art, pizza and root beer float party, exploding science day, Wunderlich farm tour, strawberry picking, and more.
Learning Differences Homeschool Network of Southeast Texas is homeschool support and social group is for anyone in the northwest Houston metro area homeschooling one or more kids with any diagnosis that affects learning. The group is centered in the Cypress, TX, area with members in Cypress, Katy, Spring, Tomball, Woodlands, and northwest Houston.
The group is especially geared toward very-high-functioning kids, but any kid with learning differences who wants to be social is welcome. Currently the group includes 46 families with 65 kids ranging in age from 6 to 18. Typical learning diagnoses in the group include ADD, ADHD, dyslexia, Asperger’s, autistic spectrum disorders, anxiety disorder, OCD, bipolar or other mood disorders, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, and language processing disorders.
The group has weekly social activities and field trips for the kids, and regular parent support meetings, sometimes with speakers who address issues related to homeschooling kids with learning differences. The September parent meeting will host a speaker who is a specialist in special needs law.
“Our emphasis is on having fun activities all ages can enjoy, and where the kids can make friends and parents can connect with other parents who face similar issues in homeschooling,” says founder Tammi Wright. “We especially emphasize providing an environment where ‘quirky’ behaviors are a non-issue, and where children are welcome and accepted regardless of their social challenges and academic level.”
Activities the group has done over the past school year include bowling, swimming, archery, tour of a fish hatchery, zoo trip, game day, park scavenger hunt, show and tell day, ice skating, edible kitchen science day, volunteering at homeless shelter, Halloween party, kite flying day, splash pad, park day, reptile show, and many more. Some of those will be repeated in the coming school year with a number of new activities added.
Caption for attached photo: Clint the Snake guy with a member of the Learning Differences Homeschool Network of Southeast Texas during a reptile show Mr. Clint did for the group during the 2016/2017 school year.
Homeschool families who want to be actively involved in a social group are welcome! Membership requirements are: (1) be actively homeschooling one or more children with a learning difference, (2) complete a membership form, (3) pay $20 per family annual dues by August 31 or upon joining if joining after August 31, and (4) ask to join the group Facebook page. For more information, contact Tammi Wright @ tammiw@tazandweaselman.com. Or visit the group’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/groups/LDkids/ or the group’s website at http://www.ldkidshomeschool.com/ for more information. The membership form can be found in the Description section of the Facebook page or by clicking on the Join tab of the website.
Anyone interested in joining the group is welcome to attend an activity first to see if the group is a good fit for them. To be added to an activity, email Tammi Wright at tammiw@tazandweaselman.com.