Thank you for your interest in Welcome Homeschoolers! WHS welcomes homeschooling families and as well as families considering homeschooling in the San Mateo County area.
If you would like to join Welcome Homeschoolers, a ll the information you need is on this page. Before joining the group, prospective members must agree to our Community Values Statement (below), submit a completed Membership Form. Note: Welcome Homeschoolers
does not allow vendor memberships. Prospective members, even if they
are homeschooling parents, who plan to use their membership to promote
goods or services should not join this group: advertising will result in
dismissal.
Community Values Statement
If
you are thinking about joining WHS, please read this: Becoming
familiar with WHS’s
shared social values will allow you to make a more informed decision
about whether
or not WHS is the right group for you.
WHS
Park Day and other activities are intended to provide a safe and
friendly atmosphere
for WHS families, as well as to reinforce positive social behavior
among our children.
To this end, we agree that certain fundamental standards of
behavior should be followed
at all WHS-organized activities.
- As participants in WHS events, activities and forums, parents and
children will behave in such
a way that supports a respectful and peaceful atmosphere for all,
including
- treating others respectfully
- handling conflicts in a respectful and peaceful manner
- refraining from violence, bullying, rudeness or hostile behavior
- refraining from using offensive language and gestures
- treating others’ (as well as public) property respectfully
- At Park Day and other events organized for younger children, we
recognize that we are each
responsible for our own children at all times.
We must know where our children are, and
we must be attentive enough so that we can be available to them if
and when a problem arises.
We agree to leave the park or play area only if (1) another adult
has agreed to supervise our
children and (2) our children have agreed to cooperate with that
adult.
- We also recognize that none of us is perfect, and that “bad days”
happen. If a member of our
family is unable to share these values on a particular day, we agree
to go home, knowing that
we are welcome to come back and try again next week. However, if a
member of our family repeatedly or severely disrupts the safe and
peaceful atmosphere of the event, the event coordinator has the
authority to request that we stop participating in it. We agree to
cooperate.
- In the case of events organized for older children, which we, as
parents, may not be attending,
we agree to make sure that our children have read and understand
WHS’s Community
Values and that they have agreed to uphold WHS’s behavioral
standards, with or without
parental supervision.
Membership FormTo become a member, please fill out the online Welcome Homeschoolers Application.Once your application is approved, your email address will be added
to our email group and you will have access to the roster of other members.
Thanks!
If you have questions about joining WHS that aren't addressed here, please contact us.
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