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| © Laurie Block Spigel 2005-2008 |
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Not just for homeschoolers, all families can benefit from the resources offered here! Books and resources are recommended that can assist with homework problems or help a motivated child excel beyond the limits of school. Fun, free family activities are listed, organized by subject and location. All questions on education and parenting are freely answered - see Ask Laurie.
Budding artists: check out The Big Draw, Saturday 6 September in Battery Park City's Teardrop Park and a Family Art Workshop, 27 September, at The Drawing Center. Children ages nine to 12, accompanied by an adult, are invited to participate in an art-making activity and discussion related to the exhibition Rirkrit Tiravanija: Demonstration Drawings. Reservations are suggested (no later than Friday, September 26), but not required.
(212) 219-2166, ext 119 |
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"If you want to change the future, reach out and touch the life of a child."
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"Education is more than the filling of a pail, it is also the lighting of a fire"
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| "If you plan for a year, plant rice. If your plan is for a hundred years, educate your children." -- Confucius |
 Laurie Block Spigel is a home educator who has lectured and written articles on education, parenting, and raising a family in New York City. The daughter of university professors, she has had the good fortune to meet many educators in her life, including award-winning professors and Disney Teachers-of-the-Year, whom she has relentlessly questioned.
As a long-standing member of NYCHEA and a veteran homeschooler, Laurie has been interviewed on public radio, public television, by the New York Times, and by Le Point Magazine. Laurie also teaches poetry and creative writing to children. She created this website in honor of the children and this beautiful city we call New York.
- One of the most Frequently Asked Questions is about standards - making sure your homeschooled child is on track with local and national standards. See our page of Grade Levels, Standards and Benchmarks
- Ten Steps to Successful Homeschooling (including links to the NYS Homeschool regulations, correspondence schools with parent reviews, college information, how to get a MetroCard , and more)
- What's Free or Cheap in NYC? As the official Resource person for NYCHEA, this is the question I was asked most often. Here is a list of great deals, literally hundreds of educational offerings in NYC, for preK - 12, all free or a bargain. Look here for classes, family activites and teen internships. If you know of any other educational activities to recommend that are free or cheap in NYC, please send us the infoand we'll add it to this amazing list (regularly updated).
- Ask Laurie (Advice Bulletin board). Send in any question on education, parenting, or homeschooling, and I will do my best to post a response. Anyone else is also welcome to send a response to the question.
- Travels with Laurie In and beyond NYC, find suggestions for field trips (link to travel articles) and a-typical summercamps and camps for homeschoolers and families. If you have a field trip suggestion or a camp review to post on this page, send an email.
- KIDS: Every day is better if you read a poem! Post your poems here to share them with other kids. You can also post a book or movie review, or read poems written by other kids. If you want to read some of Laurie's poems, click here.
- Free Stuff:
- The Wildlife Conservation Society and the Audubon Society have put out a free Seafood Wallet Card to help you buy seafood that's not on the endangered list.
- Homeschool Free Stuff - a mega-list of giveaways, including a free newsletter.
- Dover Publications offers a weekly email with links to free content from their books.
- The New York City Fire Department (FDNY) offers a selection of brochures on Fire Safety and Health Safety for adults and kids
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