"Schoooool's...out...for...summer! Schooooool's...out...for...ever!" This is the song we were singing in earnest a couple of weeks ago when my daughter finished her last day of public school. Yes, we've joined the ranks of those who take the road less traveled--the road of home education. Or, as I like to say, we've joined the "crazy homeschooling cult." ;-)
So, in preparation for our next trip to Walt Disney World, I started thinking in terms of educational opportunities there and how we could turn our vacation into a learning experience for Reagan. I did a simple internet search to see if other homeschooling families had blogged about their Disney learning experiences, and I happened upon a fabulous discovery: Disney hosts Homeschool Days!
Under the umbrella of Disney's YES (Youth Education Series) program, Homeschool Days offer educational opportunites in the form of exciting, hands-on presentations, as well as deep discounts on park tickets for the whole family (no minimum number of guests, as is the case for some of the YES programs). They also happen to fall during two of the least crowded times of the year--September and January. (Traveling off-season to WDW is one of the many perks of being a homeschooling family!)
We're attending the upcoming Homeschool Days on September 8 & 9 this year! You can register or get the full run-down of presentations offered and ticket prices here. The next session of Homeschool Days will be January 24 & 25 of 2011. Registration and details for that event will likely be available after the September event.
This appears to be one of Disney's best-kept secrets. After a comprehensive web search, I found very few Disney fan sites (even the really BIG ones!) that made any mention of this bi-annual event. While homeschoolers make up only a small segment of the school-aged population (best guesses are somewhere around 3% in the US), our ranks are growing every year. I expect this even to become more popular as the homeschooling population grows. But for now...let's keep this our little secret, OK?
I'll see all my fellow homeschooling peeps in September!
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