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Episode 50: 3 Ways to Nurture Families That Fit

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Do you have families that feel disconnected from your community? Are families doing their own thing all of the time, except on community days? Are you and your members desiring deeper relationships and stronger connections? Now that you have found families to join your community, your work isn’t over! You need to continue to cultivate those relationships for the health and strength of your community. In this episode we are going to talk about 3 ways to nurture the families that are in, or wanting to be in your community.
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Episode 49: Top 6 Questions You Must Ask in a New Family Interview

If you have found your leadership team and set up your co-op then you are ready to start inviting families to your community.  How do you create a close knit culture that shares your values and mission?  How do you ensure that families will fit? We’ve done a couple of episodes on the importance of doing new family interviews. Today we are going to help you refine the interview process by giving you 6 questions you must ask to make sure you are accepting families that will thrive in your community!
1 Peter 5:12 NIV
Be shepherds of God’s flock that is under your care, watching over them—not because you must, but because you are willing, as God wants you to be; not pursuing dishonest gain, but eager to serve;
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Episode 39: How to Find Families That Fit - Master the Interview Process
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Episode 48: Should We Advertise? 2 Ways to Attract Families that Fit Your Homeschool Community

Do you have a vision for a homeschool community for your family, but aren't quite sure where to find other families that also want deep relationships to join you?  You want to get the word out, but you don’t have the budget to advertise and even if you did, where would you put the advertisement?  How are you going to get the word out to find the families that want to grow in faith together? In today’s episode, we are going to discuss this question of attracting the right kinds of families for your community. You will come away with tried and true strategies that will help you build your homeschool community. 
Ecclesiastes 4:9-10  Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up! 
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Episode 47: How to Overcome Your Fear of Conflict

Are you in conflict with another member of your homeschool community? Are you avoiding that person because you are afraid of the drama or divisiveness that seems inevitable?  Are you afraid of losing friendships because of the unknown outcome?  Does your stomach turn when thinking about confronting a conflict? This experience is so common to all of us! No one likes to face those challenges that could result in loss of relationship.  But oftentimes, our avoidance of conflict just makes matters worse. Today we want to encourage you that you can overcome your fear of conflict and we will show you how. 
 
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Episode 46: 3 Easy Steps to Stay Connected Over the Summer

Now that summer is upon us and we’ve had time to reflect on the past year, let’s have some fun.  Just because school is out doesn’t mean we stop connecting as a community.  Some of the best ways to foster a close knit community, where you grow together in your faith, is through simple summer time connections.  Here are 3 ways to connect over the summer!
Psalms 133:1 (NKJV)
Behold, how good and how pleasant it is For brethren to dwell together in unity!
 
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Episode 45: Reflect and Remember So You Can Rest - Year End Wrap up

Happy End of the Year! Homeschool mama! You made it! Are you SOOOO ready for a break? Us too! It’s so tempting to just put away all the school stuff for the year and not think about anything related to homeschool or community or planning. . . We all need a break.  But just closing the books and not looking at or thinking about them again is probably not the best approach to your year end. In this episode, we want to encourage you to take the time needed to end your year well.  Now is the time to reflect back on the year and record what went well and what could be improved upon.  To give thanks for the growth and look for areas that still need to change.  To solicit feedback and process.  In this episode, we give some suggestions on how you can end your year well, and truly rest during this break.  
Psalm 143:5 
I remember the days of old; I meditate on all that you have done; I ponder the work of your hands.
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Episode 44: Bad Behavior? 3 Ways to Prevent It

Welcome to part 2 of our series about “bad” behavior.  In Episode 43 we talked about reframing how you think about behavior. If we approach behavior with the understanding that there are unmet needs of the students, we can connect and interact to set students up for success.  If we react from emotion, ourselves as teachers and the students are set up for failure. In today's episode we will share strategies to help prevent unwanted behavior so you can avoid a poor or stressful learning environment  and create an environment where your students can thrive. 
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Episode 39: How to Find Families That Fit - Master the Interview Process
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Episode 43: Why Bad Behavior is Not What YouThink it is. The Truth About Problem Students

Do you have students in your co-op with bad behavior?  Are your teachers and mentors frustrated with lack of classroom management? Are they feeling helpless?  What if I told you that it is in your power to reframe your mindset and turn the situation around.  Be ready to be mind-blown in order to make this shift.  
How many of you have had a student in your co-op that has become the target of disapproval, has gained the reputation of being a problem, or you have had to lead a classroom where you know you have a student that is going to be disruptive and you don’t know what to do about it.  In this episode, we are going to be addressing this very difficult and emotional topic - we would like to give you a different way of looking at what might be called “bad behavior” 
Philippians 2:2-4 ESV /Complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.
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Episode 42: Do Not Give Up! Galatians 6:9

How are you doing homeschool mama?  Do your kids (and maybe you) have spring fever?   Have you been deep in the trenches with your homeschool co-op and are just READY to be done with this year?  AND are you already anticipating next year - because it seems like the planning and registering and “need to know what next year is going to look like” comes earlier and earlier each year but you STILL have to finish this year and you have to test your kids and plan for summer and start your garden and ALL THE THINGS!  Whew! What’s a homeschooling mom going to do to survive?! Today we hope to take a minute to slow down, take a deep breath, and focus on the Word so we can have a successful, sustainable end-of-the-year plan.    
Bible verse: Galatians 6:8-9 says “ A man reaps what he sows.  The one who sows to please his sinful nature will reap destruction, the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.  Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” 
Matthew 11:28-30 (NIV)
Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.
 
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Episode 41: How to Structure Your Co-op for Your High Schoolers

Do you desire a co-op that serves all ages of students? Does your co-op have a history of high schoolers dropping out and pursuing other endeavors? Do you wonder how you can keep your high schoolers in your co-op during this critical time of their development? We know that many families desire to homeschool all the way through high school, but kids don’t always agree. It often seems the grass is greener over at the more traditional school. In this episode, we will share strategies on how to structure your co-op so that high schoolers will want to remain a part of it, and you can continue to bring your children up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.  
 
Ephesians 6:4 Fathers (and mothers) do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord. 
 
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