Comments on: How to Start a Nature Club

By: Kathy

Kathy — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 00:14:36 +0000

Melissa, right? Hi! I read it and was wondering something. I am hoping to start a sort of nature club at my middle school, and i was wondering if you had some specific tips on how to do it and what to do. I am new at your site, and this is probably not th best place to ask the question……

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By: Melissa

Melissa — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:24:21 +0000

Julie, I defnitely think running an art co-op would be a LOT more work and more complicated logistically. It’s a shame though that it’s hard to get people to be dedicated to helping out with what they want to be a part of. For our regular homeschool co-op, it takes an army to run it! Every parent HAS to participate in some way if they want to be a part. No one is allowed to just drop their children off. Running the nature co-op has surprisingly been just a blessing to me, not a burden. I’m sure that I don’t overdo the quick lessons and I don’t spend a lot of time in preparation.

By: Julie Snider

Julie Snider — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:07:42 +0000

Melissa, Such a thorough post! After, working with a coop this past year, my eyes were opened to the logistics of one. Ours is an Art coop that myself and a friend got started this past fall. It’s been a great experience but I was surprised to find that there are some that don’t want to work as hard as the rest. Honestly, I’ve been a bit dissappointed by the lack of commitment. When we had announced this particular coop last late-summer we had described it as one that would require participation from both the child and parent. We had hoped that by making that very clear we would be able to weed out those that would only show up now and then. We had also expressed a desire for the parents to take on at least two teaching duties. as there would be a total of twenty lessons taught. As it has turned out my friend and I have had to take on by far the majority of the teaching responsibilities and we’ve had several children drop from the coop so that we only have ten now, whereas in the beginning, we had sixteen. Honestly, I hope one day to start a nature coop but this particular experience has really made me aware of how much work a coop can be. BTW, I would so love to be a part of your coop ! Blessings and hope your week has gotten off to a great start, Julie

By: Lecia

Lecia — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 19:38:51 +0000

Melissa,
Thank you for taking the time to answer my question. You have given us many things to consider concerning our nature club that I never would have thought of!