Co-op

After taking a year off from co-op, we decided to come back this year. One of the problems with attending our old co-op is they have changed locations and are now a 45+ minute drive from home. Fortunately, three families from our church decided to start a co-op here, so now our commute is about 90 seconds. :-)

I teach a Countries & Cultures class, which as been lots of fun. A few weeks ago Igor didn't have school on co-op day, so I had him come and teach my class. We had learned about Russia a few weeks before, so the kids were really excited to meet Igor, ask him questions, and learn how to write their name in Russian. Here he is with some of the kids. This week was field trip week, and we visited a local, highly-publicized "pumpkin patch". After a very long drive to get there, the "patch" was a large yard with a few bales of hay and a hundred or so pumpkins lying on the ground--no vines, just pumpkins. Nearby was a haunted house, which all of the co-op families chose to forego. There was no tour, no educational talk about pumpkins, just a bunch of pumpkins there on the ground. I felt bad for the embarrassed field trip coordinator (who happens to be new to the area). However, we had a good time anyway, just being together letting the kids play while the moms visited. And it did provide a nice photo op.