Happy Homeschooling! New information please read!
Hello all! This post should be active till most of next year so please read all information to make sure to be aware how to join the group! We still require meet and greets and these will happen once a month or more. During summer months May to August there will be NO meet and greets and the Facebook group will not be available to non-members. Finally, if you have a friend in the group you are welcome to come to ANY event that is available to members. Please have them add you to the going list on the event page. If you have ANY questions please email us at gulfbeachhomeschool@gmail.com
New events are starting at the end of August so please fill out the application and check emails regularly. Thank you!
Our Mission is to provide social opportunities for our kids that are non-religious and educational that are free to low cost for our families. PLEASE READ ENTIRE POST.
Welcome! Gulf Beach Homeschoolers is an all inclusive non-religious group aimed at providing social opportunities for our kids. We are a FREE group and attempt to keep all activities free to low cost. Our group is primarily located in South Sarasota County FL but have families join our activities from surrounding areas as well.
This website was created for families looking to join our Facebook Group, which is our main source of organizing events and activities. All potential members MUST fill out the Application Form and request to join the Facebook Group where they MUST answer all three questions or risk being declined in 24 hours. We are looking for active members who are able to participate regularly as well as possibly volunteer to host field trips or other educational and social opportunities for our kids. Check out the typical events we host throughout the year here.
Why We Require Meet and Greets Before Adding Members to Facebook - We do require ALL potential members to attend a meet and greet aka an event hosted by the Admins, which is held in South Sarasota County ONLY. We want to put a face to the Facebook profile. We do a number of meet ups and want to make sure that ALL members receiving this information are current homeschoolers and real people not fake profiles. In our opinion this is important for the safety of our children and our homeschool group. We love that the area is a large homeschool community and there are a number of other Facebook homeschool groups in this area who do not require a meet and greet. We encourage all potential members and current members to utilize all of these resources. We aim to add everyone we can to the group but we must meet you in person first. We rarely make exceptions to this rule BUT if you are unable to attend meet and greets in South Sarasota County (Venice to North Port) then please contact us to find out how we might be able to help.
Update to the Email and Member Requesting Policy - From this point, 10/2018, on if a potential member has been on the email list and requesting to join the Facebook group (which you MUST do both) for a year that potential member will be removed from the email list and declined from the Facebook. This is due to a number of potential members who have NOT emailed back and have not attempted to come to a meet and greet event. Potential members who are unable to come to a specific meet and greet should contact us to find out if we can work some other way for them to meet up and join the group. No contact after a year is a reason for decline. If a potential member continues to request to join and does this for two years they will be put on the No Add list which will be cause for automatic declining followed by potential blocking. While this may sound harsh the Admin takes time away from their family to email, cycle through, and attempt to contact potential families completely on a volunteer basis. This is a free group and all members who are part of the Admin Team or members who host events are volunteering their time.
Application Process: For all potential members - please take a moment to fill out the Application Form located on the Application Page. After the form is complete an Admin will contact you within 2 to 4 weeks about our next Meet and Greet park play date/potluck which you are required to attend before we add any New Members to the Facebook Group. Meet and Greets only happen once a month typically at the middle to end of the month.
Gulf Beach Homeschoolers does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations. As a Free Group we have the right to deny and/or remove any member without cause or reason given.
Thank you Admin Team.
