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WELCOME TO ROCHFORD HOUSE

Rochford House home-schooling co-operative is intended to be aimed at home educating parents who have chosen to educate their children in an alternative way to mainstream/private education.  

Have you really enjoyed home schooling your child/ children during lockdown and like me, have seen them flourish and develop a real love of learning; free from the pressures of the classroom  and free from the stresses of lessons that are at a pace that doesn’t suit their needs or personality? 

We have had so much fun completing some of the class lessons provided by the school but at a pace we could enjoy and with a freedom to pursue interests that these topics threw up.

It’s been such an exciting adventure seeing how my children learn and how their interests are sparked. The adventure has been so much fun that we never wanted it to end when schools began to open again. 

Would anyone be interested in continuing home schooling and joining Rochford House cooperative with me in this pursuit of learning together and meeting up socially.  Maybe teaching our children in a small group using our own talents and interests and employing tutors for the group on a regular basis so that the children have a routine and form close friendships.

 

We are interested in following a curriculum but in such a way that our children are able to access it at their own pace and free to explore other areas of interest.  

This group is intended to be for primary aged children.

Please send me a message if you have a serious interest in joining part of this cooperative. 


We value childhood for its own sake; not simply as a preparation for adulthood or the teenage years but as a time for active learning, exploration and discovery.

We believe that childhood should be unhurried, un-pressured and free from fear.

"If the thirst for knowledge is kindled in a child, you cannot stop him from learning; he is going to learn anyway".

Jagadish Vasudev

IMPORTANT UPDATE: July 2023
CONTACT US: 07843 488188

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE INFORMATION IN THIS WEBSITE NEEDS UPDATING, HOWEVER IT STILL SHOWS THE ESSENCE OF OUR IDEAS AND BELIEFS.  WE ARE NO LONGER PURSUING THE OPENING OF A SELF-DIRECTED LEARNING CENTRE BUT INSTEAD ARE LOOKING TO CREATE A SIMPLE HOME-SCHOOLING CO-OPERATIVE FOR THE LOCAL PEOPLE OF SOLIHULL. 
 
 PLEASE NOTE: THIS GROUP IS FOR LIKE-MINDED FAMILIES WHO COULD ACCESS MAINSTREAM BUT WHO HAVE CHOSEN NOT TO.  
 
To all those who showed an interest in and enquired about Rochford House.
We are endeavouring to re
instate in a slightly different way but with the same ethos and philosophy. Our aim is to work as a community and support each other. This is for parents and children who can access main stream education but choose to home-educate or unschool purely because they love the freedom and the flexibility that it brings and because their children embrace and love learning. 

We are thinking of meeting once a week to plan activities, outings, share interests and plan workshops etc and the next week joining up with those interested to do the activity. 

We would meet in a central venue in Knowle so children could be together, play and participate in planning. Drinks and snacks provided weekly. The only fees involved would be a small set amount to pay for hiring the hall once a week and refreshments and some cash for paper, pencils, bubbles, balls, hoops etc and any other resources.

We know many parents with children with additional needs end up home-educating and this is difficult however our group is solely for those who choose to home educate because they embrace the whole idea and values.

Joining age is between 5 and 9 years old.


NEXT MEET UP:
Thursday 24th August 2023
The Greswolde Hotel,
Knowle, Solihull 
Meeting point is 11am in the entrance
Call Nyree on 07843 488188 to locate us if you get lost!

 

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