Homeschool Happenings

Welcome back, reader! April is almost here and everyone in northeast Ohio is ready for warmer temperatures and sunny days spent outdoors. As we enter into the warmer months, I will be doing my best to incorporate more outdoor homeschool activities into my monthly event calendars. As always, I appreciate insight from my readers, so if you know of any events that I missed, drop them down in those comments. For now, let's dive into the month of April! 😄

Mar. 22nd-Apr. 27th: Spring Discovery Days @Greater Cleveland Aquarium [2000 Sycamore St. Cleveland, OH] – time: 10 AM-5 PM – ages: students 2+ – price: $19.95 (ages 13+), $13.95 (ages 2-12), free (passholders + guests younger than 2)

Apr. 1st: Drop-by April Fool's Scavenger Hunt @Brecksville Nature Center, Brecksville Reservation [9000 Chippewa Rd. Brecksville, OH] – time: 1-4 PM – ages: all ages welcome – price: free event — ALSO: Homeschool Eagle Tour @TuscParks [4820 Old Rte. 39 NW Dover, OH] – time: 9 AM-noon – ages: all ages welcome – price: free event {preregistration is required}

Apr. 5th: Wilderness First Aid @Garfield Park Program Center, Garfield Park Reservation [see link for location details] – time: 9 AM-5 PM – ages: 16+ {note: Teens between the ages of 16-17 must have a registered & participating adult with them} – price: $240 per person {price includes instruction, text, + first aid supplies} – all guests MUST register

Apr. 7th: Nurture with Nature @Trailside Program Center, Brecksville Reservation [9000 Chippewa Creek Dr. Brecksville, OH] – time: 10-11 AM – ages: 3+ with an adult – price: free event {registration is strongly encouraged + opened Mar. 15th; registration closes Apr. 6th}

Apr. 10th: Homeschool Day @Carillon Historical Park [1000 Carillon Blvd. Dayton, OH] – ages: all ages welcome – price: $10 per child; $14 per adult; free to Dayton History members {ticket includes access to all Carillon Historical Park exhibits, gardening, rug hooking, bread baking & brewery talk, historic printing demonstrations} – Contact Education Scheduling Desk (937-293-2841 ext. 127 or education@daytonhistory.org for more information. – Note: I could not find any information on the timing of this event.

Apr. 14th: Homeschool Days: Miami River Explorers @Boonshoft Museum of Discovery [2600 Deweese Pkwy. Dayton, OH] – time: 10-10:30 AM – ages: students in Kindergarten-3rd grade – price: $5 per participant – preregistration is required {registration opened Mar. 10th} – also available: Homeschool Days: Oil Spill Recovery – ages: students in 4th-8th grades – price:$5 per participant – Note: These courses will also be offered from 1-1:30 PM for K-3rd and from 2-2:30 PM for 4th-8th on Apr. 14th.

Apr. 16th: Homeschool Explorers: Plants on the Menu @Miller Nature Preserve [2739 Center Rd. Avon, OH] – time: 10-11:30 AM – ages: 7-12 – price: $3 per child {registration is required & opens Mar. 16th}

Apr. 17th: Homeschool Field Trip Day: Entrepreneurship @Cleveland History Center [10825 East Blvd. Cleveland, OH] – time: 10 AM-noon – ages: 3-18 – price: $8 per student {preregistration highly recommeded}; parents + children ages 0-2 = free; parking = $8 per car flat rate

Apr. 17th-18th: Homeschool Days @Roscoe Historical Village [600 N. Whitewoman St. Coschocton, OH] – time: 10 AM-4 PM – ages: all ages welcome {I believe elementary aged students and older would benefit most from this experience.} – price: Living History admission = $8 per adult + $8 per student; Hands-On tickets = $13 (all ages); Combo (i.e., Living History + Crafts) = $21; Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum = $5 per adult + $4 per student

Apr. 22nd: Homeschool Family Day: Spring Into Action @Greater Cleveland Aquarium [2000 Sycamore St. Cleveland, OH] – time: 10 AM-5 PM – ages: students 2+ – price: $11 general admission for children ages 2+ and adults; free for passholders & children younger than 2 {advance registration required}

Apr. 24th-26th: Great Homeschool Convention in Ohio [400 N. High St. Columbus, OH] – price: $109 = full convention (Thurs., Fri., + Sat.) for a family (parents, children + grandparents); $99 = full convention for an individual; $45 = Friday + Saturday shopping pass – events include: workshops, speakers, + special events - See link for more details.

Apr. 24th: Youth Adventure Seeker Series @York Road Archery Range, Brecksville Reservation [see link for location details] – time: 4:30-6:30 PM – ages: 10-15 – price: $80 per person for 5 sessions (also meets May 1st, 8th, 15th, + 22nd w/ May 29th as a rain date) – registration opened Feb. 15th; all guests MUST register

Apr. 25th: A Midsummer Night's Dream Spring Formal @First Congregational Church [640 Millsboro Rd. Mansfield, OH] – time: 6:30-8:30 PM w/ photos at 6:15 PM – ages: students in 7th grade & up; no students older than 18 yrs. + in 12th grade – price: $15 per attendee for registration {pay upon arrival, cash only}; $25 per attendee not preregistered {preregistration highly recommended} – note: link to Facebook post

Also: A fun way to get your kiddos engaged in outdoor learning... Check out: Enrollment for Summer Stay & Play @Squirrel Scout Outdoor School [Hartland Farm 2899 Lifer Lancaster, OH] – time: Fridays, June 6th-Aug. 22nd from 10 AM-noon or 1 PM – ages: 18 mths.-10 yrs. – Note: Link is to Squirrel Scout's Facebook page.

All right, that's it for the month of April. I hope you're able to get outdoors and enjoy some beautiful, northeast Ohio spring weather in the coming weeks! Please note: I am releasing this post earlier than I normally post my monthly event calendars because several of these events have registration that opens in late February or early to mid-March. I want families to have ample time to register their kids for the events that interest them. I will post these event lists early in the future as well if registration dates are early, as they were with several of the above events. Thanks for reading, and I hope to see you back next month for more events to engage the homeschooler in your life!

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