Little Bluestem is a homeschool cooperative and support group providing creative alternative education options to families located in and around Carbondale, Illinois.
We provide homeschool support, tutoring services, and full-time and part-time private education throughout the school year for PK – 8. We also have a parent book group, an after school Science Club, and wonderful summer camps.
Our families use a variety of curriculum models including Steiner/Waldorf, Montessori, Charlotte Mason, and Reggio Emilia. Families can also acess our extensive curriculum Lending Library.
Little Bluestem began in 2016 as a collaboration between three homeschooling moms:
Renee Schwartz, M.S. Curriculum & Instruction professional curriculum writer and homeschool consultant http://www.waldorfcurriculum.com
Our group has since grown and expanded and we are proud to have relationships with many organizations in our community. Our community relationships, a list of recent field trips, photos from the classroom, and a description of our current course offerings are at our website, littlebluestem.org.
Already homeschooling -- or thinking of starting -- and would like to hear more about what we have to offer, or join our group? Please join our mailing list to find out about our next event, or follow Renee's blog to see what's happening in the classroom.
Find us at the Carbondale Public Library each month at the Homeschool Without Borders gathering. We also manage the local Facebook group Waldorf Project for Southern Illinois. Please join us there if you use Facebook!
2019 Summer Camp: "Housebuilding: A World Tour" back by popular request & offered this year from June 3 - 14 see the collection of 2018 Housebuilding Museum Photos
2019 Summer Camp: "Ancient Civilizations" from August 12 - 23
2018 Summer Activities: Picnic & Play for Early Childhood; Summer Camps for the Grades "The Human Body" (June 18 - 29) "Wonderful Houses Around the World" (August 6 - 10) ?
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