Beacon Learning Collaborative RVA

Our yoga instructor, Christina, walked participants through an exercise about our minds being busy. Acceptance of this is an important part of self awareness and children were able to share their common thoughts. Christina explained that thinking is normal and yoga is a healthy way to quiet our minds.

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What is Beacon RVA? We hear this question a lot. In a nutshell, we support education for your family: homeschool, public, private. To our Beacon families…comment below on what Beacon RVA has been for YOUR family!

We love when Beacon learners lead the class in a mindfulness practice of their choice!

Do any of our local followers have a stethoscope we could borrow for our STEM class tomorrow? 🩺🩺🩺

These kids got serious about Santa trapping 🎅🪤🤭

It's nice to get outside but sometimes rainy days are just the thing 🤗

Photos from Ello Lovey's post

Beacon Learning Collaborative RVA is forming a middle and high school co-op beginning January 2023! Located in Woodlake, we are kicking it off with a couple Fun Friday events. Friday, December 9 your middle or high school homeschooler can participate in our Felix Navidad Friday: A Spanish Language & Social Experience. Learners will be joined by Spanish instructor, Sonja Durant, for a fun and festive foray into the Spanish celebration of Christmas. USE CODE: MS-HSFUN and come for FREE (normally $20). We'd love to have new middle and high school folks to join us! Register here: https://www.beaconrva.com/copy-of-afternoon-classes

Our learning center is participating! Please join us! 🎄

We are participating in this December! Please join us! Today’s doodle is HOT COCOA! Our kids loved seeing each other’s doodles.

Join us next week for our 2nd Middle & High School Fun Friday! We can't wait to get festive with Ms. Sonja (from The Treat Shop RVA 🍩🍦)

Check out our new class coming in Quarter 3 🥳

Kids Teach 👩‍🏫 Tuesdays from 2:00-3:30 where participants will learn
⭐️ Public speaking
⭐️ Project planning
⭐️ Social skills
⭐️ Confidence building
⭐️ Peer-peer learning

During the first two sessions learners will receive direct instruction in public speaking and presenting. They will have support to identify the skill they want to teach and make a plan to share it with others. Then the fun begins as participants begin taking turns sharing their special skill or interest with others. Research shows that learning outcomes and confidence both improve when peers learn from each other. We can't wait to see what your kids are want to share!

How we begin our mornings. Adults and children alike are encouraged to choose an activity that helps them acclimate to the day rather than rushing right in to a specific lesson or learning task.

Quarter 3 and 4 sessions coming soon!
Beacon families check your emails tonight 🤗
(If you don't see it by tomorrow let us know)

Friendsgiving at Beacon this week! We are thankful for our Beacon families! Thank you not only for sending in treats, but for your support and kindness every day!

This is imagination at work: plan, create, share! So proud of this Beacon Buddy! He’s been coming to us for over and year and loves learning! What a great feeling! 💙

Join us for our new Middle and High School Friday Fun Days. These are two-hour introductory events for kids ages 11+ to meet each other and have fun getting to know each other prior to our Friday course offerings (coming in January 2023).

On Friday, December 9th, learners will be joined by Spanish instructor, Sonja Durant, for a fun and festive foray into the Spanish celebration of Christmas. Beacon will offer Middle & High school Spanish classes starting in January 2023 so this is a great way to meet the instructor and begin learning!

https://www.beaconrva.com/copy-of-afternoon-classes

🗣Beacon families: If you have pumpkins that you no longer want please bring them to Beacon next week! Ms. Aaron's chickens say thanks 😉

Loving our organic lunch groups. Last nine weeks a learner led a Wings of Fire book group. This nine weeks a learner asked to lead a chess club. 🤩

Language & Logic: We support the academic growth of our participants through carefully and developmentally appropriate lessons. We realize parents are children’s main teachers, we are here to help cultivate learning in fun & engaging ways.

A few items left behind from our wonderful tailgate party last week. If these belong to you we’ll flag you down at drop off or pick up to hand off. Thanks for bringing the amazing treats!

Little Learners starts again tomorrow at 12:30! Please sign your little one up if you haven't yet, we can't wait to see you there!

Sometimes our projects don’t get done in class and parents partner with us to get the job done. Thank you Dionne DiBlasio-Lenassi and Amanda P. and several others for sharing the sewing lesson with us. Partnering with parents is our jam. 👏🏻

Coming Friday: Our first Middle & High School Teen Friday!

Learners can share ideas and brainstorm as they participate in NaNoWriMo- National Novel Writing Month. NaNoWriMo for young writers suggests "Lock away your inner editor, let your imagination take over, and just create!" and Beacon wants to give learners a supported space to do that together!

Here's where to sign up!
https://www.beaconrva.com/service-page/middle-high-school-fun-fridays?referral=service_list_widget

We jumped into quarter two on Halloween and Mrs. Aaron was a zombie by the end of the day 😅😉
Hope everyone had a safe night 👻

New, nine week classes start TOMORROW!!! Sign up today!
🎨Art
🚴‍♀️Outdoor Adventure
💭Imaginative Play
🧠STEM: Body Systems
🎬Wizard of Oz Drama Performance Class
👨‍🍳Cooking: Cook at Home Dinners
https://www.beaconrva.com/copy-of-student-enrichment

Painting to a student created playlist. Pretty cool Thursday afternoon activity! 🎶🎨🖌

Last week of STEM for this Quarter. We tested the hype behind floating expo creations!

Looks like a great, experiential learning opportunity!! 💙💚

Registration is open! Join our guest instructor, Rebecca Suerdieck, and learn how to cook a meal like this over an open fire! 🔥🔥
Rebecca is a second generation Colonial Williamsburg Educator, with many years of experience in 18th century Living History Interpretation. She explores and recreates many domestic skills that were known by women in Colonial Virginia. These include many in-depth foodways experiments such as making salt from sea water, making cheese from goat's milk, and more. You will learn so much and thoroughly enjoy this experience!
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Follow link in comments and plan to join her November 5th!

Every learner is a leader, no matter how small 🤗

“I am trusting.
I am brave.
I am a good singer.”
- Eight Year Old Beacon Co-Op Participant
Building confidence in a safe and child centered environment is our jam! ❤️

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Pumpkin patch perspective project! 🍁🍂🎃 fall vibes

Our classroom today! 💙

Gearing up for quarter two homeschool co-ops, including our new middle/high school program on Fridays, beginning November 4th. Message us for information.

Drama: Thursdays, 2-3:30pm | Beacon RVA

Quarter 2 (October 1 - January 20, 2023) Thursdays 2-3:30

Drama: Wizard of Oz 👸🐒

Learners will practice and perform the play, The Wizard of Oz. There will be a special performance after the holidays Learners who are not comfortable in the spotlight are still encouraged to sign up to learn about set design, directing, costume design, and stage management.

**This class is offered on both Wednesdays and Thursdays. Learners may sign up for both but are not required to take both**

https://www.beaconrva.com/service-page/drama-thursdays-2-3-30pm?referral=service_list_widget

Drama: Thursdays, 2-3:30pm | Beacon RVA Learners will practice and perform the play, The Wizard of Oz. There will be a special performance after the holidays Learners who are not comfortable in the spotlight are still encouraged to sign up to learn about set design, directing, costume design, and stage management. **This class is offered....

STEM: Thursdays, 12:30-2 | Beacon RVA

Quarter 2 (October 1 - January 20, 2023) Thursdays 12:30-2

STEM 🕵️‍♀️

Learners will explore a different thread of STEM each quarter with weekly lessons and hands on experiments leading to a cumulative, end-of-quarter project.

https://www.beaconrva.com/service-page/stem-thursdays-12-30-2?referral=service_list_widget

STEM: Thursdays, 12:30-2 | Beacon RVA Thursdays from 12:30-2 Learners will explore a different thread of STEM each quarter with weekly lessons and hands on experiments leading to a cumulative, end-of-quarter project. Our second quarter runs from October 28, 2022 to January 20, 2023 ***No classes November 7-8, 23-25 and December 19-Janua...

Yoga: Wednesdays, 2 - 3:30 | Beacon RVA

Quarter 2 (October 1 - January 20, 2023) Wednesdays 2-3:30

Yoga 🧘‍♀️
Taught by trained and certified yoga instructor, Ms. Aaron Turner, Yoga Wednesdays is a great mid-week rest and reset. Learners will be instructed in yoga, meditation, breathing, and journaling practices. Please bring your own yoga mat!

Yoga: Wednesdays, 2 - 3:30 | Beacon RVA Taught by trained and certified yoga instructor, Ms. Aaron Turner, Yoga Wednesdays is a great mid-week rest and reset. Please bring your own yoga mat. Fall Session: Second Quarter/Nine Weeks 2022-2023 Second quarter runs from October 28, 2022 to January 20, 2023 ***No classes November 7-8, 23-25 and...