Welcome to Grassroots Homeschoolers’ 2018-2019 Calendar of Events. Please visit our About page to learn more about our organization.  All Gathering Day activities are held at St. Paul’s Church in Matteson, unless otherwise noted. Please review our Gathering Day Guidelines prior to attending an event.

Gathering Dates and Tentative Programs*
*Programs may change due to unforeseen circumstances, if you are not a member and receiving consistent communication, please contact one of the board members to verify meeting date, time and program prior to attending.

Gathering Day Dates for 2018/2019

All families will contribute $3.00 at each Gathering for facility use.

We will be asking for volunteers to coordinate these events.

Sept. 5– Not Going Back To School Picnic – Open House, Meet and Mingle

Sept. 19– Health and Fitness Day

Oct. 3– Science Fair with hands on stations

Oct. 17– Coal Black Exotics presents Reptiles

Nov. 7– Harvest Party with costumes

Nov. 21– No Gathering

Dec. 5– Holiday Feast with Holiday’s Around the World Presentations

Dec. 19– No Gathering

Jan. 2 – No Gathering

Jan 16– Storyteller with Soup and Hot Chocolate

Feb. 6– Valentine Party with Service Project

Feb. 20– History Fair – Historical Presenter with History Reports

Mar. 6– Medieval Faire with presenter

Mar. 20  – Art Expo with Visual Arts hands on projects

April 3– Science Presenter

April 17– U of I Insect Petting Zoo with Earth Day projects

May 1– Pet Day, with Animal Presenter

May 15– Talent Show – Ice Cream Social

Graduation – TBD – June 7

Please see the monthly newsletter for any changes or additions to the schedule. Some dates may include an outside presenter in addition to the planned program.