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Weekly social activities; Tuesday afternoons, 1-3pm during term times.
Are you a parent who’s home-educating your child or children? Would you like to engage them in social activities with other home-ed kids? We have it covered with our Hain Home-Ed Hub!
The Hain Home-Ed Hub meets every Tuesday afternoon at the Edward Hain Centre during term times between 1 and 3pm. Specific activities will be planned every week. These include: arts & crafts, board games and computer classes (taught by our regular IT course instructor, Chris Bevington).
The Hub is open to all home-educated children and their homeschooling parent(s). Attendance is free. Come as and when you and your child(ren) choose, for the activities that interest them – either every week, or just one or two per month.
An new feature is that, thanks to the St Ives Foodbank‘s lovely recently-renovated kitchens, they will now be offering a community meal every week before each session, not just monthly. The meals run from 11:30 – 1:00pm, and are free for Hub attendees and their parent or caregiver. (Menu will be shared in advance on our Facebook page when possible.)
How it works
These are ‘stay and play’ sessions, so although the social activities are volunteer led, parents must stay with their kids. They will, however, be able to enjoy their own social time with the other parents over a cuppa and a chat.
The Hain Home-Ed Hub – named by the parents who conceived of the idea and will run it – is an exciting venture for us. If it’s a fit for you and your family, we’d love to see you!
Booking
Please note, there is a limit of 10 children (including those attending with volunteers), so booking early is recommended. There’s no limit on the number of adults attending.
Any parents wanting to book a place for their child(ren), please email us at community.volunteering@edwardhaincentre.org.uk and include the following information:
- Your name
- Whether you are attending in a volunteering capacity
- The names of your child/children
- Telephone number
- Whether you wish to request a community meal before the session, between 11.30am&1pm. If so, please let us know in your email as soon as possible, and absolutely no later than NOON on the Monday before the session (i.e. the day before), as the Foodbank will only be cooking enough for those who have booked. Thank you.
Due to the limited number of spaces only one week’s session can be booked at a time. This is to ensure it is fair for all (this will however not apply to the lead volunteer).
Again, the email address to sign up at is: community.volunteering@edwardhaincentre.org
Chris Bevington is a tech expert who is part of Cornwall Council’s Adult Education Team
