Fwd: [Parts and Crafts] CSCL Open Houses and Fall Programming

[William Macfarlane]

Parts and Crafts is hosting two upcoming open houses for the Center for Semi-Conducted Learning (CSCL) and we'd love to see you there!

Saturday, September 1st, 12-2pm and Thursday September 6, 6-8pm

577 Somerville Ave, Somerville, MA

Have you been part of our summer camp or afterschool programs? Are you considering homeschooling or unschooling? Are you curious about what it would look like to join Parts and Crafts' homeschooling community? 

The Center for Semi-Conducted Learning (CSCL) is a school alternative program open to homeschoolers, unschoolers, and other people aged 7 to 13 interested in sharing a fun, creative, and exploratory space with like-minded people. We are open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m to 3 p.m., with individual classes offered in a wide variety of topics, including (but not limited to!) science, engineering, art, and creative writing four days a week and one day reserved for offsite field trips or creative projects."

What we offer is entirely based on what people ask for — our classes are designed around what people are excited to learn and do. Past topics have included: recreational math, board game design, Spanish, espionage, constitutional law, dinosaurs, fire, current events, geography, and others. We often bring in special guests to lead classes in their areas of expertise, including a lawyer, a professional musician, foreign language teachers, etc. 

Our school alternative is a super chill and fun place for kids to hang out, socialize, play games, form friendships, build stuff, take stuff apart, run around at the playground, and also learn some things along the way. Some families use the CSCL as a purely social space, doing the bulk of their academics elsewhere, and others do most of their academics with us, but most use our space as a mix of both.

If this sounds like something you'd like to learn more about, come join us! Current and former CSCL families are invited! We'll provide refreshments.

Enrollment is still open for Fall Programming

Our afterschool program is filling up!  If you would like to join us for afterschool in the Fall sign up here. For more information visit our afterschool website.

For more information about CSCL or to register, visit the CSCL website.

Upcoming Dates

The first day of CSCL and afterschool is Tuesday, September 4th -- the day after labor day.  

The first day of open shop is Saturday September 15th from 12 to 2 pm.