The Complete Hitchhiker’s Guide to Preschool
The Joy Troupe NOVA has a sub group called the Preschool Resource Group, which is a forum for folks who want to create a learning environment for their kids at home- whether they go to a traditional preschool or not.
I’ve been struggling for some time with the fact that a sub-group wasn’t necessarily the best way to fulfill the mission of the Preschool Resource Group… which is not only to connect folks with resources that help build Better, Smarter Preschoolers Who Take Over The World (just kidding- we all want happy kids who are learning and developing cognitively, which is the aim of this group), but also to let folks who wish to form preschool co-ops get together and find each other.
The current setup is clunky- first you have to join, then you post, wait for interested folks to respond, and then you either have to manage your group elsewhere or wait for me to set up a sub-group for you. And to belong to the PRG, you must be a Joy Troupe NOVA member- which is fine unless you have to wait for our membership approval process before someone you’ve met through another source can see your group pages. Or unless you live somewhere other than one of the communities where JTNOVA is most active. At which point, it’s not so ideal.
Well, I’d like to introduce to you…
A new, fully integrated, stand-alone website for preschool parents. With help from some trusty volunteers, we’ll be moving the Resource Forum history over there (in Blog Format, which will make it easier to navigate and more fun to read), and the membership will be “ported” as well.
The site allows users to form and control their own sub-groups, which is ideal for our mission! I invite you to check it out today: http://preschool.joytroupe.com/
I’ve been struggling for some time with the fact that a sub-group wasn’t necessarily the best way to fulfill the mission of the Preschool Resource Group… which is not only to connect folks with resources that help build Better, Smarter Preschoolers Who Take Over The World (just kidding- we all want happy kids who are learning and developing cognitively, which is the aim of this group), but also to let folks who wish to form preschool co-ops get together and find each other.
The current setup is clunky- first you have to join, then you post, wait for interested folks to respond, and then you either have to manage your group elsewhere or wait for me to set up a sub-group for you. And to belong to the PRG, you must be a Joy Troupe NOVA member- which is fine unless you have to wait for our membership approval process before someone you’ve met through another source can see your group pages. Or unless you live somewhere other than one of the communities where JTNOVA is most active. At which point, it’s not so ideal.
Well, I’d like to introduce to you…
A new, fully integrated, stand-alone website for preschool parents. With help from some trusty volunteers, we’ll be moving the Resource Forum history over there (in Blog Format, which will make it easier to navigate and more fun to read), and the membership will be “ported” as well.
The site allows users to form and control their own sub-groups, which is ideal for our mission! I invite you to check it out today: http://preschool.joytroupe.com/
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