I am forever grateful for the friends and family in my life who make this life wonderful.

I thrive on connecting with others—my life is richer for it.

When we take a moment to look around, we hopefully see family and friends who are there for us. And if we don’t, we can grow a support system.

I want to talk about asking for help.

“Vulnerability is not winning or losing; it’s having the courage to show up and be seen when we have no control over the outcome.”
— Brené Brown

Over the years, I’ve been fortunate to lean on my community for so many things. I’ve had friends help me with legal advice, design logos, give massages, offer tax help and financial advice, teach my kids about bones and muscles, edit my websites, babysit my kids—and so much more.

And I give back to my communities in the ways I can: free babysitting, fun face painting, cooking meals, and being an emotional support.

We can also reach out to our non-homeschooling friends and family while we homeschool. I often feel like “I’m the only one of my friends who homeschools, and it’s isolating.” I do have a couple of friends who homeschool, and we definitely stick together. Slowly, my support system grew. Remember all of our friends want us to be successful.

I encourage you to reach out, build community, and ask for help. There might be a neighbor itching to teach your kiddo guitar, math, reading—or help you learn QuickBooks. Maybe they’re a former baseball star. Be brave and reach out; the world is still a wonderful place.

OPEN HOUSE (In person) May 10th 4PM-6PM

4524 NE Going St. Portland, Oregon 97218

In-Person Open House: Meet the founder, the teacher, and check out the lovely space.

Activities: Paper Craft Fun! Did you know there are so many fun things you can make and design with a piece of paper? Come find out what you can create.

*Come to the open house and gain a $50 credit towards future enrollment (new families only). Bring your friends.

Knowledge Seekers has some fun summer camps: https://knowledgeseekerspdx.com/events-camps-open-houses/

Only $44-$260

Solar Kitchen

Art Around the World

Tiny Clay Creatures, Pinch Pots and Trays, Clay Jewelry and Mobiles, Clay Creature Houses

Pop to the website to see all of the details, OH! and tell your friends.

!!!FREE BeZZZZ!!!

Free Tutoring: Did you know the library has free tutoring. I didn’t, how cool. https://multcolib.org/events-classes?search=%22K-12%20Virtual%20Tutoring%22

Sugar Cloud: Sugar Cloud Cart is a modern-chic & mobile cart providing on-site cotton candy spinning services to kids parties, school events & more. Book a spinning package with Sugar Cloud, and enjoy a 20% off discount as a Knowledge Seekers Homeschool Collective partner! Website: www.sugarcloudcart.com Instagram: @sugarcloud.cart 

Mimosa Studios: is a paint your own pottery studio on Alberta Street in NE Portland. We welcome people of all abilities to enjoy the fun in painting pottery. We are a small family owned and operated business that has been open since 2001. Come check us out!  20% off through 5/31/2025, Max discount: $100. Order online through our website: https://www.mimosastudios.com/take-home-kit-shop. Use Discount code ONLINE: Knowledge. In Person: mention Knowledge Seekers newsletter discount.

Free Field trip: Not just for homeschoolers but all families. A walking tour Troutdale May 24th.

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Sea Creatures and More: I offer three self-paced classes. Two of them are on deep sea creatures and one is on cephalopods. These classes are self-paced and consist of 9 modules. Each module contains a video that ranges 45 minutes – 1 hour, worksheets (crossword puzzles, search a word), a themed mini writing assignment, and a quiz. Each module covers 8 animals (for deep sea creatures classes) to 12 animals (for cephalopods class). It includes a certificate of completion you can fill out for your student. You have access to all the information (video, slides, links for animal video playlists) for a year. The cost is $90USD per class, which works out to $10 a module. 

For those families who are seeing this on the Knowledge Seekers Homeschool Collective newsletter, it has been arranged for you to get $10 off of these classes if you book on Outschool (the discount is only available on Outschool, no other platform) and use code: MCCLEKNOWLEDGESEEKERS10

Go to Outschool link https://outschool.com/teachers/Veronica-Mc-Cleign-RN-BSN to book the class. Aloha! Miss Veronica

Photography by Julie: Hi, I’m Julie! I’m the photographer who shows up with a camera in one hand and a squeaky toy in the other. I work with schools, small biz owners, and families to make photo sessions feel fun, easy, and real. This is my 17th year as a photographer, and I still catch myself smiling behind the camera, right along with my subjects. I especially love photographing kids because I get to be just as goofy and playful as they are. https://juliethephotographer.com/

Homeschool portrait days in May: https://tave.com/julie-the-photographer/schedule/homeschool-portraits

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