Anybody in AZ?

[Mary H]

Just seeing if anybody here is living in AZ

Mary H.

[5wolfcubs]

I'm in East Mesa. I know there are at least 2 others in the Valley on the board.

[JenneinAZ]

We are in Arizona too. In Gilbert.

Jenne in AZ
(dd9, ds7, ds3)

[azmom]

I'm new here.

Kelly

[Cricket]

We live in Surprise.

[Elinor Everywhere]

I live in north Phoenix. We're living overseas right now, but will be home in March.

[PrincessBride]

I'm in the East Valley :)

[Wendi]

We're in the northwest valley.

Wendi

[Barb F. PA in AZ]

Hi Everyone! We moved to Buckeye (far West Valley) last May. How 'bout those green mountains? It looks like they're growing moss.

Barb

[Elinor Everywhere]

How 'bout those green mountains? It looks like their growing moss.

Barb

Ah, the best time of year in AZ. We've been gone 9 months, & I'm looking forward to getting home next week!

[Barb F. PA in AZ]

Ah, the best time of year in AZ. We've been gone 9 months, & I'm looking forward to getting home next week!

Welcome back!

[falwyn]

Hey all. I'm new here -- in Tucson as well. :)

[Ravin]

Hi, cool to see so many classical homeschoolers in the East Valley (and in other parts of the state, too!) We're in Tempe. There's a chance we might be moving out to Queen Creek some time this year.

Are any of you part of any homeschool groups? I'm about decided on enrolling DD at Eagleridge in the fall, but I'd like to get involved with a regular HS group, too. Right now we only know one other homeschool family IRL. They're unschoolers. Fun to be around, but limited common ground for HS'ing discussions.

[Elinor Everywhere]

Hi, cool to see so many classical homeschoolers in the East Valley (and in other parts of the state, too!) We're in Tempe. There's a chance we might be moving out to Queen Creek some time this year.

Are any of you part of any homeschool groups? I'm about decided on enrolling DD at Eagleridge in the fall, but I'd like to get involved with a regular HS group, too. Right now we only know one other homeschool family IRL. They're unschoolers. Fun to be around, but limited common ground for HS'ing discussions.

There are a ton of homeschool groups in the Phx area. How old are your kids? Do you have a religious affiliation? I might be able to help direct you toward a group or 2.

[Ravin]

Luthien is 4, starting K. Our religious affiliation is Pagan/Heathen.

[JenneinAZ]

You might try Summitview. It is a non-religious homeschool support group in the East Valley.

The link to the yahoo group that is used is: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/summitview/

[ClassicMom]

We are seriously consdering a move to AZ. We are wondering what the homeschool climate is like in AZ? Any input would be helpful.

Thank you.
ClassicMom

[JenneinAZ]

Regulation wise AZ is very easy. You fill out one form (per child) that has things like birthdate and address, no curriculum or stuff like that. You mail it in with either the original birth certificate (Maricopa county) or a copy (most everywhere else). And then you are done, forever. Unless you move... then you need to fill out the form and mail it in again.

There are lots of homeschoolers in AZ. It seems that most are religious of some sort so there are many many groups.

The whole area shuts down in the summer. It is too hot to do anything outside. So summer is a hard time to meet people, but after the heat breaks in the fall it is wonderful.

Arizona is a great place to be. Except when it is 110!

[Elinor Everywhere]

We are seriously consdering a move to AZ. We are wondering what the homeschool climate is like in AZ? Any input would be helpful.

Thank you.
ClassicMom

Jenne pretty much summed it up; it is very easy to homeschool here because other than that one-time form, you do *nothing*.

There are so many homeschool groups in the Phoenix area--just depends on where you live and what you believe. There are groups that do NOT have anything to do with religion--they welcome anyone, religious or no. It works well--kind of a live and let live philosophy. On the other hand, if you are a Christian and want a group that centers around your beliefs, you'll find many groups to choose from.

Lots of field trip possibilities, lots of theaters and museums, lots of homeschool classes and support. Here is a website that might give you some ideas:

http://www.homeschoolresourcecenter.org/

Good luck with whatever you decide!

[Kimberly in Sedona]

...anyone else in northern Arizona??? :-)

[sixlilmonkeys]

Here's one for the Mohave County area (Kingman, Bullhead City, Lake Havasu)!

Northern Az is beautiful - used to live there too! And miss it lots!

Michelle

[Kimberly in Sedona]

Michelle,

You live in a nice area, too!

[janainaz]

I don't post very often, but I do read. I'm in Avondale, AZ (west valley). I have an 8yr old son and 3.5yr old son. Anyone know of any good groups over here? It seems all the fun stuff is happening over in the east valley.

[Sara in AZ]

We're in Tempe. The Arizona Families for Home Education website lists info on many support groups, although I haven't joined any yet...I don't like driving too far away and haven't found anything central to me. Anyone else in Tempe?

http://www.afhe.org/support_groups_maricopa.htm

[falwyn]

Hey all. I'm new here -- in Tucson as well. :)

Still in Arizona, but we moved to Cochise County, near Benson. Anyone else down here? I need some encouragement, I think... :)

[prim*rose]

Hi everyone!
I know this is an old thread, but hopefully some of you are still around :)

We'll be moving to Phoenix in August and I have a ton of questions. If anyone has realtor or mortgage lender recommendations, we'd greatly appreciate them.

We're going to be in the area at some point in July for a few weeks to do house-hunting. Any suggestions on areas would be great. We need some great homeschool groups, too.

And if anyone in the metro area has a daughter around the age of 8, my 8 yr old is very scared and nervous about the move and would love to correspond with someone before we move, and possibly meet up when we are out there.

Please feel free to PM me.

Thanks!
Amy

[janainaz]

I live in Avondale, AZ (west-side) and I have an excellent realtor. We bought a house last year and live around the corner from him. Not sure what area you are interested in, but there are a lot more homeschool groups/activities on the east side of town. There are still groups on the west-side, it just depends what type of group you are looking for. There are also a lot of nice, new areas around Phoenix -it's a great place to live. Are you considering either side of town? What are your needs?

[LuvnMySvn]

5WolfCubs lives in the East Valley and is by far the most wonderful person I know in the Valley. Her dd's are precious! If you can connect with her she is quite far out east yet it will be worth getting to know her. :)

[prim*rose]

I live in Avondale, AZ (west-side) and I have an excellent realtor. We bought a house last year and live around the corner from him. Not sure what area you are interested in, but there are a lot more homeschool groups/activities on the east side of town. There are still groups on the west-side, it just depends what type of group you are looking for. There are also a lot of nice, new areas around Phoenix -it's a great place to live. Are you considering either side of town? What are your needs?

Hi Jana, thanks for the reply! I honestly don't know where to live (one of the great stresses I'm dealing with!). My dh can telecommute, but we want to be within a somewhat reasonable distance for commuting in case he ever loses his job or decides to move on. We were thinking East valley, but I'm not sure if we can find nice houses in our price range (under $200k, around 2000 sqft). We just want a quiet area not on a busy street. Oh, and dd wants a pool :)

As far as hs groups, we are secular and classical. Just as long as there is a welcoming group with some girls dd's age, we'll be ecstatic. There's just tons of boys here in the Milwaukee area :)

Thank you!

[prim*rose]

5WolfCubs lives in the East Valley and is by far the most wonderful person I know in the Valley. Her dd's are precious! If you can connect with her she is quite far out east yet it will be worth getting to know her. :)

Thank you! If you don't think she'll mind, I will PM her.

[prim*rose]

Ok, it's definite, we're moving to the Phoenix area in 2 weeks! We'll actually be in Laveen, so if anyone wants to share any great groups in the Phoenix area (we're willing to travel) or any resources like doctors, piano lessons, etc. please pm me.

Hope to meet some of you soon!

Amy

[inglinfamily5]

I am in Waddell, AZ (NW, between Litchfield Park and Surprise) Anyone in that area? :) We are always looking for new HS friends. I have one 100% HS-er and one AS-er...in charter K right now.
Thanks!

[coralloyd]

I'm in the AZ mountains.

[forevergrace]

We live in beautiful Tucson. As we are celebrating spring, we went rock climbing today at Gates-Pass. Beautiful day, temperature was about 70. Dd and her friend had a blast. Days like today make me remember why I moved here. We also had an invitation to go skiing up Mt. Lemmon, just about ninety minutes away. Standing in our t-shirts and shorts, we can look up and see the snow cap mountains. However, summers are brutal.
Forevergrace

[kollkolen]

I have the Cool Pak. I am in Fl. and it gets pretty hot here also. This is a great product with places for your resevours and it uses existing mounting holes used for the shroud. Easy install. You can seriously feel the air being pulled to the radiator from 8 to 10in away with your hand. Best thing of all it will free up some serious horsepower. You will notice right away. By far the best mod besides the ProCharger.

[violinmom]

SE Chandler here. There are quite a few in this area that use TWTM.