Handcrafting Your Own Micro-Exploratorium

Where to hold your GEAC Micro-Explo? Your Micro-Explo needs only a few basics, such as;

•  Room  enough for children to move and be active,
• Access to restroom and potable water,
•  Secure area for supplies and materials,
• And, room for grounding in nature.

Your Micro-Exploratorium is your children’s space and should be set up accordingly. It could be a designated room in someone’s home or apartment, a room in a commercial building, a public building such as a library, a museum, a nation park or reserve, or anywhere that allows children the freedom of movement and grounding with nature.

The financial aspects of opening your Micro-Explo shouldn’t be a deterrent to teaching your children at home. All of the above resources are free and there are thousands more available. If someone in your POG Family can house the “school”, that’s one less financial encumbrance, otherwise, decide on a “ballpark” figure for each family to contribute for major expenses. Keep a detailed Excel sheet for your income and expenses and be prepared to show and discuss it at each POG meeting. In addition, consider whether you  will hire a facilitator (teacher) or teach the children yourselves, depending on your interest inventory and who can work when.

Materials and supplies can take up as much or as little of your budget, as you allow. Before making any major purchases for your school, talk about it at your POG meetings. Communication and creative input are essential to a successful Micro-Explo.

Plan your lessons around the local, state, provincial or your country’s required skills, then get creative. Learning geometry can be taught while building a bird house, science can be explored while at a pond or ocean, languages may be taught on-line, by students in another country, and art can be made literally out of anything. It’s up to you  to find those resources to make learning a Discoveration for each child.

All of this can be done, cooperatively, with all ages learning different aspects, simultaneously. It takes planning, effort and cooperation, but together your POG Family can do it. Each one must actively take part in all aspects of this project, while working independently to research and plan each day for the children. Through good planning and cooperative thinking, you  can do it!

We are committed to helping you  launch your Micro-Exploratorium. Watch for our upcoming website for many more resources for being a successful parent.