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The extensive resources have been important to the town’s home schooled children and young adults who meet together almost every fortnight at the library.
“There are three big families in Singleton and the library is a great place to meet and interact,” mother Trudy Seibel-Barnes said.
In the past the families have organised speakers from the community to talk to the group about different careers and job opportunities at the library.
They also use the library for unstructured activities to change up the normal study week.
The group learning session has on average more than 20 participating children from early primary age to high school senior years 10 -12.
“Everyone helps each other out in the group no matter their age, and if someone finds a great book to read everyone has to read it,” Mrs Seibel-Barnes said.
Mrs Seibel-Barnes said that home schooling was a great choice because of the flexibility it offers and greater family time spent together.
“They can learn at their own pace and the way they want to, their strengths are nourished,” she said.
“You can go on a holiday whenever you want as well.”
“If we aren’t happy working on the desk we can go outside on the veranda or in a meadow,” Emily Dempster said.
The group have been meeting at Singleton Library since November last year.
“The Library is very happy to host the home school families from across the Singleton district,” library coordinator Alex Mills said.
“The families are very welcoming to new people and it is always a pleasure for library staff to work with them.
“They meet on the first and third Fridays of the month from 1:30pm – 3:30pm which is a great time for the home school students to participate in some unstructured learning activities.”
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