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Roots Community

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Community

In Roots we are continually looking for ways for families to gather and participate as a community. We create the opportunities for families to build friendships. Click below to view our most recent event calendar

2024-2025 CALENDAR

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Support Group

Roots hosts monthly meetings in Calgary, Edmonton and Didsbury. These meetings are designed to encourage parents while edifying God in their homeschooling journey. Child care is provided for all ages, toddlers to grade 12, so parents can enjoy the devotional, fellowship and a time of prayer uninterrupted. Click below for details.

SUPPORT GROUP CALENDAR

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Athletics

This weekly program offers an assortment of physical activities taught by certified instructors. Programming runs from mid September to May.

CALGARY EVENTS

EDMONTON EVENTS

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Special Events

Each special event in Roots is designed to bring families together while offering ample opportunities to establish relationships and have fun! Events that have been run in the past include; used curriculum sale, Christmas market, Science fair,high school mini conference, year end party, Christian worldviewconference & fine arts week.

CALGARY EVENTS

EDMONTON EVENTS

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Field Trips

Each special event in Roots is designed to bring families together while offering ample opportunities to establish relationships and have fun! Events that have been run in the past include; used curriculum sale, Christmas market, Science fair,high school mini conference, year end party, Christian worldviewconference & fine arts week.

CALGARY EVENTS

EDMONTON EVENTS

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Library

Roots has a digital library for Calgary area families to access books, audio & visuals. Items can be picked up at the monthly support group meetings or arranged with our librarian. Books in our library pass the criteria of being Christiancontent, items not normally found in the public libraries and are living books.Access to the Roots library is limited to Roots families.

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Newsletters

This is distributed electronically once a month from October to May. Parent contributions are welcome. The Roots newsletter could include articles, a monthly calendar, information on coming events & devotionals.

Google Talk

Through this private group, Google Talk enables Roots parents and staff to share ideas and ask questions pertaining to home education. Posts share or look for curriculum, ask for suggestions in specific areas, request prayer, shareinteresting articles someone has read, and post questions regardingrelated matters such as discipline, fieldtrips and scheduling.