258 Seeking, Finding, and Building Community -- Groups & Extracurriculars

AMDG. Do you worry about finding a strong community for your children outside the home? Homeschooling moms Dee-dee and Krysten join the Kolbecast to share about their homeschool communities. Filled with practical advice and anecdotes from their years of experience, Dee-dee and Krysten’s conversation makes building a thriving community feel accessible to anyone.  

Dee-dee started her own homeschooling group after moving to an area that didn’t have a strong homeschooling community. What started as a small gathering in Dee-dee’s household snowballed into a huge community of homeschool families. “The most successful groups are the ones that grow organically,” Deedee notes. Her homeschool group now offers copious enrichment activities such as drama, theatre, and a brown bag lunch program for the needy in the community. 

Krysten runs the largest homeschool group on a military base in the nation. Krysten addresses the ins and outs of running a homeschool non-profit organization, from cautionary tales to inspiring successes in evangelization. “God will open the doors that need to be open,” Krysten says. “Lean into what God is calling you to do.” 

Related Kolbecast episodes: 

• 214 A Long View with Charles & Dee-dee Mihaliak 

• 155 Mission Intent: Pathways to Serve and 156 Mission Intent: Formed to Serve with and about homeschooling military families 

• 105 Not Just for Special Occasions addressing socialization 

• 3 Dramatic Arts and 73 Through Beauty and Technology with Dolores Mihaliak 

• 208 A Mosaic of Experience and 246 Orientation toward the Eternal with Kolbe Academy alumnus Charlie Mihaliak 

Relevant links: 

• School & Co-op Partnerships with Kolbe Academy 

• Adoro Te, the homeschool group that Dee-dee and her family helped found 

• Cultivating Friendships and Enriching Social Activities for Homeschool Students from the Kolbe Academy Help Center 

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