In today’s email, we are announcing Episode 3 of our Choosing School podcast: Special Needs, Different Paths. A brief description is below. Choosing School talks about real education choices with real families. Take a look.
Pictures from the very successful fair in Hudson are below. Enjoy!
Finally, come to our last fair of the year in Loudon on October 24! Details are below.
And enjoy the beautiful fall weather!
-Jody
Jody Underwood, Ph.D
President, Education Options
Podcast: Special Needs, Different Paths
What do you do when the school or program your child is in simply isn’t meeting their needs?
In Episode 3 of Choosing School, two parents and a former special education director talk about finding a better fit for children who need something different.
Viviana shares how her family moved from a district developmental program to individualized therapy — and how discovering the way her son processes and communicates changed everything. Brandon talks about finding a small private school where teachers could give his daughter the individual attention she needed, while also confronting long waiting lists for outside services.
And Robert, a former special education director, offers a perspective from inside the system: “What’s important isn’t public, private, this or that. It’s just for parents to have options because even a group of people who are doing their best might just not click with that kid.”
The conversation ultimately comes back to something simple: parents know their children, and they don’t have to settle for the first option they try.
As Viviana puts it, “Stay curious about your kids’ learning and then try different options…. Try different things for a few months and then recalibrate if need be.”
Watch Episode 3 of Choosing School, Special Needs, Different Paths, and hear how these families found their own way forward.
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Hudson Fair a success!
This past Saturday, we held an EdOpt Fair at Evergreen Elementary in Hudson. Thanks to Tiffany Diamond for organizing and putting a creative touch on this fair. Thanks to all the education providers who were there, and of course, to all the families who showed up for this excellent fair!
It was the perfect day for an outdoor fair. Almost all the vendors participated in the Trunk-or-Treat and they all provided so many kid activities, including a bouncy house!
There was a really good mix of alternative offerings, including preschool, elementary, microschool, high school, charter school, private school, STEM, enrichment activities, EFAs, camps, and more.
- 2nd Nature Academy (SNA)
- 5 Rock Learning
- Camp Constitution
- Celebrating the whole child
- CSF NH
- Education Options
- Evergreen Elementary
- NH Project Learning Tree, sponsored by New Hampshire Timberland Owners Association
- Orchard Kids Preschool
- Riverwood Academy Chartered Public School
- RIZE Robotics
- That Math Stuff
- Trivium Academy
- Upstone Montessori School
Some pictures for your viewing pleasure.
If you missed this fair, come to our fair in Loudon on Saturday October 24!
-Jody
Jody Underwood, Ph.D
President, Education Options
Upcoming Fairs
Our last fair of the year will be Saturday October 24 from 9am-1pm in Loudon (near Concord). It’ll be held indoors at the Benjamin Franklin Academy Charter School, 157 Chichester Rd in Loudon, in conjunction with a 5k run, so we expect a lot of families to show up.
Here’s the current list of providers, and we’re still accepting more. Education providers and attendees can register here.
- Benjamin Franklin Academy
- Concord Karate Studio
- CSF NH
- Education Options
- Friends Forever International
- New Hampshire Career Academy
- New Hampshire Job Corps
- NH Project Learning Tree, sponsored by New Hampshire Timberland Owners Association
- PaperPie
- That Math Stuff
- The Tuttle Twins
Stay tuned for fairs in 2027! Let us know if you want to organize a fair in your area.
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About EdOpt
EdOpt is a 501(c)(3) non-profit whose aim is to help families understand all their education options, from non-traditional (homeschooling, homeschool co-ops, microschools) to traditional (charter schools, private schools, tech centers, dual enrollment, learn everywhere).
Use our website to find education providers options around the state.
If your organization isn’t there, please enter it!
EdOpt also provides guidance to help you figure out what will suit your children. Set up a FREE Education Options consultation today.
Also check out our AI Assistant, the EdOpt Navigator, available on every page on our website. It’s wicked smaht about education in New Hampshire.
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