Fall Member Survey Updates
From the Alveary Team
We would love to hear from more of you in our Fall Member Survey. Just 50 more responses will give us confidence that the results reflect the desires of the majority of our members. If you haven’t shared your thoughts yet, there’s still time!
You’ll notice the survey includes several places to write in a response rather than just a check box. We know these take a bit more time, but we read every one of them, and they give us a much more nuanced understanding of our members’ needs.
Surveying families this thoroughly each year is unusual for a curriculum company, but a Charlotte Mason education is a relational one, and we want to be connected to our members, serving you well through curriculum, training, support, and community. Most of our team members also use Alveary with their own students (or have graduated students who did), so we’re all the more passionate and invested as we work alongside you.
Here are a few interesting findings from this year’s survey so far:
- Lesson plans and book selections are what you love most. You raved about the ready-to-teach lesson plans and the rich, varied book selection.
- Our community is growing and staying. Many of you (30%) are new to Alveary and joining a group of Alveary veterans.
- You are busy teachers. More than half of you (54%) teach three or more students with Alveary.
- Online courses for grades 7–12 are in high demand. 94% of you would consider an Alveary online course for these grades.
- Live workshops are your most-wanted support. Nine in ten of you are interested in live workshops on specific homeschool topics.
- You’re looking for community. Over 90% of you are seeking connection through online courses, co-ops, or Charlotte Mason school options, and 37% are very interested in a 2–3 day Charlotte Mason hybrid school. If this is you, we would love to hear from you to help you get started.
Thank you for being part of our community and for sharing your thoughts with us. Your input shapes how we continue to refine our support and develop new ways to meet your needs. And again, if you haven’t taken the survey, please do so today so we can get the most well-rounded feedback from all of you!
SPOTLIGHT: Congratulations to Kristen M., this week’s $50 Amazon gift card winner! If you haven’t completed the Member Survey yet, we really do need to hear from you. The more families who respond, the more confident we can be that the decisions we make reflect the needs of the Alveary community, not just a small group of members. We’d be grateful for 10–15 minutes of your time. You’ll also be entered in our remaining $50 Amazon gift card drawings. Take the Member Survey →
NOTES:
- Office Hours: Need help finding something in Alveary? Want to talk through a Reflective Practice prompt or think through something that isn’t quite working? Join us for Office Hours on October 26 at 8pm EST. Bring your questions, and we’ll talk through them together.
- Love using Alveary? Help another homeschool family discover it! Teach Them Diligently is gathering votes for its annual Homeschool Family Favorites Guide, which helps families discover curriculum recommended by other homeschoolers. Alveary isn’t listed yet, so choose “Other” and write in “Alveary.” Your vote can help more families find us!
- Are you near Kansas City? Join CMI Executive Director Kerri Forney on November 3 for a free evening exploring CMI’s recent research in the Charlotte Mason Archives in Ambleside and what it means to grow in relationship with God, humankind, and the universe. Come for one or both talks!
- From the Hive: Do you have a time when your family learns together? One mom with young children (and a baby!) is looking for ideas for what that can look like, including which Alveary subjects families enjoy doing together. Share what together time looks like in your home in the Hive.
Have a wonderful weekend!
