home school teen friendships
My 9th grade son needs to make more friends. We are looking for fun ways he can spend more time with other teens. (He spends too much time on the computer.) We live in Kensington and he has free time on Friday mornings and weekends. He enjoys doing many things, including rock climbing, mountain biking, flying kites, tossing the frisbee, drawing, and ceramics (on the potter's wheel). We would appreciate any suggestions....
Thanks!
Aug 26, 2018
Parent Replies
I"m assuming your son is homeschooled. There's Bridges down the hill next to the Pacific East West mall in Richmond for rock climbing. You can contact the El Cerrito HS mountain bike team or the Richmond Composite HS team to see if he's eligible. He's not in Richmond but he is in WCCUSD, so he might be OK. Great kids, great adults. He can do Rich City Rides ride outs on Sunday. Some of them are more for little kids, but there's a big mix of people, especially on the long rides. My middle school kid goes on those and to Dirt World with his BMX bike.
Hi there!
If your son is ever free on Thursday afternoons he might want to come meet the small group of teens who come to the Alameda Oakland Home Learners park days (check the calendar page on aohl.net for locations). My kids also really like the Oakland Ultimate and Bay Area Disc Ultimate Frisbee programs which should be starting up soon on weekends. It's a really welcoming sport. Hope to meet you!
Alanya