A woman who saw my name in the New Mexico Kids magazine in connection with our homeschool co-op called to ask if I knew of any plans for a curriculum sale/swap. Apparently several years ago she attended one but couldn't recall the name of the group that sponsored it. It was held in a large function room at a church, & people brought used curricula and other ed. materials to sell or exchange -- sort of a homeschool garage sale!

Anyway, if you've heard of anything like that going on, could you let me know? Or if no one's doing it, does it seem like something we should do? A couple of us were already discussing that we'd just like to get together with other homeschoolers to share feedback on various learning materials. At the last craft group we were discussing pro's and cons of various math programs.

Let me know what you think.

The sale I think she is referring to is one that is put on annually, after convention.  Last year the Tijeras Foundation/ERC hosted the sale but I don't think that they are the sponser.  If I remember right, the sale is held in the summer June or July.  The ERC probably has the details for this years sale (The ERC is a great resource for checking out various curriculum).  ERC is located at:
Grace Baptist Chapel
12201 Comanche NE 
Albuquerque, NM 87111 
The Center staff can be reached:
Phone     505-292-3156 
hth
Jacque

What is the ERC group?  Can anyone go to their swap meets?  Thanks, Tabbi

Tabbi
The ERC is Education Resource Center and it is a part of the Tijeras Foundation - same building same place but I think it is just different funding.  The ERC (at Grace Baptist) is like a lending library of sorts.  For a nominal fee (sorry I don't remember how much). you can check-out various books, curriculum and resources for preview.  If you don't want to actually take these home, you can look at them, there at the ERC.  They also have avaliable tapes from past convention seminars for check out.  Here is their site:
http://www.tijeras.org/

As far as the summer curriculum sale -- yes anybody can buy or sell at that.  Space to sell must be bought but unfoutunatly I don't remember who the contact is for that -- possibly H2O (Hoffmantown Baptist Church Homeschool group) but I can't be certain.  If you call Tijeras foundation they might know.
hth
Jacque

Here's the information about the used curriculum sale:

July 10, 2004
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
at Grace Church
6901 San Antonio Dr NE
Directions:  Exit I-25 at San Antonion and turn East
Church is just west of Louisiana on San Antonio
FREE for buyers/lookers.

To Sell your stuff:  $5 and 6 ft tables provided.  If interested in selling or have questions contact:  
Anna McWhorter 822-1626 OR Susan Fort 828-0323
Sponsored by H2O -- Heights Homeschool Group
Note: Usually a youth group is selling snacks too  

hth,
Jacque