Remember that homeschool-room show and tell....

...that I said I wanted to see, but didn't want to set up?

Well, Dorian Speed of  Scrutinies and Convolare Design  stepped up and got it going for me on Flickr.  And thanks to her prodding, the pot has been sweetened (note to self:  send Dorian money) and there's a prize!

Here's the goods, as posted by the fabulous Ms. Speed and slightly adapted by me for posting here:

Okay, homeschoolers, let’s rally to the cause. Some of us may be vaguely contemplating the beginning of the school year, while others may have kept on going over the summer. Regardless, I’m sure we would all enjoy a bit of creative inspiration when it comes to organizing our school areas. Whether it be a dedicated schoolroom, a bookshelf, or a really cramped minivan, we  would like to see how you’ve set up your space.

It’s a contest! Except not really! Maybe it’s just a drawing!

To sweeten the deal, we are running a not-a-contest drawing. We’re going to fill a Flickr photo pool with your submissions, and randomly choose one photograph on Monday, August 22. The winner will receive a $20 Amazon gift certificate.

The Rules:

The general theme is “Schoolrooms, or how our existing rooms accommodate schooling.”  Examples would include:

•  storage solutions for small spaces
• solutions for multiple children (do they all work together or do they need separate spaces?)
• ways that an area can multi-task, e.g. a table serving both for dining table and schooling table
• if you have a dedicated schoolroom, just photos of how it is laid out
• how you’ve chosen to arrange decor and interior design given that your home is also a school
• any sort of functionality you’ve come up with that works really well and is worth sharing (or works not so well and you want to crowdsource)
• furniture hacks
• underground lairs, if any

Deadline is 11:59 PM Central Standard Time on Sunday, August 21.

It doesn’t have to be a recent photo. 

You may enter as many photos as you’d like, but each photo should be of a different aspect of your homeschooling setup – so, don’t post three photos of the same shelf taken from different angles.

If we can get at least 25 different contributors and at least 100 photos in the pool, I’ll dip into my Secret Prize Fund and add another $10 onto the value of the gift certificate. 

How to Enter:

If you’re already using Flickr, you can click here and add photos. I am moderating all submissions, so they won’t immediately show up as being added to the photo pool. If it’s been more than 24 hours since you added a photo to the pool and you’re still not seeing it, shoot me an email.

If you’re not on Flickr, you can send DORIAN an email: dorianspeed AT gmail.com with photos attached. Please use “homeschool photo” in the subject line.

 

Feel free to post questions here in the comments as well.  

And bother other people about it too.

Because the second half of August is EXACTLY the right time to be entering homeschool room competitions.

(Go on.  Run off to Office Max first.  We'll be waiting.)

 

Comments

[Dorian Speed]

So, when I'm not logged into Flickr, I can't see any of the photos in the pool. Is that what we want? I thought we wanted the photos to be publicly viewable, but for us to approve submissions before they're added to the pool. I can't figure out what I need to change on the settings, though...

[bearing]

Yeah, I thought they were going to be public. The group says public, but like you, when I am not logged in to Flickr it says there is nothing in the pool; when I log in, the items you and I already uploaded appear.

I can't find anything wrong with settings either -- try help files?

[Dorian Speed]

I think the issue may be that your account is brand-new, based on the not-super-helpful help files. So this may resolve itself after a few days. Are your photos individually set to "public"? My two were set to "private", so I switched them, but they're still not visible unless a person is in the group.

What a grand experiment this shall be!

[Cathie]

I am posting my pictures to my blog. Dorian - I will send you pictures of my Family Room/Homeschool Room.