Laurel Highlands Paideia is an eclectic homeschooling group. We welcome homeschoolers and afterschoolers from all walks of life. Our homeschooling philosophies include, but are not limited to: Classical, Charlotte Mason, Montessori, and unschooling methods. We appreciate the richness of diversity that each family brings to the group; consequently, the only stance we take on matters of faith is that our group is open to all. Our group aims to support its members through cooperative educ …

          P.A.L.S. Playgroup (Perfectly Adorable Little Smiles) is a group open to all moms and their children in the Irwin, North Huntingdon and surrounding Westmoreland County area.   We are always welcoming active moms to join us who will attend and host play dates and other events on a fairly regular basis. P.A.L.S is a great support system for us as moms and a great way to make new and lasting friendships for our children as well as ourselves.    Our calendar has great events such as:  The …

… Many of our members are stay at home moms in their late 30s and have infants, toddlers and preschoolers. But we also have moms in their late 40s and beyond. We have working moms and single moms, and some moms have teenagers at home helping them care for their second time around youngsters. We have approximately 5-8 meet-ups each month in different areas of town and at different locations. Most of our meet-ups are fun activities for our children such as trips to museums, play places and playgrou …