Calling All Curriculum Junkies -- The Schoolhouse Review Crew is Now Taking Applications!

I've reviewed curriculum since the beginning of this blog, but you've probably noticed that those have ramped up exponentially in the past year. That's because I've been working with an amazing team- The Schoolhouse Review Crew.

 Not only have I had the opportunity to review some of the latest and greatest homeschooling products (along with some timeless classics) but I've made a ton of new friends, learned so much more about social media and been exposed to even more review and social media opportunities because of the Crew. As a result of those opportunities I've had the joyful experience of being able to offer products and experiences to my wonderful Golden Grasses readers. And today, I'd like to offer you another great opportunity...

The Schoolhouse Review Crew will be taking applications for the 2014 Review year from October 24 - November 8!

Are you a homeschool blogger?

Are you a curriculum junkie?

Do you enjoy writing reviews?
Then you might be perfect for the Crew! 

Some requirements for being a part of the Crew include the following: 

• First of all you must be a homeschool mom or dad. You don’t have to homeschool all of your children, but you must homeschool at least one. 

• You must be willing to use the review products for about six weeks in your homeschool, before writing your review. Review periods have deadlines and requirements for the reviews. You must be willing to follow these requirements. No, that doesn’t mean you must write a positive review. But it does mean that there are certain elements that are required. And the deadlines are firm. If you are often late for deadlines, the Crew is probably not for you. 

• You must have a blog on which to publish your reviews, and be sure you have an active blog with a following. By active blog, I mean that you should be blogging regularly, at least weekly, about your family and homeschool (in addition to your reviews). Your blog should have followers — RSS feed or email subscribers, as well as in social media. The Crew does not accept brand new bloggers who just set up their blogs for the purposes of applying to the team. 

• Are you using social media to promote your blog? Activity on at least one social media platform is a requirement to serve on the Crew. Which one is up to you — Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest or Google Plus are the options. You will need to be willing to promote your reviews there and post a widget or plug-in publicly on your blog, indicating how many followers you have in social media. 

• You must be willing to check into the Crew's Review Management forum. This is where information is disseminated to the team. The leadership does everything possible to make things easy for us, outside of writing the actual review, but you need to be willing to participate by checking in almost daily. 

• Sample reviews are helpful. If you’ve never written a review on your blog, go ahead and write one for curriculum you are currently using in your homeschool. This will help the leaders see how you approach writing reviews. 

Why should you want to be a part?
One of my greatest joys in life is connecting people with other poeple, products, places, services, ideas or books that will grow thier vision, thier reach, thier heart for God and what He's doing in thier life. Being part of the Crew has allowed me access to people, products and services that have done that for me, and in turn, allow me to do that for others. How cool is that?!

Our Crew of over 250 review bloggers has been serving the homeschool community for more than 5 years. As a respected review team, we take this job very seriously and will insist you do as well. The leadership provides an incredible amount of assistance to help us be the best bloggers, homeschool parents, and of course, reviewers we can be. They provide a mentoring program for new members, a social media networking group, many blog and social media tutorials, and lots of incredible opportunities for our team, including blog carnivals, the opportunity to guest post on the Crew blog, and the blessing of some incredible friendships.

How can you apply? 
After making sure you meet all of the requirements, if you believe you would to an asset to the Schoolhouse Review Crew and wish to join us, please click over to the Schoolhouse Review Crew blog to apply.

Come be a part of The Old Schoolhouse family!

If you have any questions about whether the Crew is right for you or not, please contact me and let's chat about it. I love sharing good things, and The Schoolhouse Review Crew is definitely one of them!

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