According to a recent study, “joining a meaningful group that meets just once a month produces the same happiness gain as doubling your income” (New York Times, David Brooks, March 29, 2010).

And you can start your own amazing Learning Circle for just $20. Read on for details.

What is a Power of Moms Learning Circle?

  • part girls’ night out (with a meaningful purpose – in addition to having a great time)
  • part book group (with a lot less pages to read…yep, you can complete the reading for each month in about 30 minutes)
  • part support group (we all need more opportunities to learn from, encourage, and even sometimes commiserate with other moms)
  • part motherhood course (because you deserve a monthly class to help you grow yourself, build your fellow mothers, and shape the future that starts right in your own home)

A Learning Circle involves 5-12 mothers who gather each month for great conversation centered on an excellent in-depth article.  For a list of the monthly topics and a sample article, click HERE.

The Power of Moms provides our Learning Circle Leaders with the following:

  • step-by-step instructions to start up a very fun and effective group
  • thought-provoking, fun-to-read articles, great discussion questions and simple assignments to go with each month’s topic

The incredible Learning Circle program, available only through The Power of Moms, will offer you the support, ideas and fun you need in your life as a mom.

If you’d like to hear one mom’s experience, click here to listen to a conversation between April Perry and Learning Circle Leader, Danielle Monson.

To learn about another mom’s experience as recently featured on the TV show, Studio 5, click below:

 

We’d love to have you join us as a Learning Circle Leader!   Read through the following information for more details or if you’re ready to get started, you can scroll to the bottom to pay your $20 and get things rolling.

How would I Start Up and Run a Learning Circle?

1. Sign up to be a Learning Circle Leader by purchasing your Power of Moms Learning Circle Materials (including the Start-Up Kit and a Manual of Monthly Articles for a full year of wonderful reading and discussing) for just $20. Use the button on the bottom of this page to pay this fee. Once you pay your one-time start-up fee, you’ll have access to:

  • The Learning Circle Start-Up Kit: Detailed information, guidelines and tips on how to set up and run a very successful and fun group. Also includes templates for invitations, member organization and e-mail reminders.
  • The Learning Circle Manual: Excellent, brief, thought-provoking articles on the month’s theme for each member of the group to read prior to your monthly meeting, discussion questions to go with each monthly theme, and simple take-home assignments to help each group member implement her new insights. (Click HERE to see the list of topics and one sample article  - the actual articles are password-protected for use only by Learning Circle participants.)  Simply start with the material for whichever month you’ve started your group. You may choose to skip around but the topics are generally assigned to match the times of year and holidays quite nicely).

2. Start up your group.

  • With help from the guidelines in the Start-up Kit, create a list of mothers who you think would really enjoy this special night out. Use the email template provided to easily invite them to be part of your Learning Circle.
  • Using our guidelines and the email template in the Learning Circle Start-Up Kit, set up a regular time to get together (i.e. third Tuesday of the month at 6pm for dinner – or 9pm when all the kids are in bed!)
  • Have each participant pay their yearly dues of $20 using the member page we will provide to you along with your Start-Up Kit.  Dues enable us to run this program and help ensure that participants will be committed.   You can simply email them the link to the page where they’ll pay their dues.  Your dues are included when you pay for the Start-Up Kit.  Once each person has paid their dues, they’ll have access to the full year of articles for your Learning Circle.

3. Hold your Monthly Circle Gatherings. Rotate holding your monthly meetings at different Circle members’ homes, meet in your home each time if you want, or hold your meetings at a restaurant or other public place. Many groups enjoy cooking for each other and making each month’s meeting into a dinner party. Others enjoy rotating who brings some fun treats each time. Food always helps!

4.  Send an email reminder about a week in advance of your meeting.  Confirm when and where you’ll be meeting and specify which article they should be reading to prepare for your discussion (using email templates provided).

5. Connect, support, learn and have fun. Laugh, eat, relax and refresh yourself as you learn from other mothers who will become dear friends. This will be a monthly “shot in the arm” that will make a huge difference in your life!

Need further details and answers?

Please read over our Questions and Answers page.

Want to know what actual Learning Circle members are saying about their experience?

Check out our Quotes from Learning Circle Members page.

Ready to get going?

Please read our Terms and Conditions. Then click the button below to go to PayPal and pay for your materials in a totally secure and convenient way. After you pay, you’ll set up your own username and password to access the Start-Up Kit and Manual of Monthly Learning Circle Materials online.

(And don’t worry about any risks involved with this purchase…if you’re not satisfied with your Learning Circle experience for any reason, contact us within two months for a full refund.)

Click below to register as a Learning Circle Leader and get things rolling.

Become a Learning Circle Leader