How Do I Register for a HSA Event?
Follow the instructions in the Event Notice as organizers use a variety of methods to accept registrations. The most common methods are explained below.
Please read the Event Notice in its entirety if you plan to attend, as missing an important detail or deadline date can cause problems for both you and the organizer.
When you register for an Event, you may expect to receive an email from the organizer with confirmation and/or payment instructions.
When an organizer announces that an event has filled up or the registration deadline has passed, the notice in the Events folder will usually be marked as *full* or *closed.* (The lack of this mark does not guarantee the event is still open, so check with the organizer if you are uncertain.)
(If the organizer is using HomeschoolRecess.com for registration, you will see the message “Signups closed for this Field Trip.” if the registration deadline date has passed or the maximum number of participants have already registered.)
You must provide ALL information requested by the organizer, and follow their registration instructions, or the organizer may cancel your registration.
Registration Methods Commonly Used
- Yahoo Database registration
To register using a Database, go to the Database section of the Yahoo Group and click on the link to the Homeschool Adventure you wish to attend. Click “Add Record” (in the upper right) and fill in all information requested. Click the “Add Record” button, and you’re set.In some cases you must email your registration to the organizer who then enters your information into the database for you.
If you are unable to add a new record, most likely the database has been closed because the event is full or the registration period has ended. You may wish to contact the organizer about wait lists in case of cancellations.
Because Yahoo databases do not close automatically when an event fills up and because organizers cannot monitor databases 24 hours a day, we recommend that you check with the organizer about space availability or check the number of existing registrants against the number of total spaces available to be sure there is room for all members of your family.
- HomeschoolRecess.com registration
To register via HomeschoolRecess, you’ll need a HomeschoolRecess User ID plus you’ll need to be a member of the Homeschool Adventures group on HomeschoolRecess. Getting a UserID is very easy, and you’ll find more information about how to do so here.
To register for the event, just fill out the registration form at the end of the event notice. Your registration information will be visible only to you and the organizer, so please be complete.
If the registration deadline date has passed or the maximum number of participants have already registered, you will see the message “Signups closed for this Field Trip.”
You may expect to receive an email from “admin at homeschoolrecess.com” with confirmation and/or payment instructions, so please be sure your email spam filters will recognize homeschoolrecess.com as legitimate.
- Email registration
Some organizers will ask you to email them your registration information. If they provide a “text form” for you to complete, please copy, paste and use it as (1) doing so makes it much easier for organizers to copy and paste your information into their spreadsheets at home and (2) it is simply too easy to forget to include a piece of important information when composing a free form registration request.
