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Visual Manna Art Workshops
Schedule one in YOUR
area!
Would you like a presentation given on teaching art or learning styles
at your support group or an art workshop for your support group?
Children can get 6 hours of art for a small fee that will carry them for
several months! Go to our website at
www.visualmanna.com for more information or call
1-888-2757309. We have recently revised and refreshed most of our books
and have a new art/reading program called Artsy Animals Learn to
Read. It combines phonics, drawing (fine motor skill development)
and science for little ones. Check out our website for wonderful FREE
lessons in art at our newsletters section.
Travelers
Rest area P.E. Program
Monday and
Thursday, 3:00 – 4:00 pm
Reedy River
Baptist Church, Travelers Rest
871 N.
Highway 25 By-Pass, Greenville, SC 29617
www.rrbaptist.net
For more information contact
Samantha Bell at
jcllbell@yahoo.com.
Research Paper Challenge 2007
Attention students and parents of students! If you’re a
student aged 14–21, you have the opportunity to win a $50,000 scholarship
to Virginia’s prestigious Bible-based
Liberty University.
The Research Paper Challenge, now in its second year, is
designed to encourage students to defend biblical authority in an
increasingly unbiblical world. This year’s Challenge will focus on Answers
in Genesis' (AiG) latest information-packed resource,
Evolution Exposed.
Details on the contest are available online at
ResearchPaperChallenge2007.com.
Francis Marion National Forest Fire Prevention Technician
requests input from
homeschool groups.
We are located in Berkeley and Charleston Counties. We
are interested in educating the public, teachers, and students on "good'
fire and "bad" fire. We speak to groups such as PTOs, boy/girl scouts,
and etc. using demonstrations and games. When working with students we
generally work with K-8 grades.
We are planning to have a one day fire prevention information
field trip for Home Schoolers. If this is something your
organization would be interested in please contact me, Robin Blakely, at
rblakely@fs.fed.us ASAP. We
have not setup a date at this point but it will probably be in the
spring.
HSLDA Launches
Online Curriculum Market
Home School Legal Defense Association has launched a new
site, HSLDA's Curriculum Market, for the sale of new and used curriculum
and materials specifically related to homeschooling. Anyone can sell
materials on this site. You can sell through auctions, multiple item
auctions, bartering, and fixed price sales.
ONLY HSLDA members are allowed to BUY! To set up
an account, go to
http://market.hslda.org and use
the "register" link on the left-hand menu (under "membership"). If you
are an HSLDA member, make sure you sign up as a member. HSLDA currently
charges no fees for use of this site; all the profits will go to
sellers.
Websites to visit
Think you can't take your students on field
trips to amazing places during the 2006-2007 school year? Think again!
eFieldTrip is a free service provided by
Distance Learning Integrators Inc. to students and teachers allowing
them to visit locations they would otherwise be unable to see. All trips
are interactive, and provide the opportunity for students to complete a
trip journal, as well as the chance to chat with experts live. Requires
Macromedia Flash Player.
Bit and Bridle Horse
Magazine
Emily Echols, Editor
Subscription: $12/year
Piano Lessons
Previous Mom who has homeschooled is offering piano lessons
Morning and afternoon hours available
Discounts given for families w/ 2 or more children
Contact Susan Whitfield @ 803-467-1074
Where Children Learn, Have Fun &
Parents Vacation ALL FOR ONE GREAT PRICE!!!
Book early and
save!
For dates and itineraries of cruises in
2007 and 2008, visit their website or call 1-800-516-5247.
Do you know someone who is...
A new
Homeschooler?
Thinking about
homeschooling?
SCHEA has
helpful information for new homeschoolers
or those
thinking about homeschooling.
and click on "New
Homeschoolers" on right menu.
Drayton
Hall
Charleston, SC
This historic plantation offers award
winning, curriculum-based school programs year round. Program dates
can be reserved online. Programs include African-American history,
Colonial Life, The American Revolution, Archeology, History &
Science. Visit
http://www.draytonhall.org/school/index.html for
a complete listing of the programs offered for the 2006-2007
schoolyear. You may also contact Debbi Zimmerman at (843)769-2630 or
e-mail at
debbi_zimmerman@nthp.org for more
information.
IMPORTANT STATE INFORMATION!
Virtual Charter
Schools in South Carolina
South Carolina Home Educators Association has
published a position paper analyzing this topic.
Please visit
SCHEA's website, locate
"Position Papers" on the bottom right side of the
screen, and click on "Virtual Charter
Schools ". Stay informed!
carolina homeschooler
Supporting third option homeschoolers in South Carolina.
Website
to visit:
The Journey Inside: Engaging Technology to
Explain Technology
Intel's The Journey InsideSM
is a collection of 35 interactive, online lessons
for students to complete. The curriculum is divided
into six sections: Introduction to Computers,
Circuits and Switches, Digital Information,
Microprocessors, The Internet, and Technology and
Society. Many of the lessons include interactive
Flash* activities, virtual field trips, and videos
demonstrating the ideas discussed.
The State
Newspapers in Education
K-12 online teacher's guides using the
newspaper are available. Discounted subscriptions for classrooms and
groups of at least 10 may be purchased. For more information or
questions contact Tammy Moshier, NIE Director, at
tdmosh-ier@thestate.com or call (803) 771-8352 or (803)
771-8320.
NEW on the
SCHEA website – Check it out!
● Updated
legislative information about homeschooling-related bills of
interest.
● Information
about Homeschool Day at the Capitol
● Information
about the Homeschool Convention in June & pre-registration forms
● Detailed
description of some accountability associations
American Enterprise Speech Contest Offers Scholarship
Opportunity
http://nma1.us/aespeech
The
National Management Association is encouraging homeschoolers
to participate in the American Enterprise Speech Contest it
sponsors. Open to students in grades 9-12, the top prize is
a $10,000 U.S. savings bond. Contestants must contact the
national headquarters via their website by March in order to
locate a local NMA chapter and be given further details on
contest participation. Three of the national finalists last
year were homeschooled students.
Sylvan Dell Publishing Company Writing Contest
Sylvan
Dell Publishing, founded by former home school parents, is a
young company on a mission to create picture books that
excite children's imaginations, are artistically
spectacular, and have educational value. In order to
give back to the home schooling community, Sylvan Dell
Publishing is proud to announce its first writing
contest. SDP plans to offer this unique opportunity to
home-schooled students annually, and is excited to see the
manuscripts that the students will submit. The author of the
winning book will receive a $200 prize and his/her
manuscript will be considered for publication in 2009.
Submission guidelines and contest rules are posted on
www.SylvanDellPublishing.com. You may also email
Maggie Stuart at Maggie
Stuart@SylvanDell
or call her at (877) 958-2600
Homeschool Football League
www.homeschoolfootballleague.com
The HFL invites you to join us in our mission to establish a
strong Christian football league that offers flag and
contact football to homeschooled boys throughout the state
and surrounding areas. We are excited about the football
league and its potential for expansion. It would be our
pleasure to start a new league team in your community.
Please join us as we work to build a first for homeschooled
boys, the Homeschool Football League.
Requirements for Starting an
Expansion Team in Your Community
The league uses a very simple and flexible format for
building teams. There are only three basic
requirements that are necessary to start a team:
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Around twenty boys
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A couple of interested dads
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A field on which to play.
The field is typically not the
most important of the three requirements. We have
never had a problem with field availability. If you
have the boys and the dads, then you are ready to add the
HFL's next expansion team. In most cases, it will be
easiest to begin with a season of flag football.
Contact football requires much more lead-time and is usually
more difficult to organize in your first season. If you are
fortunate enough to have a committed group of parents and
enough lead-time, it is not impossible for your initial
season to be full-contact football.
Regardless of the format of your first season, we encourage
you to contact us if you are interested in establishing a
team in your area and being a part of this fantastic
opportunity for homeschooled boys between the ages of 6 and
18.
Earl Pendleton, Director
569 Timberknoll Lane
Wake Forest , NC 27587
919-556-1603
earl@homeschoolfootballleague.com
ONLINE
MATH TUTOR
Available
statewide
My name
is Wendy Ransome. I am a "highly qualified" certified high
school mathematics teacher. I am available for home school
tutoring/teaching online. I am able to tutor/teach all
subjects/levels of mathematics. I can be contacted at
843-245-8370, leave your name, subject, and a call back
number for me to reach you. If you would like to email me,
feel free to do so at
wendyr@darlington.k12.sc.us . Since the sessions can be
done online there is no restriction as to our location.
Essay Contest for High School Juniors
The Lincoln Fellowship of Pennsylvania is sponsoring an
essay contest for high school juniors. The essay
theme is
What the Gettysburg
Address Means to Me. The winner will
receive a cash prize of $250.00 and a Gettysburg Family
Vacation Package for four on November 18th and 19th
during the annual Anniversary of Lincoln's Gettysburg
Address. The winner will also have the honor of
reading his/her essay at the annual luncheon of the
Lincoln Fellowship of Pennsylvania. All entries must be
post marked by March 31. You may contact Tina Grim by
phone at (717)337-6590 or by email at
tgrim@gettysburg.edu.
Websites to visit:
www.KidsKnowIt.com
The KidsKnowIt Network is
your student's free portal into the many exciting facets
that make up our Universe
.
From the human heart, to
the moons of Jupiter you will find it all on the
KidsKnowIt Network.
For
the young, and the young at heart.
http://www.thehomeschoolmagazine.com/Homeschool_Nations/states/south_carolina.php
The Old Schoolhouse
Magazine offers a great website with a plethora of
information useful to homeschool families in South
Carolina. Check it out!
South
Carolina Home Educators Association
PO Box 3231
Columbia, SC 29230-3231
803-772-2330
www.SCHomeEducatorsAssociation.org
schea1@SCHomeEducatorsAssociation.org
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