Homeschool Day Events

Here are some great field trip opportunities co-sponsored by HEAV!

HEAV continues to work with museums and theme parks to set up events. If you know of a Homeschool Day event or have suggestions for future events, please let us know! See our Virginia Homeschool Updates for other upcoming events.

Interested in having your event listed here? Please e-mail support@heav.org.

View Pictures from Past Homeschool Days

WASHINGTON NATIONALS HOMESCHOOL DISCOUNTS

An HEAV-Sponsored Event!

Location: Nationals Park, 1500 South Capitol Street S.E., Washington, DC 20003 (Nationals Park is located in Southeast Washington along the Anacostia River bounded by South Capitol Street to the west, N Street to the north, First Street to the east, and Potomac Avenue to the south.)
Date: 2010 season home games
Cost: $6 and $11 seats (regularly $10 and $17). Note: Associated online convenience fees also apply; there is an additional charge for parking.
Ticket Purchase: Click on www.nationals.com/tickets and enter the coupon code HEAV (all caps!) to purchase tickets online. Only tickets ordered online are available for the discounted prices.
Group Sales: For group sales of 13 or more, contact Greg Foscato at 202-640-7806 or GregFoscato@nationals.com.

Spend quality time and have lots of fun with your family and friends at a professional baseball game! The Washington Nationals have worked with HEAV to offer discounted ticket prices to homeschoolers for the remainder of the 2010 Nationals home games. Select the home game that fits your schedule, buy some peanuts and popcorn on game night, and maybe even catch a fly ball!

For more information, including parking information, seating charts, the Nationals schedule, etc., visit www.nationals.com/tickets, or contact Mr. Foscato at 202-640-7806.

WALK-, BIKE-, AND CANOE-A-THONS

New Way to Raise Money and Support Homeschooling!
You Choose the Location and Date
Want to raise money for your local homeschool support group or other community service group? Try a walk-a-thon, bike-a-thon, or a canoe-a-thon!

View more details and get started today!

If you're already planning an event, please let us know the date, time, and contact information! We would like to list all upcoming events here.

HOME EDUCATORS DAYS AT BORDERS

Location: All Borders stores in Virginia
Dates: August 27 and 28

Do you have books you've been wanting to purchase at Borders? If so, print out this voucher and make your purchases on August 27 or 28, and a percentage of your purchase will go towards supporting the work of HEAV!

View more details on the voucher...and be sure to mark your calendar for August 27 and 28!

HOMESCHOOL DAY AT THE VIRGINIA STATE FAIR

An HEAV-Sponsored Event!

Location: Meadow Event Park off 1-95 Exit 98, next to Kings Dominion
Date: Monday, September 27, 2010

Thanks to HEAV's partnership with the State Fair, you and your family can visit the State Fair at a reduced price on Homeschool Day!

Learn more about Homeschool Day at the Virginia State Fair!

VIRGINIA AIR AND SPACE CENTER HOMESCHOOL OPEN HOUSE

An HEAV-Sponsored Event!

Location: Virginia Air and Space Center, 600 Settlers Landing Road, Hampton, VA
Date: Wednesday, October 6, 2010 , from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Cost: $1 per person; add IMAX for only $5 each.
Registration: RSVP by October 1 by e-mailing Swee Hart at shart@vasc.org.

Learn how materials and programs from NASA Langley Resource Center can enhance your curriculum. Explore the Moon, Mars, and beyond, and participate in special, hands-on learning stations for homeschoolers.

For more information, visit www.vasc.org/email/home_openhouse.html. Contact Swee Hart at 757-727-0900 or shart@vasc.org with questions.

HOMESCHOOL DAY AT THE FRONTIER CULTURE MUSEUM

An HEAV-Sponsored Event!

Location: 1290 Richmond Road, Staunton, VA 24401
Date: Thursday, October 21, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Cost: Special rates for homeschool families: $3/student and $5/adult if purchased in advance; $5/student and $7/adult if purchased at-the-door; free for children 5 and under.
Registration: Call 540-332-7850 to purchase tickets in advance.
Pre-registration deadline: Monday, October 18, 2010. Tickets and wristbands can be picked up in the Visitor’s Center.

Come see how our frontier past has shaped life in the United States today! Watch living-history demonstrations and explore traditional rural buildings from England, Germany, Ireland, West Africa, and America; Old World exhibits showing the rural life and culture of early migrants to the American colonies; and American exhibits showing the life that these colonists and their descendents created here.

For more information, visit www.frontier.virginia.gov, or contact Sasha Duke at Sasha.Duke@fcmv.virginia.gov for detailed information about special activities on Homeschool Day.

HOMESCHOOL DAY AT MOUNT VERNON

An HEAV-Sponsored Event!

Location: Mount Vernon, VA (Historic Mount Vernon is located 16 miles south of Washington, D.C., and 8 miles south of Old Town, Alexandria, on the banks of the Potomac River.)
Date: Friday, November 5, 2010, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Cost: Special rates for homeschool families: $7 for homeschool students (age 6-18); $10 for adults; free for children 5 and under.
Registration: Visit www.MountVernon.org/Homeschool to purchase tickets in advance.

Mount Vernon invites homeschoolers to experience 18th-century plantation life during this special one-day event! At the George Washington: Pioneer Farmer site, watch costumed interpreters produce 18th-century goods, learn about George Washington’s innovative farming practices, visit a reconstructed slave cabin, play colonial games, and see animals. Elsewhere on the estate, tour Washington’s mansion, visit the state-of-the-art Museum and Education Center, and meet people from Washington’s world.

For more information, visit www.MountVernon.org/Homeschool.

VIEW PICTURES FROM PAST HOMESCHOOL DAYS

Homeschool Appreciation Day at the Virginia Air & Space Center
Chippokes Plantation
New Market Battlefield State Historical Park
Nauticus
Virginia Air & Space Museum Homeschool Open House