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HEAV's Virginia Homeschool Update

February 10, 2009

Above the Fold
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How to Get Your Child off the Refrigerator and on to Learning February's Top Pick - Free Shipping!
How to Get Your Child off the Refrigerator and on to Learning By Carol Barnier
Reviewed by Linda Trumbo, homeschool mother of five and past publisher of the "How to Homeschool Newsletter."

"If you have a fidgety, wiggly, or ADHD child, this book will provide practical ideas as well as encouragement from a mom who has learned God's wisdom for homeschooling her own ADHD child....I found this book to be 'a keeper' because it has so many creative ideas for teaching and loving." Read the entire review.

Get free shipping on How to Get Your Child off the Refrigerator and on to Learning for the month of February! Order your copy here for $15.29 (members)/$16.99 (non-members).

Note: The author, Carol Barnier, will be at the 2009 HEAV convention! You can view her picture and bio online.

Save up to 50% on Meet The Masters @ Home Online Curriculum Save up to 50% on Meet The Masters @ Home Online Curriculum
Yes! This is the same award-winning Meet The Masters art education program you have heard of, adapted for use online. Homeschool students learn art by studying the greats: Van Gogh, Picasso, Monet, Degas, and more! Save up to 50% by purchasing through the Homeschool Buyers Co-op before March 15.

Click here for more information.


College Admissions Info Night for Homeschool Families College Admissions Info Night for Homeschool Families
Join us Tuesday, February 24th at 7 pm at Regent University in Virginia Beach to hear insider tips specific to homeschool families about identifying and choosing the right school, filling out admission and financial aid applications, calculating GPA, how to search for scholarships, and more.

RESERVE YOUR SEATS TODAY


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New! New Homeschool Website
Former HEAV Update editor, Michael Grice, and his family, recently launched home-schooler.com, a new website offering classified ads, forums, and other resources for homeschoolers. It is free to use the site and free to join the forums. When you sign up for your free membership, please enter "HEAV" in the "Referred by" field.

To mark the launch, there are weekly cash drawings from now until the end of February. Top prize is $250!

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Box Tops for Education Box Tops - Last Week to Submit This Winter!
Box Tops are only submitted twice a year, and the February 15 submission deadline is fast approaching. HEAV must RECEIVE the Box Tops by February 15 to submit this winter. Any labels received after that date will not be submitted until the next deadline in September. Follow the details on our website to send the tops you've saved to HEAV!

Have you ever wondered if collecting Box Tops is worth the effort? It is! Because of your wonderful efforts, HEAV received a check for more than $3,500 for the second half of 2008! Almost half of that went to support groups and individuals who collected the box tops and sent them in.

Special Opportunity for Food Lion Customers
If you shop at Food Lion, you can earn bonus Box Tops all year long! View more details about the Food Lion specials.

Find out more about the Box Top program on our website at www.heav.org/events/boxtops/index.html!

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Homeschooling Sees Dramatic Rise in Popularity
This quote from an article by the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank and great resource, shares the importance of homeschool organizations such as HEAV in facilitating the continued growth of homeschooling. Thank you for helping us continue this important work through your prayers, memberships, and donations--we couldn't do what we do without you!

"The continued growth in homeschooling is facilitated by organizations that assist families with needs ranging from curriculum and instruction to advancing legislation that ensures the freedom to educate children in the home. These burgeoning networks demonstrate that homeschooling is becoming an increasingly viable option for families." Read the full article here.

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Home School Legal Defense Association Member Benefit of the Month: HSLDA Discount
In addition to helping HEAV support homeschooling here in Virginia, your HEAV membership provides you with great, money-saving benefits, including a $20 discount on Home School Legal Defense Association membership!

The Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA) is a nonprofit advocacy organization established to defend and advance the constitutional right of parents to direct the education of their children and to protect family freedoms. Even if you never experience legal trouble yourself, your membership with HSLDA helps the organization fight to preserve homeschooling and family freedoms in America.

HEAV members receive $20 off the HSLDA membership price (enter the code on the reverse side of your membership card). Plus, join through the link below or write "Affiliate 2294016" in the space marked "Other" on Section 2, Question B (the question labeled "I received this application from"), and, if you are a new HSLDA member, HEAV will also benefit.

http://hslda.org/a/2294016

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2007 Convention Photo Convention Feature: The Exhibit Hall
Check out this year's convention exhibitors and get ready to browse more than 290 booths filled with the very best in educational materials from around the country: complete curricula, unit studies, traditional textbooks, art and music supplies and programs, educational games, science kits, language programs, videos, DVDs, clothing, and more! You'll find resources on entrepreneurial how-tos, homemaking skills, mechanical skills, carpentry, gardening, missions, filmmaking, colleges, museums, sports, website development, and much more!

www.heav.org/convention/exhibitors/index.html

[ Photo credit: Seth Fisher, Through My Lens Photography ]

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1) Homeschool Items
View All Homeschool Items
1.1 TCHE Support Group Meeting: Proof of Achievement - Colonial Heights - February 16
1.2 High School 101: Blueprint for Success - Colonial Heights - February 17
1.3 Looking Back: What I Would Do Differently as a Homeschool Mom - Norfolk - February 18
1.4 Classical Conversations Meetings - Rileyville - Begin February 21
1.5 Hampton Roads Homeschool Sports Registration - Chesapeake - Begins February 17
1.6 Civil War Living History Day - Newport News - Register by March 2
1.7 Docent Training: Art of Glass 2 - Suffolk - Register by March 9
1.8 History Outreach Program - Stephens City Region - Ongoing

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2) General Interest Items
View All General Interest Items
2.1 Liberty U Robotics Competition - Lynchburg - Register by February 13
2.2 SAT Writing Workshops - Warrenton - Begin February 21
2.3 Essay Contest - Tidewater Area - Deadline Is March 13
2.4 Colonial Crafts and Games - Chester - March 21
2.5 Benjamin Rush Awards Program - January through November
2.6 Save the Date: Family-Integrated Church Planting Conference - May 1-2
2.7 Free Book Online - The Deliberate Dumbing Down of America
2.8 How Much Is Your Share of the National Debt?
2.9 Free Day at Mount Vernon - Mount Vernon - February 16

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3) Cool Sites for Homeschoolers
View All Cool Sites for Homeschoolers
3.1 Founders' Library
3.2 Printable Activity Book - George Washington Carver
3.3 Christian Horse Lover's Magazine

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4) Parting Thought - Sympathy
"I've just had the most awful time," said a boy to his friends. "First I got angina pectoris, then arteriosclerosis. Just as I was recovering, I got psoriasis. They gave me hypodermics, and to top it all, tonsillitis was followed by appendectomy."

"Wow! How did you pull through?" sympathized his friends.

"I don't know," the boy replied. "Toughest spelling test I ever had."

- From http://grif.net, a free daily e-mail humor list

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5) Worth Repeating
"We believed, also, that as teachers we could strengthen student activism; some thought progressive teaching could and should contribute to the 'radicalizing' of students."
-Jackie Brady and Richard Ohmann in "Introduction: Radical Teaching Now," an article on the website of Radical Teacher, "a socialist, feminist, and anti-racist journal" published since 1975.

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6) Verse of the Week
And I will walk at liberty: for I seek thy precepts.
- Psalm 119:45 (KJV)

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7) Homeschool Laugh of the Week - 20 Great Reasons You Homeschool
Homeschool Laugh of the Week
REASON #16
"Chores May Be Called 'Home Ec Projects'..."

Written and illustrated by Jim Erskine. Reprinted with permission. Jim Erskine also manages www.HomeschoolFreebieOfTheDay.com, where you can find a new free homeschool resource every weekday.

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Note: We compile information for publication at least two weeks prior to send-out date, so please submit items as early as possible (preferably one month in advance). HEAV reserves the right to accept or reject any material submitted.

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Disclaimer
The Virginia Homeschool Update is produced by Kathleen Dillie (copy editor), Chris (editor), Anna Dykhoff (graphic designer), Katherine Loop (update manager), and Anne Miller (director of publications & marketing).

HEAV does not necessarily endorse the above-mentioned resources, nor guarantee the accuracy of information found on any external resource we may mention. If you find anything wrong on our website, please let us know so we can correct it.

HEAV diligently researches each link prior to publication. However, we recommend you, the parent, fully examine websites before allowing your children to surf them without supervision.

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