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HEAV's Virginia Homeschool Update

April 1, 2009

Above the Fold
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Vicki Bentley High School 101: Blueprint for Success - TOMORROW!
HEAV Office, Thursday, April 2, 2009
Vicki Bentley, mom of 17 homeschooled students, shares the secrets to mapping out a successful high school course of study and shows why the high school years are the most important years to homeschool. She covers planning; recordkeeping; preparing for college admission and/or apprenticeship, military service, or other options; and much, much more. Cost: $20/HEAV members; $25/non-members; spouses are free.

Don't miss this you-can-do-it seminar! This will be the final High School 101 Success Seminar of the school year. Read more and register today.

Online Science Classes and Camps: Anatomy, Biology, Forensics, Pre-Biology Anatomy & Physiology Summer Camps - Boone, NC
Directed by Veteran Homeschool Dad / Professor
- Week-long camps at Appalachian State University
- Caring, close supervision
- We use human cadavers for optimal anatomy
- Fun, instructive physiology labs

Please Visit Our Site for Details.

http://www.homeschoolscienceacademy.com/

Practical basics for household management training and family mealtimes! Practical basics for household management training and family mealtimes!
Mom-tested and approved! "[The Everyday Family Chore System] will help in training your children and keeping home life running smoothly." "Quick, yummy meals...thank you for publishing Everyday Cooking!" "I've been teaching my children life skills and the basics of home economics...I'll definitely be incorporating both of these books."

www.everydayhomemaking.com

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The Socialization Trap LAST WEEK!
Save More than 20%!
The Socialization Trap
- by Rick Boyer
Reviewed by Vicki Bentley, mom of 17 homeschooled students, speaker, and author.

While most of us like to think that schools exist to teach children the "Three R's" over a twelve-year period, did you realize "John Holt has found that it only takes about thirty hours for a person to learn to read"...So what is the purpose of the other 11½ years of compulsory "education"?

Read the rest of the review and order your copy today!
Through the end of the week, you can still take advantage of the special March pricing of $6 (members)/$7 (non-members), plus shipping. That's a savings of more than 20%!

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Yvonne Bunn Coming to Lynchburg
How to Begin Homeschooling: What You Really Need To Know!
Lynchburg, Saturday, April 18, 2009
Are you ready to begin homeschooling? Get your questions answered and use the information from this seminar to get off to the right start! What are the first things you should do to get started? What does the law say? Where can you get curriculum? What kinds of records should you keep? Where can you get help? Maximize your success with practical ideas from Yvonne Bunn, a veteran homeschool mom who has helped thousands of families begin homeschooling. Cost: $20/HEAV members; $25/non-members; spouses are free. Read more and register today!

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HEAV's 26th Annual Homeschool Convention
Check Out the New Information Online!
You can now

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Speaker Hosts & Hostesses Needed
Every speaker needs a good host or hostess. Help your favorite speaker feel at home by assisting them before, during, and after their workshop. All you need is the ability to make sure the speakers have what they need (you tell us if they don't), hand out evaluation forms, read a brief introduction, and count the number of people in your room. It's that simple. Please e-mail speakerhost@heav.org if you'd like to volunteer and we'll send you a list of available workshops!

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High School and College Resources Attention All Graduates!
Packets Due This Friday - Send Yours Today!
Looking for a memorable and meaningful way to mark your graduation? Join us for the HEAV commencement ceremony on Saturday, June 13, 2009. The ceremony, which will be held at our annual convention, is a wonderful way to celebrate, as well as to reach out to family, friends, and the general community. And it's not too late to participate in this year's HEAV graduation ceremony! Send your packet in today--packets should be postmarked by this Friday, April 3, 2009, to make the deadline. After Friday, please call the office at 804-278-9200 to see if there are still spots available. You can download a GRAD packet and view more information on the Graduation page.

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Turn Empty Boxes into Cash!
Did you know that Box Top labels are found on a variety of food boxes and cans, and that each one is worth 10 cents? You can turn those labels into cash for your homeschool support group--and for HEAV! Now 10 cents might not sound like a lot, but it adds up fast! Thanks to those of you who submitted labels or shopped through the Box Tops Marketplace, HEAV received a check for $3,500 a few months ago. Those little labels can support homeschooling in a BIG way.

Next time you go to throw away a food box or can, stop and make sure you're not throwing money away!

20 Bonus Box Tops Unsure What Products Have Labels?
View a list of products containing Box Top labels.

Food Lion Customers - Download Your Coupon
If you shop at Food Lion, you can earn bonus Box Tops all year long! View more details about the Food Lion specials and download a coupon for 20 bonus Box Tops!

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

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1) Homeschool Items
View All Homeschool Items
1.1 Home School Legal Defense: Free Trial Membership - Apply by April 30
1.2 Northern Virginia Home Education Conference - Chantilly - July 10-11
1.3 Article - Poetry Memorization: Methods and Resources

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2) General Interest Items
View All General Interest Items
2.1 Titanic Dinner and Outreach - Washington, D.C. - RSVP by April 10
2.2 Forestry Camp - Appomattox - Apply by April 20
2.3 Extraordinary Labors: Trades of Early Virginia - Chester - April 25
2.4 Bible Bee Contest - Nationwide - Register by April 30
2.5 Musical: No More Raisins, No More Almonds - Richmond - April 29-30 and May 2- 3
2.6 State Park Volunteers - Statewide - Ongoing
2.7 Rereleased on DVD - Come What May

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3) Cool Sites for Homeschoolers
View All Cool Sites for Homeschoolers
3.1 The Real Easter Story: Family Unit Study, Copywork, and Place Cards
3.2 Passover - Begins April 9
3.3 Living on a Dime: Website and Free Newsletter
3.4 1,000 Good Books
3.5 Wheat - Just for Kids
3.6 Family Health Resources

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4) Parting Thought - The Importance of Good English
These lines are reported to be from medical charts. Learn your English lessons, even if you do not plan to be an English major!

Patient has chest pain if she lies on her left side for over a year.

Discharge status: Alive but without permission.

Healthy appearing decrepit 99-year-old male, mentally alert but forgetful.

The skin was moist and dry.

She is numb from her toes down.
- Author Unknown

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5) Worth Repeating
"Let me control the textbooks and I will control the state."
- Adolf Hitler

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6) Verse of the Week
Fret not thyself because of evil [men], neither be thou envious at the wicked; For there shall be no reward to the evil [man]; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.
- Proverbs 24:19-20 (KJV)

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7) Homeschool Laugh of the Week
Homeschool Laugh of the Week Taken from the Official Book of Homeschooling Cartoons (www.familymanweb.com). Reprinted with Permission.

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Submit an Item
Know of an event, contest, or resource that would be of interest to homeschoolers? Please submit it using our online form at www.heav.org/resources/update/submit-event.html.

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), Sarah Kohrs (update manager), Katherine Loop (assistant director of publications & marketing), 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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