Virginia Homeschool | April 15, 2008 HEAV Update

HEAV's Virginia Homeschool Update

April 15, 2009

Above the Fold
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Join Our Team! Become an HEAV Outreach Partner
HEAV exists to bless parents with the resources, information, and support they need. Yet thousands of people--including many moms and dads who are wondering about home education--don't know our resources exist.

Just the other day, we heard from a young mom who has begun homeschooling her four-year-old, but had never heard of HEAV. She was especially delighted to find out she could come to the convention for free as a parent of a preschooler!

Can you help us reach the moms and dads in YOUR community?

Our new outreach program makes it easy--simply sign up as a church, community, MOPS group, or Internet Outreach Partner, and we'll have specially prepared announcements, bulletin inserts, fliers, web banners, and more available. Your outreach work will be almost effortless!

Will you become an Outreach Partner today? We can especially use help getting out the word about the convention.

Questions? Contact Katherine Loop at kloop@heav.org.

Take Music Lessons From The Comfort Of Your Own Home!
Do you have a computer and video chat software such as Skype? If so, take music lessons in banjo, guitar, fiddle, mandolin, and dobro from your home at a time convenient to you. High-quality instruction at an affordable price! Visit the website for more information, free tablature, and videos.

www.bluegrasslessonsonline.com

Natural, Virginia-made soaps, shampoo bars, laundry kits, and more!
Virginia Soaps and Scents is working hard... getting ready for the HEAV conference in June. We have expanded our product line since our homeschool family business debuted at HEAV last year. Come see our exquisite gourmet line of soaps. We'll also have great bulk buying deals. See you there!

www.virginiasoapsandscents.com

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Feature Article: Teaching Our Children to Respect Authority
How do we teach our children to respect authority? And why is it so important? In "Teaching Our Children to Respect Authority," Robert Andrews, the author of The Family, God's Weapon for Victory, gives a quick overview of this important issue.

Hear more at the convention!
Robert will be offering an incredibly powerful (and life-changing!) child-training workshop, as well as one on courtship! Read the workshop descriptions and view his bio--and be sure to register to attend!

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CONSIDERING HOMESCHOOLING?
KNOW SOMEONE WHO'S CONSIDERING HOMESCHOOLING?
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.

Know someone who's considering homeschooling? Please forward them this information! This is a wonderful opportunity for them to get their questions answered!

LYNCHBURG - Saturday, April 18, 2009
Cost: $25/HEAV members; $30/non-members; spouses are free! Read more and register today!

RICHMOND - Thursday, April 30, 2009
Cost: $20/HEAV members; $25/non-members; spouses are free, as always. Read more and register today!

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HEAV's 26th Annual Homeschool Convention

Convention Workshop Schedule at-a-Glance
See whose speaking what when--all at a glance!

Convention Promo Materials and Ideas
Here's a list of simple ways to get the word out about the convention--and downloadable materials to use!

The Convention Is on Facebook!
If you're on Facebook,

check out the convention listing there,

join HEAV's Facebook group, and

become a fan of HEAV's page.

We'd love to have you participate in discussions...and let your friends know about HEAV and the convention by inviting them to join too. Note: If you're not on Facebook, we understand completely. Please see our promo page for other ways you can let others know about convention.

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Can You Help Us Distribute Magazines in Your Neighborhood or Support Group?
If you'd be willing to distribute the Virginia Home Educator magazine to doctors' offices, libraries, and other likely spots in your neighborhood, or would like to hand them out to groups or friends, please let us know! Simply e-mail VolunteerNow@heav.org with the number of magazines you would like to distribute, and we will get them out to you.

Support Group Leader? Here's a Great Freebie for Your Group!
The Virginia Home Educator magazines make great freebies to hand out at support group meetings and to homeschoolers new to your group! We'd be happy to send them to you at no charge--simply e-mail your name, address, and the number you need to support@heav.org.

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The CRC: International Law Invades Your Home
What are the facts about the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child? Is it an important international defense of human rights, or an international encroachment on your freedom? In these Home School Heartbeat messages, Mike Farris presents the truth about what this convention says and what ratification would mean for American freedom.

www.hslda.org/docs/hshb/89/hshbwk1.asp

See ParentalRights.org for details about an amendment to protect the rights of parents--and to find out how you can get involved.

www.parentalrights.org

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International Homeschooling
The Romeike family fled their German homeland when the police came to the door and threatened to break it in to take the crying children to school by force. After paying heavy fines and selling household goods to pay for the move, they sought political asylum here in the United States. They had a court hearing just days ago. Will they be safe? Only God knows now. Will you pray? Read more of the story here.

http://onenewsnow.com/Education/Default.aspx? id=471714

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1) Homeschool Items
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1.1 Tri-Cities Home Educators Meeting: Janice Campbell - Colonial Heights - April 20
1.2 Classical Conversations Info Meetings - Various - April
1.3 Homeschool Prom - Richmond Area - Register by April 30
1.4 REACH Homeschool Convention - Ruther Glen - Discount by May 1
1.5 Fort Lee Museums Homeschool Open House - Fort Lee - May 20
1.6 Washington Mystics Home School Day - Washington, D.C. - May 28

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2) General Interest Items
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2.1 Teacher Appreciation Video Contest - Deadline Is April 27
2.2 Contest: 7 Reasons Why I Love My Mom - Deadline Is April 30
2.3 Amusement Parks: Hero's Salute - Various - 2009
2.4 Article - Focus on the Family: Reasons for Becoming Debt-Free
2.5 Text Message a Bible to a Persecuted Believer for $5

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3) Cool Sites for Homeschoolers
View All Cool Sites for Homeschoolers
3.1 Little Pillows: 19th-Century Children's Bedtime Devotional
3.2 Current Events: Koenig's International News
3.3 Lefties Resource
3.4 Draw Your World Newsletter
3.5 Grow It and Eat It

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4) Parting Thought - He Is Risen!
Now go and tell the others.

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5) Worth Repeating
"I commend my soul into the hands of God, my Creator, hoping and assuredly believing, through the only merits of Jesus Christ, my Saviour, to be made partaker of life everlasting."
- William Shakespeare, (1564-1616), last will and testament.

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6) Verse of the Week
Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
- 1 John 3:16 (KJV)

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7) 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
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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
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