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| HEAV’S Virginia Homeschool Update
October 3, 2012 |
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THE 2013 CONVENTION IS SHAPING UP AND DETAILS ARE COMING THIS MONTH! This is our 30th anniversary, and we’re excited about the 2013 Virginia Homeschool Convention, “Home Education: A Bountiful Harvest.” Held June 6-8, 2013, at the Greater Richmond Convention Center, this promises to be another awesome, bring-the-whole-family event!
We’re working hard to bring you the most exciting convention ever–and it’s all coming together! Details on this year’s fabulous speakers, exhibitors–along with many of last year’s exciting new features–will be unveiled later this month! Look for hands-on science demonstrations, historical re-enactors, an instrument petting zoo, larger aisles, and well-placed seating areas–as well as the Used Curriculum Sale, Children’s Program, Graduation, and fabulous workshops!
Mark your calendar now, and stay tuned for more information. |
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Two magazine guides to Virginia fun and learning!
Virginia Field Trips Guide provides information about museums, venues, and attractions that allow students to explore the future, the past, and every endeavor of mankind. Request complimentary copy.
Virginia Festivals magazine provides a complete listing of family events with articles, photos, and contact information. Request complimentary copy here.
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Homeschool Day at the Natural Bridge Thursday, October 4, 2012 – Natural Bridge, Virginia Don’t miss the special home educator’s day at this historic landmark! Experience “Butterflies at the Bridge,” a special exhibit that’s new this year! You’ll also have a chance to explore the Natural Bridge and caverns, visit the authentic Monacan Indian Village exhibit, and walk through history in the wax and toy museums–plus participate in a fun scavenger hunt. All participants will receive a commemorative Natural Bridge patch.
Homeschool Success Seminar High School at Home: Path to Success! Tuesday, October 9, 2012 - Midlothian FREE! Teaching high school at home can seem like a daunting task–but the benefits of homeschooling during the high school years far outweigh the challenges! Do you wonder what subjects to include during the high school years? How to teach higher level courses like chemistry labs or calculus? How to develop a transcript, assign credits, and compute a GPA?!? Are you ready for AP courses, PSATs, SATs, and ACTs? And what about sports and extracurricular activities? Yes, it’s a whole new world!
In this seminar, Yvonne Bunn, director of homeschool support for Home Educators Association of Virginia, will cover these topics and more. Having graduated three homeschooled high schoolers and dealt regularly with college admissions officers through her work with HEAV, Yvonne will clarify important high school questions and share practical ways to implement an effective high school program. Whether your student plans to go to college, join the military, or enter the workforce, this seminar will help you develop a well-planned high school course of study. You’ll learn where to get help, how to schedule important testing, and how to develop an acceptable transcript. You’ll leave this seminar with confidence to move forward and tools to develop a high school plan that will work for your student.
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Homeschool Q&A
Q. I just started homeschooling my kindergartner. How much grading/grade-keeping I am required to do?
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~:~ ~:~ ~:~ ~:~ ~:~ ~:~ ~:~ ~:~ 1) Homeschool Items 1.1 Fire and Personal Safety Show – Virginia Beach – October 5 1.2 Struggling Learner Seminar with Dianne Craft – Chesterfield – November 2 and 3 ~:~ ~:~ ~:~ ~:~ ~:~ ~:~ ~:~ ~:~ 2) General Interest Items 2.1 Workshop: Music, Learning, and the Brain – Virginia Beach – Register by October 12 2.2 Richmond Symphony Lollipops Concert Series – Richmond – Begins October 27
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View All Cool Sites for Homeschoolers 3.1 Christian Resources: Limit the Internet and Reconnect to God
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The legibility of a copy is inversely proportional to its importance.
At work, the authority of a person is inversely proportional to the number of pens that person is carrying.
- As seen on the Internet.
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