| HEAV’S Virginia Homeschool Update
September 27, 2012 |
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Time Is Running Out Don’t Miss Friday’s Deadline! Homeschool Day at the State Fair The HEAV-cosponsored Homeschool Day at the State Fair is next Monday (October 1, 2012)! We have a limited number of tickets we will continue to offer through this Friday (September 28, 2012), or while supplies last. Reserve your tickets by calling 804-278-9200. All tickets must be picked up at the HEAV Richmond office by this Friday. Tickets will not be available for pick up on the day of the fair. Educational Exposition Guides – You can now download and print educational guides to take with you to the fair. Find out more! Learn more about Homeschool Day at the State Fair of Virginia.
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Registration for Scripps Spelling Bees is now open for all students in public, parochial, charter, and home schools. The deadline for enrollment is October 15. Read more about it here. |
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FROM OUR SPONSORS…
Educational Tours & Fiber Workshops at Alpaca Pastures of Virginia
Alpaca Farm Tour: visit the barn and learn how alpacas are raised, see how fleece is processed, “Touch” the fleece. Add a Fiber Workshop and make a craft out of alpaca fiber: learn wet felting, make a refrigerator magnet, or color a worksheet.
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~:~ ~:~ ~:~ ~:~ ~:~ ~:~ ~:~ ~:~ HOMESCHOOL NEWS AND REMINDERS Homeschooling families in France and Austria are facing increased pressure and unfair tactics by authorities who wish to keep them from homeschooling. Read the details on the HSLDA website and add them to your prayers! |
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Homeschool Day at the Frontier Culture Museum Friday, October 5, 2012 – Staunton, Virginia
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 hnt. 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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An HEAV-Sponsored Event! 
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~:~ ~:~ ~:~ ~:~ ~:~ ~:~ ~:~ ~:~ ARTICLES & INFORMATION Article of the Week Tomorrow’s Legacy Today: What Will the Children Remember? – David Rupert Mr. Rupert uses the illustration of going through a lifetime’s stash of old photographs to ask us to think about what our children will remember about us when we are gone. |
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View All Cool Sites for Homeschoolers 3.1 Christian Resources: Daily Devotionals by E-mail 3.6 Technology: Pics4Learning 3.7 English: National Library Card Month – September 3.8 Government: Presidential Debates 3.9 Family: Free Printable Chore Charts 3.10 College: Family Research Council’s Save Me from College Debt
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Lottery: A tax on people who are bad at math.
Never answer an anonymous letter.
We have enough youth. How about a fountain of “Smart”?
- Ray Comfort, from the tract “101 of the World’s Funniest One-Liners”
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