Virginia Homeschool Update

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Free Weekly Homeschool E-Newsletter

The Virginia Homeschool Update is a free, weekly e-newsletter for Virginia homeschoolers. 

Find out about homeschool and educational activities across Virginia, learn about cool educational websites, and more! 

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All resources are completely FREE. Your privacy is of utmost importance to us, and we do not sell or share your information–ever.

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  2. Select Create Contact on the top menu.
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  3. Click “Save”
  4. On the Tools menu, click “Options”
  5. On the Preferences tab, under E-mail, click “Junk E-mail”
  6. Click the Safe Senders tab
  7. Select the “Also trust e-mail from my Contacts” check box

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If you know of upcoming homeschool events or items of interest that others might benefit from, please let us know in advance so we can pass the word along. We prefer a one-month notice, if possible. HEAV reserves the right to edit or reject any submission. Questions? Contact update@heav.org

More Free Resources

HEAV sends out Legislative Updates, a magazine, and more. Learn about HEAV’s other free homeschool resources.

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About the Update

The Virginia Homeschool Update is a weekly e-newsletter produced by Kathleen Dillie (manager & copy editor), Megan Mora Fuentes (event and blog writer), Arielle Potter (copywriter & editor), Ellie Clough (layout), and Maureen Bittner (publications & marketing director).

Disclaimer

HEAV does not necessarily endorse the resources mentioned in the Update 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 before publication. However, we recommend you, the parent, thoroughly examine websites before allowing your children to surf them without supervision.

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HEAV is a non-profit 501(c)(3) educational organization, and your contribution is tax-deductible to the extent provided by law. Upon written request, a financial statement is available from the Office of Consumer Affairs.

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