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Building Your Homeschool Community

June 7, 2023

One of the most essential aspects of your homeschool journey is building a community and network of support. Whether you are a newbie in

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The Importance of Teaching Cursive

May 31, 2023

In an increasingly digital world where cursive seems to be in a slow demise, it can be tempting to “write off” skills like handwriting,

Convention Workshops – Teaching Subjects

May 29, 2023

Homeschool Academics: Teaching Subjects Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic–and more! Inspiration, encouragment, and connection can be the most exciting part of the convention, but sometimes

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Getting Started at the HEAV Homeschool Convention

May 25, 2023

The 2023 Virginia Homeschool Convention is almost here! We know that a first experience at the convention, though exciting and thoroughly engaging, can also be

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Memorial Day Studies for Homeschool

May 24, 2023

In the Old Dominion, we live in a very diverse community that includes many military families stationed at various bases throughout our state. As

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Free Time In Your Homeschool

May 17, 2023

Free play offers children much more than the opportunity to develop creative skills. True free play, undirected by adults and not dominated by electronics,

For the Stay-At-Home Graduate

May 16, 2023

To all of you graduates, who have marked this exciting event in your life – you’re finished! And congratulations to you! A few months

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Handling the Stress of Graduation

May 16, 2023

by Maiya Drennen The months leading up to graduation will quite possibly be some of the most stressful and pressure-filled months of your life.

4 Things I Learned From Attending HEAV’s Homeschool Convention

May 16, 2023

by Maiya Drennan Just a month ago there were thousands of homeschool families gathered at the convention center in Richmond for a weekend of

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You Go Graduate

May 16, 2023

By Maiya Drennen The first seventeen years of my life were pretty easy as far as knowing what to do: schoolwork. My mom would

40th-Anniversary Giveaway Gala

May 15, 2023

Thanks to Our Amazing Exhibitors, Speakers, and Sponsors! This year marks HEAV’s 40th year of serving homeschool families—and our 40th convention! Thanks to incredibly

Convention Dad’s Track

May 15, 2023

Homeschooling Dad’s Track We’ve got you covered. As one speaker put it: “Boys are the canaries in the coal mine of a culture losing

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Building Your Homeschool Community

The Importance of Teaching Cursive

Convention Workshops – Teaching Subjects

Getting Started at the HEAV Homeschool Convention

Memorial Day Studies for Homeschool

Free Time In Your Homeschool

For the Stay-At-Home Graduate

Handling the Stress of Graduation

4 Things I Learned From Attending HEAV’s Homeschool Convention

You Go Graduate

40th-Anniversary Giveaway Gala

Convention Dad’s Track