Our America…The Pilgrim Adventure by Susan Kilbride
New from Homeschool Book Club: Summary- Finn & Ginny’s parents are lost back in time, and the two young twins have decided to go back to early America to find them. Their search takes the twins to the Mayflower where they discover that the Pilgrims had far more adventures than...
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2012
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Snap up this $5 Learn Our History DVD 3-Pack!
Awesome 48-hour deal for the one-year birthday of Mike Huckabee’s Learn Our History video series. Our family loves these!!! We just watched our newest one this morning, about the Pilgrim (the kids did a video review for you). ————– IT’S LEARN OUR HISTORY’S 1ST BIRTHDAY, BUT YOU GET THE GIFT!...
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2012
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Homeschool Missionaries to Mexico Robbed
From Misty Marr: I would like to ask you all to pray for my parents, Mike and Pam Richardson. They are missionaries in Mexico and are presently traveling across the country hosting a series of home-school conferences. They were robbed this morning (5-10-12). We praise God that no one was...
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May
2012
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Rick Santorum’s Endorsement of Governor Mitt Romney
From Rick Santorum: On Friday, Governor Romney came to Pittsburgh for an over-hour long one-on-one meeting. The conversation was candid, collegial and focused on the issues that you helped me give voice to during our campaign; because I believe they are essential ingredients to not only winning this fall, but...
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May
2012
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10 Lessons Mike Farris Has Learned in 30 Years of Homeschooling
Great article by Homeschool Legal Defense Association’s Mike Farris. I love to hear what wisdom the home educating veterans have to share! 10 Lessons Mike Farris Has Learned in 30 Years of Homeschooling Points #4, 5 and 9 were especially helpful to me. I’d love to hear your thoughts, too!...
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2012
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SeaLife Aquarium AZ has $6 advance admission for homeschoolers from May 7th to 11th (a $12 discount from regular adult admission!). You need to purchase tickets in advance online and select your day and time of arrival. Here is the link: http://www.visitsealife.com/Arizona/homeschool/ They do require you to bring your homeschool ID or AZ Letter of Intent, along with your tickets, when you enter that day....
EXCELLENCE IN WRITING SEMINAR: ON WRITING AND TEACHING WRITING Andrew Pudewa, director of the Institute for Excellence in Writing, and Andrew Kern, president of the Circe Institute, are coming to Phoenix! (Find them in Tucson the following day.) For parents, teachers, and advanced writers (typically high school and college students), The Two Andrews will present a day-long seminar on writing and teaching writing. Sessions will include: The Four Language Arts: Listening, reading, speaking, and writing – Pudewa The Distinctives of Classical Rhetoric – Kern The Five Methods Everybody Must Practice to Become a Great Writer – Kern Developing the Essayist:...
Lots of fun stuff going on at the Maricopa parks this week… Check out Lake Pleasant – This week they’re having Horses Cowboy Style 101, Gold Panning, a Cardboard Boat Regatta with prizes, Venomous Creatures Class and Reptile Feeding. Whew! Hohokam ruins, petroglyphs, Howl-oween Bash, Science Center pirate program, and more are featured at other parks. Enjoy being outdoors, and Be Inspired. =O) - Savannah Introducing….. The Desert! – Cave Creek Regional Park 08/19/2011 12:26 PM MST On 10/21/2011 9:00:00 AM: Are you new to the desert? Are you wondering what is out there in this amazing land?...
From Jennifer Haney: I have scheduled one small group for Introductory Spanish lessons to begin the first week of October and just wanted to let you know that I am open to teaching one or two more groups. I have found that it’s best if interested parents round up the small group, then I deliver instruction and fun to the group that has been established. As in the past, the fee is $10 per student per one hour session. The classes can be scheduled during the typical school day or afterwards. I am open to teaching the classes at my home near...
Join His Highness The Prince of Orange along with Lord & Lady Scott and all the assembled nobility of We Make History for our 10th annual Pride & Prejudice Ball, as we step together into the grace and elegance of the beautiful Regency era.The setting for our 10th annual Pride and Prejudice Ball shall be the year 1811. When: The evening of Saturday, September 24th a social hour shall commence at 6 and the Ball at 7. Festivities shall last until 11:30. Where: The Activity Center of Southwestern College at 2625 E. Cactus Rd. in Phoenix, Arizona What to Wear: ...
Biology Dates: Mondays, September 12th to November 7th (No class on October 10, Columbus Day) Time: 11:00-12:30pm Cost: $30 per student, $25 for siblings For Grades: 5th-7th grade Instructor: Maria Birnbaum Location: Birnbaum House (S. 35th & Carver Rd. ) Description: This class will cover DNA/Biological Classification, microscopic world, atoms, molecules, organic chemistry, cells, mendelian genetics, invertebrates and arthropods. We will be dissecting specimens, choice of earthworm or clam and crayfish or grasshopper. Certainly students can choose both, as well. The cost is no more than $3 per specimen and cheaper for more than 10 students. We will have lots...
The Art of Map Making Dates: Mondays, September 12th to November 7th (No class on October 10, Columbus Day) Time: 9:30am to 10:30am Cost: $30 per student For Grades: 5th-7th grade Instructor: Shelley Rothgeb Location: Birnbaum House (S. 35th Ave & Carver Rd.) Description: This 8 week session’s art class will focus on map making, which will incorporate drawing, painting, calligraphy, history and geography. We will start with maps of the ancient civilizations and the methods they used to create them and work our way to the Middle Ages. We will learn how maps were created and use those techniques...
Over 70% of our youth walk away from the church after high school, according to independent studies by AiG & The American Research Group, Barna Group, and Nehemiah Institute. We need to build an army of Christian educators to grow and equip the next generation of believers. Creation Training Initiative (CTI), a non-denominational, Bible-based apologetics ministry, is pleased to announce the offering of a one day parent/teacher/leader training class on Genesis and Biblical Creation in the Phoenix area. The course will be held August 13th, 2011 at Palmcroft Baptist Church located at 15825 N. 35th Avenue in Phoenix, AZ...
My name is Sue Sorel. I am now an official Physical Education teacher and just graduated from ASU this Spring. I am interested in offering home-school children a Physical Education experience that equals or exceeds what is offered in public schools. This is possible because of smaller classes and more involved parents. I would like to gage the level of interest. I will be starting physical education classes in the fall starting in October. My class will include an introductory activity, usually an activity to get them moving, a fitness activity which involves 4 out of the 5 components of...
June has flown by, seemingly in the blink of an eye, and the rest of the summer will have wings of its own. For those wanting to have their students assessed on standardized tests before the new school year begins, three more opportunities are available for you.
Holly Craw Home Education Services provides test proctoring for reasonable rates for homeschool groups or indivduals. Dates have been set for three sessions, and parents are encouraged to sign up right away to reserve the spots and have time for the testing materials to be ordered....
When it’s too hot to go to the playground and the kids are tired of going to the pool, bring the whole family to Arizona Science Center! It’s always a cool 73 degrees and we have 4 levels of interactive science galleries, including a 5-story IMAX Theatre and state-of-the-art Dorrance Planetarium. With something for everyone, we are THE place to be this summer! Submitted by Brittany Conklin Arizona Science Center ___________________________________________________________________________________ Arizona Science Center AUGUST 2011 Schedule of Events EXHIBITIONS______________________________________________________________ The W.O.N.D.E.R. Center The Walton Optimal Neurological Discovery Education and Research Center Now Open! An exploration of the original super...
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