Homeschool Day at the Capitol

Richmond, Virginia

DAY AT THE CAPITOL SCHEDULED - TWICE!

Please mark your event calendar with two dates for Day at the Capitol: Wednesday, February 22 and Thursday, April 26, 2012. Due to a great response in previous years, we will have two different events in 2012. Subject to availability, families can attend either or both events.

View Day at the Capitol FAQs here.

EARLY REGISTRATION NOW OPEN FOR HEAV MEMBERS THROUGH FEBRUARY 1

Please call the HEAV office (804-278-9200) to reserve your spot. We are expecting a high volume of calls, so please have your credit-card information handy, and if the lines are busy, please leave your name and phone number, and we will return your call as quickly as possible.

COST
HEAV members: $25/family, plus $5 for any child who is not a family member, and $5 for grandparents (single or couple).

Non-members: $30/family, plus $5 for any child who is not a family member, and $5 for grandparents (single or couple).

Registration will open for non-members on Thursday, February 2, at 10 a.m.

Not a member, but want to get the discount?
Join or renew when you call and get early registration and a discount for Day at the Capitol, plus discounts for the annual HEAV convention, and other HEAV events! You'll get resource discounts, a free classified ad, and much, much more! Begin saving today with your $5 Day at the Capitol discount!

Reservations are limited to the first 250 participants at each scheduled Day at the Capitol. After this number is reached, all interested parents and students must register for the alternate date, or be placed on a waiting list.

See our Day at the Capitol FAQ for all the details! We have directions, maps, parking locations, the day's events, local eateries, tour information, and much more.

Make your study of Virginia government and history come alive! Teach your children how our government works, and make a significant impact on the Virginia General Assembly. Join homeschoolers from all areas of the Commonwealth for HEAV Day at the Capitol. This HEAV-sponsored event is open to all homeschoolers!

Legislative Day at the Capitol, scheduled for February 22, will be held during the legislative session. Parents and students can visit their legislators, sit in committee meetings, and observe real-time debates and voting from the gallery above the House and Senate chambers. Tours of the Capitol and Executive Mansion will also be available. A special, professional reenactment of Patrick Henry's "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" speech will be presented for homeschoolers at St. John's Church in the afternoon.

On April 26, the very popular Capitol Classroom Day at the Capitol will be held after the legislature adjourns. Students and parents can sit in the actual seats of the legislators in the House or Senate and learn how a bill becomes a law from the capitol staff. They will have an opportunity to debate a homeschool-related bill, and then electronically vote. Visits will also be scheduled to the Virginia Supreme Court, and tours of the Capitol and Executive Mansion will be offered.

PREVIOUS DAY AT THE CAPITOL EVENTS

2010 Homeschool Day at the Capitol
2009 Homeschool Day at the Capitol
2008 Homeschool Day at the Capitol
2007 Homeschool Day at the Capitol