Virginia Homeschool | Homeschool Items

1) Homeschool Items
March 24, 2009

1.1 Play Auditions and Drama Camp - Highland Springs - Registering Now
1.2 Resource: Virginia Historical Society - Richmond - Ongoing
1.3 Free Talk: Transition from School to Homeschool - Williamsburg - April 21
1.4 Homeschool History Days - Gettysburg, PA - April 23-25
1.5 Radio Series - Homeschooling and Working at Home

1.1 Play Auditions and Drama Camp - Highland Springs - Registering Now

Henrico Theatre
305 Nine Mile Road
Highland Springs, VA

Thursday, April 9, 2009, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cost: $5/audition fee; $225/camp fee (includes classes, snacks every day, dinner on Thursday and Friday evenings, a souvenir t-shirt, a congratulatory ad in the program, a copy of the program, and a DVD of the play). Open to homeschoolers aged 12 to 18. Please register as soon as possible so auditions may be scheduled.

"Cornerstone Players" is hosting a drama camp May 11 through 15. The week-long camp will end with a performance of the play April Morning. Auditions will be held on April 9 (contact for an alternate date if necessary).

For more information, please visit the website or contact Jane Carraway at
cornerstoneplayers@gmail.com; you can also contact Jane to schedule auditions.

http://cornerstoneplayers.weebly.com

1.2 Resource: Virginia Historical Society - Richmond - Ongoing

Virginia Historical Society
428 North Boulevard
Richmond, VA

The website for the Virginia Historical Society (VHS) in Richmond provides a list of exhibits and educational resources available to teachers, parents, and students. Collections in the VHS provide a link to the lives of Virginians since 1831. See the "Education" link for descriptions of the various programs and links to other resources for educators.

Tours or hands-on programs begin at 9 a.m., 10:45 a.m., 12:30 p.m., or 2:15 p.m and may be scheduled for weekdays for groups of ten or more students. (Choose only one, please). Cost: $3/adult; $2/student; one adult bringing ten students is free. Fill out the request form on the website at least three weeks in advance (or even further in advance for April and May, which fill very quickly); they will contact you to schedule the time and confirm details. You may also call 804-342-9652, Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

www.vahistorical.org/education/tour_request.htm

1.3 Free Talk: Transition from School to Homeschool - Williamsburg - April 21

Williamsburg Christian Church
200 John Tyler Lane
Williamsburg, VA

Tuesday, April 21, 2009, from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Free; childcare provided for a donation. Pre-registration is required for childcare and requested for everyone.

Listen as Catryna Jackson gives a talk titled "A True Leap of Faith...Making the Transition from Public/Private School to Homeschooling." Her story of tears and laughter tells how she began homeschooling midyear with a middle-schooler and kindergartener. She will detail the many mistakes and discoveries her family underwent as they went from school to homeschool.

See the website for more information. Pre-register by e-mailing Mrs. Jackson at catrynajackson@hotmail.com, or by calling 757-253-2506.

http://members.cox.net/bergiemoore/LeapOfFaith.html

1.4 Homeschool History Days - Gettysburg, PA - April 23-25

United States Christian Commission (USCC) Museum
242 Baltimore Street
Gettysburg, PA

Thursday, April 23, 2009, to Saturday, April 25, 2009, from noon to 5 p.m. Cost: $6.50/adults; $5/children (ages 6 to 12); free/children 5 and under. Museum tour is about 45 minutes long. Group discounts will be available for groups of 10 or more.

Join the Wega family, homeschoolers who founded the USCC Museum at Gettysburg, for the Homeschool Family Days Program. Special events at the Museum and USCC Log Chapel will include Civil War soldier demonstrations and chapel services. In addition to museum tours, write a letter to a soldier, make a "housewife" sewing kit, and participate in other family-friendly activities. Explore the website for information about the historic USCC, its work, and its revival by Christian reenactors.

See the website for more information, or contact the Museum at 717-339-0339 for more details or to schedule your group.

www.usccgettysburg.org/event_detail.asp?event_id=371

1.5 Radio Series - Homeschooling and Working at Home

Whether you're a homeschooling single parent or just need to supplement the family budget with some work from home, this recent series of daily radio shows on the Home School Heartbeat from the Home School Legal Defense Association covers the basics. Just keep clicking on "next program" in the upper right corner to read the next transcript, or "listen now" to hear a two-minute program in the five-part series.