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HEAV's Virginia Homeschool Update
January 20, 2010
Above the Fold
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NEXT WEEK IS VIRGINIA'S HOME EDUCATION WEEK!
Special
Video on the History of Homeschooling!
Did you know that the last week of January is Virginia's
official "Home Education Week"? Thanks to the work of HEAV, Governor George
Allen declared the first Home Education Week in 1995.
 In celebration of Home Education Week, we've released our History of Homeschooling in Virginia video. The video was first released back at the 2008
convention as part of HEAV's 25th anniversary celebration.
Explore the early years of homeschooling in Virginia through
engaging
interviews and images! Learn about the hardships and motivations of
parents 27 years ago, and discover the changes and dangers we face today.
We hope the video will inspire you in your own homeschooling journey! Have a blessed Home
Education Week!
(Note: When you've finished watching the video, don't
forget to share it with your family and friends! Use the "Share This Page" link to easily share it
via Facebook, e-mail, Twitter, and more.)
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 VCU
Engineering Hosts Homeschooler Open House
on January 23, 2010
The VCU School of Engineering is hosting a Homeschooler Open House on Saturday,
January 23, 2010, at 10 a.m. in VCU Engineering West Hall (601 West Main Street
in Richmond, VA). Students will explore engineering, participate in a
hands-on activity, and tour labs and facilities. E-mail soersvp@vcu.edu to register.
http://www.egr.vcu.edu/
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 JANUARY'S PICK OF THE MONTH - FREE SHIPPING!
You Can Teach Your Child Successfully
By
Ruth Beechick
Reviewed by Janice Campbell, long-time homeschool mom and owner of Everyday Education.
School
doesn't have to be overwhelming.
Teaching shouldn't be complicated.
You can teach your child
successfully.
These are some of the simple truths you'll discover in the pages of Ruth
Beechick's classic resource, You Can
Teach Your Child Successfully. Although it's labeled for grades 4-8, it
contains enough valuable information and inspiration that it can be used for
much longer. With its helpful instruction, encouraging tone, and useful charts
for reference, it's the kind of book you'll want to own and share.
Read the rest of the review and take advantage of free shipping (a $4.50 savings)!
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CONVENTION
COUNTDOWN: ONLY 20 WEEKS TO GO!
Hotel
Registration Is Now Open!
Thank you for your patience! Hotel registration is now open--and easier than
ever! Just visit our website, and follow the links to complete your registration for the Marriott or Hilton Garden entirely
online, or use the phone number to reserve your room at the Crowne Plaza!
Register Today!
Pre-registration saves you time and money--it also lets you shop
in the Used Curriculum Sale earlier! (After the volunteers shop, admittance to
the Used Curriculum Sale is based on registration time.)*
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 Volunteers Needed at the
Convention
We need your help at the convention! Amazingly, the
convention relies on more than 450 volunteers to run smoothly! Volunteering has never
been easier--simply fill out our Volunteer Checklist, and someone will contact
you with more information. Don't forget, volunteers shop first at the UCS!*
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 HELP WANTED
Update Content Editor
- Do you love gathering information and ferreting out details? Do you
have godly wisdom and discernment? We are looking for someone to
oversee collecting and evaluating resources for the Update. Position typically takes
5-15 hours per week, and a $75/month stipend is provided. If interested, please
contact Katherine at kloop@heav.org.
Copy Editor/Writer/Marketing Assistant
- Can you write compelling, interesting, and engaging copy? Are you a
self-starter? Do you have marketing experience? Can you turn the ideas
and thoughts of others into words? Do you have an eye for grammar and
syntax as well as prose? If so, we are looking for someone to join our
publications team on a part-time basis. Position takes 5 to 10
extremely flexible hours per week; a small stipend is provided. If
interested, please send brief resume or statement of your experience
and two or three writing samples to president@heav.org.
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UPCOMING HOMESCHOOL SUCCESS SEMINARS
TOMORROW! LAST CHANCE!
 SAT Essay Prep Workshop: Are You
Ready for the SAT Essay?
Richmond, HEAV Office - Thursday, January 21, 2010
Is
your high school student preparing to take the SAT this year? Is your student
intimidated by the new SAT essay? Would he or she benefit from learning and
practicing writing strategies for timed essay questions?
If so, Janice Campbell's Beat-the-Clock Essay workshop offers
just what your student will need to overcome writer's block and create an
easy-to-read, well-organized essay--within a short time! View more details.
 High
School 101: Blueprint for Success
Richmond, Friday, February 5, 2010
Vicki
Bentley, mom of 17 homeschooled students, shares the secrets to
mapping out a successful high school course of study, and shows why the high
school years are the most important years to homeschool. She covers planning;
record keeping; preparing for college admission and/or apprenticeship, military
service, or other options; and much, much more. Don't miss this you-can-do-it
seminar! View more details.
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 HOMESCHOOL DAY AT THE VIRGINIA AQUARIUM
An HEAV-Sponsored Event!
Virginia
Beach
Thursday,
January 28, 2010, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Enjoy significantly discounted
rates and special programming at the Virginia Aquarium! Children will love the
hands-on stations and live animal programs.
Learn more and register online!
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 HOMESCHOOL DAY AT THE
SCIENCE MUSEUM OF VIRGINIA
An HEAV-Sponsored Event!
Richmond
Tuesday, February 9, 2010, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Enjoy the Science Museum of Virginia at discounted rates! The museum has
hundreds of hands-on experiences to amaze and inspire you! Investigate
alternative energy sources, build a bridge and walk across it, pilot a Segway®
Human Transporter, and more!
Learn more and register online!
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 BOX TOP LABEL SUBMISSION
DEADLINE APPROACHING
Remember to check your
groceries for Box Tops for Education labels. These little labels add up quite quickly! If
everyone who receives this collects just five labels, we'd raise more than
$4,500--all from empty boxes and cans! The next submission deadline is February
15. View more details at www.heav.org/events/boxtops/index.html.
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Charity Navigator - Tips for Haiti Relief Donations
If
you're interested in donating for Haiti relief, you may wish to check
your church or another charity of choice. Charity Navigator also offers
tips for giving safely and avoiding scams.
www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=content.view&cpid=1004
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Theodore E. Wade, Jr. (June 28,
1936 - December 4, 2009)
Our sympathies to the family and friends of Theodore
Wade, author of The Home School
Manual and other books, who passed
away last month. I bought the volume as one of my very first purchases when we
began our learning adventures many years ago when relatively few homeschool publications
were available; it served as a great overview and introduction in a well-organized,
quick read. The book was revised and expanded by hundreds of pages over the
years and helped many more homeschoolers start their own journeys. Thank you,
Mr. Wade. - Chris (Update
Editor)
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1) Homeschool Items
View All Homeschool Items
1.1 Classical Conversations Information Meeting -
Manassas - Register by January 21
1.2 Classical Conversations: Free
Parent Practicum - Suffolk - January 23
1.3 College Admissions for
Homeschoolers - Virginia Beach - January 26
1.4 New Classical Conversations Program Forming - Multiple - January 26,
28, and 29
1.5 Historical Society Programs for
Homeschoolers - Richmond - Begin January 26
1.6 Jamestown and Yorktown Homeschool Programs -
Williamsburg and Yorktown - February 27-March 7
1.7 Home Educators Week - Colonial Williamsburg -
Best Price by February 19 (Event Is February 27-March 7)
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2) General Interest
Items
View All General Interest Items
2.1 Free C.S.
Lewis Lectures - Purcellville - January 20 and 21
2.2 Sanctity of Life Week Activities -
Washington, D.C. - January 20-23
2.3 Violin Master Class - Alexandria -
January 23
2.4 The Master's College Essay Contest - Deadline Is
February 26
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3) Cool Sites for Homeschoolers
View All Cool Sites for Homeschoolers
3.1 A 30-Day Guide for New Believers
3.2 Food Equivalents and
Substitutions
3.3 Science Toys You Can Make
3.4 Victorian Voices - Victorian Age History in England
3.5 Science Computer Simulations by Grade Level
3.6 Students
for Life Resource Page - Get the Facts
3.7 Kids
and Cooking - The Edible Schoolyard
3.8 The
Car Purchase Project - Free Downloadable for Teens
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4)
Parting Thought - Owed to a Spell Chequer
Or, as titled by its author, "Candidate for a Pullet
Surprise."
I have a spelling checker
It came with my PC.
It plane lee marks four my revue
Miss steaks aye can knot sea.
A checker is a bless sing,
It freeze yew lodes of thyme.
It helps me right awl stiles two reed,
And aides me when aye rime.
- Jerrold H. Zar. For the full version,
check this website.
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5)
Worth Repeating
"Children
are the living messages we send to a time we will not see."
- John W. Whitehead (1946-present), constitutional
attorney and author. In 1982, he founded the Rutherford Institute, a civil
liberties organization based in Charlottesville, Virginia. The Institute
focuses on religious and free-speech cases, usually on behalf of Christians.
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6) Verse of the Week
And he took a child, and set him in
the midst of them: and when he had taken him in his arms, he said unto them, Whosoever
shall receive one of such children in my name, receiveth me: and whosoever
shall receive me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me.
- Mark 9:36-37 (KJV)
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7) Homeschool Laugh of the Week
Taken from The Official Book of Homeschooling Cartoons (www.familymanweb.com). Reprinted with permission.
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Submit an Item
Know of an event, contest, or resource that would interest fellow homeschoolers? Please submit it using our online form at www.heav.org/resources/update/submit-event.html.
Note:
We compile information for publication at least two weeks prior to the
send-out date, so please submit items as early as possible (preferably
one month in advance). HEAV reserves the right to accept or reject any
material submitted.
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Disclaimer
The Virginia Homeschool Update
is produced by Maya Barnes (graphics & layout),
Kathleen Dillie (copy editor), Chris (editor), Sarah Kohrs (manager),
Katherine Loop (assistant director of publications & marketing),
and Anne Miller (director of publications & marketing).
HEAV
does not necessarily endorse the above-mentioned resources, 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 prior to publication. However, we recommend you, the parent, fully
examine websites before allowing your children to surf them without
supervision.
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