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HEAV's
Virginia Homeschool Update
April 14, 2010
Above the Fold
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THE WEEK
For Their FutureWhile what we teach our children--and model
for
them--each day may seem unimportant at the time, it's laying a
foundation for
their futures! Remember this week that the future starts today. The
little boy
on your knee and girl by your side will one day be the men and women of
tomorrow. - Inspired by this year's convention theme--see the
video below to learn more!
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NEW VIDEO!
A
Peek into the Heart of This Year's Convention
Some things
about the convention simply can't be put
into words--so we're trying video! Catch a glimpse of the convention as
Florence Feldman, HEAV's
beloved convention director, shares insights, features, and the
importance of this year's theme: "Home Education: For Their Future."
Please share this video with your friends. Use
the "Share"
button just below the video...or the "Embed" button to embed the video
into your
site! If you would like a high-resolution version to show to your group
or
church, just let us know!
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FROM OUR
SPONSORS...
 Win an iPad during
Language Arts
Month at the Co-op!
This month we are shining a
spotlight on our award-winning language arts curriculum, including
Lamplighter, Explode The Code Online, Get A Clue vocabulary, and
more. Plus, buy any of the language arts products this month and get 10
chances to win an Apple iPad! PLUS, get a FREE Dave Ramsey audio file!
http://www.homeschoolbuyersco-op.org/language-arts-month/?Source=HEAV-04-13-10
 International Children's Festival - April
17 - Mill Point Park
Discover the world without leaving home
at the International Children's
Festival. All ages will be captivated by the array of sights, sounds,
and
tastes of distant lands. Experience the beauty and wonder of exotic
places as
over thirty countries and cultures showcase their unique heritage at
Hampton's
Mill Point Park.
www.hampton.gov/parks/icf
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APRIL'S
TOP PICK - FREE SHIPPING
Power Perfected in Weakness -
By Chris Klicka
In
Power Perfected in
Weakness, an unfinished manuscript submitted to Shepherd Press
just before his death in 2009, Chris
Klicka journals how the Lord showed His
grace throughout the increasing debilitation of MS. Don't miss this
beautiful
testimony to God's power!
Order your copy today
for $13.45 (HEAV-member)/$14.95
(non-member), and get FREE shipping!
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FREE
COMMUNITY-OUTREACH EVENTS
THIS
WEEK!
We've been blessed with several
opportunities to reach out at local events throughout the state--please
keep us lifted in prayer as we let interested parents know about home
education. Check out the descriptions below to see if you'd like to join
us or
know someone who might benefit from these FREE opportunities!
Homeschool Q&A Workshops at Barnes
& Noble
At a Store Near
You!
HEAV has arranged to offer Homeschool Q&A workshops
at
select Barnes & Noble stores next week as part of their Educator
Appreciation Week being held April 10 through April 18 (see last week's
item 2.6).
Come listen to a brief overview of homeschooling in Virginia, then ask
questions of homeschool veterans. Invite new homeschoolers or those
interested
in home education to stop by! View the list of FREE workshops!
Homeschool Showcase Open House at
Bowman Library
Stephens City -
Saturday, April
17, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
HEAV representatives will be
participating in the Bowman
Library Homeschool Showcase Open House, where homeschool
organizations and exhibitors will be on hand to answer questions and
offer resources, and homeschool students will be exhibiting
their work. At 1 p.m., HEAV board members Al and Linda
Linder will be speaking on "Beginning Homeschool."
International Children's Festival
Hampton - Saturday, April 17
HEAV
will have a booth and be giving
out free informational
materials at this year's International
Children's Festival--a free event in Hampton that draws thousands! If
you're
there, please stop by and say hello!
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UPCOMING HEAV SUCCESS SEMINARS AND
HOMESCHOOL DAY EVENTS
 Get Ready for College!
Making Decisions, Getting In, Doing Well
Richmond - Thursday, April 22
NEXT WEEK!
Are
you starting to think about college admissions? Is college the next
step for your student? Do you feel a bit overwhelmed at all the choices
and decisions that must be made? Join veteran homeschool mom Janice Campbell for a practical
overview of the homeschool-to-college transition. This seminar is
designed to help you get comfortable with the college admissions process
and to help you work with your student on the next big step in life.
Homeschool Open House at
the Lynchburg Museum System and Point Of Honor
Lynchburg - Thursday, May 6
FREE!
Take
a timeline tour through Lynchburg history, explore four galleries of
history, and learn about early 19th-century plantation life through
hands-on activities that include a house tour, hearth cooking, spinning
and weaving, candle making, 19th-century games, and quill-pen writing,
as well as other crafts.
View all upcoming Homeschool Days and Success Seminars.
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NEWS
ITEMS AND REMINDERS
Help Persecuted Homeschoolers
Here's an
opportunity to help persecuted homeschool families by hosting them in
your home!
Can You Help Us Reach the Moms and Dads
in YOUR Community?
Our Outreach Program makes it easy--simply
sign up as a church, community, MOPS
group, or Internet Outreach Partner, and we'll have specially prepared
announcements, bulletin inserts, fliers, web banners, and more
available. Your
outreach work will be almost effortless!
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HELP WANTED
Webinar Assistant - Do you have
good computer skills and a desire to help homeschoolers? We're looking
for someone to assist with online webinars, both during the webinar and
afterwards with uploading the file to the HEAV site. Time will vary
based on webinars scheduled, but should average a few hours a week. Pay
varies by length of webinar and experience. Contact Yvonne Bunn at support@heav.org if
interested.
Copy Writer -
Do you have experience writing engaging content with an eye toward
marketing and style? Are you good at taking an idea, researching it, and
writing compelling copy? Do you have marketing experience? HEAV is
looking for a gifted copy writer and editor to join our team. Position
would take about 5-10 hours a week; $100/month stipend offered. Contact
Katherine at kloop@heav.org if
interested. Please include a sample of your writing, along with a
list of relevant experience.
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CONVENTION
COUNTDOWN: ONLY 8 WEEKS TO GO!
Will You Commit to Pray?
As the
convention approaches, please hold up the HEAV staff and volunteers in
your prayers. We appreciate your prayer support!
 Our Exhibit Hall Is Larger Than EVER
Before!
If you haven't checked out our exhibitor listings lately,
be sure to
take a look! The Exhibit Hall has kept expanding...and expanding. We now
have 313 booths filled with amazing resources to help YOU and your
family.
 Used Curriculum Sale
Need
to Make Some Extra Cash? Looking for Resources on a Budget?
The
Used Curriculum Sale is a MEGA opportunity to get resources at bargain
prices--and to make some money on those items you don't need! Be sure to
pre-register or volunteer to get the best shopping
selection!
The Convention Is on
Facebook!
If you're on Facebook, check out the convention listing there,
become a fan of HEAV's page, and
invite your friends to join in the fun!
 Volunteers Needed
We could use
your help! Volunteering is easy--simply fill out our online checklist and
we'll help you find just the right position. Anyone who volunteers at
least two hours at the convention will get to shop early in the Used
Curriculum Sale! See the Volunteer FAQs for details.
[Convention photos credit: Seth Fisher, Through My Lens Photography]
Register today for the 27th Annual HEAV
Virginia Homeschool Convention!
Register early and save! (You'll
also get early shopping in the Used Curriculum Sale.)
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1) Homeschool Items
View All Homeschool Items
1.1 Homeschool Book Talk and
Signing - Charlottesville, Richmond, and Washington, D.C. - April 17-24
1.2 Curriculum Show-and-Tell -
Colonial Heights - April 19
1.3 Shirley Plantation Homeschool
Day - Charles City - April 22
1.4 TCHE Used Curriculum Sale -
Colonial Heights - May 17
1.5 Registration: BOOK IT! Reading
Incentive Program - Deadline Is June 30
1.6 Save the Dates: Do Hard Things
and Raising Kids to Do Hard Things - Washington, D.C. - September and
November
1.7 Aretè Christian Academy Seeks
Tutors - Mechanicsville Area
1.8 Seeking Info: Know a Cub Scout
Pack or Boy Scout Troop with Homeschoolers?
1.9 Christian Earth Day Resources -
April 22
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2) General Interest Items
View All General Interest Items
2.1 Free National Gallery of Art
Concerts - Washington, D.C. - Now Through June 6
2.2 Bible Bee: Host
Registration Ends April 23; Family Registration Begins May 1
2.3 Dumbarton House: Family Fun
Day! "Setting the Table" - Washington, D.C. - April 24
2.4 Free Entry: National Park Week -
Nationwide - April 17-25
2.5 National Turnoff [Your TV] Week
- April 19-25
2.6 Baskin-Robbins 31-Cent Scoop
Night - Nationwide - April 28
2.7 The Great Dance - Richmond -
April 30 or May 1
2.8 Steeple to Steeple Walking Tour
of Historic Churches - Portsmouth - May 8
2.9 Revolutionary War and Civil War
Summer Camps - Newport News - Multiple Dates
2.10 Assist Autism Research - The
Ian Project
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3) Cool
Sites for Homeschoolers
View All Cool Sites for Homeschoolers
3.1 The 1,000 Gift List: How
Gratitude Can Change Your Life
3.2 Homemade Mixes
3.3 Free Birdcall Memory Game with
Audio
3.4 National Garlic Day - April 19
3.5 Free Lapbook: Overview of the 17th Century with Study
Guide
3.6 What About Penmanship? A Guide for Homeschooling Parents
3.7 Pollster.com: Fascinating
Statistical Comparisons
3.8 WebRangers: Learn About
National Parks from Home
3.9 Law Day Resources - May 1
3.10 Free Homeschool Planner: Planned Spontaneity
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4) Parting
Thought - Spin
You've heard the expression, "It's not what you
say; it's how you say it"? Well...
A yearly inter-office
softball game was held between the company's marketing and support
staff.
One year, the support staff whipped the marketing
department soundly. But the marketing department showed how they earned
their keep by posting this memo on the bulletin board after the game:
"The
marketing department is pleased to announce that during the 2009
softball season, we came in second place, having lost just one game all
year. However, the support staff had a rather dismal season, as they won
only one game."
- Author Unknown
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5) Worth Repeating
"The collection of taxes which are not
absolutely required, which do not beyond reasonable doubt contribute to
the public welfare, is only a species of legalized larceny. The wise and
correct course to follow in taxation is not to destroy those who have
already secured success, but to create conditions under which everyone
will have a better chance to be successful."
- Calvin
Coolidge (1872-1933), thirtieth president of the United States. Take a
virtual tour of his Vermont homestead on the Vermont State Historic Sites website.
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6) Verse of the Week
The LORD taketh pleasure in them
that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.
- Psalm 147:11 (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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YOU MAKE HEAV POSSIBLE!
Your membership support and tax-deductible gifts help us
continue to promote and protect homeschooling in Virginia. We couldn't
do what we do without you!
Thank
you for your support!
HEAV is a non-profit 501(c)(3) educational
organization, and your contribution is tax-deductible to the extent
provided by law. Upon written request, a financial statement is
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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),
Katherine Loop (director of publications & marketing), Anne Miller
(publications
advisor), and Karen Sweeney (content editor).
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.
Copyright © 2010 by the Home Educators Association
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