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HEAV's Virginia Homeschool Update
November 17, 2010
Above the Fold
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THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK
Cultivating Gratitude
Some days just don't go as planned, do they? Yet even on those days, it's amazing how choosing to give thanks to the Lord can dissipate the clouds of discouragement and give a fresh perspective on our families, homes, and lives!
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CALLS NEEDED!
Senate Subcommittee to Hold Hearing THIS Thursday
This Thursday, "the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law will hold a hearing on the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)." Read about how this could affect homeschoolers and give your senator a call!
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FREE RECORDED WEBINAR
Introduction to Home Education
The "Introduction to Homeschooling" webinar is now available to view for FREE! If you've wondered what homeschooling is, or who homeschools and why, this fact-filled workshop will give you answers and the information you need to decide if homeschooling is right for you and your family.
Please share this resource with friends who are considering homeschooling.
More Webinars! Our entire How-to-Begin Success Seminar is now available in webinar format! From choosing curriculum to understanding the law, these webinars will help you know your options and get off to the right start. Download and watch them from the convenience of your home. Take a look at these new Homeschool Success Webinars today!
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 LESS THAN TWO WEEKS LEFT!
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Take a look today and stock up and save! Be sure to let your friends know, too!
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MOUNT VERNON PICTURES AND REPORT
HEAV's Largest Field Trip Ever!
More than 2,500 homeschoolers visited Mount Vernon on November 5th! Families came from Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, and several other states for a fun and educational day.
View the photos!
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 Upcoming Holiday Schedule
There will be no Virginia Homeschool Update on December 22 or December 29. If you have resources to share for that time period, please submit them as soon as possible so we can try to include them before the break.
The office will be closed for Thanksgiving on Thursday and Friday, November 25 & 26.
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 BUY-ONE-GET-ONE-FREE HSLDA MEMBERSHIP
Until November 22, new members who join HSLDA will receive a second year free! Even if you never experience legal trouble yourself, your HSLDA membership will help enable other homeschooling families to get the legal help they need and will help defend our right to homeschool. We heartily recommend you join!
Plus, if you're a new member, join using this link (or list "Affiliate 2294016" as the organization that referred you) and HEAV will receive $20!
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HOMESCHOOL Q&A
Testing If Moving
Q. We are moving out of state. Do I still need to test my children and submit anything to the county, or do I just move and notify my new state?
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HELP NEEDED!
Website Content Editor
Do you have a passion for encouraging and equipping homeschool parents, a knowledge of websites, good writing skills, and an eye for detail? HEAV is looking for a website content editor to manage the information on our website. Primarily a volunteer position that is offered a small monthly stipend. View details.
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 HOMESCHOOLING AROUND THE WORLD
Sweden and Sweden's Neighbor: Finland
While Sweden has all but eliminated parents' ability to choose homeschooling, and homeschoolers there wonder if they will have to choose between their homeland and homeschooling, Finland preserves that basic right and even chooses to buy schoolbooks for homeschoolers in some locations. Interestingly, Swedish is one of the two official languages in Finland (the other, of course, is Finnish).
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ARTICLE OF THE WEEK
"Savor the Season" by Rick Boyer Virginia's own Rick Boyer, homeschooling dad of 14, grandpa, and HEAV board member, looks back to when his kids didn't mind being hugged. Money might be short, but Rick reminds us to do what is truly important: Savor our irreplaceable time. |
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1) Homeschool Items
View All Homeschool Items
1.1 Spell to Write and Read Basic Seminar - Fredericksburg - Register by November 18
1.2 "Call to Pens" Short Story Contest - Enter by December 31
1.3 American Sign Language Class - Richmond Area - Register by December 31
1.4 Tour New York City with "Carolina Homeschooler" - May and June 2011
1.5 Entrepreneurship Resources for Teens
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2) General Interest Items
View All General Interest Items
2.1 Clara's Christmas - Manassas - November 28
2.2 "Being an American" Essay Contest - Deadline Is December 1
2.3 Pollinator Photo Contest - Deadline Is December 1
2.4 Institute for Justice Clerkships and Internships - Apply Soon
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3) Cool Sites for Homeschoolers
View All Cool Sites for Homeschoolers
3.1 Article - Scripture Memory
3.2 Free E-book: Getting Kids to Cooperate and Become Team Players
3.3 Free Thanksgiving Unit
3.4 YouTube: Adam Smith and the Federalist Society - Plus More
3.5 Free Foreign Service Institute Language Courses 3.6 Free Thanksgiving Planner E-book 3.7 GriefShare: Getting Through the Holidays When You've Lost Someone 3.8 Thanksgiving Recipes from the Past |
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4) Parting Thought - There is None Like Our God
Enjoy this beautiful, prayerful music performed by choristers from the Shabbaton Choir of London, England. The lyrics are from the Hebrew Prayer Book and are based on Isaiah 45:5 - "I [am] the LORD, and [there is] none else, [there is] no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me..."
www.youtube.com/user/ShabbatonChoir#p/u/6/1jsseGcvVrw
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5) Worth Repeating
"It is the duty of every man to render to the Creator such homage, and such only, as he believes to be acceptable to him. This duty is precedent both in order of time and degree of obligation, to the claims of Civil Society. Before any man can be considered as a member of Civil Society, he must be considered as a subject of the Governor of the Universe."
- James Madison, (1751-1836), fourth President of the United States, "Father of the Constitution," and "Father of the Bill of Rights." See the website of his home, Montpelier, Virginia.
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6) Verse of the Week
One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts.
- Psalm 145:4 (KJV)
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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 available from the Office of Consumer Affairs.
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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 (manager & copy editor), Chris (editor), Katherine Loop (director of publications & marketing), Anne Miller (publications advisor), Karen Sweeney (content editor) and Abigail Trumbo (copy 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.
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