When: 9:30 am – 5:00 pm
Cost: $45 online until October 23rd (spouse attends at no additional charge)
$45 postmarked by October 19th
$55 at the door
Where: West Suburban Community Church
825 N. Van Auken
Elmhurst, IL 60120
Questions: Michelle (630) 263-5238; mlpollard7@gmail.com
Karen (630) 279-2647; k.semrau@att.net
Received this via email and Amy said she would love to have this shared with a broader audience. Please contact her directly for more information.
As many know, I am the founder of the Homeschool Youth Soccer League
(HYSL). I have been approached by a gentleman from Chicago Fire, the
professional soccer league right here in Chicago (
http://www.chicago-fire.com/) about a wonderful opportunity for the soccer
enthusiasts among us. This offer, I putting out to not only the HYSLeague
members, but to the homeschooling community at large because I am certain
that there are several of us out there who would love to participate in
this wonderful opportunity.Wednesday, October 3rd Chicago Fire celebrate their 15th year anniversary.
With many activities, and a game that evening, they have offered to sell
tickets to a large group of us at a discounted price. If we have at least
100 people interested purchasing tickets at $14 per person, we would also
be given the opportunity to play on their field before the game! They are
also offering a parking pre-purchase price of $12 (over reg. $15). The time
I was given was 3:00pm for this date, but will verify because I see the
game is at 7p. (It could be that we are invited by 3pm to the festivities
going on that day, and will have our pre-game play on the field during this
3-7pm slot.)I’m just, first, putting feelers out there to see if we can even come close
to 100 people. If this seems to be something of interest, and we would have
100 to take advantage of this opportunity, then I would move forward to
finalize plans with Chicago Fire.If you think your family would like to participate, could you please email
me asap: mommy@nakitababy.com and let me know how many tickets you’d
purchase for this event?
This was forwarded to me, and so I’m passing it along as some of you might be interested:
Dear Friends,
This is an invitation to join us for our upcoming Online Creation Kids Class. No special equipment, no place to drive. We come to you. You can check “science lab” off your list, because we do the work for you.
CSI has partner with author, home school mom and owner of Media Angels Inc, Felice Gerwitz. This partnership was formed with the purpose of introducing a series of online educational classes for kids.
Tom DeRosa along with host, Felice Gerwitz will cover the topics from CSI’s Elementary Science Curriculum, “Investigate the Possibilities.” Exciting fun for middle school children or your upper elementary students.
Forces and Motion and Matter are the topics of this first series of classes. Join us for:
*Experiments
*Explanation
*Discussion and Questions: Ask Mr. DeRosa your questions
Date: Monday September 24th
October 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
Time: 3:00PM 4:00PM Eastern
Six classes
Cost: Only $5 per class
Payment options: Weekly $5 for Six Classes Or Get one class Free: $24.95
We are so sure you’ll enjoy this class we’ve recorded a preview just for you. Our gift.
Visit http://mediaangels.com/creationkids/�to redeem your video, no strings attached. Creation Kids Class videos is found on the Class Previews page. If you have any questions? Please contact Felice at felice@mediaangels.com
LEGOLAND® Discovery Center invites Illinois and surrounding Homeschool states to reserve a field trip on select Mondays and Wednesday this Fall.
For just $8 per person you receive admission to the Center and an educational workshop. Families must register individually. Due to high demand, payment is due at time of booking.
Annual Pass Members are FREE with registration. Not an Annual Pass Member? Click here to purchase your pass and gain access to all our featured workshops!
Workshops are available at 2 different times each day. (1:15pm and 2:00pm) You may choose a workshop time when making your reservation.
September:
October:
November:
December:
Reservations must be confirmed at least 10 days prior to workshop date. Please contact Group Sales to make a reservation at 847-592-9708 or groupsalesch@legolanddiscoverycenter.com
*Homeschool Days will also be featured this Spring 2013. Dates will be posted after December 17th of this year.
Check out more details about homeschool days and the facility in general at the LEGOLAND Website.
Southside Enrichment for Language Arts and History has a few more openings to fill for Fall classes.
Classes Begin September 6th!!
SELAH offers a safe and wholesome environment where the growth of leadership skills such as commitment, confidence, discipline, and integrity are encouraged through the teaching and training of language arts while creating a healthy outlet for artistic expression.
We meet every Thursday at Eagle Rock Community Church in Homer Glen — course offerings are:
10:00-12:00 noon – High School Art
10:00-12:00 noon – Footlights Theatre Class
10:00-10:55 am – Show Choir
11:00-12:00 noon – Beginning Guitar
12:00-12:30 pm – Lunch Break
12:30-1:50 pm – Literature/History Classes
2:00-4:00 pm – Junior Art Class
2:00-4:00 pm – Spotlights Theatre Class
4:30-6:00 pm – Speech & Debate Club
Check out their website for more details: http://selahenrichment.blogspot.com/
Received via email:
On August 27 from 7-9 p.m. there will be an information/registration meeting for all those interested in the Ignite NCFCA speech and debate club. Prospective students ages 12-18 and their parents and siblings are welcome.
The meeting will take place at the same facility at which we’ll be meeting regularly—Grace Church of DuPage, located at 27W344 Galusha Ave., Warrenville, IL 60555.
Come see our students showcase excerpts from some of their speeches from last year’s competitive season and see a short explanation and example of team policy debate and Lincoln-Douglas debate. Meet the board members and hear about our new coaches. We’ll give you a brief description of what we expect from students and answer any questions you might have.
Registration forms will be available at the meeting. Questions, please contact Jen Yonke at jen42@yonke.org.
Regular meetings will begin September 10th. Extemporaneous speaking will meet between 4:15-5:00; speech will meet between 5:00-6:30; devotion and announcements at 6:30 after which speech students are free to leave or are welcome to remain for a potluck dinner until 7:15; debate will meet between 7:15-9:15.
For more information about Ignite visit http://ignitechicago.org/. For more information about NCFCA see http://www.ncfca.org/.
P.S. Ethos debate camp, coming to Wheaton August 20-24, is open for registration at http://www.ethosdebate.com/. Questions, contact Jody Cantey at jodycantey@yahoo.com.
Received via email:
Attention Home school families –
Looking for excellent teaching from a Christian worldview and a community to connect and grow with?
Check out TEC – Tri-Cities Enrichment Co-op meeting on Tuesdays at Lord of Life church!
We still have openings in the following classes:
· The Arts:
o 2-3 Ballet I (ages 4-6)
o 3-4 Inspired By Art (Grades 3 & up)
o 3-4 Ballet II (ages 7-10)
o 3-4:30 Sewing (Ages 8 & up)
o 3:30-4:30 Choral Techniques (Grades 7 & up for 30 weeks)
o 1-2 Story Time Art (Grades K-2)
· Grades K-6:
o 8:15-10 Classical Connections classes (grades 1-6)
o 11-12 Geography Adventures (grades K-2)
o 2-3 American Girl History (grades 1-4)
· Foreign Languages:
o 9-10 High School Spanish III
o 10-11 High School Spanish I
o 10-11 Latin (grades 3-5)
o 1-2 Latin (grades 5th & up)
· Science:
o 9-10 Apologia General Science (Grades 6 & up)
o 11-12 Science (Grades 5-6)
o 1-2 Science (Grades 3-4)
o 4:30-5:30 Introduction to Computers (Grades 7 & up for 15 weeks)
Classes begin September 11th and are 24 weeks long.
Other classes may have limited space available, as well.
If you have any questions or would like to register, please contact:
· Leeann Acosta (leeannacosta@att.net) or 630.587.8045
· Kim Jimenez (kimjimenez@comcast.net) or 630.406.9529
Received this via email:
The Dundee Township Park District offers special hands-on animals classes for Homeschoolers at the Randall Oaks Zoo in West Dundee. All of the details are available at our website www.dtpd.org The programs require pre-registration and fees are below. Here are our special Homeschool educational classes available in the fall…
Animal Caretakers Club for grades 2-6
Join this club and take care of the Randall Oaks Zoo animals. Brush the donkeys, make enrichment toys for the birds, socialize the reptiles, visit with the goats and much more!
Program # 428317-01
Wednesdays / 10-11 am
August 22 – October 10
$50 Dundee Township resident / $70 non resident
Program # 428317-02
Wednesdays / 10-11 am
October 17 – December 5
$50 Dundee Township resident / $70 non resident
Digestive Journey for grades 1-6
Take a wild tour through animal’s digestive systems. We will learn about ungulates, gastric juices in reptiles, the function of a cecum, and much more. Afterward we will have a snack and see how we break down food. YUM!
Program # 428311-01
Friday / 10-11:30 am
September 14
$8 Dundee Township resident / $11 non residentZoo Math for grades 1-6
What does math have to do with running a zoo? Plenty! Come along for a journey of fractions, ratios, geometry, shapes, word problems, estimation, and plenty of mental math. Math applications “in real life,” will be presented.
Program # 428311-02
Friday / 10-11:30 am
September 21
$8 Dundee Township resident / $11 non residentJumping Geography for grades 1-6
Where in the world are these animals from? Australia, the desert of northern Africa, Thailand…the list goes on. We will learn how the animals are specially adapted to, and are an expression of the environments that they are from.
Program # 428311-03
Friday / 10-11:30 am
September 28
$8 Dundee Township resident / $11 non residentVeritable Vocabulary for grades 1-6
Come and see words in action! Do donkeys see dichromatically? Are deer crepuscular? How does a cow’s eructation impact the ozone layer? Is a duck nidifugous? How does a ruminant ruminate exactly? Enjoy the wonderful world of words!
Program # 428311-04
Friday / 10-11:30 am
October 5
$8 Dundee Township resident / $11 non resident
Hands-on History grades 1-6
How did donkeys impact the gold rush? How did goats change the history of Neolithic farmers 11,000 years ago? What did pigs have to do with the founding of England’s town, Bath? Enjoy stories of how humans and animal history are intertwined in some pretty odd ways!
Program # 428311-05
Friday / 10-11:30 am
October 12
$8 Dundee Township resident / $11 non resident
For more information please call me at (847) 551-4310. Thank you!
Katherine Ellinghausen
Natural Areas/Program Supervisor
Dundee Township Park District
750 N Randall Road, West Dundee, IL 60118
Office (847) 551-4310
Cell (847) 997-8894
Some info from the Naperville Home Educators Yahoo group on an upcoming informational meeting:
What: Classical Conversations Challenge A Info Meeting
When: Tuesday July 24, 2012
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Location: Fountaindale Library, Meeting Room B, 300 W. Briarcliff Rd, Bolingbrook, 60440
Challenge A is coming to Bolingbrook! If you would like more information, join us for this informational meeting. Challenge A uses the tools of memorization and discussion to help kids develop their skills in six different areas: logic, grammar, debate, research, exposition and rhetoric.
