Sunday, October 19, 2014

Homeschooling Thru Highschool

REMINDER: EARLY REGISTRATION DISCOUNT ENDS ON TUESDAY, 10/21/14


JOIN
GODLY HOME EDUCATING MOTHERS
2nd Annual HSLDA –Home School Thru High School You Can Do IT!!
Day of Seminars
Saturday, Oct. 25, 2014
Check in from 8:30 – 9:00 a.m.
9:15–10:15 AM
Developing a High School Plan: Sample 4-year Plans
How do you plan a program for your high school homeschooler? What subjects do you teach and when? How do you evaluate credits? Determine grades for a course? What about the need for a transcript and diploma? This seminar will help you organize your thoughts and begin laying the groundwork for a viable four-year plan.
10:30 AM–11:30 PM
High School Transcript Clinic and Recordkeeping Help
Creating a high school transcript is easy yet a vital part of your child’s high school records. We’ll guide you through transcript essentials, evaluation of credit, grading guidelines and scales, and calculation of grade point averages (GPA’s). You’ll receive sample transcripts depicting other formats for you to consider. In addition, you’ll learn about necessary record keeping for high school and how to track your student’s progress through the high school years.
11:30–12:45
Lunch On Your Own
12:45–1:45 PM
The College Admissions Process:  The Homeschooled Student's Guide
You are not only your child’s teacher, you are also his guidance counselor! Find out how to maneuver through the entire college admissions process, from narrowing down the selection of colleges to filling out college applications, applying for financial aid, and asking the right questions that will help you discern whether your child is spiritually, academically, and emotionally prepared for college.

2:00–3:00 PM
Preparing Your Teen For Life
The high school years present an opportune time to develop skills young adults will utilize the rest of their lives. Learn about the importance of teaching finance, health care, car ownership, job preparation, spiritual principles, and more. All of these areas will benefit your teens when they take that giant step into independence and adulthood. A list of suggested resources will be provided.
3:00–3:30 PM
Question and Answer Session and Wrap Up
COST THRU OCT. 21, 2014
$15 per person ($10 GHEM Members)
$23 per couple ($18 GHEM Members)
After 10/21/14, the cost is $20 per person

For more info or to register, please visit www.ghemgroup.org
or contact Lisa Edwards (301-254-6447) or Val Parker (301-633-8668)




Wednesday, October 1, 2014

National Gallery of Art Teen Studio

TEEN STUDIO (GRADES 10—12)


October 11 and 18 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Education Studio
Online registration for both sessions begins at noon on Wednesday, October 1.


Spend a Saturday at the Gallery looking at works of art, experimenting with studio materials and techniques, and meeting other teens who are interested in art! Visit the exhibition Andrew Wyeth: Looking Out, Looking In and experiment with color-mixing techniques.

Led by artists and museum educators, each five-hour workshop includes an interactive tour in the galleries, group conversation, art instruction, and open studio time to experiment with materials and techniques. Lunch and all materials are provided.

www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/education/teens/studio.html 


Image: Andrew Wyeth, Wind from the Sea (detail), 1947, National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Charles H. Morgan (C) Andrew Wyeth

For more information call (202) 842-6252, e-mail teens@nga.gov, or visit www.nga.gov/teens


National Gallery of Art
6th Street & Constitution Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20565 | Map
Hours: Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 11am-6pm
Admission is always free



Accokeek Teen book club

I’d like to invite any of the 13-18 year old homeschoolers to join us on the third Tuesday of the month, at 2:30 pm at the Accokeek Library. Last year’s group voted at the end of the year to do Tolkien as the theme, so we are reading the Lord of the Rings series. Each book in the series is broken into two “books”, so for October we will be doing The Fellowship of the Ring, book one (the first half). For November we will discuss The Fellowship of the Ring, book two (the second half) and so on until we finish all three books in the series. For the last two months we have the opportunity to screen the movies at the library. Gayle Oliver has offered us a great deal of support from the library for the book club this year and I would love to see some old faces and maybe some new ones! Feel free to give me a call at 301-627-6695 or email me with any questions. Thanks!

Julie Gordon

National Building Museum’s 2014-2015 Homeschool Days

We’re pleased to announce that registration is now open for all of the National Building Museum’s 2014-2015 Homeschool Days:
·         Thursday, November 20, 2014
·         Tuesday, January 13, 2015
·         Wednesday, April 8, 2015
·         Tuesday, June 2, 2015


The Museum’s Homeschool Day programs are interactive and complement curricula in math, science, social studies, language arts, music, and art. Children can explore the people, processes, and materials that create buildings and places by becoming city planners, designers, and engineers. These programs accommodate children ages 4–14 and a range of ability levels and learning styles, and they encourage teamwork and problem-solving skills. Programs are $10/child. Discounted admission for the Museum’s exhibitions is also available.