Events

Educational Materials Swap, September 16
Mark your calendars! The Relaxed Homeschoolers of NH will be hosting an Educational Materials swap on September 16th from 10am to 1pm at the Old Town Hall in Weare. Books, workbooks, curriculum, manipulatives, educational games, educational toys, and all other educational materials will be welcome. If any materials are supportive of a particular religion, that will be noted on a tag, as some shoppers might be looking to either acquire or avoid faith-based materials.

If you have items you would like to sell and are not a member of RHNH, please contact me at stonemail@comcast.net. If you are a member, please use the RSVP function on the Network's website.

Book Discussion Group in Wolfeboro

High school homeschoolers and their parents are invited to join our Teen Book Discussion Group held in Wolfeboro on the third Tuesday of the month at 7-9 p.m. This will be our tenth year reading classic books found on college and college-prep reading lists. This is not a class, but an opportunity for students who are reading books of this type to share their thoughts and learn to discuss opinions and ideas in a comfortable setting.

Our planned books are: October--The Chosen, Chaim Potok; November--O Pioneers!, Willa Cather; December-- A Doll's House, Henrik Ibsen (a play, also translated as A Doll House); January--Sense and Sensibility, Jane Austen; February--1984, George Orwell; March--Things Fall Apart, Chinua Achebe; April--short stories (to be selected); May-- A Separate Peace John Knowles.

Meetings usually involve about one hour discussing the book and a second hour of socializing.

If you are interested, please get in touch with me for details. Stef Marsh, tumbledown@metrocast.net, 569-6382.

Death of a Salesman at UNH with Christopher Lloyd
The University of New Hampshire Celebrity Series is proud to announce its 2010-2011 season which will begin on October 17, at 7 p.m., with Arthur Miller’s timeless, Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning play Death of a Salesman, with Obie- and Emmy Award-winning actor Christopher Lloyd portraying Willy Loman. Join us for the powerful, heartbreaking story of a traveling salesman fighting changing times while struggling for one last chance to capture the American Dream for his family, and stay for a post-show question-and-answer session with the cast. Tickets for the series season and for dinner at Philbrook can be purchased with an order form from the brochure, available on line at www.unh.edu/celebrity or by calling the Memorial Union Building Box Office at 603-862-2290 when the University is in session.

Volunteer Opportunity
The Program Director for the Therapeutic Riding program at Horse Power in Temple, NH is looking for volunteers to help with their program those with disabilities. Volunteers need to be 12 years of age and older. The volunteer opportunities that she will need most help with are as follows: Leader - Lead horse carrying student by reigns, Side Walker - Walks along beside horse/student in case student needs assistance. Helpers would need to show up 1/2 hour prior to a 1 hour lesson (brush and tack horse) and remain for15 min after (remove tack, brush, put horse away) - about a 2 hour/week commitment. For children under age 12 years of age she may have some small jobs like cleaning tack, grooming horses, farm help, etc., but she primarily needs Leaders and Side Walkers at the current time.
It's a great way to spend time with horses and offer help to those with special needs.
Contact Terry Dublin at 654-6308 for more information and to be put on a list to receive upcoming schedule information.

PAX-Program of Academic Exchange seeks host families for exchange students--Are you interested in learning about other countries and cultures? Open your heart and your home to a foreign exchange student. PAX students arrive in August of 2008 for a five or ten month academic homestay experience. They speak English, have full medical insurance, and their own spending money. For more information contact Shannon at 524-1795 or call the national office at 1-800-555-6211. Please visit our website at www.pax.org.

Experience The Japanese Culture
LABO International is a cultural exchange program that offers the opportunity for children between the ages of 10 and 20 to host a Japanese student in their home for approximately one month, starting at the end of July. Labo students arrive with everything that they need in order to share the everyday life of a New Englander. There is never a need to plan expensive vacations or costly trips. The student simply wants to be apart of an American family and to share their culture with them. Simple things as a bike ride, hiking, family cookouts are treasured moments for them. If your child is going to camp during this time Labo will pay $250.00 for the Japanese student to be a part of this as well.
Interested families are encouraged to call Lenny or Maureen Bolduc at 802-886-2316 or feel free to speak with our children Lindsay, Larry, Lauren and Leigh. We can also be reached by e-mail--
littlefootpres@vermontel.net. Please put LABO 2009 in the subject line.

Homeschooling Night at Barnes and Noble in Newington, NH
Homeschooling Night the last Thursday of every month at 7:00 featuring a non-profit, author, theatre group or some kind of artist with the homeschoolers so that they both learn about the other.
During the day, we have storytime on Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday at 11:00AM. All events are free and open to the public. Storytime is open to all ages and there is always a craft. You can pick up a calendar at the information station or at the registers regarding events, or you can ask
Sally Bruce Stoklosa, Community Relations Manager
Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Newington, NH 03801
603.422.6472, crm2988@bn.com

Have you ever considered hosting a foreign exchange student?
Benefits:  Expand your world horizons, learning new cultures & languages.  Make lifetime global friendships, with the possibility of future travel. Contact International Student exchange immediately by Calling Kris Matthieu 603-894-6468 iseusa.com 

Lumenarts presents performances of great works including The Odyssey, The Epic of Gilgamesh, Beowulf, and great people including Emily Dickinson and Caesar, Cicero, and Cato. Performances are live and improv: no two performances will be the same. While the language is improv the telling stays true to the original text. Performances are tailored for particular audiences. Performances can vary from 45 minutes to an hour and fifteen. DVDs are also available. Check www.lumenarts.com for more information.