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News and Events Chris Hamilton, member of the Home Education Advisory Council (HEAC), has a website listing bills being considered by the New Hampshire Legislature that may affect homeschooling. Find out more at http://webpages.charter.net/beaverlodgehs/legislation/legislation2008/
Read the final text of SB337.
How will SB18 and HB99 affect homeschoolers? Read more... Home Education Advisory Council The Home Education Advisory Council (HEAC) meets monthly to discuss homeschooling issues. Advising the NH Board of Education, the HEAC has members who are homeschoolers as well as representatives from the Department of Education, public school administrators, school board members, and a representative of private schools. If you want to be informed of homeschooling issues and lend support to our representatives, attend a meeting. The HEAC meets on the second Tuesday of the month, 3:30-5:00, room 12, Department of Education. Contact Abbey Lawrence for more info, 539-7233. Also check http://www.ed.state.nh.us/education/doe/organization/accountability/HEAC.htm at the Department of Education website.Homeschooling Conventions, Workshops, and Meetings Of interest to many homeschoolers: 10th Annual Autism Summer Institute, Emotion, Behavior, and Belonging; New Perspectives on Including Children and Youth with Autism Spectrum Differences in Schools and Communities
August 11-14, 2008, MTW -
8:30am to 3:30pm, Th - 8:30am to 12pm, UNH Holloway Commons, Durham,
NH Questions about other workshops? Visit the IOD online at www.iod.unh.edu or e-mail contact.iod@unh.edu.
Family Resource Center Museum & Community Education Expo 2008 September 19-21, Boxborough, MA Join us for a weekend of American Ed-ventures and connect with other homeschooling families! Inspired by the upcoming election—and in the spirit of fun, learning and good citizenship—this year’s theme highlights significant historical and scientific events from America’s past that will encourage students to think of ways that they too can make a difference in our country’s future. http://www.frc.info/
Encouragement for the Homeschool Family, presented by Steve and Teri Maxwell. October 6, 2008, 7:00 to 9:30 PM, Eglise Evangelique de Magog, 112 Merry St., Magog, Quebec, Canada. Do you feel like you are running on a treadmill? Do you want to have sweet relationships with your children as they are growing up and not experience the heartache of rebellion and immorality? Do your children have greater purpose in life than just to have fun? Be challenged and find ways that God can set your family on a journey of spiritual unity, purpose, and direction. Session details at www.Titus2.com/conferenceinfo. Your pre-registration is requested. You may e-mail or call Erica or Samantha Taylor (dpesrjwtaylor@sympatico.ca or 819-875-5434) or Nancy Godfrey (819-562-6290) with how many adults and children (ages, please) will be in attendance.
Other Events
Kids Galley Group! (Summer Book Club) at THE TOADSTOOL BOOKSHOP
Kids (grades 4, 5, and 6) become the critics! Meetings once a month on Thursdays, 7-8pm. Choose and discuss free books; make friends while enjoying refreshments. Please sign up to reserve your place. Call Sue for details, 603-673-1734. Meeting dates: June 26, July 31, Aug 28.
Visit The Robert Frost Farm on Route 28, Derry Admission is free. Open Wednesday thru Friday, May 7 until June 22, 2008; Monday thru Friday June 23 until September 1, 2008, 10 am – 4 pm. Plan ahead and call for groups larger than 5. Contact Jane Carey at the NH Division of Parks & Recreation (603) 271-3556
NHTI's Global Language Camp Home School Hockey at Tri-Town Ice Arena, Hooksett Home School Hockey caters to homeschoolers and those in half day kindergarten, but it is open to anyone ages 4-13. The first session will begin on September 9, 2008. We will run 10-week sessions continuously during the school year on Tuesdays. We will offer both a morning session for ages 4-8 and an afternoon session for ages 9-13. For registration and more information contact Jeremy Vega at Jeremy@tri-townicearena.com or 603-270-1024. Information will be available soon at www.tri-townicearena.com.
An interesting resource for the upcoming presidential election Designed to be used simultaneously with the Presidential political campaigns (Sept.- Nov.), this six-week curriculum encourages kids (grades 5-8) to research and think through the relevant issues. They will dig into the current campaigns and debate the hot topics. In the final lesson, they will vote for the candidate they think is best, based on their own research. Please visit our website: www.cafepress.com/kidscampaign
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
Homeschooling Night at Barnes and Noble in
Newington, NH
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
Have you ever considered hosting a
foreign exchange student? 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. Theater Comes to You
for an unusual option to entertain at fairs,
festivals, parties, family and corporate events consider the Touring Actors
Company. This group of NH teens are traveling with 5 shows in repertory this
summer. You can book Treasure Island, a participation play where
audience members get involved; Beauty and the Beast, an original
musical version; My sister Jake is Dying - dealing with grief and
loss; I am a Girl - history comes to life; or the classic Romeo
and Juliet. All are less than 1 hour long, fees are very reasonable,
and this young cast very professional. . If you have a young actor in your
life, check out the touring actors summer camps at the Rochester Opera
House. For more information call 603-781-4304
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