The New Hampshire Homeschooling Coalition News
January 2019 Volume XXX Number 5
Joke of the month
I couldn’t understand why my dog wasn’t moving.
Then I realized…it was on paws.
Happy New Year!
Voyagers Homeschool Coop and Resource Center
Open House on Sat., Jan. 5, 3-5pm
GPS: 66 Princeton St., Chelmsford, MA
right off of Route 3, just a few miles south of Nashua
The Voyagers Homeschool Coop and Resource Center is offering a new flexible schedule and tuition options for joining their vibrant and enriching community. Starting in the Winter/Spring Semester (Jan 2019) half day options as well as added benefits for whole day membership will be available.
Voyagers Coop has been operated by homeschoolers and for homeschoolers since 1999. They are a committed group of families who share a passion for their kids and for creating a safe and nourishing learning space. They are excited to be offering these new options and hope that you will come and see what Voyagers is all about!
For more information call (978) 656-8192
Keene State College STEM Fair
Registration is due January 5 and is FREE
The mission of the Keene State College STEM Fair is to raise excitement and interest in science, technology, engineering and math in 6th – 8th graders from the Monadnock region by engaging them in a meaningful project shared with their community. We aim to grow the STEM Fair into an important regional event that can help our students compete at the State and National level fairs and can help bring our community together around STEM education. The fair takes place on March 30.
For more information, www.kscstemfair.com
Fair co-organizers contact information: Loren Launen, llaunen@keene.edu or Brian Moore, bmoore3@keene.edu
Home School Night at UNH Men’s Hockey
Saturday, January 12, 2019, 7:00pm
Whittemore Center, University of New Hampshire, Durham
New Hampshire Institute of Art
Landscape painting class for teens
Instructor Shannon Silva
January 12, 10:00am – 3:00pm Cost: $95
Ages 12-18
During this painting workshop, you will learn different techniques and applications in landscape painting. Your own style will develop throughout the workshop as you experiment with different approaches and work with a variety of tools and wet media including, watercolor and acrylic.
For more opportunities…Click here
NH Audubon Winter Homeschool Sessions at Massabesic
Wednesdays, 10-11:30 am
Wee Wonders classes are for ages 4-6
Junior Explorers are for ages 7-12
Please dress to be outside and wear appropriate footwear. Pre-registration required for all classes. Call us at 668-2045 or visit http://www.nhaudubon.org/learn/ to register online. Cost: $12 M/$15 NM (per child/parent pair)
Wee Wonders Winter Session
Jan 16: Snow Birds
Who are the snow birds? From the black capped chickadee to the great horned owl, these are the birds that brave the cold and snow. We’ll search the area for our local snow birds and find out how they survive through the winter.
Jan 30: Who is Wearing White?
Some animals are very good at disappearing in the winter. Why? Because they “put on” a white winter coat! Come and see if you can find our white animals in winter! We will be on the lookout talk about the unique winter lives of these animals.
Feb 13: Life Under Ice
Fish, frogs and turtles spend their winter under ice. Who else might we find in this wintery water world? How do they survive? Explore this hidden world under the ice, and meet a few of the animals that spend their winter there!
Junior Explorers Winter Session Parents are encouraged to stay and participate.
Jan 16: Snow Birds
Not all snow birds go to Florida. Some birds, like the Snowy Owl, migrate down from Canada to winter in New Hampshire when food is scarce. Discover other irruptive winter visitors. Prepare to take part in Audubon’s NH Winter Bird Survey the second week in February!
Jan 30: Snow walkers
For the naturally curious, signs of animal life abound! Learn about tracks and scat and other visible signs of a variety of animals that stay active in the frosty cold! We will make some tracks of our own as we trek the fields and forest in search of animal evidence.
Feb 13: Life Under the Snow and Ice
What is happening under that ice and snow? Discover New Hampshire’s native species that hunker down for the long New England winter. Fish, amphibians, reptiles, mammals-learn how they adapt to survive the winter.
Amoskeag Fishways Learning and Visitors Center
4 Fletcher Street, Manchester
Saturday Nature Seekers presents All about Eagles!
January 5, 19, & 26
11am – 12pm
We have fun nature programs for all ages. Stop by with your family to learn about Manchester’s Merrimack River wildlife!
Donation of $5 per family encouraged
No registration required
Mammals in your Neighborhood
Friday, January 11
10am – 11:30am
What are warm-blooded, furry, and can be seen in your own backyard? Mammals, of course! Come to the Fishways to learn all about our local mammals. The program includes hands-on activities.
Cost: $5 per student, ages 6 and up
Registration with payment required
Pizza Party with the Painted Turtles
Saturday, January 12
11am – 12:30pm
Drive away the winter blues with a pizza party. Families will meet our friendly reptile ambassadors during an interactive presentation about the extraordinary turtles and snakes of NH. We will discuss how to treat our slithery, slimy friends with the respect and goodwill they deserve, make a peek-a-boo turtle craft to take home, and round out the day by watching the painted turtles enjoy their lunch while we eat pizza. *KIND
Cost: $15 per family (includes pizza lunch)
Registration with payment required
Eagles along the Merrimack
Saturday, January 19
8am – 11am
Join us as we search for bald eagles along the Merrimack River in Manchester. We will begin with an orientation at the center, followed by a quest to spot the first eagle of the day! Expect to carpool, dress warmly, and bring your binoculars if possible. *KIND
Cost: $3 per person, $6 per family
Registration with payment required
*KIND programs focus on teaching care and compassion towards all life. Contact Callie Ficek at 626-FISH (3474) for more information.
Community College System of New Hampshire
eStart course registration, Spring 2019 semester is open
Courses begin January 22, 2019
eStart is an excellent opportunity for students to enhance their educational experience, and get an early and affordable start on their college careers.
Spring 2019 semester is offering STEM Scholarship Program, Funding is available for students (juniors/seniors) to take up to 2 STEM courses (science, technology, engineering and math) per year, and be fully reimbursed the eStart tuition cost.
Financial assistance is available for eligible students.
http://www.ccsnh.edu/estart/scholarshipfinancial-aid.
For more information visit, http://www.ccsnh.edu/academics/estart or contact Ed Symes, 603-717-5965
estart@ccsnh.edu
Native Roots
Lyndeborough
Tracking Workshops (ages 11years and up)
Tracking, as the oldest form of inscribed knowledge upon the face of the earth, is a potent window of insight into the story of Ecology and a re-emerging ancient skill within the modern day Field Ecologist’s tool kit.
Our Winter’s Classroom will have the following mammals as its focus:
Jan. 20th ~ Coyote
Feb. 17th ~ Bear
Suggested donation of $30/person. Adults are welcome to join too. Further details about the locations for these sessions will follow upon registration.
Go to nativerootsnh.org to register or email Jane at greenjane@verizon.net.
Children of the Forest (ages 4~10 years)
Have fun at these day long hands-on workshops led by Jane McCoy and Andrea Badger. Learn to follow the seasons through winter crafts, and a host of winter activities ranging from tracking to sledding, sliding, and snow shelters! Sign up for one, or do them all!
Suggested donation of $30/person
Go to nativerootsnh.org to register or email Jane at greenjane@verizon.net.
Day and Overnight Camps and Treks
Native Roots offers a variety of summer and school break nature camps. Go to nativerootsnh.org for more information and to register.
Thames Path Excursion Fall 2019
(suggested ages 14 – 17)
An experiential, placed-based educational immersion opportunity for youth, ages 14 ~ 17 years (recommended age), that will find you walking 180 historical miles of history alongside the Thames River, through London, past castles, into Oxford, and through English villages and fields, where the land will yield its story! Application deadline February 15.
Go to nativerootsnh.org to register or email Jane at greenjane@verizon.net.
DanceWorks Movement Design
Milford
Hour long dance class is offered for homeschool groups, Wednesday mornings, 10:30 – 11:30. Tanya Bosse has 17 years of teaching experience, and has received numerous awards for choreography, dance artistry and technique. Contact Tanya for more information at danceworksmovementdesign@gmail.com
Pine Hill Waldorf School, Wilton
Parent & Child Program
Tuesdays, January 8 – February 19, 9-11am
Learn More > Register>
Compassionate Parenting
Wednesdays, January 9 – February 20, 7-9pm
Learn More > Register >
Optimum Nutrition for Growing Children
January 15, 7pm
Learn More > Register >
For more information: https://www.highmowing.org/page/news–events/public-events
New Hampshire Audubon Center
February Fun Nature Day Camp
February 25-March 1, 2019
All day sessions, 9am – 4pm, for children ages 6-12 at the Massabesic or McLane Center.
For more information: http://www.nhaudubon.org/get-outside/camps/
The Huntsman Marine Science Centre
St. Andrews, New Brunswick
All Things Marine will take place, May 28-31, 2019
An overnight program for families & friends, 10 years old and over. The program includes meals, accommodations, boat and lab rentals, aquarium admission, instructional fees and taxes.
Explore the diverse environment of the Bay of Fundy! Discover the wonderful and unique biodiversity of our local ecosystems, a drifting plankton community that starts most marine food chains, marine invaders new and old, art and photography skills you didn’t know you had and St. Andrews by-the-Sea maritime connections past and present.
For more information contact Laura Barrett, lbarrett@huntsmanmarine.ca or (506) 529-1226
Website: huntsmanmarine.ca
Homeschool Golf Opportunity at Walt Disney World Resort
We would like to announce the first Homeschool Golf World Championship at The Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Orlando, Florida. This incredible two-day event will take place April 29 and 30, 2019. (There is also an optional Glow Night Golf Skills Challenge on April 28.) Teams can earn money towards registration fees.
Contact information: info@homeschoolgolfusa.com or www.homeschoolgolfusa.com
Registration: https://form.jotform.com/81570877848171
For more homeschooling information, classes, and events go to https://nhhomeschooling.org/
NHHC Newsletter Staff
Paula-Marie Passen, Editor, 7 Douglas Drive, Amherst, NH 03031, 603-465-8295, pmlp65@gmail.com
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