Options, support groups, classes, local events, used curriculum exchange, and field trip ideas for Southern California.
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Cajon Valley Home School
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With all those rich chocolate chips set against a striking orange background, this kid favorite isn't just delicious, it's pretty too. For a healthier option, substitute raisins for the chocolate chips.
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To all our friends and everyone considering homeschooling in Orange County, California:
This month's Exploring Homeschooling™ Orange County is a special introduction to homeschooling by Susan Beatty, founder of the Christian Home Educators Association of California. Today, Susan is a leader in the homeschool movement, but at one time she started too. Come learn for yourself or to introduce a friend to the how and why of private Biblical homeschooling. You will learn:
What types of homeschooling options are available and which ones are the best for you.
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Different homeschooling teaching approaches, what they are, the pros and cons of each, and how they can be used in your family.
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A courses of study - what it is and how to develop one.
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How to set up your records so that you are compliant with state requirements or regulations.
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Some of the special things that you can do that other educational choices will not offer.
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The unexpected blessings to your family that come through private Biblical homeschooling.
Susan will share from a wealth of experience, having homeschooled her own children and helped thousands of others learn about and succeed in homeschooling their own children.
Susan and her husband Larry began CHEA of California and started homeschooling their three children in 1982. In addition, Susan ran an Independent Study Program from 1985 to 1998. She even found time to write An Introduction to Home Education manual.
Susan and Larry have graduated all three children, the last child in 1998, and Susan has continued to be an integral part of CHEA, currently are as a member of the board of directors, general manager, and events manager.
Susan writes and speaks at workshops and conventions on home education, annual national leadership conferences on homeschooling, and is a founding board member of The National Alliance for Christian Home Education Leadership. As a spokesperson for the home education community, Susan is interviewed for radio, television, and newspapers.
Susan is a professional writer/journalist with a BA degree (1971) from Cal State University Los Angeles and a graduate of CLASS (Christian Leaders and Speakers Seminars).
If you are considering homeschooling, starting out, or just curious, this informative free seminar will be a true blessing. Get all the details here.
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For all our friends in Southern California, Exploring Homeschooling of Orange County is once again hosting an incredibly informative "Homeschool Information Night" on Saturday, March 28, 2009 with special guest speaker Janice Henry.
Well, you've decided to homeschool your children and are excited about it - all the prospects of great things both educational and spiritual that will help you grow your children into powerful leaders for Christ. But do you really have to do this alone?  Surely there are groups that will support you as you raise your children at home, aren't there? The answer is - YES! But how do you find them? And how do you know which one is right for you - and for your children?
This month, Exploring Homeschooling will be exploring just that - how to find support groups in your area, what the different types of support groups are, and how to choose one (or more) that will provide the support you need as you build your homeschool. Our speaker, Janice Henry, a Regional Advisory Board Member of the Christian Home Educators Association of California, will walk us through this important question as she shows us how to circumnavigate the various groups. Come learn for yourself and bring a friend to community support in the world of private Biblical homeschooling. You will learn:
What is a homeschooling support group or a PSP (Private School Satellite Program) and why would you want to be part of one?
How to find homeschooling groups in your area and what things to look for.
How to file your own affidavit and run your own homeschool.
What types of people that you can include in your support structure.
Some of the support groups right in your area - who they are and what they do.
Janice Henry is currently a member of the Regional Advisory Board of the statewide organization, Christian Home Educators of California (CHEA). In 1992 the she and her husband, Kirk, entered homeschool leadership, in spite of the fact that they had just begun to homeschool themselves. The initial group of people, who were simply interested in getting information about homeschooling, developed into a CHEA Support Group and Independent Student Program. With members in Los Angeles, Orange, and surrounding counties, Southern California Christian Academy (SCCA) continues to help families homeschool with joy and excellence. Janice's warm yet thought provoking messages encourage parents to build strong children and youth for the Kingdom of God through private Christian education in the home.
For more information about Janice, see: www.PrivateChristianEducation.com
Get all the details about the "Homeschool Information Night" at: www.ExploringHomeschooling.com
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Posted by Considering Homeschooling
For all our friends in Southern California, Exploring Homeschooling of Orange County is once again hosting an incredibly informative "Homeschool Information Night" on Saturday, March 28, 2009 with special guest speaker Janice Henry.
Well, you've decided to homeschool your children and are excited about it - all the prospects of great things both educational and spiritual that will help you grow your children into powerful leaders for Christ. But do you really have to do this alone?  Surely there are groups that will support you as you raise your children at home, aren't there? The answer is - YES! But how do you find them? And how do you know which one is right for you - and for your children?
This month, Exploring Homeschooling will be exploring just that - how to find support groups in your area, what the different types of support groups are, and how to choose one (or more) that will provide the support you need as you build your homeschool. Our speaker, Janice Henry, a Regional Advisory Board Member of the Christian Home Educators Association of California, will walk us through this important question as she shows us how to circumnavigate the various groups. Come learn for yourself and bring a friend to community support in the world of private Biblical homeschooling. You will learn:
What is a homeschooling support group or a PSP (Private School Satellite Program) and why would you want to be part of one?
How to find homeschooling groups in your area and what things to look for.
How to file your own affidavit and run your own homeschool.
What types of people that you can include in your support structure.
Some of the support groups right in your area - who they are and what they do.
Janice Henry is currently a member of the Regional Advisory Board of the statewide organization, Christian Home Educators of California (CHEA). In 1992 the she and her husband, Kirk, entered homeschool leadership, in spite of the fact that they had just begun to homeschool themselves. The initial group of people, who were simply interested in getting information about homeschooling, developed into a CHEA Support Group and Independent Student Program. With members in Los Angeles, Orange, and surrounding counties, Southern California Christian Academy (SCCA) continues to help families homeschool with joy and excellence. Janice's warm yet thought provoking messages encourage parents to build strong children and youth for the Kingdom of God through private Christian education in the home.
For more information about Janice, see: www.PrivateChristianEducation.com
Get all the details about the "Homeschool Information Night" at: www.ExploringHomeschooling.com
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On Saturday, May 2, Exploring Homeschooling will be hosting
a Homeschool Information Night featuring a panel of homeschool support group
leaders. The panel will include:
Janice Henry is currently a member of the
Regional Advisory Board of the statewide organization, Christian Home Educators
of California (CHEA). In 1992 she and her husband, Kirk, entered homeschool
leadership, in spite of the fact that they had just begun to homeschool
themselves. Â The initial group of people, who were simply interested in getting
information about homeschooling, developed into a CHEA Support Group and
Independent Student Program. Â With members in Los Angeles, Orange, and
surrounding counties, Southern California Christian Academy (SCCA) continues to help
families homeschool with joy and excellence. Janice's warm yet thought
provoking messages encourage parents to build strong children and youth for the
Kingdom of God through private Christian education in the
home.
Debe Haller, wife to Danny for 35 years, and
mother of four home-schooled graduates, has been a respected leader in home
education for over twenty years. Â With truth and humor she shares Biblical
principles and practical applications she has learned by the grace of God in the
areas of being a wife, creative ways to get children to cooperate, teaching
techniques, and home school organization. Â The Haller family own and operate Hope Country Schoolhouse
Homeschool Book Store and Hope
Christian Academy PSP in Garden Grove. Debe is the author of The
Challenge of Raising Cain and Mrs. Mom: Agonized or
Organized?
Rebecca Kocsis, is a veteran homeschooling
mother, Support Network Director for the Christian Home Educators Association of California. Â Along
with her husband, Ed, she graduated all five of her children from their
homeschool and is proud to say that her grandchildren are now being
homeschooled, as well. Â Rebecca serves as the Director of Olive Tree
Christian School, a PSP serving Riverside County and much of the surrounding
Southland.
Terri Bonstrom and husband Greg recently
celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary. They have one son, Jimmy, who will be
16 in May of this year. Â Jimmy has been homeschooled since birth. Â Greg and
Terri currently lead a support group for families, South Orange County Christian
hOmeschoolers (SOCCO), which offers a private website for members to share their
homeschool trials and triumphs, and to volunteer their God-given resources with
each other to support one another in their homeschool journey. For more
information on SOCCO, please visit the public website: www.socco-online.com
Toni Muus and her husband Jerry have been
married for 33 years and have homeschooled their three children since 1988.
 Their youngest son will be graduating in 2010.  Along with homeschooling Toni
has been in some form of leadership with Whittier Christian Schools
PSP and has been its Director since 1999.
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