Homeschool HUB News Update--April 27
Homeschool HUB phone: 269-240-6094
email: homeschoolhub@yahoo.com website: www.hshub.org
Editor: Andrea Bikfalvy
The information below is offered to you as a service. Please research and decide for yourself the value to your family. The Homeschool HUB does not endorse any programs or services other than those offered by the Homeschool HUB.
Send information to be added to the update no later than the Thursday before the week you want it to appear: homeschoolhub@yahoo.com
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ON THE CALENDAR:
Details for the following events are on the calendar at: www.calendar.yahoo.com/homeschoolhub
May 1--Homeschool Hangout at Clay Church Firehouse Youth Center 2-3:30
May 4--Bowling at Chippewa Bowl 10:00-12:00pm. $1.50/pp per game
May 4--Bowling at Strikes and Spares, 1:00-3:00, $5/pp
May 7--Club BLUE Martin's Cafe in Niles 7 pm
May 10--Homeschool Showcase 6-8 pm LMC Bertand in Niles
May 18--Homeschool Skate at USA Skate 1:00-3:00, $3/pp including skate rental
GENERAL INTEREST
G1) Art/Theater Camp
G1) Art/Theater Camp
This summer, from July 15th-20th, Lamplighter Ministries plans to host its second Lamplighter Guild for Creative Disciplines, a catalyst for collaboration, innovation, and compelling instruction between master teachers and apprentices. Students will choose to study either Dramatic or Visual Arts during this time, and each student will be challenged to cultivate a high level of excellence in order to uniquely reflect the image of God in his work and life. This event will be hosted at the world-renowned Mohonk Mountain House in New Paltz, NY.
Dramatic Arts students will learn script writing, sound design, music composition, directing, producing, and stage and voice acting from the creative minds and talents behind acclaimed radio theatre productions such as Adventures in Odyssey, Chronicles of Narnia, Les Miserables, and Left Behind.
Visual Arts students will interact with Mohonk's spectacular mountaintop in an unforgettable week of visual exploration and creative expression through plein air oil painting.
To learn more, visit www.lamplighterguild.com
MICHIANA EVENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
1) Homeschool Showcase!
2) Tiller's Plow Day--tomorrow!
3) Tiller's Classes
4) Homeschool Book Award Bookclub for Teens
5) Astro Fest--tonight and tomorrow!
6) Grace Homeschool Co-op Open House
7) Bethel College Encourages Kids to "Jump In" to Academic Camps
8) Bethel Art Professor Showcases First of Three Shows, "Cuba Inside/Out"
9) Homeschool Prom in the Detroit area
10) Join Cub Scouting location change
11) Volunteer opportunities
1) Homeschool Showcase!
Show off! Don't hide your light under a bushel. Share your accomplishments, interests, and talents with other homeschool families. Projects, science experiments, artwork, musical performances, skits, speeches, whatever it is, we want to give you a chance to share. The HUB's annual Homeschool Showcase will be held Thursday May 10th from 6-8 pm at Lake Michigan College's Bertrand campus in Niles. You do not need to be a member of the Homeschool HUB to participate. All homeschoolers are welcome. Contact Diane Day for info or to arrange for a display/performance/speech/skit, etc. 269-370-4589 or joharding_20@yahoo.com. Even if you don't want to share, come and see what others are doing--get inspired! Refreshments will be offered. Please bring your unwanted text books, campbell's soup labels and box tops to drop off the night of the Showcase, also. Clear some space for new stuff!
2) Tiller's Plow Day--tomorrow!
This Saturday will be an exciting day for Tillers. We are having our annual "Plow Day" Open House at the Cook's Mill Farm. We've been busy sprucing up the place, getting the oxen and horses in shape and recruiting our volunteers to put on demonstrations for everyone to see lots of woodworking, blacksmithing, chair caning, rope making and other activities. Come spend some time behind the plow, investigating the exhibits in the museum, check out the bee class going on as well. We will be open to the public from 1-4:00 pm. Come out and enjoy the fun!
For more info: www.tillersinternational.org
3) Tiller's Classes
There's been tremendous interest in our new cheesemaking class which concentrates on hard cheese- in fact, the first class (April 21) was full, the second hard cheese class (Sept 29!) just filled up, so we convinced the instructor, Gary Colles, aka "The Cheese Smith" to teach a third class on Saturday November 10, 2012. Look for it to go up on the website soon. The class is the same price as the other classes: $100 tuition plus $10 materials. Remember, you will need to bring a cheese press to class! Look below for more information on upcoming classes.
Soap Making - 164
Since 1955, Barbara Jenness has made soap using only natural colorants, essential oils, botanicals, and no synthetic ingredients. There are several choices of essential oils and additives to use in your special soap. You observe all steps of soap making and a few special techniques from an excellent teacher, before trying your own batch. Students work in pairs, but each leaves with his/her own soap, resting in its mold. An information packet contains recipes, sources, and information regarding ingredients. Product: soap.
Enrollment: 4 to 14 Minimum age: 12
a/ May 12 Sat 9:00 am-5:00 pm
Tuition: $90 Materials: $15
Cook's Mill, Scotts, MI with Barbara Jenness
Blacksmithing I - 310
www.tillersinternational.org/blacksmithing/classes_310_blacksmithingI.html
With John Sarge, Tim Carr, Herb Nehring, and guests
e/ May 19-20 Sat-Sun 9:00 am-5:00 pm (6 spots)
f/ June 6-7* Wed-Thurs 9:00 am-5:00 pm (11 spots)
Classes at Cook's Mill, Nehring Blacksmith Shop, Scotts, MI
Tuition: $165 Materials (including coal) $30
Blacksmithing II - 311
Build on skills learned in Blacksmithing I. Hands-on projects improve your hammer skills and add to your techniques. Make tools for your shop. Tool making gives more forge welding and tempering experience. Coaching speeds your progress. A great way to enjoy and refine your smithing skills.
Enrollment: 4 to 12 Minimum age: 15
With John Sarge, Tim Carr, Herb Nehring, and guests
a/ June 8-9 Fri-Sat 9:00 am-5:00 pm
Cook's Mill, Scotts, MI
Tuition: $165 Materials: $30 (includes coal)
Home Chicken Slaughtering - 171
With the increased interest in small scale chicken keeping, more people would like to relearn the skills related to home slaughtering of chickens. It is a skill which used to be had by many but for which instructors are now hard to find. Come to Tillers and learn with skilled staff how to humanely slaughter your home raised chickens. Product: One fresh chicken.
Enrollment: 6-15 Minimum age: 14
a/ June 9 Sat 9:00-5:00pm (10 spots)
Tuition: 85 Materials: $25
Cook's Mill, Scotts, MI
With Rob Burdick, Dulcy Perkins, and friends
Chicken Cooking - 170
Fewer people really know how to cook these days. The Sunday roast chicken dinner still exists but is often a roasted chicken from the store. People used to understand the need to use as much of an animal as possible. This class will teach you what you need to know! Learn how to truss a chicken for roasting, properly cut up a chicken and prepare a variety of dishes using the chicken, neck, skin, liver, kidney, heart, feet, and carcass- in other words, "Everything But the Beak" Product: One chicken to cut up and take home plus dinner of all the dishes prepared.
Enrollment: 4-12 Minimum age: 14
a/ June 10 Sun 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuition: $100 Materials: $30
Cook's Mill, Scotts, MI with Lori Evesque
Garden Wheelbarrow - 466
This wooden wheelbarrow is based on an historic model in the Abbey tool collection. It has a 4 spoke wooden wheel held together with a heat shrunk metal tire. Introductory wheelwrighting and woodworking skills are taught. Each student will build their own wheel and wheelbarrow. The sides of the wheelbarrow are removable so that long loads can be balanced across the frame. This very functional wheelbarrow will be great to use at a historical farm, re-enactment gathering, or in your own backyard garden.
Enrollment: 3 to 5 Minimum age: 14
a/ June 15-17 Fri-Sun 9:00 am-5:00 pm
Tuition: $200 Materials: Pine- $30 Oak- $50
Cook's Mill, Scotts, MI with Dave Kramer
For more info: www.tillersinternational.org
4) Homeschool Book Award Bookclub for Teens
A book club for homeschoolers age12 and up will be meeting in Dowagiac on Fridays (afternoon or evening). The exact time and the frequency of the meetings is flexible and depends on the participants. We will read and discuss the books The Candymakers by Wendy Mass, Selling Hope by Kristin O'Donnell Tubb, My Name is Mina by David Almond and Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick. We will be doing fun activities based on the books, too. These books are the current nominees for the 2nd Annual Homeschool Book Award. Any homeschool student or parent who has read all the books can vote on which one should win. (Younger kids may participate if parents wish and if they are mature enough.) Contact Andrea andreamom001@gmail.com if you are interested.
5) Astro Fest--tonight and tomorrow!
Astro Fest is a family event with displays and activities featuring the Transit of Venus and outstanding astronomy posters from NASA. Kennedy Planetarium is part of Kennedy Primary Academy at 609 N. Olive St., South Bend, IN 46628
04/27/12 Fri
Transit of Venus at Astro Fest
Hands-on activities to explain the meaning and importance of the Transit of Venus
6:30pm - 9:00pm
04/27/12 Fri
Visions of the Universe
Twelve incredible posters provided by the Space Telescope Science Institute.
6:30pm - 9:00pm
04/28/12 Sat
Astro Fest at Union Station
Astro Fest is a family event with displays and activities featuring the Transit of Venus and outstanding astronomy posters from NASA
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Here is the link for info on the many events: https://www.edline.net/pages/Kennedy_Primary_Academy/7653590895299047618
6) Grace Homeschool Co-op Open House
Grace Homeschool Co-op will hold an open house from 2-4 on May 16th at Lincoln Township library.
7) Bethel College Encourages Kids to "Jump In" to Academic Camps
Bethel will offer its fifth annual Academic Camps, which provide campers, from ages 7-17, with the opportunity to explore the vast world of academics. Taught by Bethel professors, along with students and staff, the camps will run during the months of June and July. The cost per camper is $125, with the exceptions of the ceramics and youth gospel choir camps.
Campers who successfully complete one week of camp will receive a $250 financial award toward Bethel College. This award is repeatable up to four times. Academic camps include:
Youth Gospel Choir with Zachary Gillis
June 11-15 Ages 8-14 9 a.m.-noon ($30)
Theatre with Deb Swerman
June 25-29 Ages 9-13 9 a.m.-noon ($125)
July 9-13 Ages 14-17 9 a.m.-noon ($125)
July 16-20 Ages 9-13 9 a.m.-noon ($125)
Ceramics with Suzanne Mauro
July 9-13, 17-18 Ages 7-11 9 a.m.-noon ($150)
July 9-13, 17-18 Ages 12-15 1-4 p.m. ($150)
July 20 Ages 7-15 Combined age group reception
Science Smackdown with Beth Kroa
July 9-13 Ages 11-15 9 a.m.-noon ($125)
Sports Communication with Theo Williams
July 16-20 Ages 11-15 9 a.m.-noon ($125)
Instrumental Ensemble with Vicky Warkentien
June 25-29 Ages 7-15 9 a.m.-noon ($125)
Water Bugs! with Kevin Drury, Ph.D.
June 25-29 Ages 10-14 9 a.m.-noon ($125, plus $25 fee)
Operation! With Steve Galat, M.D.
July 9-13 Ages 11-15 9 a.m.-noon ($125)
The registration deadline is two weeks prior to each camp. If space is available, late registrations will be accepted up to the first day of camp for an additional $10 fee.
For more information, visit www.BethelCollege.edu/Camps.
8) Bethel Art Professor Showcases First of Three Shows, "Cuba Inside/Out"
Bethel College's Chair of the Visual Arts Department Christopher Stackowicz will showcase his newest photography exhibition, entitled "Cuba Inside/Out," during an opening reception on Friday, April 27 from 6 to 9 p.m. The event will take place at LangLab, South Bend's newest gallery space, which is located at 1302 High Street. The exhibit will run April 27 to Aug. 1.
Featuring photography by Stackowicz and text by Yael Prizant, Ph.D., Notre Dame professor and writer, the exhibition will capture the daily drama and street theater which the two experienced during a recent trip to Cuba.
Prizant has been researching and writing about Cuban theatre since 2003. When she met Stackowicz, they realized his acumen for color and composition would dynamically represent the island, its art, its people and its complexities. In 2011, they went to Cuba together and took nearly 100,000 photos of Havana and Santiago de Cuba for Yael's forthcoming book, "Cuba Inside/Out: Theatre and Revolution in the Age of Globalization" (Southern Illinois University Press). The pair then divided the photos thematically, into what has become three distinct shows: on drama, tourism and revolution. The work depicts the drama of the street, as well as within Cuban theatres. The combination of excerpts from Prizant's book, quotes from recent Cuban plays, and Stackowicz's stunning photographs provoke a reconsideration of how lived experiences influence art.
"The photos are both insightful and stunningly beautiful, which I believe is the work of the place, not the artist. Each photo has the ability to convey layered messages, and the meanings seem to change as much as the richly saturated streetscape," says Stackowicz.
The exhibit is free, family-friendly and open to the public. For more information, contact Langlab.admin@gmail.com.
Biographies:
Christopher Stackowicz attended the University of Notre Dame where he received a B.F.A. degree in studio art with a minor in art history. He then received his M.F.A in installation and drawing from the State University of New York at Stony Brook, with a concurrent graduate certificate in cultural studies. He teaches several classes at Bethel including senior thesis, art history, painting, 2D design and color theory.
His artistic specialties are in painting and interactive panoramic photography. His primary area of research is creating interactive photographs and applications for display, research and as a vehicle for better understanding the site of antiquity. He has worked for the past 13 years as an editor, photographer, web designer and interactive media specialist for Dr. Robin Rhodes on his Greek Architecture at Corinth project. He has also worked on a variety of projects for the American School of Classical Studies in Athens as a conservation photographer and as the editor and coordinator for the upcoming Athenian Agora Site Guide iBook, the interactive panoramic photographer for the SHARP project at Korphos and for the Snite Museum.
As a painter, his work is owned by numerous collections and has been exhibited both nationally and internationally. He had and has participated in over 100 shows since his MFA in 2002. Stackowicz is very active in the local arts community, and his work can be seen all over town. He is currently working on the Marian devotional ceiling fresco at Queen of Peace in Osceola and the outdoor public mural at Bar Louie at University Park Mall in Mishawaka.
Yael Prizant is a dramaturg, translator, teacher and advocate for the arts. Her primary area of research is Cuban theatre since the fall of the Soviet Union, and she translates the work of Cuban playwright Abel González Melo. She studied dramaturgy at UMASS Amherst and worked as a literary manager in Los Angeles for many years. In 2007, she earned her Ph.D. at UCLA and currently works as an assistant professor at the University of Notre Dame. She is also a proud co-founder of Ultreia, Inc., a nonprofit organization that supports artistic and educational endeavors that serve the South Bend community.
9) Homeschool Prom in the Detroit area
See attached flyer or the links below for more info.
http://www.facebook.com/events/191136824323411/
http://homeschoolingindetroit.com/2012/03/26/the-second-annual-dancing-on-the-water-2012-prom-cruise/
10) Join Cub Scouting location change
Cub Scout Pack 723 invites you to a Join Scouting Night on May 3rd from 6:30 – 7:30 pm at
High Dive Park Pavilion*
500 E. Beardsley Ave.
Elkhart, IN 46514 (Between Main & Johnson St.)
Boys currently in Kindergarten to 4th grade, and a parent, are invited to come check out our Cub Scout Pack and see what Cub Scouts are all about. We are a fairly new pack representing boys from homeschools, private schools and public schools in the area. Come see what scouting is all about!
11) Volunteer Opportunities
A) Horse-lovers wanted
WHAT: Volunteer to be a Horse Leader for Therapeutic Riding Lessons
These volunteers lead horses during the riding lessons. Horse experience a must and additional training provided to meet the needs of each rider.
WHEN: Tuesdays at both 4 pm and 5:30 pm. Coming soon: Thursday classes
CONNECT: Go to www.volunteerswmi.org and log in as a volunteer and connect to: Therapeutic Equestrian Center and the volunteer option: Horse Leader
For more info on the organization: www.tecfarm.org
B) Another option - if horses are not your thing but Monday mornings are....
The Soup Kitchen in Benton Harbor has been blessed by a donation of bread from the Martin's supermarket in St. Joseph , at Cleveland and Hilltop Rd. What is needed is a volunteer willing to pick up the bread by 7 - 7:30 am on Monday mornings, after the staff has pulled the unsold items and drop it off after the Soup Kitchen opens for the day at 9 a.m., ideally before their lunch time rush starts about 10:30 am. If you would like to know more about this option or are willing to consider sharing this volunteer opportunity with another volunteer - let me know and we can discuss details. Thanks
Debra Panozzo
Adult and family volunteer coordinator
Volunteer Center of Southwest Michigan
269-983-0912 ext 13 St. Joseph
269-683-5464 Niles
www.volunteerswmi.org
"The Volunteer Center promotes, supports and connects volunteers working to build a strong, caring community."
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LINKS TO SHARE:
If you have a favorite link or website, please share.
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CLASSIFIEDS
HELP NEEDED
!!!Attention Benton Harbor Residents!!!
The Homeschool Hub is looking for a volunteer to place and monitor a textbook bin at the LMC Benton Harbor Campus from mid-April to end of semester. This person would be asked to place the bin with a sign advertising the "Donation of textbooks" near the bookstore and check the box for donations 1 time per week until the end the semester. At such time, gather the donated books and arrange pickup by a Homeschool Hub board member.
VIOLIN LESSONS
Stojanovic Academy of Music is now accepting violin students ages 3 and up. The program consists of weekly individual lessons and group classes. Mrs. Stojanovic has eleven years of teaching experience and holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Violin. She is currently finishing the final requirements for her Master of Music degree. If you are interested in violin lessons, please contact Mrs. Stojanovic at stojanovicviolin@gmail.com or call 208-290-8550.
Looking for a group? Join the HUB! We need you.
The HUB is a volunteer organization. Without the support and participation of homeschool families, we can't function effectively. There are several benefits of membership including a travel club and a resource library that includes things like books, games, laptops, video cameras and other items to borrow. Members receive first chance at events and classes when availability is limited. The cost of membership is only $24/year. Information about becoming a member is on the website at www.hshub.org
Have something for sale, free or trade? Advertise here! (Advertisements stay in for two weeks unless we work out something else in advance)
Homeschool groups are welcome to advertise their group, too. It's free!
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LETTING IT RIDE:
Amazon.com--Please come to www.hshub.org before you shop at Amazon. You can either shop the Associate Store listed in the Menu bar or click on the "Help the Homeschool HUB - Purchase at Amazon" link just below the Menu bar. By using this link to Amazon The Homeschool HUB will earn money through Amazon's Associates program on everything you purchase. So whenever you think "Amazon" please remember your purchase can help The Homeschool HUB.
The Homeschool HUB is collecting used textbooks. Contact Diane Day: joharding_20@yahoo.com or 269-445-1900.
The Homeschool HUB is continuing to collect Campbell Soup labels, Campbell's Chunky Soup labels, Campbell's Healthy Request labels, Campbell's Select harvest, Franco-American, Pepperidge Farm, Spaghettios, Swanson, V-8 Beverages, V-8 Fusion, Prego Italian Sauces and Campbell's Food Service. Give your labels to any board member or bring them to our homeschool functions.
--AND--
We are still accepting Boxtops for education labels. You can find these on many products.
Go to Boxtops for Education.org for more info, and then SAVE SAVE SAVE those labels. Each one nets 10 cents and every 10 cents adds up. You can give them to any HUB board director or bring them to any functions that we have. Thank-you!
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DISCLAIMERS:
While the Homeschool HUB believes that these events or opportunities may be of value to home educators, announcements do not constitute an endorsement by the Homeschool HUB, or its Board of Directors. It is the responsibility of individual parents to determine the appropriateness of any event or opportunity for their children.
Participation in any event is voluntary and the participant assumes complete responsibility and liability for themselves, their family, anyone accompanying them, and their personal property.
Homeschool HUB phone: 269-240-6094
email: homeschoolhub@yahoo.com website: www.hshub.org
Editor: Andrea Bikfalvy
The information below is offered to you as a service. Please research and decide for yourself the value to your family. The Homeschool HUB does not endorse any programs or services other than those offered by the Homeschool HUB.
Send information to be added to the update no later than the Thursday before the week you want it to appear: homeschoolhub@yahoo.com
To subscribe to this newsletter, go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HUBnewsletter/ OR send an email to the following address: HUBnewsletter-subscribe@yahoogroups.com (You can also sign up on the home page of our website hshub.org--just type your email in the box!)
Yes, you are welcome to forward the newsletter to anyone who might be interested! :-)
ON THE CALENDAR:
Details for the following events are on the calendar at: www.calendar.yahoo.com/homeschoolhub
May 1--Homeschool Hangout at Clay Church Firehouse Youth Center 2-3:30
May 4--Bowling at Chippewa Bowl 10:00-12:00pm. $1.50/pp per game
May 4--Bowling at Strikes and Spares, 1:00-3:00, $5/pp
May 7--Club BLUE Martin's Cafe in Niles 7 pm
May 10--Homeschool Showcase 6-8 pm LMC Bertand in Niles
May 18--Homeschool Skate at USA Skate 1:00-3:00, $3/pp including skate rental
GENERAL INTEREST
G1) Art/Theater Camp
G1) Art/Theater Camp
This summer, from July 15th-20th, Lamplighter Ministries plans to host its second Lamplighter Guild for Creative Disciplines, a catalyst for collaboration, innovation, and compelling instruction between master teachers and apprentices. Students will choose to study either Dramatic or Visual Arts during this time, and each student will be challenged to cultivate a high level of excellence in order to uniquely reflect the image of God in his work and life. This event will be hosted at the world-renowned Mohonk Mountain House in New Paltz, NY.
Dramatic Arts students will learn script writing, sound design, music composition, directing, producing, and stage and voice acting from the creative minds and talents behind acclaimed radio theatre productions such as Adventures in Odyssey, Chronicles of Narnia, Les Miserables, and Left Behind.
Visual Arts students will interact with Mohonk's spectacular mountaintop in an unforgettable week of visual exploration and creative expression through plein air oil painting.
To learn more, visit www.lamplighterguild.com
MICHIANA EVENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
1) Homeschool Showcase!
2) Tiller's Plow Day--tomorrow!
3) Tiller's Classes
4) Homeschool Book Award Bookclub for Teens
5) Astro Fest--tonight and tomorrow!
6) Grace Homeschool Co-op Open House
7) Bethel College Encourages Kids to "Jump In" to Academic Camps
8) Bethel Art Professor Showcases First of Three Shows, "Cuba Inside/Out"
9) Homeschool Prom in the Detroit area
10) Join Cub Scouting location change
11) Volunteer opportunities
1) Homeschool Showcase!
Show off! Don't hide your light under a bushel. Share your accomplishments, interests, and talents with other homeschool families. Projects, science experiments, artwork, musical performances, skits, speeches, whatever it is, we want to give you a chance to share. The HUB's annual Homeschool Showcase will be held Thursday May 10th from 6-8 pm at Lake Michigan College's Bertrand campus in Niles. You do not need to be a member of the Homeschool HUB to participate. All homeschoolers are welcome. Contact Diane Day for info or to arrange for a display/performance/speech/skit, etc. 269-370-4589 or joharding_20@yahoo.com. Even if you don't want to share, come and see what others are doing--get inspired! Refreshments will be offered. Please bring your unwanted text books, campbell's soup labels and box tops to drop off the night of the Showcase, also. Clear some space for new stuff!
2) Tiller's Plow Day--tomorrow!
This Saturday will be an exciting day for Tillers. We are having our annual "Plow Day" Open House at the Cook's Mill Farm. We've been busy sprucing up the place, getting the oxen and horses in shape and recruiting our volunteers to put on demonstrations for everyone to see lots of woodworking, blacksmithing, chair caning, rope making and other activities. Come spend some time behind the plow, investigating the exhibits in the museum, check out the bee class going on as well. We will be open to the public from 1-4:00 pm. Come out and enjoy the fun!
For more info: www.tillersinternational.org
3) Tiller's Classes
There's been tremendous interest in our new cheesemaking class which concentrates on hard cheese- in fact, the first class (April 21) was full, the second hard cheese class (Sept 29!) just filled up, so we convinced the instructor, Gary Colles, aka "The Cheese Smith" to teach a third class on Saturday November 10, 2012. Look for it to go up on the website soon. The class is the same price as the other classes: $100 tuition plus $10 materials. Remember, you will need to bring a cheese press to class! Look below for more information on upcoming classes.
Soap Making - 164
Since 1955, Barbara Jenness has made soap using only natural colorants, essential oils, botanicals, and no synthetic ingredients. There are several choices of essential oils and additives to use in your special soap. You observe all steps of soap making and a few special techniques from an excellent teacher, before trying your own batch. Students work in pairs, but each leaves with his/her own soap, resting in its mold. An information packet contains recipes, sources, and information regarding ingredients. Product: soap.
Enrollment: 4 to 14 Minimum age: 12
a/ May 12 Sat 9:00 am-5:00 pm
Tuition: $90 Materials: $15
Cook's Mill, Scotts, MI with Barbara Jenness
Blacksmithing I - 310
www.tillersinternational.org/blacksmithing/classes_310_blacksmithingI.html
With John Sarge, Tim Carr, Herb Nehring, and guests
e/ May 19-20 Sat-Sun 9:00 am-5:00 pm (6 spots)
f/ June 6-7* Wed-Thurs 9:00 am-5:00 pm (11 spots)
Classes at Cook's Mill, Nehring Blacksmith Shop, Scotts, MI
Tuition: $165 Materials (including coal) $30
Blacksmithing II - 311
Build on skills learned in Blacksmithing I. Hands-on projects improve your hammer skills and add to your techniques. Make tools for your shop. Tool making gives more forge welding and tempering experience. Coaching speeds your progress. A great way to enjoy and refine your smithing skills.
Enrollment: 4 to 12 Minimum age: 15
With John Sarge, Tim Carr, Herb Nehring, and guests
a/ June 8-9 Fri-Sat 9:00 am-5:00 pm
Cook's Mill, Scotts, MI
Tuition: $165 Materials: $30 (includes coal)
Home Chicken Slaughtering - 171
With the increased interest in small scale chicken keeping, more people would like to relearn the skills related to home slaughtering of chickens. It is a skill which used to be had by many but for which instructors are now hard to find. Come to Tillers and learn with skilled staff how to humanely slaughter your home raised chickens. Product: One fresh chicken.
Enrollment: 6-15 Minimum age: 14
a/ June 9 Sat 9:00-5:00pm (10 spots)
Tuition: 85 Materials: $25
Cook's Mill, Scotts, MI
With Rob Burdick, Dulcy Perkins, and friends
Chicken Cooking - 170
Fewer people really know how to cook these days. The Sunday roast chicken dinner still exists but is often a roasted chicken from the store. People used to understand the need to use as much of an animal as possible. This class will teach you what you need to know! Learn how to truss a chicken for roasting, properly cut up a chicken and prepare a variety of dishes using the chicken, neck, skin, liver, kidney, heart, feet, and carcass- in other words, "Everything But the Beak" Product: One chicken to cut up and take home plus dinner of all the dishes prepared.
Enrollment: 4-12 Minimum age: 14
a/ June 10 Sun 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuition: $100 Materials: $30
Cook's Mill, Scotts, MI with Lori Evesque
Garden Wheelbarrow - 466
This wooden wheelbarrow is based on an historic model in the Abbey tool collection. It has a 4 spoke wooden wheel held together with a heat shrunk metal tire. Introductory wheelwrighting and woodworking skills are taught. Each student will build their own wheel and wheelbarrow. The sides of the wheelbarrow are removable so that long loads can be balanced across the frame. This very functional wheelbarrow will be great to use at a historical farm, re-enactment gathering, or in your own backyard garden.
Enrollment: 3 to 5 Minimum age: 14
a/ June 15-17 Fri-Sun 9:00 am-5:00 pm
Tuition: $200 Materials: Pine- $30 Oak- $50
Cook's Mill, Scotts, MI with Dave Kramer
For more info: www.tillersinternational.org
4) Homeschool Book Award Bookclub for Teens
A book club for homeschoolers age12 and up will be meeting in Dowagiac on Fridays (afternoon or evening). The exact time and the frequency of the meetings is flexible and depends on the participants. We will read and discuss the books The Candymakers by Wendy Mass, Selling Hope by Kristin O'Donnell Tubb, My Name is Mina by David Almond and Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick. We will be doing fun activities based on the books, too. These books are the current nominees for the 2nd Annual Homeschool Book Award. Any homeschool student or parent who has read all the books can vote on which one should win. (Younger kids may participate if parents wish and if they are mature enough.) Contact Andrea andreamom001@gmail.com if you are interested.
5) Astro Fest--tonight and tomorrow!
Astro Fest is a family event with displays and activities featuring the Transit of Venus and outstanding astronomy posters from NASA. Kennedy Planetarium is part of Kennedy Primary Academy at 609 N. Olive St., South Bend, IN 46628
04/27/12 Fri
Transit of Venus at Astro Fest
Hands-on activities to explain the meaning and importance of the Transit of Venus
6:30pm - 9:00pm
04/27/12 Fri
Visions of the Universe
Twelve incredible posters provided by the Space Telescope Science Institute.
6:30pm - 9:00pm
04/28/12 Sat
Astro Fest at Union Station
Astro Fest is a family event with displays and activities featuring the Transit of Venus and outstanding astronomy posters from NASA
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Here is the link for info on the many events: https://www.edline.net/pages/Kennedy_Primary_Academy/7653590895299047618
6) Grace Homeschool Co-op Open House
Grace Homeschool Co-op will hold an open house from 2-4 on May 16th at Lincoln Township library.
7) Bethel College Encourages Kids to "Jump In" to Academic Camps
Bethel will offer its fifth annual Academic Camps, which provide campers, from ages 7-17, with the opportunity to explore the vast world of academics. Taught by Bethel professors, along with students and staff, the camps will run during the months of June and July. The cost per camper is $125, with the exceptions of the ceramics and youth gospel choir camps.
Campers who successfully complete one week of camp will receive a $250 financial award toward Bethel College. This award is repeatable up to four times. Academic camps include:
Youth Gospel Choir with Zachary Gillis
June 11-15 Ages 8-14 9 a.m.-noon ($30)
Theatre with Deb Swerman
June 25-29 Ages 9-13 9 a.m.-noon ($125)
July 9-13 Ages 14-17 9 a.m.-noon ($125)
July 16-20 Ages 9-13 9 a.m.-noon ($125)
Ceramics with Suzanne Mauro
July 9-13, 17-18 Ages 7-11 9 a.m.-noon ($150)
July 9-13, 17-18 Ages 12-15 1-4 p.m. ($150)
July 20 Ages 7-15 Combined age group reception
Science Smackdown with Beth Kroa
July 9-13 Ages 11-15 9 a.m.-noon ($125)
Sports Communication with Theo Williams
July 16-20 Ages 11-15 9 a.m.-noon ($125)
Instrumental Ensemble with Vicky Warkentien
June 25-29 Ages 7-15 9 a.m.-noon ($125)
Water Bugs! with Kevin Drury, Ph.D.
June 25-29 Ages 10-14 9 a.m.-noon ($125, plus $25 fee)
Operation! With Steve Galat, M.D.
July 9-13 Ages 11-15 9 a.m.-noon ($125)
The registration deadline is two weeks prior to each camp. If space is available, late registrations will be accepted up to the first day of camp for an additional $10 fee.
For more information, visit www.BethelCollege.edu/Camps.
8) Bethel Art Professor Showcases First of Three Shows, "Cuba Inside/Out"
Bethel College's Chair of the Visual Arts Department Christopher Stackowicz will showcase his newest photography exhibition, entitled "Cuba Inside/Out," during an opening reception on Friday, April 27 from 6 to 9 p.m. The event will take place at LangLab, South Bend's newest gallery space, which is located at 1302 High Street. The exhibit will run April 27 to Aug. 1.
Featuring photography by Stackowicz and text by Yael Prizant, Ph.D., Notre Dame professor and writer, the exhibition will capture the daily drama and street theater which the two experienced during a recent trip to Cuba.
Prizant has been researching and writing about Cuban theatre since 2003. When she met Stackowicz, they realized his acumen for color and composition would dynamically represent the island, its art, its people and its complexities. In 2011, they went to Cuba together and took nearly 100,000 photos of Havana and Santiago de Cuba for Yael's forthcoming book, "Cuba Inside/Out: Theatre and Revolution in the Age of Globalization" (Southern Illinois University Press). The pair then divided the photos thematically, into what has become three distinct shows: on drama, tourism and revolution. The work depicts the drama of the street, as well as within Cuban theatres. The combination of excerpts from Prizant's book, quotes from recent Cuban plays, and Stackowicz's stunning photographs provoke a reconsideration of how lived experiences influence art.
"The photos are both insightful and stunningly beautiful, which I believe is the work of the place, not the artist. Each photo has the ability to convey layered messages, and the meanings seem to change as much as the richly saturated streetscape," says Stackowicz.
The exhibit is free, family-friendly and open to the public. For more information, contact Langlab.admin@gmail.com.
Biographies:
Christopher Stackowicz attended the University of Notre Dame where he received a B.F.A. degree in studio art with a minor in art history. He then received his M.F.A in installation and drawing from the State University of New York at Stony Brook, with a concurrent graduate certificate in cultural studies. He teaches several classes at Bethel including senior thesis, art history, painting, 2D design and color theory.
His artistic specialties are in painting and interactive panoramic photography. His primary area of research is creating interactive photographs and applications for display, research and as a vehicle for better understanding the site of antiquity. He has worked for the past 13 years as an editor, photographer, web designer and interactive media specialist for Dr. Robin Rhodes on his Greek Architecture at Corinth project. He has also worked on a variety of projects for the American School of Classical Studies in Athens as a conservation photographer and as the editor and coordinator for the upcoming Athenian Agora Site Guide iBook, the interactive panoramic photographer for the SHARP project at Korphos and for the Snite Museum.
As a painter, his work is owned by numerous collections and has been exhibited both nationally and internationally. He had and has participated in over 100 shows since his MFA in 2002. Stackowicz is very active in the local arts community, and his work can be seen all over town. He is currently working on the Marian devotional ceiling fresco at Queen of Peace in Osceola and the outdoor public mural at Bar Louie at University Park Mall in Mishawaka.
Yael Prizant is a dramaturg, translator, teacher and advocate for the arts. Her primary area of research is Cuban theatre since the fall of the Soviet Union, and she translates the work of Cuban playwright Abel González Melo. She studied dramaturgy at UMASS Amherst and worked as a literary manager in Los Angeles for many years. In 2007, she earned her Ph.D. at UCLA and currently works as an assistant professor at the University of Notre Dame. She is also a proud co-founder of Ultreia, Inc., a nonprofit organization that supports artistic and educational endeavors that serve the South Bend community.
9) Homeschool Prom in the Detroit area
See attached flyer or the links below for more info.
http://www.facebook.com/events/191136824323411/
http://homeschoolingindetroit.com/2012/03/26/the-second-annual-dancing-on-the-water-2012-prom-cruise/
10) Join Cub Scouting location change
Cub Scout Pack 723 invites you to a Join Scouting Night on May 3rd from 6:30 – 7:30 pm at
High Dive Park Pavilion*
500 E. Beardsley Ave.
Elkhart, IN 46514 (Between Main & Johnson St.)
Boys currently in Kindergarten to 4th grade, and a parent, are invited to come check out our Cub Scout Pack and see what Cub Scouts are all about. We are a fairly new pack representing boys from homeschools, private schools and public schools in the area. Come see what scouting is all about!
11) Volunteer Opportunities
A) Horse-lovers wanted
WHAT: Volunteer to be a Horse Leader for Therapeutic Riding Lessons
These volunteers lead horses during the riding lessons. Horse experience a must and additional training provided to meet the needs of each rider.
WHEN: Tuesdays at both 4 pm and 5:30 pm. Coming soon: Thursday classes
CONNECT: Go to www.volunteerswmi.org and log in as a volunteer and connect to: Therapeutic Equestrian Center and the volunteer option: Horse Leader
For more info on the organization: www.tecfarm.org
B) Another option - if horses are not your thing but Monday mornings are....
The Soup Kitchen in Benton Harbor has been blessed by a donation of bread from the Martin's supermarket in St. Joseph , at Cleveland and Hilltop Rd. What is needed is a volunteer willing to pick up the bread by 7 - 7:30 am on Monday mornings, after the staff has pulled the unsold items and drop it off after the Soup Kitchen opens for the day at 9 a.m., ideally before their lunch time rush starts about 10:30 am. If you would like to know more about this option or are willing to consider sharing this volunteer opportunity with another volunteer - let me know and we can discuss details. Thanks
Debra Panozzo
Adult and family volunteer coordinator
Volunteer Center of Southwest Michigan
269-983-0912 ext 13 St. Joseph
269-683-5464 Niles
www.volunteerswmi.org
"The Volunteer Center promotes, supports and connects volunteers working to build a strong, caring community."
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LINKS TO SHARE:
If you have a favorite link or website, please share.
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CLASSIFIEDS
HELP NEEDED
!!!Attention Benton Harbor Residents!!!
The Homeschool Hub is looking for a volunteer to place and monitor a textbook bin at the LMC Benton Harbor Campus from mid-April to end of semester. This person would be asked to place the bin with a sign advertising the "Donation of textbooks" near the bookstore and check the box for donations 1 time per week until the end the semester. At such time, gather the donated books and arrange pickup by a Homeschool Hub board member.
VIOLIN LESSONS
Stojanovic Academy of Music is now accepting violin students ages 3 and up. The program consists of weekly individual lessons and group classes. Mrs. Stojanovic has eleven years of teaching experience and holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Violin. She is currently finishing the final requirements for her Master of Music degree. If you are interested in violin lessons, please contact Mrs. Stojanovic at stojanovicviolin@gmail.com or call 208-290-8550.
Looking for a group? Join the HUB! We need you.
The HUB is a volunteer organization. Without the support and participation of homeschool families, we can't function effectively. There are several benefits of membership including a travel club and a resource library that includes things like books, games, laptops, video cameras and other items to borrow. Members receive first chance at events and classes when availability is limited. The cost of membership is only $24/year. Information about becoming a member is on the website at www.hshub.org
Have something for sale, free or trade? Advertise here! (Advertisements stay in for two weeks unless we work out something else in advance)
Homeschool groups are welcome to advertise their group, too. It's free!
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LETTING IT RIDE:
Amazon.com--Please come to www.hshub.org before you shop at Amazon. You can either shop the Associate Store listed in the Menu bar or click on the "Help the Homeschool HUB - Purchase at Amazon" link just below the Menu bar. By using this link to Amazon The Homeschool HUB will earn money through Amazon's Associates program on everything you purchase. So whenever you think "Amazon" please remember your purchase can help The Homeschool HUB.
The Homeschool HUB is collecting used textbooks. Contact Diane Day: joharding_20@yahoo.com or 269-445-1900.
The Homeschool HUB is continuing to collect Campbell Soup labels, Campbell's Chunky Soup labels, Campbell's Healthy Request labels, Campbell's Select harvest, Franco-American, Pepperidge Farm, Spaghettios, Swanson, V-8 Beverages, V-8 Fusion, Prego Italian Sauces and Campbell's Food Service. Give your labels to any board member or bring them to our homeschool functions.
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We are still accepting Boxtops for education labels. You can find these on many products.
Go to Boxtops for Education.org for more info, and then SAVE SAVE SAVE those labels. Each one nets 10 cents and every 10 cents adds up. You can give them to any HUB board director or bring them to any functions that we have. Thank-you!
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DISCLAIMERS:
While the Homeschool HUB believes that these events or opportunities may be of value to home educators, announcements do not constitute an endorsement by the Homeschool HUB, or its Board of Directors. It is the responsibility of individual parents to determine the appropriateness of any event or opportunity for their children.
Participation in any event is voluntary and the participant assumes complete responsibility and liability for themselves, their family, anyone accompanying them, and their personal property.
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