Homeschool HUB News Update--October 5
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.
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ON THE CALENDAR:
Details for the following events are on the calendar at: www.calendar.yahoo.com/homeschoolhub (Check with those offering the program for cancellations or changes before you go.)
October 12--Bowling at Chippewa Bowl 10:00am-12:00pm. $1.50/pp per game
October 16--Homeschool Hangout. 2:00-3:30 p.m. at Clay Church Firehouse Youth Center on Cleveland Rd.
October 16--Homeschool HUB Board of Directors meeting
October 19--Homeschool Skate at USA Skate 1:00-3:00, $3/pp including skate rental
November 5--Club BLUE Martin's Cafe in Niles 7 pm
GENERAL INTEREST
G1) Online Creation vs. Evolution Course
G2) Research Paper Contest
G1) Online Creation vs. Evolution Course
Discover Reasons To Believe's unique testable creation model approach to resolving disputes over the creation/evolution debate in this 8-week online course. This intensive 8-week online course helps students learn how to use RTB's testable creation model approach to challenge the evolutionary paradigm and resolve debates about the origin of life, the fossil record, and the origin of humanity. All Reasons Institute courses are taken exclusively over the Internet. Students can access the lesson materials from the comfort of their own home computer any time, day or night.
This course begins Monday, October 15, 2012. Visit the course registration page for enrollment information. http://shop.reasons.org/Creation-vs-Evolution-Course-Registration-p/ri0404.htm
Tuition: $150 registration fee + materials
Questions? Contact us at (800) 482-7836 or via email at learning@reasons.org
G2) Research Paper Contest
For Students Age 11-18 (as of November 14, 2012)
(student's age will be considered in judging - any homeschooled student in this age range may participate in this contest - you do not have to be a Landry Academy student)
Your Research Paper Should Directly or Indirectly Answer the Question:
How Does Human Anatomy and/or Physiology
Support the Biblical Account of the Creation of Humans?
1st Place Prize: 15 inch Laptop Computer
2nd Place Prize: 13 inch Laptop Computer
3rd Place Prize: $100 Online Bookstore Gift Card
4th - 10th Place Prizes: $25 Online Bookstore Gift Card
More info: http://www.landryacademy.com/contest.htm
MICHIANA EVENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
1) Spelling Bee
2) Unschoolers' Waterpark Gathering
3) Volunteer Opportunity
1) Spelling Bee
Get ready for the Spelling Bee! The Homeschool Hub is once again sponsoring the Scripps Cloverleaf Spelling Bee. Please email Diane Day if you would like to get a copy of the words that will be used this year. There is no obligation to participate. Participation enrollment fee will be $15 per speller and there are lots of prizes for spelling accomplishments even starting at the school level! This is a great way to build spelling skills while experiencing some healthy competition.
Email me today with questions or to receive the word lists!
Diane Day
Joharding_20@yahoo.com
2) Unschoolers' Waterpark Gathering
February 3-8, 2013 at the Kalahari Indoor Waterpark Resort, Sandusky, OH
The theme for the 2013 Unschooler's Waterpark Gathering is Have Fun, Learn Stuff, Grow! The purpose of the Unschoolers' Waterpark Gathering is to facilitate and to inspire a sense of unity, connection and community in an environment that is safe, nurturing and fun. Early Registration is just $35 per family for the week (through October 31). The waterpark hotel also offers a great deal on the rooms. This cold be a fun family vacation with other homeschoolers--at a great price.
Ohio's Kalahari Waterpark Resort, in Sandusky, is the largest indoor waterpark in the USA and is Ohio's largest private convention center. The resort has over 880 rooms (Ohio's largest hotel), 4 restaurants, a night club, a full service spa, gift shops, a large game room, putt-putt, and more. The indoor waterpark includes everything from lazy river rides and several wave pools, to giant water slides and a thrilling water coaster.
For more info:
www.unschoolerswaterparkgathering.com
https://www.facebook.com/groups/uwginfo/ and
https://www.facebook.com/UnschoolersWaterparkGathering
If interested in carpooling or sharing a room, contact Andrea andreamom001@gmail.com
3) Volunteer Opportunity
Day of Action for Seniors
Look to United Way of Southwest Michigan as we make a difference in the lives of Senior Citizens in Berrien & Cass Counties! On November 1, teams of volunteers will go to homes of senior citizens throughout Berrien and Cass Counties to rake leaves, clean gutters and weatherize windows. Go here to volunteer: http://www.uwsm.org/srdayvolunteer
Debra Panozzo
Adult and family volunteer coordinator
Volunteer Southwest Michigan
269-983-0912 ext 13
www.volunteerswmi.org
Volunteering made easy!
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LINKS TO SHARE:
Send us your favorite link!
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CLASSIFIEDS
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 resource library that includes things like 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
SELLING POPCORN AND BATTERIES!!
Want to support a local Scout? Need some batteries (who doesn't)? Want some yummy popcorn? Contact Nathan at andreamom001@gmail.com for delivery in Dowagiac, Cassopolis, Berrien Springs, Decatur, or Niles, possibly South Bend, too. If you live elsewhere, we can arrange to meet you in one of the mentioned places.
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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