Homeschool HUB News Update--February 15
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!) Don't forget to do one of these if you change your email address!
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 (Check with those offering the program for cancellations or changes before you go.)
February 19--Homeschool Hangout. 2:00-3:30 p.m. at Clay Church Firehouse Youth Center on Cleveland Rd.
February 22--Bowling at Chippewa Bowl 10:00am-12:00pm. $1.50/pp per game
March 4--Club BLUE Martin's Cafe in Niles 7 pm
March 8--Homeschool Skate at USA Skate 1:00-3:00, $3/pp including skate rental
March 12--Homeschool HUB Board of Directors meeting, 7 pm Niles Police Complex
GENERAL INTEREST
G1) Free Online Seminar
G2) Scholarship Opportunity
G3) Free Lessons and Videos
G1) Free Online Seminar
As this new year gets underway, take advantage of terrific professional development opportunities to integrate the environment. To get started, Register for EE Week today and participate in the first EE Week Educator Webinar of 2013, Using Technology to Investigate the Outdoors on Thursday, February 28 at 7:00 p.m. ET
Explore how to use technology to engage students in investigative outdoor field experiences. Breanna Trygg, Environmental Education Program Coordinator at PEI will share how U.S. Fish and Wildlife biologists across the country employ technology tools in the field and will recommend technology resources for expanding student learning in outdoor field studies. Erica Baker, Educational Consultant with PEI, will highlight a variety of examples and case studies that illustrate how educators are using technology in the field to engage today's students.
We look forward to sharing a variety of resources, including additional webinars, focused on this year's Greening STEM theme, Taking Technology Outdoors. You can register at the site below. Last year's webinars are archived there as well.
For more info: http://eeweek.org/
G2) Scholarship Opportunity
Craig Tufts' Educational Scholarship Fund
Application deadline: March 29, 2013
The Craig Tufts Educational Scholarship Award is given to a young person between the ages of 8 and 18 to attend a week-long, summer outdoor educational adventure camp with a parent or guardian. The Fund provides travel, room and board and program fees for the award winner and an accompanying parent or guardian
For more info: http://www.nwf.org/What-We-Do/Kids-and-Nature/Programs/Craig-Tufts-Scholarship.aspx
G3) Free Lessons and Videos
The Birds-of-Paradise Project: a new website that uses high-definition video to explore the science of these exquisite birds. The site features 35 videos, expert narration by the project scientists, plus sounds, slideshows, and downloadable lessons for educators. We'll show you how the males create their jaw-dropping colors, shapes, and dances. And we'll show you why it's the subdued females that end up in the most powerful roles.
http://www.birdsofparadiseproject.org
MICHIANA EVENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
1) Bethel to Host "Life of the Mind" Colloquia Lecture Series
2) Children's Dance Workshop Performance
1) Bethel to Host "Life of the Mind" Colloquia Lecture Series
Bethel College and the BUILD (Bethel Undergraduate Intellectual Leadership Development) honors program is hosting a two-evening lecture series exploring the "Life of the Mind" on Feb. 27 and 28 beginning at 8 p.m. Mark Noll will speak the first evening in the Everest-Rohrer Chapel/Fine Arts Center — Auditorium, and Kyle Notch will be speaking the second evening in the Middleton Hall of Science — Octorium. The series is based on the intellectual and spiritual aspects of the mind and what it means to love the Lord with your mind based on Matthew 22:37.
Kyle Notch is a graduate of Wheaton College with a degree in biblical/theological studies. He lives in Milwaukee, Wis., and works as assistant coach at Elmbrook Church to encourage his students to become leaders through their actions and their studies. Notch is currently writing on the life of the mind, looking to give young adults applicable steps to be transformed through the engaging and renewing of the mind.
Mark A. Noll is a historian specializing in the history of Christianity in the United States. He holds the position of Francis A. McAnaney Professor of History at the University of Notre Dame. In 2005, Noll was named by Time Magazine as one of the 25 most influential evangelicals in America. His books include: "America's God: From Jonathan Edwards to Abraham Lincoln" and "God and Race in American Politics: A Short History and The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind," which has been widely recognized for making a strong appeal for a better approach to intellectual life among American evangelicals.
The lecture is free and open to the public. For more information contact James Stump, Ph.D., at StumpJ@BethelCollege.edu or 574.807.7125.
2) Children's Dance Workshop
The Children's Dance Workshop and Michiana Dance Ensemble, under the direction of Bonnie Boilini Baxter, is delighted to announce the Spring Performance of Where the Wild Things Are and the native American Legend, The Star Maiden, on April 19, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. at O'Laughlin Auditorium on the campus of Saint Mary's College in Notre Dame, Indiana. The show will be approximately 50 minutes in length. There is no admission charge.
The Children's Dance Workshop's vision is to enrich young children through dance and movement at an early age and this is a special performance by children for children. We are pleased to offer to a select number of schools this unique opportunity to attend a special daytime performance for preschool students through second grade. This invitation is being extended to you and it is our hope that you will take advantage of this offer to attend.
Space is limited, so please reserve your seats early by contacting The Children's Dance Workshop. You may email bonnie@childrensdance workshop.org or calling our studio at (574) 277-0744. We look forward to seeing you and your students at the performance!
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LINKS TO SHARE:
If you have a favorite link, please share!
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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
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 Andrea Bikfalvy homeschoolhub@yahoo.com or 269-240-6094
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 member 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!) Don't forget to do one of these if you change your email address!
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 (Check with those offering the program for cancellations or changes before you go.)
February 19--Homeschool Hangout. 2:00-3:30 p.m. at Clay Church Firehouse Youth Center on Cleveland Rd.
February 22--Bowling at Chippewa Bowl 10:00am-12:00pm. $1.50/pp per game
March 4--Club BLUE Martin's Cafe in Niles 7 pm
March 8--Homeschool Skate at USA Skate 1:00-3:00, $3/pp including skate rental
March 12--Homeschool HUB Board of Directors meeting, 7 pm Niles Police Complex
GENERAL INTEREST
G1) Free Online Seminar
G2) Scholarship Opportunity
G3) Free Lessons and Videos
G1) Free Online Seminar
As this new year gets underway, take advantage of terrific professional development opportunities to integrate the environment. To get started, Register for EE Week today and participate in the first EE Week Educator Webinar of 2013, Using Technology to Investigate the Outdoors on Thursday, February 28 at 7:00 p.m. ET
Explore how to use technology to engage students in investigative outdoor field experiences. Breanna Trygg, Environmental Education Program Coordinator at PEI will share how U.S. Fish and Wildlife biologists across the country employ technology tools in the field and will recommend technology resources for expanding student learning in outdoor field studies. Erica Baker, Educational Consultant with PEI, will highlight a variety of examples and case studies that illustrate how educators are using technology in the field to engage today's students.
We look forward to sharing a variety of resources, including additional webinars, focused on this year's Greening STEM theme, Taking Technology Outdoors. You can register at the site below. Last year's webinars are archived there as well.
For more info: http://eeweek.org/
G2) Scholarship Opportunity
Craig Tufts' Educational Scholarship Fund
Application deadline: March 29, 2013
The Craig Tufts Educational Scholarship Award is given to a young person between the ages of 8 and 18 to attend a week-long, summer outdoor educational adventure camp with a parent or guardian. The Fund provides travel, room and board and program fees for the award winner and an accompanying parent or guardian
For more info: http://www.nwf.org/What-We-Do/Kids-and-Nature/Programs/Craig-Tufts-Scholarship.aspx
G3) Free Lessons and Videos
The Birds-of-Paradise Project: a new website that uses high-definition video to explore the science of these exquisite birds. The site features 35 videos, expert narration by the project scientists, plus sounds, slideshows, and downloadable lessons for educators. We'll show you how the males create their jaw-dropping colors, shapes, and dances. And we'll show you why it's the subdued females that end up in the most powerful roles.
http://www.birdsofparadiseproject.org
MICHIANA EVENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
1) Bethel to Host "Life of the Mind" Colloquia Lecture Series
2) Children's Dance Workshop Performance
1) Bethel to Host "Life of the Mind" Colloquia Lecture Series
Bethel College and the BUILD (Bethel Undergraduate Intellectual Leadership Development) honors program is hosting a two-evening lecture series exploring the "Life of the Mind" on Feb. 27 and 28 beginning at 8 p.m. Mark Noll will speak the first evening in the Everest-Rohrer Chapel/Fine Arts Center — Auditorium, and Kyle Notch will be speaking the second evening in the Middleton Hall of Science — Octorium. The series is based on the intellectual and spiritual aspects of the mind and what it means to love the Lord with your mind based on Matthew 22:37.
Kyle Notch is a graduate of Wheaton College with a degree in biblical/theological studies. He lives in Milwaukee, Wis., and works as assistant coach at Elmbrook Church to encourage his students to become leaders through their actions and their studies. Notch is currently writing on the life of the mind, looking to give young adults applicable steps to be transformed through the engaging and renewing of the mind.
Mark A. Noll is a historian specializing in the history of Christianity in the United States. He holds the position of Francis A. McAnaney Professor of History at the University of Notre Dame. In 2005, Noll was named by Time Magazine as one of the 25 most influential evangelicals in America. His books include: "America's God: From Jonathan Edwards to Abraham Lincoln" and "God and Race in American Politics: A Short History and The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind," which has been widely recognized for making a strong appeal for a better approach to intellectual life among American evangelicals.
The lecture is free and open to the public. For more information contact James Stump, Ph.D., at StumpJ@BethelCollege.edu or 574.807.7125.
2) Children's Dance Workshop
The Children's Dance Workshop and Michiana Dance Ensemble, under the direction of Bonnie Boilini Baxter, is delighted to announce the Spring Performance of Where the Wild Things Are and the native American Legend, The Star Maiden, on April 19, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. at O'Laughlin Auditorium on the campus of Saint Mary's College in Notre Dame, Indiana. The show will be approximately 50 minutes in length. There is no admission charge.
The Children's Dance Workshop's vision is to enrich young children through dance and movement at an early age and this is a special performance by children for children. We are pleased to offer to a select number of schools this unique opportunity to attend a special daytime performance for preschool students through second grade. This invitation is being extended to you and it is our hope that you will take advantage of this offer to attend.
Space is limited, so please reserve your seats early by contacting The Children's Dance Workshop. You may email bonnie@childrensdance workshop.org or calling our studio at (574) 277-0744. We look forward to seeing you and your students at the performance!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
LINKS TO SHARE:
If you have a favorite link, please share!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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
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!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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 Andrea Bikfalvy homeschoolhub@yahoo.com or 269-240-6094
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 member or bring them to any functions that we have. Thank-you!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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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