Homeschool HUB News Update--September 6
Homeschool HUB phone: 269-240-6094
email: homeschoolhub@yahoo.com website: www.hshub.org facebook: www.facebook.com/HomeschoolHub
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.)
Tuesday, September 10--Homeschool Beach Day at Fuller's Resort, 1.50 per person
Homeschool HUB phone: 269-240-6094
email: homeschoolhub@yahoo.com website: www.hshub.org facebook: www.facebook.com/HomeschoolHub
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.)
Tuesday, September 10--Homeschool Beach Day at Fuller's Resort, 1.50 per person
Thursday, September 12--Homeschool HUB Board of Directors Meeting (Please call for location if you want to attend)
GENERAL INTEREST
G1) SAT/ACT Prep
G2) Online Homeschool Articles
G1) SAT/ACT Prep
eKnowledge offers a prep program for the SAT or ACT for $199-$249. You can get a donated program for free, but you do have to pay the shipping costs and a student fee--totals $17.55 (or more if you choose faster shipping). It it licensed for you to use for a year. If you order the "cloud" version that is all online, the fee is $19.99. There is also a "premium" version that comes with more materials (workbooks and more practice, some tips, etc.) that is usually $249-$349 that you can get for $50 plus the student fee/shipping.
More info:
Order donated programs:
www.eKnowledge.com/HSLDA
951-256-4076
G2) Online homeschool articles
Here's a link to some interesting and helpful homeschool articles like
Should You Give Your Teen a Credit Card?
How to Homeschool – Part 1: Plan
Please Excoriate My Dear Aunt Sally
Phonics Games for Kids - Helping Your Child Learn to Read
Why strengthen the link between right and left hemispheres?
http://www.homeeddirectory.com/node/2590#article-4
MICHIANA EVENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
1) Homeschool Ice Hockey
2) Women's Expo
3) Free lecture at Bethel College
4) Maker Faire in Fort Wayne, IN
5) Bethel Hosts Free College Fair
6) Halloween at Chapin Mansion
7) Suicide Prevention Training
1) Homeschool Ice Hockey
Homeschool Ice Hockey
Fridays, September 6, 20, October 4, 18, November 1, 15, and December 6
The next session of ice hockey will start on Friday, Sep-tember 6, from 10:00 a.m. to noon. Boys and girls ages 5 and up are welcome to play. No previous experience is needed. We'll meet every 1st and 3rd Friday of the month (except December). We play at the Ice Box, 1421 S. Walnut St., South Bend. Cost for the seven dates is $50 per child.
General equipment needed:
· hockey skates
· helmet with full face mask
· knee pads
· gloves
· stick
Optional:
· hockey pants
· sweats or hockey socks to cover knee pads
· elbow pads
· shoulder pads
Some good sources of used equipment are Craigslist South Bend, eBay, and Play it Again Sports in Goshen. For questions or more information on equipment, contact Roger Thomas at 287-4716 or rogerthoma-sin@comcast.net.
2) Women's Expo
Saturday Nov 16 9 am-6 pm in Mishawaka, The Ultimate Ladies Day Out Celebration will be held.
For more info: http://expoforwomenladiesdayout.weebly.com/
3) Free lecture at Bethel College
Arthur Brooks, Ph.D., to Speak on "The Secret to Happiness"
The Bethel College business department will host guest lecturer Arthur Brooks, Ph.D., president of the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) and author of 10 books, including his most recent publication, "The Road to Freedom." Brooks will speak on "The Secret to Happiness" on Thursday, Sept. 12 at 5:15 p.m. in the Middleton Hall of Science – Octorium.
The work of Brooks and AEI are familiar to Bethel students. This summer four students traveled with Associate Professor of Economics Aaron Schavey, Ph.D., to Washington, D.C. to participate in AEI's Values and Capitalism Summer Conference. They joined 80 other students and professors and explored topics including faith in the public square, helping the poor and the changing structure of American culture and society.
Thursday's event is part of the "Faith & Flourishing" lecture series sponsored by the Bethel College business department, designed to challenge students to look beyond the classroom and apply their education to real-world issues. Additional events for this year include the "Repair. Rebuild. Restore." conference to be held on Oct. 2 and 3 and a spring lecture on economic growth. All events are free and open to the public.
For more information about any of the "Faith & Flourishing" events, contact Schavey at 574.807.7177 or schavea@BethelCollege.edu. For more information about Brooks and his publications, visit ArthurBrooks.AEI.org.
4) Maker Faire in Fort Wayne, IN
Did you know there is an incredible opportunity for your child to explore STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) concepts with real, live engineers, programmers, tinkerers, and mechanical artists of all kinds, right here in Fort Wayne? In fact, we add an "A" for "Art" and are full STEAM ahead!
The third annual Fort Wayne Regional Maker Faire will be take place on September 14 &15, 2013 at Headwaters Park East Lincoln Pavilion. This event is a fundraiser for TekVenture, a public art and technology lab being built near downtown Fort Wayne.
The Fort Wayne Maker Faire is a family-friendly event to MAKE, create, learn, invent, CRAFT, recycle, think, play and be inspired by celebrating arts, crafts, engineering, food, music, science and technology. Your children could interact with, question, and build:
ROCKETS & ROBOTS • DIY SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY • ARTS & CRAFTS • BICYCLES • ELECTRONICS • ARTISAN FOODS • URBAN FARMING • SUSTAINABLE LIVING • WOODWORKING • CIRCUIT BOARDS • RACING • ALTERNATIVE ENERGY VEHICLES • FIRE ARTS • LIVE MUSIC • ART CARS • TESLA COILS • ARDUINO & KITS • AND SO MUCH MORE!
Meet "our" Makers, create a Make & Take, learn something new, ride a few unexpected rides and maybe see a little fire! We even have homeschoolers from Michigan who will be selling their wares.
Purchase tickets in advance on-line at makerfairefortwayne.eventbrite.com or at the door. You can save with a weekend pass if planning to attend both days.
We would love to see you at the Faire!
The Maker Faire Production Team
www.makerfairefortwayne.com
5) Bethel Hosts Free College Fair
Bethel College will host more than 35 Christian colleges for the annual South Bend/Mishawaka Christian College Fair on Monday, Sept. 30 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. in the Wiekamp Athletic Center. High school, junior high, junior college students and parents are encouraged to attend.
Christian college representatives will be available to answer questions and discuss options for those interested in a four-year institution. Financial aid seminars will also be conducted on how a college education can be affordable. The free event is sponsored by the North American Coalition of Christian Admissions Professionals.
For more information or for a list of colleges attending, please visit MyBluePrintStory.com or call 574.807.7600.
6) Halloween at Chapin Mansion
Hello!
Please see the attached flyer for more info on an exciting family event that will be held at the Chapin Mansion. For the first time ever we will be celebrating Halloween at the Chapin Mansion, October 19th from 11am to 2pm. We are asking everyone to bring a pumpkin they carved or decorated (real pumpkins, please) and we will use them to help decorate the mansion. At 1:30 p.m. we will judge the pumpkins and award prizes (everyone wins something). See the flyer for more details.
This is a fundraiser for the mansion. Admission is $5.00 for adults and $3.00 for students.
I hope you will join us!
Carol Bainbridge, Director
Fort St. Joseph Museum
508 E. Main St.
Niles, MI 49120
269-683-4700, ext. 4010
cbainbridge@nilesmi.org
7) Suicide Prevention Training
ASIST Training (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training)
A two-day intensive, interactive and practice-dominated course designed to help recognize and review risk, and intervene to prevent the immediate risk of suicide. To participate in this training you must be at least 16 years old.
Date:Tuesday, September 17 & Wednesday, September 18, 2013
Time: 9:30 am - 5:30 pm
Registration begins at 9:15 am
Cost: $145
*Registration fee includes lunch on both days
Location: Lake County Public Library,
1919 West 81st Avenue Merrillville, IN 46410
(lower level meeting rooms)
ASIST prepares you to provide suicide first aid interventions. As ASIST-trained first aid intervention mediator, you will be better able to:
Identify people who have thoughts of suicide
Understand how your beliefs and attitudes can affect suicide interventions
Seek a shared understanding of the reasons for thoughts of suicide and the reasons for living
Review current risk and develop a plan to increase safety from suicidal behavior for an agreed amount of time
Follow-up on all safety commitments, accessing further help as needed.
Trainers are certified by Living Works, Inc.(www.livingworks. net/programs/asist) as accomplished practitioners in suicide prevention, intervention and postvention.
Click here to register online: http://www.pathblazer.org/asist.php
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LINKS TO SHARE:
Share your favorites with homeschoolhub@yahoo.com
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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!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
LETTING IT RIDE:
Like us on facebook for discussions, announcements, questions, and support: https://www.facebook.com/HomeschoolHub
Join our yahoo group for discussions, announcements, questions, and support: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/homeschoolhub/
Check out our website for info (refer your friends, too, if you like!): http://www.hshub.org/
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 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.
GENERAL INTEREST
G1) SAT/ACT Prep
G2) Online Homeschool Articles
G1) SAT/ACT Prep
eKnowledge offers a prep program for the SAT or ACT for $199-$249. You can get a donated program for free, but you do have to pay the shipping costs and a student fee--totals $17.55 (or more if you choose faster shipping). It it licensed for you to use for a year. If you order the "cloud" version that is all online, the fee is $19.99. There is also a "premium" version that comes with more materials (workbooks and more practice, some tips, etc.) that is usually $249-$349 that you can get for $50 plus the student fee/shipping.
More info:
Order donated programs:
www.eKnowledge.com/HSLDA
951-256-4076
G2) Online homeschool articles
Here's a link to some interesting and helpful homeschool articles like
Should You Give Your Teen a Credit Card?
How to Homeschool – Part 1: Plan
Please Excoriate My Dear Aunt Sally
Phonics Games for Kids - Helping Your Child Learn to Read
Why strengthen the link between right and left hemispheres?
http://www.homeeddirectory.com/node/2590#article-4
MICHIANA EVENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
1) Homeschool Ice Hockey
2) Women's Expo
3) Free lecture at Bethel College
4) Maker Faire in Fort Wayne, IN
5) Bethel Hosts Free College Fair
6) Halloween at Chapin Mansion
7) Suicide Prevention Training
1) Homeschool Ice Hockey
Homeschool Ice Hockey
Fridays, September 6, 20, October 4, 18, November 1, 15, and December 6
The next session of ice hockey will start on Friday, Sep-tember 6, from 10:00 a.m. to noon. Boys and girls ages 5 and up are welcome to play. No previous experience is needed. We'll meet every 1st and 3rd Friday of the month (except December). We play at the Ice Box, 1421 S. Walnut St., South Bend. Cost for the seven dates is $50 per child.
General equipment needed:
· hockey skates
· helmet with full face mask
· knee pads
· gloves
· stick
Optional:
· hockey pants
· sweats or hockey socks to cover knee pads
· elbow pads
· shoulder pads
Some good sources of used equipment are Craigslist South Bend, eBay, and Play it Again Sports in Goshen. For questions or more information on equipment, contact Roger Thomas at 287-4716 or rogerthoma-sin@comcast.net.
2) Women's Expo
Saturday Nov 16 9 am-6 pm in Mishawaka, The Ultimate Ladies Day Out Celebration will be held.
For more info: http://expoforwomenladiesdayout.weebly.com/
3) Free lecture at Bethel College
Arthur Brooks, Ph.D., to Speak on "The Secret to Happiness"
The Bethel College business department will host guest lecturer Arthur Brooks, Ph.D., president of the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) and author of 10 books, including his most recent publication, "The Road to Freedom." Brooks will speak on "The Secret to Happiness" on Thursday, Sept. 12 at 5:15 p.m. in the Middleton Hall of Science – Octorium.
The work of Brooks and AEI are familiar to Bethel students. This summer four students traveled with Associate Professor of Economics Aaron Schavey, Ph.D., to Washington, D.C. to participate in AEI's Values and Capitalism Summer Conference. They joined 80 other students and professors and explored topics including faith in the public square, helping the poor and the changing structure of American culture and society.
Thursday's event is part of the "Faith & Flourishing" lecture series sponsored by the Bethel College business department, designed to challenge students to look beyond the classroom and apply their education to real-world issues. Additional events for this year include the "Repair. Rebuild. Restore." conference to be held on Oct. 2 and 3 and a spring lecture on economic growth. All events are free and open to the public.
For more information about any of the "Faith & Flourishing" events, contact Schavey at 574.807.7177 or schavea@BethelCollege.edu. For more information about Brooks and his publications, visit ArthurBrooks.AEI.org.
4) Maker Faire in Fort Wayne, IN
Did you know there is an incredible opportunity for your child to explore STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) concepts with real, live engineers, programmers, tinkerers, and mechanical artists of all kinds, right here in Fort Wayne? In fact, we add an "A" for "Art" and are full STEAM ahead!
The third annual Fort Wayne Regional Maker Faire will be take place on September 14 &15, 2013 at Headwaters Park East Lincoln Pavilion. This event is a fundraiser for TekVenture, a public art and technology lab being built near downtown Fort Wayne.
The Fort Wayne Maker Faire is a family-friendly event to MAKE, create, learn, invent, CRAFT, recycle, think, play and be inspired by celebrating arts, crafts, engineering, food, music, science and technology. Your children could interact with, question, and build:
ROCKETS & ROBOTS • DIY SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY • ARTS & CRAFTS • BICYCLES • ELECTRONICS • ARTISAN FOODS • URBAN FARMING • SUSTAINABLE LIVING • WOODWORKING • CIRCUIT BOARDS • RACING • ALTERNATIVE ENERGY VEHICLES • FIRE ARTS • LIVE MUSIC • ART CARS • TESLA COILS • ARDUINO & KITS • AND SO MUCH MORE!
Meet "our" Makers, create a Make & Take, learn something new, ride a few unexpected rides and maybe see a little fire! We even have homeschoolers from Michigan who will be selling their wares.
Purchase tickets in advance on-line at makerfairefortwayne.eventbrite.com or at the door. You can save with a weekend pass if planning to attend both days.
We would love to see you at the Faire!
The Maker Faire Production Team
www.makerfairefortwayne.com
5) Bethel Hosts Free College Fair
Bethel College will host more than 35 Christian colleges for the annual South Bend/Mishawaka Christian College Fair on Monday, Sept. 30 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. in the Wiekamp Athletic Center. High school, junior high, junior college students and parents are encouraged to attend.
Christian college representatives will be available to answer questions and discuss options for those interested in a four-year institution. Financial aid seminars will also be conducted on how a college education can be affordable. The free event is sponsored by the North American Coalition of Christian Admissions Professionals.
For more information or for a list of colleges attending, please visit MyBluePrintStory.com or call 574.807.7600.
6) Halloween at Chapin Mansion
Hello!
Please see the attached flyer for more info on an exciting family event that will be held at the Chapin Mansion. For the first time ever we will be celebrating Halloween at the Chapin Mansion, October 19th from 11am to 2pm. We are asking everyone to bring a pumpkin they carved or decorated (real pumpkins, please) and we will use them to help decorate the mansion. At 1:30 p.m. we will judge the pumpkins and award prizes (everyone wins something). See the flyer for more details.
This is a fundraiser for the mansion. Admission is $5.00 for adults and $3.00 for students.
I hope you will join us!
Carol Bainbridge, Director
Fort St. Joseph Museum
508 E. Main St.
Niles, MI 49120
269-683-4700, ext. 4010
cbainbridge@nilesmi.org
7) Suicide Prevention Training
ASIST Training (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training)
A two-day intensive, interactive and practice-dominated course designed to help recognize and review risk, and intervene to prevent the immediate risk of suicide. To participate in this training you must be at least 16 years old.
Date:Tuesday, September 17 & Wednesday, September 18, 2013
Time: 9:30 am - 5:30 pm
Registration begins at 9:15 am
Cost: $145
*Registration fee includes lunch on both days
Location: Lake County Public Library,
1919 West 81st Avenue Merrillville, IN 46410
(lower level meeting rooms)
ASIST prepares you to provide suicide first aid interventions. As ASIST-trained first aid intervention mediator, you will be better able to:
Identify people who have thoughts of suicide
Understand how your beliefs and attitudes can affect suicide interventions
Seek a shared understanding of the reasons for thoughts of suicide and the reasons for living
Review current risk and develop a plan to increase safety from suicidal behavior for an agreed amount of time
Follow-up on all safety commitments, accessing further help as needed.
Trainers are certified by Living Works, Inc.(www.livingworks. net/programs/asist) as accomplished practitioners in suicide prevention, intervention and postvention.
Click here to register online: http://www.pathblazer.org/asist.php
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
LINKS TO SHARE:
Share your favorites with homeschoolhub@yahoo.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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:
Like us on facebook for discussions, announcements, questions, and support: https://www.facebook.com/HomeschoolHub
Join our yahoo group for discussions, announcements, questions, and support: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/homeschoolhub/
Check out our website for info (refer your friends, too, if you like!): http://www.hshub.org/
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 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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