Blount Home Education Association
• Aug. 8, 2007 - Scouting in BHEA
American Heritage Girls Troop 131
AHG will be having a Parents' Meeting and Ice Cream Social on Thursday, August 23, 7 p.m. at New Providence Presbyterian Church (please note this is NOT our usual meeting location). This is for any NEW members, any OLD members, and anyone INTERESTED in joining American Heritage Girls!
Girls in grades K-12 are welcome to join. AHG meetings are on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month at 3:30-5 p.m. (Cub Scouts runs at the same time, so families can have one stop for both boys and girls!) Come hear what AHG is all about! We currently have about 75 girls in grades K-11 (all but a couple are in BHEA). We will have registration forms available for new members.
For those of you new to BHEA, AHG is a Christian alternative to scouting. AHG was founded in Cincinnati in 1995, and our troop (the first in Tennessee) has been in existence since 2003. For more information, please visit the website.
We'll start with the parents' meeting at 7 and we'll provide childcare on the playground. After the meeting we'll all have ice cream together. AHG families, please bring a favorite ice-cream TOPPING to share. The troop will provide the ice cream.
Questions?
Sarah Small, shc.small@gmail.com
Caroline Milne, milnec@bellsouth.net
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Cub Scout Pack 442
BHEA's Pack 442 is going to have a Parent Meeting/Ice Cream Social on August 28 at a location to be announced.
Each family should bring their favorite flavor of ice cream, one topping, and a drink. Utensils, bowls and cups will be provided. We would love to have some Homemade ice cream as well!
The purposes of this meeting include:
1. Meet other cub scouts and parents.
2. Register and pay the yearly $10 fee for cub scouts if this has not already been done.
3. Give you an idea of how Cub Scouts works, who your son's leaders will be, and what your role as a parent will be.
4. Plan Cub activities for the year and help you see how you can use your talents to help the Pack do those activities. For example, wood working, organizational skills, hiking or outdoor interests.
Both parents are encouraged to attend. If you are a family that has been in scouting for several years, please come and plan for one of you to help with childcare after the ice cream-eating part of the meeting is over. We would like for several parents and Boy Scouts to play games with the kids and/or supervise them on the playground, so that the other parents can attend the meeting.
We look forward to seeing you on the 28th!
Pack Committee
For more information, contact Sharon Wall, Pack Committee Chair, at sonzmom@yahoo.com.
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Boy Scout Troop 442
BHEA also charters Boy Scout Troop 442, which meets the 2nd and 4th Fridays of each month at the home of Bill and Lori Wade. Boy Scouts is for boys ages 11 or 6th grade and up. Boys do not have to be former Cub Scouts in order to join Boy Scouts (but they do need to be BHEA members)! Troop activities include monthly meetings and lots of outdoor activities. For more information on joining 442, please contact Scoutmaster Bill Wade at bsatroop442@gmail.com. Four Scouts from Troop 442 have earned their Eagle rank in this past year and a half!
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• Jul. 17, 2007 - Getting Started in Homeschooling Seminars
If you are a new homeschooler, Smoky Mountain Home Education Association (SMHEA), in conjunction with BHEA, will be providing a Getting Started in Homeschooling seminar in August. This will be much like BHEA's Homeschooling 101 that we provide each spring, but we thought it would be beneficial for SMHEA to present a similar seminar again in August for brand-new homeschoolers and those unable to attend our spring 101.
The meeting will cover such topics as how to get started in home education, getting organized, basic information on Tennessee home education law, home school registration, choosing curriculum and
homeschooling high school students.
If you'd like to attend, please send an email to Sarah Small at shc.small@gmail.com or president@smhea.org to confirm a spot and to help us know how many materials to prepare. The seminar will be on August 20 , 6:30-8:30 at the Blount County library in Dorothy Herron Meeting Room A. This meeting is free and open to anyone; you don't have to be a BHEA or SMHEA member. SMHEA is doing three other seminars, too, in case you have friends in these areas:
Sevierville
August 6, 6:30-9:00PM
Victory Baptist Church
1435 Cherokee Drive
Sevierville, TN 37862
$5 materials fee
Email -geanine@genesisexcavators.com
West Knoxville
August 7, 6:30-9:00PM
Fireside Room, Two Rivers Church
701 Harrison Lane
Lenoir City, TN 37772
(Kingston Pike just West of Watt Road)
$5 materials fee
president@smhea.org
North Knoxville
August 13, 6:30-9:00PM
Wesley Hall, Christ United Methodist Church
7535 Maynardville Hwy
Knoxville, TN 37938
$5 materials fee
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• Jun. 8, 2007 - SMHEA Resource Fair, June 29-30
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June 29-30, Fri. 10:00AM-7:00PM Sat. 9:00AM-4:00PM
Farragut Middle School
200 West End Ave, Farragut, TN 37922
Admission:
SMHEA Member - $5/family/both days
Non-Member - $20/family/both days |
Fair Details at SMHEA.org.
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• Apr. 5, 2007 - BHEA's Annual Homeschooling 101
When: Saturday, April 14, 12-2 p.m.
Where: Blount County Public Library's Dorothy Herron Rooms
What: This free program will present the basics of home education, including getting started, registering, choosing curriculum, socialization concerns, and much more. Curriculum tables will also be set up so that participants can examine various types of curricula. This seminar is free and open to the public.
BHEA MEMBERS:
We still need members to help by providing "Curriculum Share" tables. This is a popular part of Homeschooling 101, as it gives new and current homeschoolers a chance to get a hands-on look at various curricula. Parents will often just want to see a particular book, or they may have questions to ask about how you incorporate a text into your schedule.
All you need to do is bring a selection of your favorite homeschooling materials to set up on a table and be willing to answers questions. You won't be giving a speech; it's a very casual "browsing" environment. It doesn't matter whether you use a textbook approach or are completely eclectic; we need a variety of tables to assure people that there are a variety of approaches to homeschooling. The Show-and-Tell session will begin about 1 p.m. and will end promptly at 2 p.m.
Be sure to tell any friends who are considering homeschooling about Homeschooling 101. This is a valuable introduction to homeschooling. We'll be covering homeschooling laws, registration, and approaches in our introductory session from 12-1 p.m. Participants will receive several excellent hand-outs and have a variety of catalogs available to take home to peruse. Please note that current homeschoolers are welcome to attend, too! We will have several members available for one-on-one questions during the second half of the program.
If you would be willing to help out with a Curriculum Share table or have questions about Homeschooling 101, please contact Sarah Small at shc.small@gmail.com . |
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• Dec. 6, 2006 - BHEA 2006 Christmas Program
What a fantastic Christmas program we had this year! Thanks to Marj Overstreet and her crew for organizing this special celebration. It is so awesome to see all of these wonderful homeschooling families joining together in this joyful evening! Below are a few shots of the program, courtesy of Lynn Freeny.
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• Oct. 25, 2006 - The Well-Integrated Homeschool and 10 Things to Do with Your Child Before Age 10
Announcing a Special Event for East Tennessee Homeschoolers:
Gena Suarez: The Well-Integrated Homeschool
Harvey and Laurie Bluedorn: Ten Things to Do with Your Child Before Age 10
We have a wonderful evening of homeschool encouragement to share with area homeschoolers. Paul & Gena Suarez, Publishers of The Old Schoolhouse Magazine, and Harvey and Laurie Bluedorn of Trivium Pursuit are joining together to encourage homeschoolers in a special 2-hour presentation....
WHEN: Tuesday, Nov. 7, 6:30-9 p.m.
WHERE: The Blount County Public Library (Sharon Lawson Room) in Maryville, Tenn. Mapquest for directions at 508 N. Cusick Street, Maryville, TN 37804.
DETAILS:
* Gena Suarez will kick off the night with her Well-Integrated Homeschool presentation. In the Well-Integrated Homeschool, Gena goes over the numerous ways to achieve a relaxed mindset while homeschooling. Homeschooling should never be a chore! A laid back, joyful homeschool is a realistic, long-lasting homeschool. Long term is the goal, and Gena encourages families to stick with their commitment to home educate their children all the way through. After sharing a brief, panoramic view of the history of both compulsory and private education (parent-based vs. institutional-enforced) Gena offers some compelling strategies to help families "lighten up" and help their children enjoy learning as much as life itself
* Harvey and Laurie Bluedorn will share with the audience a little bit about what homeschooling was like in the late 70s and early 80s, along with their thoughts on Ten Things to Do With Your Child Before Age Ten. A Q&A session will follow.
Harvey and Laurie Bluedorn began homeschooling their children in 1980 and have given workshops on homeschooling and classical education for support groups and at conventions across the country. Their publishing company, Trivium Pursuit, produces books and curricula to help parents use classical education in their homeschool. The Bluedorns live in New Boston, Illinois, and can be reached by visiting their web site
* To wrap up the evening, Gena and her husband Paul and the Bluedorns will open up the floor for a Q&A time. Past audiences have really enjoyed the opportunity to ask questions and to get to know the speakers even better.
RSVP: Space is limited. Please contact Sarah Small (Blount Home Education Association) at shc.small@gmail.com or Maria Roy (Sevier County Homeschool Group) at sevierhomeschool@yahoo.com if you would like to attend. No admission will be charged, but a love offering will be taken to offset travel and production costs for the Bluedorns. (No childcare will be provided for this event.)
Don't miss this night of encouragement and insight from these leaders in today's homeschooling world!
There will be opportunities for door prizes, including a subscription to The Old Schoolhouse Magazine and book giveaways by the Bluedorns!!
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