Why Bother Studying WV History?
(plus cool geography games!) ~the 3rd in a series of articles~Click here to start at the beginning of the series. As parents and teachers, we are preparing our children for the future – a future which they will have a vital role in shaping. Understanding the forces...
Sports: Maybe It’s Time to Think…
...Out of the Box by Melody Sheppard So far, West Virginia homeschoolers have been barred from participating in any activity governed by the WV Secondary School Authority Commission (WVSSAC). This not only includes high school sports, but also some band functions...
Top-Notch Athletic Activity…
...On a Shoestring Moms, Dads, Get Moving! By Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. President National Home Education Research Institute Salem, Oregon www.nheri.org For Free homeschool Research News with Dr. Ray, take 17 seconds to sign-up here: https://www.nheri.org/connect/ So you...
Finding the Sport Solution –
Ice Hockey Cooperative Teams When Bryce and Dawn Timberlake of Jefferson County started homeschooling their six children twenty years ago, they wanted sports to play a big role in their children’s development. However, because the WVSSAC precluded their children from...
Sports: Choosing NOT to Play
by James Summers Coming of age in a public school system, my cohorts and I breathed sports. Even if some didn’t make the team, they still wanted to be on the team: our complex hierarchy of social status relied, in no small part, on sports. Making the team or winning...
Preparing for the Golden Horseshoe Test
~the 2nd in a series of articles~ Click here to read the 1st article in the series. Learning about West Virginia in the 8th grade is both a valuable academic opportunity and essential preparation for the Golden Horseshoe exam, a prestigious statewide competition. ...
Homeschooling on a Budget
Many factors can affect the costs associated with homeschooling, ranging from curriculum choice to where you live; the number of children and their ages; and a million other little details that may pop up along the way. Here's a list of recommendations to contemplate...
Homeschooling: Getting Started Part 1
Choosing to homeschool is a major decision. Although homeschooling has been around for many years, it is still not as familiar as “going to school”. Families contemplating homeschooling can experience apprehension. Questions arise from doubts within and individuals...
What is the Golden Horseshoe Test?
And Can Homeschoolers Participate? ~the first in a series of articles from CHEWV~ In 1716, the lieutenant governor of Virginia, Alexander Spotswood, gathered a group of men and set out to discover the land beyond the mountains. The group experienced both great times...
Confessions of a Homeschool Graduate
My Life as a Home-Educated Student: Exposed by Megan Frame May, 2019 As I approached my high school graduation, I began to realize that many people wondered how I would adjust to life and whether I would come to resent being homeschooled. Some people were curious,...
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