by CHEWV | Sep 8, 2022 | Articles, Golden Horseshoe Series
In West Virginia, students, including many homeschooled students, study West Virginia History in their 8th grade year. Here are a few alternative resources homeschoolers may find useful and creative, many of which may be found at your local library! WV Traditional...
by CHEWV | Oct 8, 2021 | Golden Horseshoe Series, News
and WV Homeschoolers West Virginia native Homer Hickam, author of “October Sky,” has one regret. He did not win a Golden Horseshoe as a student! Every year 221 students are awarded the coveted Golden Horseshoe and knighted as Ladies and Knights of the Golden...
by CHEWV | Oct 5, 2019 | Articles, Blog, Golden Horseshoe Series, WV Studies
…New Edition of the Textbook, and a Field Trip! ~the 4th in a series of articles~Click here to start at the beginning of the series. The new edition of West Virginia: 150 Years of Statehood has arrived! We have looked through the new book and most of the changes...
by CHEWV | Aug 6, 2019 | Articles, Blog, Golden, Golden Horseshoe Series
~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. ...
by CHEWV | Jul 9, 2019 | Articles, Golden, Golden Horseshoe Series
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...
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