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If you have links, newsletter notices or events for the calendar, contact me at kelsben@myexcel.com. The next newsletter will be sent by email on February 1^st.

Just a reminder about the upcoming ARC Conference planning meeting on January 10th at Barb Martin's house.  Anyone with session ideas or conference suggestions, please contact Barb Martin at Mar10x6@peoplepc.com. We hope to have a great conference on April 9, 2005

Everyone welcome! Please join other ARC homeschooling parents for a fun evening out. Meet at Barb Martin’s home for a potluck dinner. Questions? Contact Lesley at lwhall01@aol.com.

Monthly Teen Movie Night.

Please join Ben Sade the first Friday of every month at his home for movie
night.  This is for every teen or almost teen, 12-18, from 7 until 10:30pm
at the Sade residence in Shepherdstown WV.  This has been a well attended
event with as many as fifteen children present. The teens watch all kinds of
movies and if time permits play rousing card games and weather permitting
play games outside.  Please contribute a snack and or beverage. Please call
304-876-1023 or email queenesil@hotmail.com for directions to the Sade's house.
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Parent Homeschooling Support Group

On the second Thursday of every month Lise Sade hosts a parent homeschooling support group at her home in Shepherdstown WV. from 7 until 9 pm.  This is an eclectic parent support group which understands that homeschooling approaches vary as much as individual families do.  We talk about a range of topics including how and whether to homeschool, how to homeschool one child while another child attends school, how to homeschool multiple age range children, homeschooling special needs children, what to do if both parents don't agree to homeschool, or both parents need to work, unschooling vs. schooling at home and everything in between, sibling issues, ethics, are we parents doing enough, and how we feel if our children don't seem to be doing enough or too much, etc.  Teens and almost teens are welcome to come and hang out with Ben and Skylar. Although this is a parent only support group, if younger children need to attend please notify the Sade family prior to attendance to see if we have childcare support available.  Nursing babies are always welcome. Please call Lise at 304-876-1023 or email queenesil@hotmail.com for directions to her home.

Meetings will be held at Lesley’s home on
JAN 17th
FEB 21st
MARCH 21st
APRIL 18th
MAY 16th
We will do a group collage while we are all arriving, work on our own collages, and do a new technique at each  meeting. Topics to be decided at January meeting.
We will be beginning with rubber stamping, collage and generally cutting out
and using glue at lot. We will endeavour to begin by 10.30am, lunch will be potluck,  and each person will provide their own spriral bound book for their own creations. Need more information? Contact Lesley at lwhall01@aol.com.

http://www.washcomuseum.org/artschool.cfm

http://schools.fcps.org/essl/

Event Location: 19110 Silver Maple Court, Hagerstown, MD, 21742
Contact: Tara at 301-393-8874 or Tara@Petite.net

Website:  http://www.PHLiC.org

REGISTRATION IS OPEN FOR VHEA/VAHOMESCHOOLERS' BEGINNING HOMESCHOOLING
SEMINAR, JAN. 29, 2005

Find answers to your questions and the information you need to begin
homeschooling at VHEA/VaHomeschoolers' Beginning Homeschooling
Seminar. Learn about the legal avenues for homeschooling in Virginia, and get the
full scoop on filing papers, homeschooling methods, curriculum options, common
mistakes, options for testing and assessments, homeschooling teens, and more!
Presented by VHEA/Va Homeschoolers, your fully inclusive, volunteer driven, member
directed state homeschool organization. Homeschooling is our only focus.

Topics include:
*Benefits of Homeschooling: academic, social and personal
*Virginia Law: overview of the state Home Instruction statute
*Methods: the variety of homeschool styles and how to tell which ones
might best suit your family
*How to Start: what papers to file, and when
*Support: where to find local and e-mail support and activities
*Resources: publications, Web sites and other helpful sources of
information Testing & Assessments: options and the pros and cons of each
*Q & A: to assure your questions are answered

WHEN: Saturday, January 29, 2005, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
WHERE: ADAMS Center, 46903 Sugarland Road, Sterling, VA 20164

COST: Members: $5 per person or parental couple; Non-Members:$25 per
person or parental couple. SAVE! Join VHEA/VaHomeschoolers for $15, and get the
seminar
for $5.

REGISTRATION IS OPEN:
Register *now*, online, or by mail at:
http://www.vhea.org/hs-seminar.html

At the door registration will available, but space is limited, so pre-
register for guaranteed admission. Registration fee includes seminar,
refreshments,handouts, and forms; all you need to get started with homeschooling.

Carnegie Hall WV http://www.carnegiehallwv.com/, located in Lewisburg,
offers Arts in Education programming: Creative Classrooms, Teach SmART
(Kennedy Center's Partners in Education program), Carnegie Kids' College,
StarLab, Pottery Studio. Check Spotlight on Schools to sample one of their
offerings at a school near you.

"The workshops can inspire fresh ideas for teaching in, through and about
the arts."

Upcoming Teach SmART workshops:

MatheMagic! with Bradley Fields. For teachers of K-9th grade. March 17, 2005
4-6:30 pm. Tuition: $10. Registration deadline: March 3, 2005.

Create-a-Story with Ilene Evans. For teachers of all grade levels. April 6,
2005. 4-630 pm. Tuition $10. Registration deadline: March 23, 2005.


Rebekah Foster foster@carnegiehallwv.com (645-7917) encourages home
educators to contact her for more information and be placed on the mailing
list for arts in education information.

Meet at 6:30pm on the 1^st Tuesday of every month at Starland for family skating. The skating rink is located at 800 Park Rd in Hagerstown. Contact Julie at ebaith@yahoo.com for further information.

Barnes and Noble offers free classes and reading groups. You can register by going to http://educate.barnesandnoble.com.

(WV Unschooling Family Connection)

Mountain View Diner - Charles Town (until a permanent place can be determined, probably in Martinsburg) Contact Earthmomma67@aol.com for further information.

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Thursdays at 3pm we meet at Poor House Farm Park in Martinsburg for play/talk/fun.  All are welcome.

ebaith@yahoo.com for further information

Yusuke's Yard: practice aikido with an instructor, search for bugs.
Shoko's living room: listen to and create Japanese music.

November 6th is Family Day.

Go to www.nbm.org for more information.

The National Museum of Civil War Medicine Homeschool Lecture Series this fall follows monthly theme blocks that explore in-depth life during the Civil War for soldiers and their families. Lectures are held the 2^nd and 4^th Wednesdays of every month, through June. The lectures are given by Museum staff members and are open to homeschool students of all grade levels. Topics include the following: The Legacy of Civil War Medicine (Battlefield Care, Prosthetics & Plastic Surgery); Daily Life at Home (An 1860s School Day; Polite Society) Giving Thanks During Wartime and Holiday Traditions.

education@civilwarmed.org
www.civilwarmed.org