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*Monday, February 13th, 2012*
"Can I Be of Service?"
We will have three speakers:
Jans Pops, Peter Gerber (Hope Mission), and Hannah Pops (TransWorld Radio)
As Christians we are called to develop an attitude of service. Home-educating families are in a unique position to be available for many different opportunities. Come and hear about a few that our members have discovered!
Upcoming Schedule 2011/2012 ~ Save the Dates!
- Monday, February 13 (second Monday of the month) - "Can I Be of Service?"
- Monday, March 19 - Curriculum Fair
Tables are available for you to sell your 'stuff' (novels, textbooks, workbooks, other educational things like games, puzzles, maps, etc). The tables are free to HSCF members, but are also available to non-members for $5/table. Please let Sonya know if you are interested in having a table (you can also have half if you don't have much), and pass this information along to your friends.
This sale is for everyone to attend; the more the merrier!
Please e-mail Sonya Hassan if you have questions or would like to book a table!
- Monday, April 23 (fourth Monday of the month) - Science and Heritage Fair
Registration is now open! Although only members can register projects, everyone is more than welcome to come enjoy this evening with us! Please bring a potluck snack :) To register your children's projects, email Michelle. To volunteer as a judge, email Gloria. Members, please check your email from Michelle D. for more details and visit the Members' Corner for resources!
- Monday, May 14 (second Monday of the month) - TBA
- June date TBA - Track and Field Day
All current members should be receiving occasional HSCF emails.
To send a note out to everyone, members may use this email address:
hscfedmonton@yahoogroups.ca
If your message is not intended for everyone, please 'send to' a private email address.
PREVIOUS MEETINGS:
- Monday, January 16, 2012 - Homeschool and ART! - Thank you to local artist Tammy Taylor who spoke, inspired us about the fun and value of art, and shared her resources. Thank you also to all who came out despite the weather!!
Contact Tammy at taylordcreations@hotmail.com
- Monday, December 12, 2011 - Christmas Program - Thank you to LOTS of you who came and shared your talents! We had an hour long program followed by Christmas goodies and a fun time for the teens & kids to try Bible Quizzing. Special thanks to Marianne for putting this fabulous evening together!!
- Monday, November 21, 2011 - Patty Marler spoke about Homeschooling in Alberta and her role as Government Liaison for AHEA. She encouraged us to be proactive in our relationship with Alberta Education, as we have many good things in place with the current Home Education Regulation(p.30), but we must not become complacent. Patty's notes can be found on the "political updates" page of the AHEA website, including information about how to have a positive visit with our MLAs. Please contact Patty here if you'd like further information or resources.
Also tonight, Laurie Roberts shared about the needs in Mexico and her various roles there providing opportunities for orphans in leadership and language training, and also Spanish coaching for English speakers.
And Karen Jarrah outlined Classical Conversations which combines classical learning with a Biblical worldview. Anyone interested please contact Karen.
- Monday, October 17, 2011 - Calvin Smith of www.creation.com gave a compelling presentation about the importance of having a Biblical worldview as foundational. He discussed the authority of God's Word and why creation matters - it does affect our faith! He discussed topics such as bias, faith, science, facts, origins, meaning, death, evolution and atheism, all while modelling a Biblical response to skeptics and to Christians who accept atheist tenets (evolution as origin; millions of years of history, & that the Bible cannot be read as plainly written).
- Monday, September 19, 2011 - Ken Noster reminded us of the freshness we have in each new day as we encourage our children's learning! He talked about the stages of learning and about developing useful program plans. Ken referred to a list of learning outcomes for students which can be found on Page 35 of the Home Education Handbook. Stewart Nelson also shared about the value of HSLDA. The vibrant Q & A sessions were much appreciated!
- Monday, August 22, 2011 - "Never Say Never!" - Delightfully encouraging to new and veteran homeschoolers, Kristine Buchholtz shared her family's homeschool journey and the lessons learned along the way. Jesus has not left us alone!
- Monday, June 6, 2011 - Track and Field Day
- Monday, May 16, 2011 - AGM & Snapshots of the Past - Wow! It was amazing to meet and hear the stories, trials and blessings of the pioneer homeschoolers in Alberta - those creative families who started HSCF and AHEA and helped to shape the homeschooling freedoms that we all enjoy today! Thank you so much! May we be as faithful to the next generation.
- Monday, April 11, 2011 - Science & Heritage Fair - In Marianne's words: "...what a wonderful time it was last night at the Science and Heritage Fair. The quality of the projects and the enthusiasm of the kids was such a joy. We had a great variety of projects; almost twice as many as last year, thanks to our new venue! Michelle Drost and her team did an amazing job of pulling it all together and a good time was had by all!
- Monday, March 21, 2011 - Used Curriculum and Book Fair - Such fun! If you have something left you want to sell, feel free to advertise via the HSCF email!
- Monday, February 14th, 2011 - Food and Fellowship - It was just that! We heard some great stories, were encouraged together, nibbled on goodies, won some pretty prizes, and enjoyed a relaxing evening of visiting as home educating Moms & Dads. Thank you, Executive!
- Monday, January 24th, 2011 - Marianne emceed a distinguished panel of homeschool Moms: Bridget, Elise, Denise and Michelle. You blessed us! Thank you so much for your willingness to prepare and share answers to questions that fellow homeschoolers are asking. The encouragement was topnotch! Notes from the discussion are now in the Members' Corner!
- Monday, December 13, 2010 - Christmas Program - We had a wonderful evening enjoying the talents of our home-educated kids! We heard violins, guitars, poems, singing, and piano-playing. So much variety! We also had a good time of fellowship afterwards. Thanks to everyone who came out, and to Rob Drost who emceed the program.
- Monday, November 15th, 2010 - What a great way to add zest to homeschooling! Anthony Neumann, self-proclaimed board game geek, along with his wife & oodles of games, showed us how to have fun & keep learning!
- Monday, October 18th, 2010 - Have you ever wondered what it means to magnify God? Thank you to Yvonne Nickel, who helped us learn about God's provision for us in creation, by studying the details! Marianne reminded us to visit our MLAs and share with them that - contrary to opinion out there - traditional home education is not child abandonment!
- Monday, September 20th, 2010 - We welcomed back a full house! Many thanks to our guest speaker Paul van den Bosch who spoke about Why Homeschool? It's good for our kids and it's good for us! Also, Landon Coleman, representing Augustine College in Ottawa, related his experience as a student there.
- Monday, June 7th, 2010 - Track and Field Day - Thank you, Sonya and many volunteers! There were a record 180 kids registered this year, most of whom came out despite the sprinkles. You can see a few pics in the gallery.
- Monday, May 17, 2010 - Annual General Meeting AND
The Straight Goods - Marianne interviewed her graduated daughters about their home-education experiences!
- Monday, April 26, 2010 - Science & Heritage Fair -
Thank you to Michelle, Nicole & Gloria for organizing this delightful event; also to Mr.Twa, all the judges & volunteers!! We had 33 projects, each reflecting our Creator and the creativity of families.
See pics in the gallery :)
- Monday, March 15, 2010 - Used Curriculum and Book Fair - A good time was had by all! If you have something left you want to sell, feel free to advertise via the HSCF email!
- Monday, February 8, 2010
- Moms Night Out was a superb evening hosted by Dads! Thank you so much to Jans, Sheldon & Martin for your fun ideas & all your work!
- Monday, January 18, 2010 -
Kathy Put spoke encouragingly about High School Options and Post-Secondary Possibilities. You can visit Kathy's blog at www.puttingalong.blogspot.com which includes her daughter's home education story.
- Monday, December 14, 2009 - We had an outstanding evening, celebrating Christmas with moms & dads, children, grandparents, songs, recitations, solos, duets, trios, a family skit, surprises and more, with treats afterwards. Photos are posted in the photo gallery...
- Monday, November 16, 2009 - Karen Dargatz blessed us with lions & otters & retrievers & beavers! All about God's design for our families.
- Monday, October 19, 2009 - Guest Speakers were Dan & Anne Reinhardt speaking on right-brained creativity & also HSLDA.
- Monday, September 21, 2009 - Welcome Back and website tutorial.
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