Why Colleges are Recruiting Homeschoolers As their numbers continue to surge, homeschool students are catching the eyes of college admissions advisors and recruiters, who are viewing today’s college-bound homeschoolers with growing attention and new found respect. Bright homeschoolers are in demand on campuses across the nation where colleges and universities have finally realized that these […]
Top 4 Laptops for Homeschoolers – This is a guest blog post from Alpha Omega Publications Whether it’s time for an update or you’re making the move to computer-based curriculum for the first time, purchasing a computer as a gift is a great way to make your homeschooler’s day with an exciting new […]
Homeschooling and College Admissions – a survey for homeschoolers AND for colleges! Genius!! My husband and I made the decision to homeschool our two sons in the middle of their 1st and 4th-grade years. It was the end of January, the testing season was about to begin again, and we decided enough was enough – […]
With its roots in conservation, Marineland Dolphin Adventure near St Augustine, Florida is on call to provide aide to injured sea animals in the area. The staff of Marineland do everything they can to save and support injured sea life and return it to the waters, if possible. They also offer dolphin encounters of many types as […]
Try this fun Homeschool Science Experiment: Borax Crystals in 4 Easy Steps My kids love hands-on science experiments, and I love to use their creations to decorate my home! I think showing off what they are learning is important to their self-esteem, so I try to do this as often as I can. I love […]
It always amazes me to see so many people think they need expensive equipment to teach the basics of science. Newton did not need a digital scale to study the effects of gravity and Einstein did not even use a calculator to construct his famous equation – E=mc2. In fact, many of the historical giants […]
The preschool years are an exciting but intense time for us as parents, and for our children. Schooling choices, potty training, and socialization. In the beginning, we fought our way through sleepless nights, survived the terrible two’s, and just as we thought the worst was over, enter the tantrum filled, whiny preschool years. Obviously, we […]
International travel provides opportunities for incredible learning experiences. Through travel we learn about other cultures, lifestyles, languages, unique and beautiful geography, history, politics and current events, art and more. Because of this, international travel isn’t just for adults – our kids benefit as well! There are numerous options for families when it comes to traveling […]
The Nobel Prize Winners for 2009 were announced this past week. One of the winners of the Noble Prize for Physics was a man who was homeschooled in his younger years, Dr. Willard S. Boyle. Dr. Boyle was raised in the logging community of Chaudiere (Canada), where his father was the resident doctor. His mother […]
Is the GED as good as a diploma? You might be surprised by the answer.