TEACH Spring Conference and Graduate Recognition

Passing this along.......

Registration is now open for the

TEACH Spring Conference

and Graduate Recognition!

Greetings,

In an effort to better serve the Connecticut Christian homeschool community all year long, TEACH will be changing the format of our traditional two-day conference this year. In place of our annual homeschool convention, TEACH will be holding a series of one-day conferences, scheduled throughout the year, each focusing on a different aspect or challenge of homeschooling. 

 

 

The first in this series of conferences is entitled:

"Culture Shock: Igniting an Integrity and Purity Revolution"

A conference for teens, parents and young adults -- featuring keynote speaker Julie Hiramine and the

Generations of Virtue Team

When: Saturday, June 9th 2012

Where: Central Baptist Church

Southington, CT

* 4 Interactive Teen Sessions -- 10:30 am - - 5:00 pm

* 2 Special Parent Sessions -- 1:00 to 4:30 pm

(parents may also join in the morning teen sessions)

* New! Graduation Dinner

* Graduate Recognition Ceremony -- including a keynote address and homeschool orchestra -- Free admission -- To participate in graduation, please contact Cheryl Blough at (860) 683-2944 or e-mail

bloughfamily@sbcglobal.net

For more information and to register for this conference, visit TEACH-CT

New this year -- Register Online!

We hope to see you for this very special event

God Bless You!

TEACH-CT

Reminder: Parkour Seminar - this Sunday, April 29

Passing this along.....To sign up please
contact Jen Fahey at jen@faheyfam.com or 860-627-6765.

*** Parkour Seminar - this Sunday, April 29 ***

Please note, Parkour has such a tremendous all around physical benefit without competition against others. You strive to improve your own abilities and strength while encouraging others to do the same.

Parkour is the physical discipline of training to overcome any obstacle within one's path by adapting one's movements to the environment. This 2 hour class led by Scott Hoffman & other members of AM Parkour in Middletown, CTis open to the public, ages 9 - 16 years of age. It will discuss what Parkour is and isn't, training methods for

 safe, long lasting practice, and why learning Parkour can benefit you in

 your every day life. This class will focus on teaching proper form in

 fundamental Parkour movements, & putting them together in a flow so that

 you may experience what Parkour is really about. Expect some jumping,

 crawling, climbing, vaulting & balancing.

 
Sunday, April 29th from 2-4 p.m.
at Scout Hall, East Windsor, CT (http://www.scouthall.com)
Please note there is a fee of $10 for this seminar.To sign up please contact Jen Fahey at jen@faheyfam.com or 860-627-6765.

*** I also want to add, you do not have to pay up front if your child is not sure if
they want to participate. If they are more comfortable by watching the
demonstration first and then deciding if they want to give it a try after
watching, that is fine. You can pay at that point.

MassHOPE and TEACH Homeschool Convention discount coupon

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TEACH-- http://www.teachct.org/ -- in cooperation with MassHOPE - http://masshope.us/ -- is pleased to present a special, limited offer to CT residents only for a $5.00 discount to On-Site Registration to the MassHOPE Homeschool Convention, this coming weekend -April 26, 27 & 28 -- click on link http://masshope.us/index.php?sub=Convention for conference information. Includes a $5.00 donation to TEACH-CT

Please print off the attached coupon and present at the door - (if you can't open the attachment, printing this e-mail will suffice)

Good for $5.00 off At-The-Door Adult Admission and a $5.00 contribution to TEACH -CT
Expires April 28, 2012 -- One per household -- limited to CT residents ony
(Not valid on pre-registrations)

Don't miss this offer and feel free to pass along to your CT friends who have not pre-registered!

Passing this along......

Homeschool Week at Hulbert Outdoor Center
Fairlee, Vermont
May 27- June 1, 2012

Here’s a unique opportunity for homeschoolers, age 9-17. Spend a week at Vermont’s Hulbert Outdoor Center with other homeschoolers. The Hulbert Homeschool Week offers participants a chance to come together for a week of fun and adventure, gathering with other homeschoolers to learn, form lasting friendships, and build a true working community. Whether through performing at the talent show, picking up a new skill, speaking out in community meeting, or living away from home for a week, during the Hulbert Homeschool Week participants have the opportunity to explore, to learn about themselves, and to take risks in a supportive and caring atmosphere.

Hulbert Outdoor Center’s experienced instructors will provide a supportive and exciting atmosphere for participants. Hulbert has been offering programs for homeschoolers for more than 20 years.

Our next programs are May 27-June 1, 2012 and October 21-26, 2012.

For more information or questions, please contact Becky Proulx, Program Director, at Becky_proulx@alohafoundation.org or at Hulbert Outdoor Center, 2968 Lake Morey Road, Fairlee, Vermont at 802-333-3405. Visit our web site http://www.alohafoundation.org/hulbert-outdoor-center/homeschool-program/homeschool-overview/ for photos and descriptions.

True WW II stories from local Veterans FULL

This program is now full. If you received email from Nancy Falletti stating all set, you are included. Thank you all for the interest. She may have overbooked for space allotted, so depending on turnout that day, some of us moms may have to give up a seat.

True WW II stories from local Veterans

Passing this along from Nancy Falletti nfalletti@sbcglobal.net email her if you are interested....

Event: True WW II stories from local Veterans

Why: In time for Memorial Day remembrance, supplement History curriculum

When: Monday, May 14th at 10:30 am

Where: South Windsor Public Library, Childrens Program Room

Members of the Army Air Force Roundtable will be giving a presentation and taking questions from all interested. They come with stories of flying bombing missions over Iwo Jima, to liberating France. These former pilots will speak about flying the B-26, and B-24 planes. If we are lucky enough, a veteran age 92 years old will come and tell his story! One of these heroes is being honored in May at West Point for his help with the liberation of France from the Germans. These men will speak for 45 minutes to an hour max. They request and hope for questions.

Please email Nancyat nfalletti@sbcglobal.net to reserve space. SPACE IS LIMITED to approx 25 people. There is plenty to do for younger siblings, with supervision of parent, in library if older kids in program. Recommended ages 9 and up, but you know your child. Adults with interest welcome too.

This is *free event, but a nice card or token of thanks for the gentlemen would be a nice gesture. They are traveling from Cheshire, and Meriden.

TEACH Used Curriculum Sale

Homeschool events scheduled

Passing this along from Jen Fahey jen@faheyfam.com, please email her with any questions

With the approach of warmer weather and brighter days, it got me to thinking about organizing some events. So here is what I came up with. Hope you can participate in some/all of them. And please feel free to pass on this information to anyone else you think may be interested.

TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 3-5 p.m., East Windsor Scout Hall

LEGO BUILDING EVENT - Using over 9,000 Lego pieces let's see what we can build together. Come and build. Who knows what it will be - maybe a giant something, a massive metropolis, a whole bunch of small creations put together! At the end we will take a picture of the creation(s) and submit it to Lego. (No need to bring your own Legos.)

SUNDAY, APRIL 29, 2-4 p.m., East Windsor Scout Hall

PARKOUR seminar - Our 13 year old son, David, has finally found his passion and parkour is it. David's instructor, Scott, is excited to lead a seminar here is East Windsor for any child age 9-16 so they can experience it themselves.  Parkour is a great physical discipline and I cannot speak highly enough about it. Developed in France as a way to stay in shape using the environment around you and no special equipment, it really challenges each person at their own level and at their own pace. Plus it is a lot of fun. At the bottom of the email I have included a couple of links to videos so you can see it for yourself. Please note there is a fee of $10 for this seminar. For more info and to sign  please call Jen Fahey 860-627-6765

Also, there is a Remote Control Day scheduled for May 8th, 3-5 p.m.,

and a Field Day for June 12th, time to be announced.

Here are the Parkour links:

This is what started it all for David. But don't forget, yes, this gym is cool but parkour can be done anywhere. FYI - freerunning and parkour are very similar.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fouvwilGWc

This is a video I put together for a jam David participated in up in Boston. He is wearing a black & white camo sweatshirt (which he basically lived in for the entire winter). A jam is just a bunch of people getting together and doing parkour.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtSwvWlpKaI

And this last one was featured on ESPN.com. It does a good job showing how people work together to train and that parkour has more to it than just jumping around and doing flips.

http://vimeo.com/39078325