Archive for November, 2006
Be sure to take a look at this quirky sport consisting of stacking or “downstacking” objects as fast as possible. The Oklahoma Sun has a short feature on homeschoolers’ participation in the event, helping to make it worthy of an entry in the Guinness Book of World Records. Click here to read more.
Unsurprisingly, some innovative homeschoolers from Wichita, KS came in first place at the Frontier Trails BEST Regional Robotics Competition held Nov. 4 at the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith. This is the second year in which Wichita Homeschool has taken first prize. Click here to read more.
Catholic Online ran a story this morning about several Catholic familes that have chosen to leave their private Catholic schools for homeschooling. Despite the historically high academic standards found in Catholic schools, these parents felt that offering their children a “good” education was just not enough. Click here to read more. ***SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT*** We’re giving [...]
Our Scottish homeschooling brothers and sisters are looking to decrease the hassle associated with homeschooling their children. Please pray for our friends in Scotland, that they might achieve freedoms that make homeschooling a smooth process. Click here to read the full story at The Herald.
In a particularly hamfisted move by none other than Uncle Sam, the state of Kentucky was set to ban the act of “throwing projectiles” in schools. Fortunately, an ambitious homeschooling dad testified in court to prevent the state from taking archery programs out of schools and homeschools. Kudos to the Oka family for standing up [...]
Greetings homeschoolers! Thank you for visiting The Grace Academy’s Homeschooling News Cafe. Here you’ll find daily snippets of the most relevant news for homeschooling familes. We won’t bombard you with colorful commentary or incisive political debate. If you want that, you can go here or here. This particular blog is just the facts for you [...]