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Homeschooling High School Audio

We have completed our Homeschool Your High School Student radio broadcast.

Lisa Berry and Trisha White share with you homeschooling your high school student. They cover credits, requirements, transcripts and other various topics. Clep testing and Asvab testing are some of the resources that you can use as a homeschooler.

Please note that Trisha was on the road and so there is some static noise, we apologize for that that but there was nothing that could be done about it, as you know there are sometimes when unexpected things come up and this was one of them.

You can listen here, we are going to try and clean up the audio but for now it is what it is.

We would love to have more interaction, don’t be shy, we don’t bite. 🙂

Some of the links that were share are:

http://www.hslda.org/highschool/

www.hslda.org/highschool/brochures

https://www.youtube.com/user/homescholaripod

http://www.mainehomeeducation.com/

http://www.thehomescholar.com/homeschool-high-school-transcripts.php

http://donnayoung.org/index.htm

http://clepprep.tripod.com/cleplessonplans/

Out next show will be on Columbus Day, October 13th. We are not sure what we will be talking about yet, here is where we need your help.
What would you like us to discuss? Share here what you have a question or concern on, this is what helps make the show flow better. We would love to have you join us in the call, don’t be shy, it is just like having a conversation with someone over the phone. You can even be in your pajamas if you like. 🙂

Lisa and Trisha are veteran homeschooling moms who have a desire to help others homeschooling famailies. Lisa is currently homeschooling her boys and Trisha has graduated her three children and is now helping others. They do their best to be up on the laws and to answer questions while taking care of their families.

If you can listen to all the archived shows here: http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/talkCast.jsp?masterId=134458&cmd=tc. You can download and put the mp3 file on your player or listen to it on your computer.

 

 

 

 

 

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Discounted Laptops

Guilford Christian Academy has been given the opportunity to organize a bulk homeschool purchase of laptops. We will provide the documentation needed to support this discounted purchase. As a group we get a greater discount than if they are purchased individually.
The order will be placed by us and you will receive an invoice and can pay online once you receive that invoice.

All laptop packages include:

  • 4-year warranty
  • Each Laptop is installed with Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64 -Bit OS
  • Microsoft Office University 365 $30.00 PC & Apple
  • Every Laptop is provided with a laptop case and 8GB flash drive
  • Hard drive and Memory Upgrades are available at a deeply discounted cost

If you are interested I will send you information and what is available for laptops.
Brands to choose from are :

  • Dell
  • Lenovo
  • HP
  • Apple
  • Toshiba

Each laptop has a great software package as well.
The more that are purchased the better the discount. The best discount comes whlg_6910pen we get 30 units.
Basic Dell package is $195 this is the lowest price for this package, no bulk rates.
Specs:
1.8 Ghz Intel Processor
14.1” screen
2GB ram
60GB hard drive
Win XP
There are many options to choose from.

Orders must go through GCA to get the bulk rate. I would like to have all orders in by August 15th so that you will have your laptops for September.

Here is the link to the inventory, the prices are less the more that get ordered. The prices listed are higher than what we would pay, for the lowest tier it averages $25 less but we should be able to get to at least the next tier. http://notebooksforstudents.org/Inventory.htm . If we get 30 or more ordered we get the cheapest rate.

For the discounted price you will need to order through me, the laptops will be shipped to you and you will pay for them through the invoice they will send you.

If you have had a chance to look at the list and you are interested in a purchase please fill in the form below to include your order in the bulk list.
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Preparing For the New Year – Curriculum.

Many are preparing for the new school year. Some are stressing about it and some are at ease with it. It doesn’t necessarily come with time but more with confidence of knowing what you are doing for your children is the best thing you could do. Is the child going to like the curriculum? Do I need all this curriculum? Where am I going to get the money for the curriculum? Is this curriculum going to cover everything that is needed? There are many questions that come to mind when I think of this topic.

As a veteran homeschooler I struggled with this for several years after we decide to home educate our three children. I purchased a “canned curriculum” (a curriculum that is all chosen for you by grade, you purchaseLooking at bugs everything for that grade and get a discount price ) for our middle child to start first grade with. We tried to do everything that there was to do and we burned out fast, I felt like we were not doing it right, it took us all day to complete the studies and my student started to dislike “school”. It just didn’t seem right to be working 6-8 hours a day with a first grader.

As time went on we realized that there is really only an hour to an hour and a half that the students in the government schools were actually doing academics. The rest of the time is spent going from class to class, getting the class settled, handing out papers, oh and don’t forget the assemblies. 🙂 There is recess and lunch as well. Times when the teacher has to deal with a crisis and much more.

So, when it comes to choosing your curriculum remember that learning does not have to be all books, there are those that do not use but one or two books to teach. The rest is life and hands on learning. Getting outside and exploring the world and grabbing the insect identification book from the local library or you book shelf and finding the name of that really cool 3″ bug with large pincer looking things, Ewww. The same with flowers or trees, birds and animal tracks (you can get an identification poster free from the Inland Fisheries and Wildlife).

We found the best learning comes from doing. We found that our children would remember more if we let them touch, taste, see, things around them and then sit down and discuss or 100_1482look up what it was we were touching, tasting, seeing. This may not work for all students for every subject but you get the idea.

To wrap this up, do not stress about your curriculum, use what works and think out of the box, it does not have to be expensive, magnetic letters and numbers purchased at a yard sale are awesome, the teens love them, I am always finding someones name or an expression written on the fridge left by someone that stopped by.

Oh and by the way, the “canned curriculum” that we used, I sold off the last reader- untouched – about 3 years ago when my first grader graduated from high school. To think that we purchased it 10 to 11 years ago and never used it. I am thankful that we started enjoying life and relaxing about our children’s education. Kids are just naturally going to learn, we as adults are still learning. Preparing for the New Year – relax, don’t fret, you can do it and you will do it better than anyone else can do it for your children.

Happy Homeschooling.

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The Next Stage

We have had the pleasure of graduating many students over the last 12 1/2 years as Guilford Christian Academy. We have gone from just a graduate or two to dozens in a year. We have worked hard at making our school credible and we hold to standards that we feel are important for that credibility.

With this job comes long hours and lots and lots of paperwork. We cry tears of joy and anguish as we see students moving onto the next stage of life and those that loose life so young. We have relationships with more people than ever before and they are all over the state. We love our job!

We have seen students grow up and become wonderful young adults, caring, loving, and responsible. Their parents are proud of who they have become. These students are our future, they will become the leaders of our towns, state and country.

Over the last 5 years or so we have seen a large increase in homeschoolers and it is very exciting! So, have you been thinking about homeschooling but just don’t think you can do it? I beg to differ with you. We have families with just one parent, families with lots of young ones, families with disabled children, many, many types of families. You can do it!

I remember when I first thought about homeschooling many years ago. My oldest was in 7th grade and the two younger ones were just coming up to school age. I started to think how nice it was going to be to have two of them in school and the quiet days I would have, etc. Then I started looking into homeschooling on a whim and realized that I wanted to do this for our children (it is really not about what is good for us). I talked to my husband and he was very skeptical, it had to be a joint effort, he had to be for it or I would not do it. We are a team, right? So, he agreed with a trial period and we have not turned back.Maine, Statehouse, homeschool fieldtrip

The Next Stage of life for us was one of little monetary gain but the rewards are oh so huge. We moved to Maine on a small farm, raised some animals and lived a meager life. The children got to play in the woods and climb trees, oh and take care of the animals, it is funny how that got to be old in later years, ;). Mom and Dad were home everyday, and we took the kids with us everywhere we went. We took them to the statehouse to fight bills, we took them to meetings that we went to, we took them to the conventions that we ran, everywhere. Most of the time they enjoyed the trips and got to see friends that they saw only once a year at those meetings.

So, we enjoyed homeschooling so much and were seeing the fruits of it with our family and wanted to be an encouragement and help to those that would like to homeschool. And that was the birth of Guilford Christian Academy, we would love to see everyone homeschool but we realize that some are just not able to. The Lord has a plan for everyone and it is not the same for you and for me. We invite anyone that is interested in homeschooling whether you think you will want to be under a RAPPS or file a Letter of Intent to give us a call and talk through some of the concerns you may have. We are here to help you with the next stage.