Why do you love homeschooling? What’s so great about this year especially? Tell us why you love YOUR homeschool! The SC Homeschooling Connection invites you to celebrate National School Choice Week: January 23-29, 2022! We’re preparing a video to showcase all the reasons that South Carolina loves homeschooling. Here’s how you can participate (It’s FREE!): […]
Dual Enrollment for Homeschoolers in SC
January 4, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Technical colleges and universities allow high school students to take college courses.Here’s some help navigating the terminology and opportunities available for dual enrollment homeschoolers in South Carolina. Dual Enrollment College Credits You can earn High School Credit *and* College Credit at the same time. Colleges allow high schoolers (usually Juniors and Seniors) to take college […]
Tax Credits for Homeschoolers in SC
December 14, 2021 by 2 Comments
In a previous post, we talked about tax break hesitancy among homeschoolers. Current legislation for 2021-2022 has a couple bills offering tax breaks again. So, let’s delve into the idea of tax credits for homeschoolers in SC. Homeschoolers have mixed reactions about tax breaks and deductions. You might think that we would automatically support this. […]
Current SC Legislation 2021-2022
December 13, 2021 by 5 Comments
Thanks for your interest and concern on current SC legislation 2021-2022. I provide this information to help us all keep informed. If you have information on pending legislation that might affect homeschooling, please email the [email protected] or Facebook message the SC Homeschooling Connection. This post was updated:12/14/2021. I encourage you to look back at previous sessions to […]
What Does 180 Day Requirement Mean?
December 8, 2021 by 4 Comments
What does the 180 day requirement mean? Your accountability association verifies that you have completed the days. So you should also complete the 180 day report for your association. Be sure that you comply with their policies, procedures and deadlines. >>> Check out our guest post “Can a Home Educator Take a Sick Day? at […]
Help! My Child Wants to Go Back to School
November 11, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Help! My child wants to go back to school! What happens when your child doesn’t like the changes and just wants to go back to school? You’re just a few weeks into your homeschooling–and you’re not sure if this was the right move. My Child Wants to Go Back To School Sometimes it’s actually the […]
Discus–A Resource for Homeschoolers in SC
November 3, 2021 by 12 Comments
Move over Google Search Engine. It’s time to try this instead: Discus. The SC Discus resource is one of my favorite homeschool tools. And it’s FREE for all residents in South Carolina! It’s like some kind of secret that nobody seems to know about. But, I’ll shout it from the rooftops–you’ve got to know Discus! […]
eLearning Tools for Homeschoolers
November 3, 2021 by Leave a Comment
In another article we provided some quick start curriculum ideas. Here’s some suplemental eLearning tools for homeschoolers. Whether you’re just getting started or needing to switch up your routine, I’ve found some more eLearning tools and resources to try. Games and self-paced courses are great for students to occupy themselves too. Especially during unstructured times, […]
Online Course Programs For Teens
October 20, 2021 by 7 Comments
Online Course programs for high schoolers are a great way to cover subjects that you don’t feel qualified to teach or don’t want to learn. Some of these programs are self-studies, while others have teachers/tutors included. As your student moves toward high school level, you find some of the online courses are useful supplements to […]
Are SC Homeschool Laws Invasive?
October 15, 2021 by 1 Comment
In a previous post, we discussed whether the minimum standards are enough. Today, I’d like to take a look at the opposite criticism that SC Homeschool laws are invasive. Are SC Homeschool Laws Invasive? New residents in SC who have homeschooled elsewhere sometimes express how strict our homeschool laws are compared to where they lived […]
