Math. It strikes fear into the heart of many a home educator. How do you teach math? What Math resources will work for you? But, what works for you may not work for your student. And what works for one student may not work for the next one. Maybe you’re not sure where to start. […]
School Choice Rally for Education in South Carolina
December 29, 2017 By 1 Comment
The School Choice Rally in South Carolina is Wednesday, January 24th at 11:30 am at the State House. It’s the state’s biggest celebration of the educational choices parents have available. Many local celebrations are going on all over the state and around the nation for National School Choice week: January 21-27th. Here in South Carolina, parents […]
Host a Gingerbread Decorating Party
December 6, 2017 By 2 Comments
One of our favorite holiday traditions is decorating gingerbread houses. We love to host a gingerbread decorating party. It’s a great activity for family, friends…and even our homeschool class or even the whole group. I have done this gingerbread decorating party for school groups, sunday school class, kid’s parties and just our family. It’s so […]
Holiday Engineering Challenge: Graham Cracker Structure
December 5, 2017 By Leave a Comment
Here’s your holiday engineering challenge. The challenge, should you accept it: Engineer your own graham cracker structure. See my guest post for the Homeschooling through the Holidays series at Life of Homeschool Mom for the directions for the class. Take a look at the recent participants and how their designs turned out. We had a variety […]
SC State Scholarships
December 2, 2017 By 1 Comment
The cost of college tuition can seem very overwhelming. Let’s start with the SC State Scholarships that are available. You should also apply for private scholarships, because they will stack together and help your college tuition become much more affordable. The Commission on Higher Education has compiled a great resource at SC Can Go to […]
Subscription Box Gift Ideas for Homeschoolers
November 25, 2017 By Leave a Comment
Today, I’ve got 25 subscription box gift ideas that will make you the superhero of gift giving! It’s the gift that keeps coming for several months after the special occasion. There’s so many to choose from. You’re bound to find something that suits your situation. Oh what do you get for a homeschooler? Everyone wants […]
Education Savings Accounts in SC Legislation
November 16, 2017 By 1 Comment
Let’s talk about Education Savings Accounts in South Carolina Legislation. We currently have two bills that have already been introduced in 2017 session and are awaiting our state legislature to open session again in January 2018. S.622 and H.4308, if passed will create “Equal Opportunity Education Scholarship Accounts.” This funding account is also known as Education […]
5 Things Your Association Director Wants You to Know
November 14, 2017 By Leave a Comment
As part of my giving thanks campaign–let’s talk about our association directors. Today, I’m revealing a few secrets about association directors. Things your association director wants you to know…but, probably won’t tell you. If you’re new to South Carolina or new to homeschooling, you’re probably trying to figure out what Accountability Associations are all […]
SC Student Loan
November 13, 2017 By Leave a Comment
Have you heard of the SC Student Loan? If you have a student applying for college next year, you may need to know about this program! FAFSA and Financial Aid If you have a student enrolling in college next year, you should already have filled out the FAFSA. The FAFSA application opened October 1st and […]
Meet These Home Education Advocates in SC
November 9, 2017 By Leave a Comment
Today, I’d like you to meet a few of our home education advocates here in South Carolina. As part of my giving thanks campaign, I want us to acknowledge our supporters who believe in our homeschool rights. We are not alone! In 2013, when our homeschool rights came under fire, I was completely unprepared. I […]
