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Don't Let Your Child Miss Out!
 Pre-Registration has been extended through Monday, June 23!
Registration for these programs is available only through pre-registration while space lasts.
Teen Staff Program
Pre-registered teens, ages 13-18, who participate in the Teen Staff Program (TSP) will join together to learn, work, and build relationships through fun activities and times of fellowship! The teens will enjoy and benefit from workshops like Unlocking Your Dynamic Memory by Woody Robertson. Don't miss this opportunity for personal growth!
Special Buddies Program
THSC and Texas Special Kids are excited to offer a unique program built to accommodate children with special needs. The program, complete with nurses on staff, will offer Bible-based curriculum with music, crafts, and videos; low staff-to-student ratios; and self-contained, modified mainstream, and reverse-inclusion models.
Field Trip
Pre-register this week for a field trip to the birthplace of Texas, Washington-on-the-Brazos. Expect a fun-filled, educational, hands-on field trip like no other. The field trip will include tours of Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site, the Star of the Republic Museum, and Berrington Living History Farm, as well as a special Texas History presentation!
How do you pre-register?
Register online.
Print and fax a Pre-Registration Form.
Call toll free 888.200.4903.
Be sure to pre-register by Monday, June 23!
Get all the Convention details....
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Come to the CHEACT Home Educators Conference & Book Fair
CHEACT's 20th Annual Home Educators Conference and Book Fair is taking place June 27 and 28 at the Palmer Events Center in Austin. Keynote speakers will be Jeff Baldwin, Andrew Pudewa, and Jan Bedell. Workshop speakers include Thomas Umstattd, Jr. (Dangers of Video Gaming), Wade Hulcy (Teaching to Their Bent), and THSC's own Tim and Lyndsay Lambert.
The conference begins Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., resumes Saturday morning at 8:30, and closes at 5 p.m.
Don't miss this valuable opportunity to be inspired by great speakers, motivated to try new things, and supplied with all the tools you need. Next year could be your best year yet!
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Who Will Teach the Children?
Courts could require credentials for home schoolers.
Home schoolers from California discuss the ramifications of a possible court decision requiring parents to have teaching credentials before homeschooling their children. The families discuss the advantages of home schooling, what led them to choose this educational option, and dispel some of the myths about what kind of people homeschool.
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National Cowboy Symposium and Celebration
The National Cowboy Symposium and Celebration (NCSC) celebrates and promotes western heritage. The organization encourages youth participation through contests and workshops emphasizing western heritage and the life of the cowboy. Contests include coloring, photography, a chuck wagon cook-off, and poetry/storytelling.
Entries must be postmarked by August 1 and sent to:
National Cowboy Symposium & Celebration
P.O. Box 6638
Lubbock, TX 79493
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THSC Association Handbook for Texas Home Schoolers
 Now is the time to think about next year-what can you do to improve your home school? One easy solution is to buy the newest edition of the Handbook for Texas Home Schoolers now! This attractive publication is a "must-read" for all Texas home educators and features articles about how to homeschool in Texas, options after graduation, and how to deal with school districts and Child Protective Services, along with many other helpful pieces. This year's edition has also been updated with changes in the law, which were passed in the last legislative session, that impact home educators. See a listing of important information in the current Table of Contents. The price, $18, has not increased, even though more information has been added each year! Click on the graphic to order. An Even Better Deal! Check this out!
Many home schoolers will benefit from purchasing the Beginner Packet. The packet includes: the THSC Association Handbook for Texas Home Schoolers; The Role of Fathers in Education (by Tim Lambert) [CD]; Homeschooling: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (by Lyndsay Lambert) [CD]; and Ready, Set...Now What Do I Do? (by Tim and Lyndsay together) [DVD]. This incredible resource is available for only $35, a $10 savings over buying these items separately. Order the Beginner Packet online.... |
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Home School Grads and Dads in the Military
 We were gratified to receive the responses from the May 13th Armed Forces Day Announcement. Thanks to those participants who've allowed us to share their information and prayer requests. We were pleased to receive not only home school graduates' information, but also that of home school dads.
The service and sacrifice of these families is greatly appreciated! Click on the graphic to see how, in addition to your prayers, you can help.
Meet the newest additions to our Home Schoolers in the Military page.... |
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A Merry Heart Doeth Good
Reprinted with permission. Taken from the Official Book of Homeschooling Cartoons www.familymanweb.com
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Killeen CPS Worker Oversteps Authority
A CPS worker visited a member family's home, investigating allegations that included the family homeschooling "incorrectly." The mother contacted THSC, and Tim Lambert wrote the CPS representative, informing her that compulsory attendance issues are not within the authority of CPS.
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Just Stay Home
Co-ops, park days, Bible studies, extracurricular lessons, scouting, 4-H, and field trips-the list of activities that lure home school families away from home is endless. All of the above activities have their merits and places within a home school schedule, but perhaps not all in the same school year and perhaps, some years, not at all.
Having homeschooled for ten years, I have participated in most of the activities I listed. We spent two years enjoying the benefits of an academic co-op. I was a Cub Scout den leader. I am a 4-H activity leader. I have led support groups for new home schoolers and Mom's Night Out. I belong to a field trip co-op too.
As a support group leader, I see the stress, anxiety, and burnout that accompany too many activities-especially for new home school moms. Fewer people seem to stay home to work with their students, believing instead that more activities help their home school measure up to what the public or private schools are doing.
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101 Things to Do This Summer
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