(3 homeschooled children welcoming back the academic year with a tradition of fun. This is the first year we went to Great America’s Homeschool Day, and it will definitely be on the list from now on!)
The good news is, many homeschoolers in the Chicago region celebrate the fall and start of the public school sessions […]

Look at what the University of Chicago has to say about homeschooled applicants. Sounds reasonable, non?

Fall 2007 dates TBA (all will be early Thursdays).
Is your son or daughter ready for the Tween Book Club? Tweens from NUG and Westside HOUSE will be participating. We felt theneed to start a reading club for this age group because they tend to be wild about reading but not necessarily yet ready for many […]

(Time for apple picking?)
A note to teens from Diane Keene, who is hoping to set up a cool class for you:
Please share this with other homeschooled teens. I am looking for a RSVP from those interested in Salsa, Swing, and other fun dance classes. These would be taught by the staff at the same studio […]

We just missed out on a feild trip organized by the Burpee museum to go on an actual dig. Now I am intrigued by the rest of their classes. Kathy Wentz, an active homeschooling  consultant in the area, shared some details:
Don’t forget the wonderful homeschool classes offered at both the Burpee and the Discovery Museum […]

McHenry County College in Crystal Lake, Illinois is offering a bunch of non-credit enrichment classes for homeschoolers this year. If you live anywhere nearby you might want to check out these options:
KIDS AND COLLEGE PRESENTS:
HOME SCHOOL CONNECTION
4th-12TH GRADE
These are non-credit/no grade classes offered at McHenry County College
for home school students. A certificate will be given […]

Just like the Reader, I have an early warning page. Guess what is coming up for homeshooled teens in Chitown? Their very own conference.
FALL FEST 2007
(formerly known as HOT FEST)
SAVE the date of FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2007
MORE details to be announced

Wow, so homeschooled kids are really awesome on computers too?! The wonders will never cease. I am glad the community colleges are wooing the homeschooled kids though. Read the article linked above for the real details. I’ve just been doing some freelance editing and I can’t summarize anymore tonight.

If you homeschool in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio or Wisconsin then you have a huge resource available free to you from Freshwater Fred’s Lending Library. Registration is easy, no spam involved, and then you have access to a couple of thousand educational DVD’s, videos and computer software programs for up to 4 weeks. Seriously, […]

It isn’t often a homeschooled teen takes to opening a Yahoo group. Only when they are serious about a passion. That is why Mohammad opened up Homes Schoolers & Skate Parks, where Chicago area homeschoolers go to share info about skating, blading and biking around town. If you are or know a teen who might […]