Education Fair

You are invited to attend the Fourth Annual Post-Secondary Education Fair for home-schooled students. This event will take place Friday, March 25, from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. at Woodcrest Chapel, 2201 Nifong, Columbia, MO. This fair is a wonderful opportunity for home schooled students and parents to visit with many different universities, four-year colleges, community colleges, and vocational-technical/trade schools at one time. The past three fairs included 45 different types and styles of schools, not only from Missouri, but also from states as far away as Wyoming and Tennessee. The schools in attendance will showcase their degree and certification programs and the relaxed environment encourages students to converse with the school representatives. The fair not only gives students and parents information concerning schools and their offerings to our home- schooled students, but it also allows home schooled students to explore the variety of opportunities waiting for them in post-secondary education.

We will again offer the mini-seminar, “Preparing your High School Home-schooled Student for Post-secondary Education,” led by Cindy Campbell, a home school mom of three. Mrs. Campbell’s seminar was much appreciated by the families that attended the past three years. She guides and advises home schooling families as they prepare their home-schooled high school student for college. The seminar will address what subjects and records are needed to assist your students with their college preparation. Mrs. Campbell’s oldest child is working as an ASL interpreter and on a master’s program to prepare for a career in speech pathology, her middle son is a full-ride-scholarship graduate of Westminster College and is now earning his master’s at MU on a full scholarship, and her youngest has attended Westminster and is now attending MU to pursue a career in Occupational Therapy.

Hart Career Center, will again this year be offering free of charge, "Education and Career Interest Assessment.” This will be offered to each student that would like to take advantage of this service. It is voluntary and only for your personal benefit. I know some of you in attendance last year were disappointed that Hart Career Center did not offer this last year. They decided it was best to only offer every other year and this is the year they are offering the assessment tests. I have confirmed this with the school and the two that will be overseeing the tests.

Woodcrest is located in an area that has many types of restaurants close at hand. The church has been very good to us and we would like to respect their building by asking that you eat away from the building and do not carry food/drink into the building. Closed water bottles would be fine to bring.

If you have any questions about this Post-Secondary Education Fair, please contact the sponsors, Ron and Brenda Crowe, past home-schooling parents of three at rcrowe@ktis.net or at their home-based business number 573-642-0659. If you need to contact Ron or Brenda the morning of the fair, please call their cell at 573-310-4223.

"Splash Kingdom" Musical & events in KC and Columbia MO

Tonight the girls and I went into Kearney at watched "Splash Kingdom", a Christian musical. It was put on by one of the classes at New Life Homeschool Fellowship, and was at the building coop meets in. It was very very good. The class had very good singers and actors in it. The teacher was Bonnie Pooker and as usual, she did a very good job. Bonnie is a wonderful Christian lady who is very talented and can play numerous musical instruments and so can her children.

Despite rain being in the forecast for today, it did not rain. But the long term forecast says it is to rain daily through next Wednesday. Will I ever get my garden in????

Right now I am researching internet options. Where we live, we only have the option of century tel (not merged with Embarq). All that is offered in my rural area is dial up and it is very very slow. Right now I am running at 21.8 Kbps which is about our average speed. Hughesnet satalite is in our area, but very very costly. So, now I am checking into wireless options. We have our classroom in the basement, so I am assuming that if our cell phones don't work in the basement, neither will wireless? This is not my area of expertise, so I am rather confused as what to try. Ideally, I want something inexpensive that would allow more than one computer online at the same time. There are some classes that the girls need internet for, and being able to all do our typing at the same time on line would be a huge help for scheduling.

If anyone has any suggestions, fire them at me please!!
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Below is from an email I received today. If you are in the KC area, you might want to check this out!

Evolutionary Theory Continues to Damage Many Young People!

Our church is sponsoring training to equip young people and adults to
conduct 5 Day Creation Clubs this summer. The teachers for this
training are energetic, godly young adults who have worked extensively
in both a creation ministry, and also much with Child Evangelism
Fellowship. The Stan Myers family's ministry is called "Creation 2
Christ." They are from Pensacola, Florida.

This training will be conducted at our church, Grace Christian
Fellowship in Kansas City, KS, in June. Our family here in St. Joseph
would like to be able to teach a 5 Day Creation Club in this area.
Would you be able to "host" or suggest a place for this wonderful
teaching? We are looking for an area where a number of children -
perhaps many unchurched - could be invited and attend, either daytime,
or evening - particularly in July. These clubs are usually held
outdoors - often with "plan B" in case of rain.

We will provide everything needed as far as supplies, teachers, and
refreshments! Also, we are willing to help invite those in your
neighborhood, or in a neighborhood which you might suggest. For
apartment housing, the managers need to be asked first.

If you are interested in hosting a Creation Club, please contact us!
Or, if you're interested in knowing more about the Creation 2 Christ
Ministry, and the training which they offer, we'd be glad to tell you!

Debby, for the Dennis Greer family
thegreerfam7@yahoo.com
816 253-9050
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And, if you are in the Columbia MO area, this one is for you!

Greetings,
>
> I'd love to let your network know about a wonderful event for moms and
> tween daughters coming up Saturday, May 9 at 9 am - 11:30 am at Woodcrest
> Chapel in Columbia, MO. It's the Faithgirlz "Beauty of Believing" Tour
> event, featuring tween expert and author Nancy Rue. This fun and
> inspirational morning out for moms and their tween daughters (ages 9 - 12)
> features Nancy's messages on Friendship Flubs, Girl Politics, Body Talk
> and loving the person God has made them to be - all presented in a way
> girls love and moms appreciate! There will also be a craft, lots of great
> giveaways and refreshments, plus everyone who attends receives a book!
> Local news anchor Teresa Snow of KRCG, also a homeschool mom, will be our
> emcee! This event is sponsored by the Christian children's publisher
> Zonderkidz. We hope your homeschool parents will attend - and bring a
> friend or neighbor! More information on Nancy Rue and the event can be
> found at www.faithgirlz.com/tour. For tickets, contact Woodcrest,
> 573-445-1131, or register online at www.faithgirlz.com/tour. The church is
> located at 2201 West Nifong, Columbia MO 65203. Tickets are $10 each, $12
> day of.
>
> Any way you can help spread the word would be greatly appreciated! If you
> have more questions, please feel free to contact me.
>
> Many thanks!
>
> Marisela Rodriguez
> Public Relations Intern
> ZONDERKIDZ
> 616.656.3826 (P)
> 616.698.3578 [F]
> 5300 Patterson SE
> Grand Rapids, MI 49530