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Focusing on the Family: Choosing the Perfect Homeschool Curriculum
When researching schooling options for their children, many parents find that home schooling looks like a great option. Especially when the parent is concerned and wants to be more involved in their child’s education. But then comes the overwhelming realization when they learn they have to research curricula and the excess of home schooling resources…
College Essay Tips for Homeschool Students
The end of the year may mark the holiday season for most of the population, but if you are a high school senior, December is College Application Season. Traditional applications are fairly generic, and vary little from school to school. The essay is the piece that allows students to stand out, illustrate how they are…
Smart Ways To Incorporate Technology In Homeschool Education
Gone are the days when every student had their nose buried in a book. With the sheer mass of information available online, students in every type of educational setting have a world of knowledge literally at their fingertips, and homeschool families often find creative ways to incorporate online information into their lessons: Worksheets & Print-outs…
STEM & Student-Centered Learning
Traditional education techniques have students study multiple subjects independently of one another. A student may read Macbeth in English class, go to science and learn about chemical reactions, attend history class to discuss ancient civilizations, and math to learn about angles and circumferences, then head off to the computer lab to learn basic programming skills.…
Georgia Law and Homeschool Students
The Comprehensive Education Bill (HB 283) went into effect just two years ago, and simplified the way homeschool families report attendance and submit information about their children’s educational progress. Previously, homeschool parents were required to submit attendance and other reports to the State Department of Education or to their local school superintendent. Today, families who…
College-Bound Homeschool Students
In addition to class work, extracurricular activities, socializing and perhaps a part-time job, high school juniors and seniors spend a lot of time researching and applying to colleges and universities. For several years, top colleges have been actively recruiting homeschool students, because they recognize homeschoolers as better prepared than their public school and private school…
Benefits of a Quality Homeschool Program
When weighing education options for their children, many parents are pleased to find that homeschool graduates are very competitive in college programs, workplaces, and communities. And taking control of a child’s education can produce quite a few benefits that children in public and private schools don’t receive. Ideal Student-Teacher Ratios Overcrowding is never an issue…
Why Choose A Homeschool Education?
As the world requires increased exposure to science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), and parents demand programs that incorporate Christian values, a growing number of families choose homeschooling as an alternative to traditional public or private schools. While homeschooling is an often-used term with which parents may be familiar, mainstream parents may not be aware…
Engineering Essentials Class Visits Lockheed Martin
There is no better way to see how broad the field of Engineering is than to tour a manufacturing plant. The Engineering Essentials class saw this first hand on Friday, September 4th as they toured Lockheed Martin’s Marietta facility. Although the application was an aircraft, many majors and functions could be seen. Lockheed employs aerospace,…
Common Core
We at Living Science believe that God has entrusted parents with the responsibility for educating their own children. Teach [God’s Word and laws] to your children, talking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Deut 11:19 While that education…
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