Homeschooling Legal Defense Association Session

Homeschool Info Session in Vernon

Homeschooling Open Seminar Tour (H.O.S.T.) by the Homeschool Legal Defense Association (Canada) (Speaker: Paul Faris)
DATE: Thursday, November 20, 7:00 p.m.
PLACE: Best Western Vernon Lodge (Okanagan Room)

Contact: Lina at 558-5537

What's it all about?
GOALS
- To support and strengthen local homeschooling networks
- To provide strong vision of the benefits of home education
- To establish the credibility (and superiority) of homeschooling as an educational option
- To help new homeschoolers start strong and stay strong on their journey of home education
- To promote the benefits of membership with HSLDA
TARGET MARKET
- Those who are open to homeschooling but have not yet started
- Those who have started homeschooling and are open to learning more
- Those who have become discouraged with homeschooling
- Skeptical family and friends of homeschoolers


Admission is Free. Coffee and Tea will be available.

Meeting topic/ideas??? I have one.... "How to solicit good intentions rather than demand good behaviour" (Gordon Neufeld's book). Is it all about patience?
Thoughts,
Delia

The Christian HS Group has a Hike to McKergow Meadows on Wed, Nov 19th (you probably already know this). Meet at Polson Park at 1:00. Are any of you planning on attending?
Delia

Swimming

Annette and I are getting together for swimming this Thursday am - aiming 10:30am. If anyone would like to join us, we'd be glad to see you! (I'm looking forward to knitting in the viewing area!) We will be doing this every other week for awhile. Come and get wet!

Me again looking for food sources contacts.... I'm wondering about where to buy grains? When I was driving in North Armstrong I saw a Grain Co-op? and was wondering about that? Also any tips on where to buy beef (free-range, grassfed...) I've got Vale Farms brochures but they are pricey... Thanks for the tips on chickens....
Cheers,
Delia

Christmas craft/bake sale and performance day/night
Does any HS group or other group organize one of these days. Last year in Maple Ridge it was held at the Eagles Hall and worked out well. I can't remember all the details but the kids sold crafts in the afternoon, they was a potluck dinner I think and then performances... We just did the crafts part...just having a new baby at the time... but I think everybody was pleased with how it went...
Delia

It was nice to meet many of you at the meeting. Good topic and helpful comments/suggestions...
Are the meetings scheduled for the last Thursday of each month? Is there a back-up phone contact list?
Since I'm new in town I wonder if anyone could help me with contacts for raw milk, free-range eggs, and chickens(to eat) to buy? I've tried Naomi's Birdsong Farm in Enderby (raw milk) with no luck with e-mail or phone number... And for eggs I've tried the Farmers Market but am not sure they are free-range as they are selling so many dozens....
Some other ideas I have which I have e-mailed GVRC on are skillastics: www.skillastics.com - non-competitive, physically challenging which kids play a board game ..... Mission HS (everybody group) got it offered this fall and I thought it would be good to try? fyi
Are there any meet at the park days arranged?
I'm going to give Jill's no knead bread recipe a try. I'm excited because there is no sugar or honey in it.
Cheers,
Delia