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Military Aviation Museum Homeschool Day | HEAV – March 15 & May 10, 2022

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An HEAV Sponsored Event!

Tuesday, March 15, Homeschool Day

Join us for a new Homeschool Day at Military Aviation Museum. This unique “Made in America” lesson introduces students to the Homefront during World War II. Students engage in activities that allow them to rivet a piece of metal just like iconic Rosie the Riveter.

Students learn the importance of air raid and black out drills by practicing real air raid drills with an authentic siren. Plus, students will experience past time entertainment while planting their own victory garden while listening to old time radio shows.

Tuesday, May 10, Homeschool Day

From the Wright Brothers to the Right Stuff! From the Wright Brothers to Chuck Yeager to the engineers at NASA, trial and error go hand in hand with inventions and creating dream projects.

Students will learn about the processes in which
the Wright Brothers and brave pilots like Chuck Yeager underwent to manufacture and test inventions through hands-on STEM challenges.

Students will learn basic industrial skills to
build a full scale wing rib from the Wright Brothers’ 1911 Wright Flyer–and also about the amazing dynamics of aerospace engineering through hypothesizing andexperimenting with thrust and drag using a wind tunnel.

Additional Details for the Homeschool Day:

  • Ages 11-15
  • Please bring a bagged lunch. Water will be provided.
  • Parents drop off students between 9:30 and 10 a.m. for class to start at 10 a.m. Parents will pick up at 2 p.m.
  • Before and after care is provided with an additional cost.

Google Map & Directions:

In Pungo on Princess Anne Road.

Location& Website:

Military Aviation Museum
1341 Princess Anne Road
Virginia Beach, VA 23457

Date:

Tuesday, March 15, and Tuesday, May 10, 2022.
Fall dates coming soon!

Time:

10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Cost:

$60/ student, ages 11 – 15.
Before and after care is provided with an additional cost.

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New! Member Benefit: Teen Finance Class

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CLASSES BEGIN ON August 18

NEW! Member Benefit!

Teen Finance Class
The Real World: An Eye-Opening Intro to the World of Adulting with Money

Looking for a way to introduce your teen to the real world? Join Charla McKinley, Artisan of Adulting and creator of Beyond Personal Finance, for an interactive and informative four-week mini course on financials and the real world.  Charla will cover topics like college, careers, cars, credit cards, and savings & investing.
Class is geared for students ages 13 to 17 and up.

Date & Time!

Classes Begin August 18

Wednesdays at 1 p.m.
August 18 to September 8.
(Class Dates: August 18 and 21, September 1 and 8)

Just log in to your member benefits page and get your link!

The course consists of FOUR sessions and is most appropriate for students ages 13 to 17 and up.

HOW TO SIGN UP FOR REAL WORLD TEEN FINANCE MINI COURSE

Two Options:

This $50 class is FREE for HEAV Members!

IMPORTANT: Be sure to snag your coupon code from your member benefits page to register free!

Not a member? Join TODAY for $45. Enjoy this class for FREE and take advantage of HEAV member benefits all year long. (Plus, you’ll support a worthy cause.)

About the Presenter, Charla McKinley

Charla McKinley graduated from the University of Texas with a degree in Finance. She went on to become a Certified Public Accountant with over 25 years working in both the corporate and private sector. While homeschooling her two children, Charla was inspired to write an interactive personal finance curriculum that opens the student’s eyes to the high costs of being an adult.

After retiring from homeschooling, Charla continues to teach teens live in Raleigh, NC and across the country using her Beyond Personal Finance curriculum.  Charla’s passion is teaching teens that their choices matter. She is a firm believer that in order to prepare teens for the road ahead they must be given the opportunity to practice making good (and not so good) choices using real dollars before they get out into the world and have real regrets.

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Free Class: Math Boot Camp

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Multiplication/Division Facts Boot Camp Classes

Do you have a child struggling with math? Boot camps are a great way to add multi-sensory games to add to your math practice? This class is a popular addition to ANY math curriculum.

Homeschool publications and blogs are all a buzz about multi-sensory, concrete learning—with good reason. Kids learn better, faster, and have more fun doing so. Yes, this even works for math facts!

We’ll guide students step-by-step through how to have a ball with math facts. We’ll use unit cubes, dominoes, the “missing number” game, have a catch, hop through multiplication facts, and catch flashcard fever—keeping addition and subtraction from getting dicey.

Students will also enjoy presentations to help build number sense and understanding of place value, solidify conceptual understanding of 4-digit operations. Includes free printables: tracking sheets, a hundred chart, and missing addend chart.

Come race with us to math success!

Date & Time!

Mondays in May at 2 p.m. (eastern)
Just log in to your member benefits page and get your promo code! The promo code is set to expire on April 29th at 11:59 (Eastern).

The math boot camp is a multiplication/division class, consists of four, 60-minute sessions, and is most appropriate for students ages 5 to 13.

May 2 at 2 p.m.
May 9 at 2 p.m.
May 16 at 2 p.m.
May 23 at 2 p.m.

HOW TO SIGN UP FOR MATH BOOT CAMP

Two Options:

This $39.95 class is FREE for HEAV Members!

IMPORTANT: Be sure to snag your promo code from your member benefits page to register free!

Not a member? Join TODAY for $45. Enjoy this class for FREE and take advantage of HEAV member benefits all year long. (Plus, you’ll support a worthy cause.)

MATERIALS LIST

To participate in the class, you’ll need to have the access to the following materials. Most are commonplace things you’ll have around the house or you can boost the fun by purchasing the materials kit below.

  • 4 pack of 6-sided dice
  • yellow foam ball
  • basic flashcards (x, -)
  • 100 unit cubes (cm)

Don’t have the items at home?

Purchase the optional math boot camp materials kit for just $44.95. It includes everything you need:

  • 55 wooden dominos
  • 4 pack of 6-sided dice
  • yellow foam ball
  • 4 packs of basic flashcards (+, -, x, /)
  • 100 unit cubes (cm)

About the Presenters

Antoinette, a homeschool mom of five children (now ages 10 to adult), has been homeschooling since 2001. Having experienced her son’s frustration with multiple math programs, Antoinette knows first-hand the struggle and frustration that can come with teaching math. Thankfully, everything changed in 2004 when her family tried ShillerMath Kit I.  Amazed by the success and enjoyment the Montessori-based, multi-sensory teaching

Math Boot Camp Antoinette

Antoinette LaGrossa

brings to students of all abilities, Antoinette joined the ShillerLearning team. She is passionate about helping home educators and schools -sharing hands-on learning tips, encouragement, and tips from the practical experience of having homeschooled five very different children (no cookie-cutter molds here) for almost two decades. Antoinette speaks at conventions across the country and is host of ShillerLearning’s Tuesdays@2.

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Amanda Crawford

Amanda has a bachelor’s degree in agriculture with a concentration in sducation, a master’s in instructional leadership, and Ed.S. in instructional leadership. She taught high school agriculture for eight years in a public school. When her oldest was aged three, Amanda transitioned to her new role as a stay-at-home/homeschooling mom. To prepare for kindergarten with her oldest in 2015, Amanda 

excitedly attended her first homeschool convention where she and her family discovered ShillerLearning: Montessori at Home math and language arts curriculum. Seeing how the kids were drawn to the hands-on where she and her family discovered ShillerLearning: Montessori at Home math and language arts curriculum. Seeing how the kids were drawn to the hands-on manipulatives at the booth and then using the curriculum with her kids for about six months, Amanda joined the ShillerLearning team and has been helping other homeschool families through online events and at conventions across the country. She lives in East Tennessee with her six children and husband of 14 years.

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FREE Online Music Class for Members: Foundations of Music I

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Supercharge your musical capability! Unlock the secrets of successful sight reading and musical technique.

Many students find reading music difficult because reading music involves understanding foundations of music, which usually is not taught until college.

This free online music class offered by Bender Conservatory covers notes, intervals, scales, chords, time signatures, rhythms, and the scientific principals behind interval relationships.  Students will greatly improve their music comprehension and sight-reading ability.

  • Local students who want to participate in the conservatory’s spring 2021 Homeschool Choir or Orchestra classes can take this class now, in lieu of enrolling in the Foundations of Music I in the spring, so take advantage of this special offer through HEAV

Dates & Times: Online Music Class

Five classes

Daily from 10 a.m. to noon
October 19 to 23. (Class Dates: October 19, 20, 21, 22, and 23)

Just log in to your member benefits page and get your link!
The course consists of FIVE 60-minute sessions and is most appropriate for students ages 5 to 13.

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HOW TO SIGN UP FOR MUSIC FOUNDATIONS I

Two Options:

This $80 class is FREE for HEAV Members!

  • IMPORTANT: Be sure to snag your coupon code from your member benefits page to register free!
  • Not a member? JOIN TODAY for $45. Enjoy this class for FREE and take advantage of HEAV member benefits all year long. (Plus, you’ll support a worthy cause.)

Open to students in grade six and higher (approximately 11+ years old).  Teens and adults are welcome to take the class as well.  Class is held over Zoom. Any student who sings or plays an instrument (any instrument!) will find this class extremely useful.

Materials Needed:

  • Notebook, for taking notes. 
  • Staff paper notebook, or print at least thirty sheets of staff paper from your printer.
  • Piano, or electronic keyboard, with alphabet stickers on the keys.  Students must take this class while sitting at a piano or electronic keyboard, even if you have never played a piano or keyboard before.

About the Instructor:

John Bender is a full-time private music instructor and performer with 35years of performance experience, conducting various ensembles and productions for 21 years.  In 2001, he received favorable reviews from The Washington Post and The Reston Times and was nominated for best music director by the Washington Area Theatre Community Honors Society for his music direction of 1776 by Sherman Edwards, produced by the Reston Community. In 2004, he was the tenor section l for the master chorale of South Florida under Maestro Joe Michael Schibe for
Beethoven’s 9th with Cleveland Orchestra under the baton of Franz Welser-Möst.

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Mr. John Bender

Note:  Music and teaching are my passion.  As homeschoolers ourselves, we are deeply involved with our children’s lives, education, and values.  We are becoming more involved with homeschool communities.  Since homeschoolers have limited opportunity to participate in musical ensembles, we are starting choirs and orchestras for homeschool students, beginning in Spring 2021.

EDUCATION:

  • Master of Music, Choral Conducting, Central Michigan University, Mt Pleasant, MI 2011
  • Bachelor of Arts, Music Major, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 2000
  • High School Diploma, The Bullis School, Potomac, Maryland. Freshman and Senior Music Award Recipient

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Free Class: Art Projects – Creating a Masterpiece

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NEW! FREE for HEAV Members

Creating a Masterpiece-Art Projects

HEAV members get special, one-year access to stunning art projects for beginners and up! Take a winter break and give your kids a fun, engaging opportunity (just don’t tell them it’s “school!”) Free projects are geared for ages 5 and up, and a full membership opportunity is available at reduced rates.

As you progress step-by-step through these stunning projects, you will be introduced to fine art techniques needed to create beautiful projects of your own. These projects are geared for children ages 5 and up and vary in difficulty from Beginner to Level 3.

If you have any questions or wish to upgrade to a full membership, simply message us and let us know you are from HEAV. There are special rates available for HEAV members.

Note:
Supplies are not provided by Creating A Masterpiece. Always use quality supplies. You can get good quality supplies at very reasonable prices when you buy them yourself. Sharon provides lists, recommendations, and links in the cart for each project.

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Mythical Dragon (sculpture)

Lionfish

Colored Pencil

African Sunset

Watercolor

HOW TO SIGN UP through two options.

1.  This $79 one-year class is FREE for HEAV Members!
Just go to your member benefits page to get your coupon code.

IMPORTANT : Be sure to snag your coupon code from your member benefits page to register free!

2.  Register and pay for the $79 class with the following button.

Not an HEAV member yet? 
Join TODAY
 
for $45. Enjoy this class for FREE and take advantage of HEAV member benefits all year long. (Plus, you’ll support a worthy cause.)

Spring Flowers

Acrylic

African Sunset

Watercolor
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Sharon Hofer is a professional artist and teacher. She is also a pastor’s wife and homeschool mother.

Her professional art has been featured in several national art magazines and has been sold by both Franklin Mint and Artist Collectibles.  She has spent the last twenty two years homeschooling her children,

helping her husband in ministry, and building Hidden Acres Art School in Omaha, Nebraska.

Sharon Hofer teaches art internationally in Africa, Russia, and Asia. She also teaches hundreds of home schooled students at her art studio and thousands through her fine art curriculum known as Creating a Masterpiece.

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Billy Graham Library Virtual Tour

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Explore History with Students at the Billy Graham Library

At the age of 12, a young Billy Graham gave his first public speech – a rehearsed portrayal of Uncle Sam taught by his mother at his school pageant. Following the experience, Billy vowed never to speak in public again. After several more failed attempts and an encounter with a traveling evangelist names Mordecai Ham, Billy’s heart was changed.

In May 1936, along with 25 other students, Billy graduated from Sharon High School in Charlotte, North Carolina. He wrote these words as his yearbook entry: “My hopes and plans for the future [are] to serve God and do His will as a minister of the Gospel.” Graham did this for more than 70 years, preaching to more than 315 million people in live audiences around the world.

Throughout his life, learning was Billy Graham’s lasting passion. In fact, later in his life when asked if he had any regrets, Billy said, “I wish I had studied a great deal more.”

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Billy Graham Library virtual tour

Today, the Billy Graham Library has developed resources that allow students to expand their own passion for learning. Students and teachers, kindergarten through 12th grade can access free downloadable lessons. Topics for study include Billy Graham’s work during the Cold War and the U.S. civil rights movement of the ’50s and ’60s, his role as pastor to many American presidents, and his pioneering use of technology.

Resources include interactive elements and take-home pieces for student groups. Each standardized lesson plan meets both North Carolina and federal educational standards, and features suggested activities, discussion questions, and original source material for an amplified learning experience.

While the education pieces are meant to enhance a visit to the Billy Graham Library, most can be used without traveling to Charlotte. For those that are homebound – especially in this time of COVID-19 – a new, virtual tour of the Library is available online.

Those who are able to tour the Billy Graham Library will relive the remarkable story of a farm boy who became the pastor to presidents and proclaimed the Gospel message of Jesus around the world. The Billy Graham Library is currently open to the public, with social distancing and proactive sanitation efforts in place.

To learn more about the Billy Graham Library Student Tours and Educational Resources, or to request your free materials—email librarystudents@bgea.org or visit BillyGrahamLibrary.org.

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Science of Food

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FREE FOR HEAV MEMBERS!

Join Dale Cox of Edible Knowledge for a five-lesson, hands-on, food science class. Learn about this unique career opportunity, Science of Food–plus have a lot of fun as you conduct experiments and discover the principles of protein, fats, and carbohydrates. Geared for kids ages 10 and up.

Monday, July 13 to Friday, July 17 at 12:30 p.m.

HOW TO SIGN UP

This $50 class is FREE for HEAV Members!

Just go to your member benefits page to get your coupon code!

IMPORTANT: Be sure to snag your coupon code from your member benefits page to register free!

Not a member? Join TODAY for $45. Enjoy this class for FREE and take advantage of HEAV member benefits all year long. (Plus, you’ll support a worthy cause.)

SCHEDULE For Science of Food Event

Monday
Food Science Defined
What do food scientists do? Where do they work?
Food Science Principle 1 – Water Activity & Carbohydrates

Tuesday
Food Science Principle 1 (continued)
Experiment 1 – Water Activity & Carbohydrates

Wednesday
Experiment 1  Review – The Edible Knowledge
Principle 2 – Protein & Fats

Thursday
Principle 2 – Protein & Fats (continued)
Experiment 2 – Protein & Fats

Friday
Experiment 2 Review – The Edible Knowledge
The Making of a Food Scientist

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DALE COX

Dale is a professional food scientist, holding a B.S. and a M.S. in food science. He is also an Air Force brat, a LEGO enthusiast, an original Star Wars nut, speaks Spanish and a little Russian, is the father of three, and has been married to his wife LeAnne for 32 years.

He loves all the sciences, and especially values the fact that food science combines them all. He worked for 23 years in new-product development and process improvement for companies like Kellogg’s, Kraft Foods, and General Mills, developing many products you would recognize.

Part of his work included traveling to South Africa, Japan, Mexico, England, and South Korea. His company, Beakers & Bricks, publishes food science, physics, and engineering courses under the Edible Knowledge brand. Materials are offered for students ages 6 and up, including print manuals and self-directed online courses.

Food science…it’s the science of cooking!

MATERIALS LIST

To participate in the class, you’ll need to have the access to the following commonplace materials you’ll probably have around the house—and you’ll also need some adult supervision for some of the experiments, which will occur outside of the class time. Yes, we’re really cooking!
Tools
measuring cups
measuring spoons
cookie sheet
biscuit cutter*
ruler
popcorn popper*
medium saucepan
candy thermometer*
large mixing bowl
spoon
rolling pin
rolling pin guides*

Food Items
sugar (sucrose)
corn syrup
baking soda
popcorn (unpopped)
all-purpose flour
double-acting baking powder
baking soda
cream of tartar

 

*You may substitute items if needed.

biscuit cutter – any round cutter, such as inverted cup, will do
popcorn popper – an air popper is recommended, but the corn can be popped on the stove or in a microwave, if needed.
candy thermometer – any food-grade thermometer that measures 300o Farenheit. (Close parental supervision is strongly suggested.)
rolling pin guides – any two sturdy items about ½” thick will work

edible knowledge - Dale Cox

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Free Class: Coding for Teens!

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FREE for HEAV Members

Hands-On Beginner Programming
Virtual Class for Teens

Do you like video games? Social media? Smart phones? All of the amazing technology you use every day was created by ordinary people who learned a super useful skill: coding. And here’s the best part: You can learn it, too!  If you have ever been curious about how to program but don’t know where to begin, this is the class for you!

All you need is a computer with a keyboard.  Almost any desktop or laptop computer will do — you can use a Windows, Mac, Chromebook, or Linux machine (no tablets or smartphones please).

Jeremy Moritz, author of Code for Teens: The Awesome Beginner’s Guide to Programming is an energetic, patient teacher who knows how to teach coding in an entertaining, easy-to-follow format.  Mr. Moritz will walk you through a hands-on class that will have you writing real programming code in every session.  This class will teach everything you need to know to get started learning the world’s most commonly used programming language: JavaScript!

Buckle up for this awesome hands-on beginner JavaScript virtual class, and enjoy a fun, comfortable introduction into the world of coding!
Geared for kids ages 11 and up. They should be able to type reasonably well.

Materials

  • Computer (Windows or Mac), laptop, or Chromebook
  • Chrome or Firefox browser installed
  • A copy of the book, Code for Teens, is recommended, but not required

Date & Time

Monday, July 27 to Friday, July 31 at 12:30 p.m.

HOW TO SIGN UP through two options.

1.  This $35 class is FREE for HEAV Members!
Just go to your member benefits page to get your coupon code.

IMPORTANT : Be sure to snag your coupon code from your member benefits page to register free!

2.  Register and pay for the $35 class with the following button.

Not an HEAV member yet? 
Join TODAY
 
for $45. Enjoy this class for FREE and take advantage of HEAV member benefits all year long. (Plus, you’ll support a worthy cause.)

Free Class: Coding for Teens! 7

Jeremy Moritz is the author of “Code for Teens: The Awesome Beginner’s Guide to Programming”, a highly entertaining, well-organized book teaching teenagers and pre-teens how to write computer code.

As a software engineer, teacher and homeschooling father of six children, Jeremy has valuable insight into common learning habits and hang-ups of children and teenagers.  And with an extensive background as a musical theater performer and director, he exhibits a flare for comedic writing that is sharp and entertaining.  Jeremy and Christine–his book illustrator and devoted wife of 19 years–live with their children in Kansas City.  Contact him at  CodeForTeens.com!

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Homeschool Day at the Fair

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2022 Ticket Information Is Coming Soon!

Join HEAV for Homeschool Day

For many years, HEAV has partnered with the State Fair of Virginia to sponsor a homeschool day. 

Thanks to HEAV’s partnership, you and your family can join hundreds of fellow homeschool families for homeschool day at the Virginia state fair! The fair is held at Meadow Event Park off 1-95 Exit 98, next to Kings Dominion.

IMPORTANT: You must order online in order to get the special price.

There will be no opportunity to purchase discount tickets at the gate.

State Fair Meadow Event Park

Location

Meadow Event Park

Date

Friday,September 24, 2021

Cost:  (must be ordered online.)

Entrance tickets
$8/student

$11.50/adult

Wristbands
$23/person

Registration

Order online here.

Homeschool Day at the State Fair

HEAV will be at the State Fair of Virginia on Friday, September 24. Get your discounted tickets now! If you can’t come on the 24th–that’s okay! You may use the tickets any other weekday through October 3.

Also, did you know your homeschooler is eligible to enter the State Fair competitions? Arts & Craft Competition Guidelines will be available.

Order tickets here.  

2021 Cost

(Admission Ticket includes all exhibits but does not include Midway rides):

  • Students (preschool-grade 12):  $8*
  • Adults (all other ages):  $11.50*
  • Children aged four and under are admitted free.

Ride Wrist Band

  •  If purchased in advance*:  $23/person

*includes State Fair of Virginia processing fee

Tickets

This year, you may purchase your fair tickets online and receive them directly via e-mail as a PDF attachment. Tickets may be printed off, or shown at the gate on a mobile device. Your Homeschool Day tickets are generally good on any weekday through the end of the fair

PARKING FOR MEADOW EVENT PARK EVENTS:

General parking is free!
The park has an ample amount of flat and accessible parking. Please review this PARKING MAP for an overview of where handicapped parking areas generally are located.

Arts & Crafts Competition

Did you know? Students ages 5 through 18 may enter works of art into the Arts & Crafts Competition. Entries may include painting and drawing, knitting and crochet, paper art, sewing, Lego creations, yard art, jewelry, wood-working, duct tape…and SO many other categories, there are too many to count here. Check out the division and class section of the arts & crafts guide for a complete list, deadlines, and details.

Get more information about competitions here, or visit the website at www.statefairva.org.

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