Home School 101 Session

If you missed the South Cobb Homeschool Resource Fair last week, you missed a treat.  We had several great sessions.  One such session was the Home School 101.

In this session Andrea Hall, M.Ed, a home school education and mathematics consultant shared 10 Steps to Homeschooling.  She is now taking readers day by day through these 10 steps.  You can follow her at No Mommy Left Behind .

If you would like to know more about how to start homeschooling, follow her at  www.nomommyleftbehind.com.

Come Join South Cobb Homeschoolers as we celebrate National School Choice Week!

South Cobb Homeschoolers have joined with the South Cobb Regional Library to host the inaugural "South Cobb Homeschool" Resource Fair featuring local resources for the homeschooling community as well as for parents of any school aged child.

This event will take place during the National School Choice Week on Tuesday, January 26 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the South Cobb Regional Library located at 805 Clay Road, Mableton, GA 30126.

This fair will feature door prizes, workshops as well as exhibitors from Cobb, Douglas, & Paulding Counties featuring public virtual charter schools, home school groups/ co-ops, as well as other education resources.

Our workshop topics include:

• Home School 101
• Home Schooling through High School
• Learning at the Library
• Identity and Destiny for Amazing Kids
• Parenting Tips

This event is free and open to the public. However, we encourage attendees to register at Eventbrite because some of the workshops have limited seating. To register go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/south-cobb-homeschool-resource-fair-tickets-20260992173?aff=eac2 

About South Cobb Homeschoolers

South Cobb Homeschoolers is a Christian home school support group which meets regularly at the South Cobb Regional Library for field trips and activities.  Our highlights includes an Annual Awards Ceremony as well as professional yearbooks. Our vision is to train students to be critical thinkers, and "not mere reflectors of other men's thoughts” (EG White). We aspire to follow the Proverbs 22:6 command and train our own children to honor the Lord Jesus Christ and advance His kingdom.  To learn more visit our website at http://www.southcobbhomeschoolers.org/

Are You Looking for Educational Resources?

Are you looking for educational resources to ENHANCE your child's education?  Look no further!  Attend the "South Cobb Homeschool" Resource Fair Tuesday, January 26, 2016.

Register today at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/south-cobb-homeschool-resource-fair-tickets-20260992173?utm-medium=discovery&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-source=cp&utm-term=listing

Homeschool Meeting Dates

Here are the first quarter dates for our homeschool meetings. We are moving to Fridays from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m..  We will meet at the South Cobb Regional Library on the following dates:

• January 15 and 29
• February 5 and 19
• March 4 and 18

Please note that we will try to schedule field trips on Fridays only as well.

Register for the FREE Fair - January 26, 2016

Register for the FREE South Cobb Homeschool Resource Fair at http://www.eventbrite.com/e/south-cobb-homeschool-resource-fair-tickets-20260992173?utm-medium=discovery&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-source=cp&utm-term=listing

We will have exhibitors from the following organizations, door prizes and workshops:

1 South Cobb Regional Library
2 South Cobb Homeschoolers
3 The Study Hall Education Consulting Company
4 Georgia Home Education Association
5 Kennesaw Mountain Homeschoolers
6 Julienne Levy Marks
7 Beyond the Front Porch
8 Georgia Connections Academy
9 O'Donnell Music Studio
10 Inspire Homeschool Academy
11 Identity and Destiny for Amazing Kids
12 Engineering For Kids of Metro Atlanta
13 Mable House Arts Center
14 Cobb County P.A.R.K.S.
15 Beyond Expectations Inc.
16 Private Tutor
17 GAC High School
18 ThomEd Tutoring

Are You Homeschooling with the End in Mind?

Before the 2015-2016 school year began, I attended a session at a homeschool convention entitled Homeschooling with the End in Mind by Jenni and Jody.  They posed an important question at the beginning of their seminar that we should all ask ourselves.  “Whose race is it?”

The answer is that it is our children in the race, not us.  Our job is to guide them through the race so that they can achieve the prize.
And what is that prize?  Well that is something that we must all ask ourselves.  Why did we choose to home school is just the tip of the iceberg.

For me, my mind goes to I Corinthians 9:24-27 to the incorruptible crown of eternal life.  However, my mind also goes to Philippians 3:14 “I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.”  What is the “prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus”?  We must go to God and ask Him, "What is your calling for my child?"

In your process I suggest you check out Identity and Destiny for Amazing Kids by Dr. Libby Hodge.  Dr. Hodge holds her Doctorate of Pastoral Counseling from Chesapeake Bible College and Seminary. Dr Libby is a Licensed Facilitator for Identity and Destiny and is certified through the American Association of Christian Counselors for Pastoral Counseling. She serves as Children’s Ministry Director for Connection Church in Hinesville, GA.  What I like most about the Identity and Destiny for Amazing Kids books (they have a version for adults as well) is that they remind us that God created us uniquely and wants to tell us the “prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus”.

Dr. Hodge will be one of the features of the very first South Cobb Homeschool Resource Fair.  South Cobb Homeschoolers have partnered with the South Cobb Regional Library's Children Department to coordinate this awesome event.  Mark your calendars for January 26, 2016 from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for the fair at the South Cobb Regional Library located at 805 Clay Road, Mableton, GA 30126.

Sincerely,

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