Web Newsletters

Web Newsletters!!!

No Greater Joy Magazine is a free, bi-monthly publication dedicated to successful child-training, strengthening marriages and families, and supporting home schooling. http://www.nogreaterjoy.org/index.php?id=14 You can receive this via Internet or postal mail.  Thanks Stephanie for this great resource!

School Express Newsletter - This looks like a great newsletter to sign up for.  They offer lots of lesson plans and a free unit study every week.  I really like the one for Valentine's.  http://www.schoolexpress.com/news_sub.php

Homeschool E-store - This looks like a great resource, and when you sign up for the newsletter you can get one free e-book per week.  http://www.homeschoolestore.com/catalog/index.php  

Googol Power Newsletter - This is a newsletter all about math.  You can view this month's here http://www.googolpower.com/content/newsletters/2007/feb.html .  There is tons of great information.   

Other

All activities listed are open to all Alabama homeschoolers regardless of church school affiliation.  Some activities are homeschool specific, and some are offered to the general public.  Please note that these activities are not sponsored or organized by Everest Academy unless specifically noted.  If you have questions concerning one of these activities, please forward your questions to the contact listed.  If you would like to add a resource or if you find a broken link, please contact the Everest Academy webmaster. 

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Railroad: Magic City Railroad - club has a 60 foot square lay out built in a (U) shape; 3 rail O scale running more than three trains at one time. Every Saturday from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm at Vestavia Hills City Center Suite 184 off Canyon Road Vestavia Hills, AL 35216. 

Kids Workshops are FREE "How-To-Clinics" designed for children ages 5-12. The workshops are offered the first Saturday of each month between 9am and noon at all Home Depot stores. The Home Depot's Kids Workshops offer useful projects including the creation of toolboxes, fire trucks and mail organizers, as well as more educational projects, such as a window birdhouse, bughouse or Declaration of Independence frame kit. The workshops teach children do-it-yourself skills and tool safety, while at the same time helping to instill a sense of accomplishment. Additionally, this fun time allows for quality one-on-one time between adults and children. In addition to the newly constructed project kit, each child receives a kid-sized orange apron, similar to The Home Depot associates' aprons, and an achievement pin.  Click Here to Learn More and Find a Store Near You

Kids' Workshop at Lowe's - On the second and fourth Saturday of each monthat 10:00 a.m., Lowe's hosts a Kids' Workshop where each child uses provided tools to build a wooden toy or other project from a kit.  Please check your local Lowe's for more details. 

Kids Club Imagination Saturdays Events - Kids ages 5 - 12 join us for a fun activity every Saturday at Michael's! Kids are invited to join 30-minute sessions at 10am, 10:30am, 11am or 11:30am!  More Information

Home Depot Do-It-Herself Workshops - Home Depot Show hubby up and do it yourself!!! I personally LOVE to do household projects that hubby doesn't think I can do...LOL. Well Home Depot wants to help in your quest to beautify your home and they will even help you out financially! Sign up for a workshop and at the end you will receive a $10 off coupon (I think it is $10 off $25). The workshops are supposed to be a lot of fun and educational too!  Click Here to Sign Up!

LEGOS STORE in Galleria Mall
Birmingham, AL
Join in the LEGO® Store Monthly Mini Model Build!
Visit your local LEGO Store on the first Tuesday of every month and you can learn how to build a cool mini model, and take it home – for free! Quantities are limited to approximately 250 per store and offer is good while supplies last only. A new model will be available every month and will be specially themed to that month – ask a Store Associate for details! Models are not for sale and cannot be purchased. One free per child. Event is open to children ages 6 to 14 only. See store for more details.

The Vocalizers Toastmasters Club meets on the first and thrid Thursday of each month at Hoover Public Library at 6:00 p.m.   823-4931 or www.vocalizers.com

SciFi - The Blue Box Companions meet the second Saturday of each month to view "Dr. Who" videos as well as other British science fiction and comedies at Homewood Public Library from 2:00 - 5:00 p.m.  491-6772

Anime - BAMA (Birmingham Alabama Manga and Anime) meets the second Thursday of each month at the Patton Creek Barnes & Noble.  For details, usagichan.bama@yahoo.com

Photography

Free Photography Curriculum - It is with great pleasure that we celebrate the publication of the International Center of Photography's Focus on Photography: A Curriculum Guide. The guide is an exceptional resource for those at all levels of experience in teaching and in photography, designed to inform educators about the many possibilities and interdisciplinary applications of photographic education in school and after-school settings (grades K-12). Written by museum educator and former ICP Coordinator of Community Programs, Cynthia Way, the guide draws on ICP's long-term experience and translates its practice for a much broader audience.

Lost Arts

Lost Arts!!!

• Hueytown:  Knitting with Joyce Howell - Every Monday at Hueytown Library from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Beginners or advanced students welcome. You may obtain a supply list at the first class. No charge to attend.
• Birmingham:  Embroiders Guild of America meets the second Thursday of each month at the St. Stephens Episcopal Church at 7:00 p.m., with an informal stitch-in every Thursday of the month at 10:00 a.m. For more information, please call 967-5232.
• Hueytown:  Crochet with Bell Tidwell - Every Wednesday at Hueytown Library from 10:00 a.m - 12:00 p.m. Beginners or advanced students are welcome. A supply list will be provided at your first class. No charge.  The make booties, scarves, shawls, and other projects.
• Mountain Brook:  Knitting, Crocheting, and Needlework group meets every Wednesday at Jonathan Benton Bookseller at 7:30 – 9:00 p.m. All levels welcome. For information, please call 870-8840.
• Hueytown:  Quilting with Bobbie Payne - Every Thursday at Hueytown Library from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
• Hueytown:  Counted Cross Stitch - Every Friday at Hueytown Library from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.  Sherry Robertson teaches counted cross stitch classes.  A list of supplies will be given out at your first visit.  No charge for attending.
• Trussville:  Knitting group meets the first and third Thursday of each month at Coffee House of Trussville from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.  Details:  655-1676.
• Madison:  Madison Library Free Knitting Classes for Teens 2nd Tuesday of every month from 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. Bring your yarn and needles and learn to knit. We'll start with the basics and work our way up to more fun and complex projects.
• Alabaster:  Knitting Know How - Beginning Sept. 10th and meeting the second Monday of each month from 4-5pm, The Albert L. Scott Library in Alabaster will be conducting "Knitting-Know How" for ages 7 and up. With or without an adult.  Bring size 9 or 10 needles and worsted weight yarn to make a scarf!  Meets in the mobile unit.  Sign up by calling 664-6822.   Many thanks to Deborah Nichols for this resource!

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All activities listed are open to all Alabama homeschoolers regardless of church school affiliation.  Some activities are homeschool specific, and some are offered to the general public.  Please note that these activities are not sponsored or organized by Everest Academy unless specifically noted.  If you have questions concerning one of these activities, please forward your questions to the contact listed.  If you would like to add a resource or if you find a broken link, please contact the Everest Academy webmaster. 

Math

Math Tutoring & Math Classes Available

Is your student struggling with basic math? 

Are you looking for outside help in math (basic through pre-algebra)?

    

My name is Marci Taylor; I tutor and teach math from my home in Chelsea.  I have homeschooled for 7 years and am a certified teacher for elementary education with a specialty endorsement in Middle Grades Math.  I have a passion for helping struggling students gain confidence and competence in the subjects with which they struggle.

    

My tutoring fee is $15 an hour.  I usually recommend meeting twice a week.  We can meet at a location other than my home, but the cost is $20-$30 an hour depending on the distance.

    

I also teach math classes. There needs to be three or more students who need help with the same level math and prefer a classroom environment. The base cost is $10/per student/per class (1 1/2 hrs- 2 hrs), usually with 2 classes a week.

Available Schedule:

Tuesday and Thursday 2:00-4:00

Monday and Wednesday -contact me for availablity

If you have questions or are interested in signing up, please contact me at 542-1741 or chrisandmarci@charter.net

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All activities listed are open to all Alabama homeschoolers regardless of church school affiliation.  Some activities are homeschool specific, and some are offered to the general public.  Please note that these activities are not sponsored or organized by Everest Academy unless specifically noted.  If you have questions concerning one of these activities, please forward your questions to the contact listed.  If you would like to add a resource or if you find a broken link, please contact the Everest Academy webmaster. 

Language Arts

Language Arts!!!

• Creek Seeker Prize Information - Each year, in affiliation with The Library of Congress Center for the Book, River of Words conducts a free international poetry and art contest for youth on the theme of WATERSHEDS. The contest is designed to help youth explore the natural and cultural history of the place they live, and to express, through poetry and art, what they discover.  Find out more...
• Milkweed Editions and River of Words have created a free, downloadable teaching guide to help teachers and students learn to write great poetry. Written by Louisiana master teachers Harriet Maher and Connie MacDonald (2006 River of Words Teacher of the Year), this full-color, 75-page guide, which uses the River of Words anthology River of Words: Young Poets and Artists on the Nature of Things as a text, will help students get beyond pre-conceived notions about poetry, inhibitions and fears, excessive reliance on rhyme, and the thorny host of other impediments to creativity and expression that a poetry assignment often invokes. Connie and Harriet have created a fun, investigatory, challenging set of classroom activities that we hope will help you to inspire your students to explore both their "inner" worlds and the complicated, endlessly fascinating "outer" world around them.  Download it now!

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All activities listed are open to all Alabama homeschoolers regardless of church school affiliation.  Some activities are homeschool specific, and some are offered to the general public.  Please note that these activities are not sponsored or organized by Everest Academy unless specifically noted.  If you have questions concerning one of these activities, please forward your questions to the contact listed.  If you would like to add a resource or if you find a broken link, please contact the Everest Academy webmaster. 

Barnes & Noble Summer Reading

Barnes and Nobles Summer 

Reading Program

This program has been offered for many years over the summer. Your child reads a certain number of books and then earns a free book.  Pretty simple.  Check out this program at the beginning of the summer.

Click HERE to learn more!

Dance

• Gardendale:  Ballroom Dancing - Curt & Wendy offer homeschooling ballroom dancing in Moody, Pelham, and Gardendale (this one is Everest Academy) http://www.curtnwendy.com
• Huntsville: Homeschool Swing Dancing Class Thursday's from 4:30 - 5:30 at Grace United Methodist Church $5.00 per session, no contracts are required.  The Church is located at 2113 Old Monrovia Rd.; Huntsville, AL 35806
• Bham:  Briarwood Ballet Homeschool Classes - A
  s a parent representative of Briarwood Ballet, I would like to take this opportunity to let you know that Briarwood's excellent ballet program is offering two classes for homeschooled students  this coming school year.  The first/second grade homeschool class meets on Mondays from 1:00-1:55.  The third/fourth grade class meets on Wednesdays from 1:30-2:25.  Both classes meet at the Briarwood campus off of Acton Road.  Please feel free to let your families know of these classes - there are still spaces available as of this writing. 

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All activities listed are open to all Alabama homeschoolers regardless of church school affiliation.  Some activities are homeschool specific, and some are offered to the general public.  Please note that these activities are not sponsored or organized by Everest Academy unless specifically noted.  If you have questions concerning one of these activities, please forward your questions to the contact listed.  If you would like to add a resource or if you find a broken link, please contact the Everest Academy webmaster. 

Drama

• Bham - The Alys Stephens Center and Make It Happen Theatre Company are proud to the Acting Out Theatre Workshop for children ages 8 -14.  Acting Out Theatre Workshop is an eight-week experience that shares with children the mechanics of acting and performance. Participants will learn theatre games, improvisation, warm-up and concentration exercises, voice and diction, theatre terminology, character development, and minimal musical theatre basics through a variety of fun, yet intense classes.  For more information, please contact our Education & Outreach Director at (205) 934-0862 or e-mail us.  
• Gadsden Drama Classes - The classes will be held on the campus of Coosa Christian School/Crosspoint Community Church. They are open to students in 7th-12th grade. For more information please email me, Angela Montgomery at angelbird21@hotmail.com.  Instructor Kim Anderson:  This course is to give students an appreciation of experience in theater as an art form. The students will act, direct, or be technically involved in scenes and short classroom productions. They will read, write and evaluate plays as well as view and critique video and live performances. A full length play will be performed at the end of the 4th 9 weeks. 
• Huntsville Acting Up Homeschooling Drama Class Tuesdays from 12 noon to 1pm.  For more information about the school, teachers, policies, pricing,etc, check out their website: http://actingup.intuitwebsites.com
• Birmingham The YES (Youth Empowering Selves) Ambassadors is a theatrical youth group that delivers a socially uplifting message through drama, choreography and voice.  Auditions are open to metro area teens ages 13-18. No prior theatre experiences is required, however this free program is for youth with promise, focus and discipline.  Call Hollis Johnson at 320-7021 for information.  Youth accepted into the program will train Monday through Friday (8:30 am until 1:00 pm) from June 2 through June 30.  The theatre camp is directed by Doris Brewster. The YES Ambassadors will present at the Carver Theater 11 performances of an original production. Additionally, the YES Ambassadors present shows across the state.  For more information, please contact Hollis Johnson at hjohnson@jcceo.org  or 205-320-7021
• Wetumpka Dragonfly Drama Club, open to all homeschoolers ages 5+ in the Wetumpka/Montgomery and surrounding areas. It is free to join and any costs that come up will be low-cost. This is a brand new club, but we are very excited to get as much participation as possible! For additional info, you can contact the club's Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?ref=profile&id=100000559423388 Or you can e-mail Margaret at gypsyfaith@elmore.rr.com. The meetings will be twice a month, the 2nd and 4th mondays of each month. Our meetings start in February, on the 8th. The meetings will usually take place in Wetumpka.

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All activities listed are open to all Alabama homeschoolers regardless of church school affiliation.  Some activities are homeschool specific, and some are offered to the general public.  Please note that these activities are not sponsored or organized by Everest Academy unless specifically noted.  If you have questions concerning one of these activities, please forward your questions to the contact listed.  If you would like to add a resource or if you find a broken link, please contact the Everest Academy webmaster. 

Geography

• FREE Travel Guides - We love to travel so this little freebie is right up my alley. Select the travel guides you want and add them to your cart. No shipping and no other fees. This could be a great way to find some cool locations you didn't already know about!  Click HERE to get your free travel guides!
• Mobile Geography Club 12:00 - 3:00 p.m.Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Mobile; 6345 Old Shell Road; Mobile, AL.  Please RSVP to Cheryl at sevenkidsisgreat@yahoo.com
• Homeschool Shoebox Swap - This is a Yahoo list for homeschool families to swap "shoeboxes" that reflect their geographical area and their family.  We do a list once a month(on the 2 or 3 of the month). After that list closes, it can take a week or so to put the list together because of large number of people swapping. So you should have your swap partner by the 10th of the month.  We swap inexpensive packages that contain items that are representative of where we live. Let the kids make a card or a picture of your house, or share something they love about their area.  Http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hsshoeboxswap/
• National Geographic Bee - "Each year thousands of schools in the United States participate in the National Geographic Bee using materials prepared by the National Geographic Society. The contest is designed to encourage teachers to include geography in their classrooms, spark student interest in the subject, and increase public awareness about geography. Schools with students in grades four through eight are eligible for this entertaining and challenging test of geographic knowledge... Bee registration is open to schools and homeschool associations with students in grades four through eight who are not over the age of 15 by the time of the national level. A student must be enrolled in a school or homeschool association that is registered with the Bee. Also, students of the eligible grade levels must be following a school schedule and academic course load comparable to the majority of the student's grade-mates and age-mates. A student may not be enrolled in more than two academic courses at the high school and/or college level during each school year of the competition. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/society/ngo/geobee/

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All activities listed are open to all Alabama homeschoolers regardless of church school affiliation.  Some activities are homeschool specific, and some are offered to the general public.  Please note that these activities are not sponsored or organized by Everest Academy unless specifically noted.  If you have questions concerning one of these activities, please forward your questions to the contact listed.  If you would like to add a resource or if you find a broken link, please contact the Everest Academy webmaster.

Homesteading

Junior Gardener’s Club starting up at Paradise Gardens 160 Joe Reeves Road Guntersville, AL 35976.  Club will start on May 17 and meet every 3rd Thursday time to be announced (leaning toward late afternoon).  May 17 meeting will include a pot luck dinner.  The club will offer speakers and classes for growing and crossing daylilies, iris, vegetables, and other perennials and shrubs.  There will be community service opportunities, competitions, and plants sales (where the children will grow, package, and sale their own plants).  We will have a centralized show garden adjacent to our existing flower beds, but the children will be provided plants and instructions for their own home gardens as well.  The ages can be as young as the attention span will allow to 18 years old.  Many of the national societies offer scholarship opportunities for the older kids.  The cost is only $19 per child for one year or a family membership will be $80.  The cost includes membership in the national and regional iris societies, the American Hemerocallis Society, and quarterly bulletins from all organizations. No experience is necessary, but a love for dirt and things that grow is a plus.  If you have questions or need more information you can contact Kathy Lang at myangelkat@yahoo.com  or call 256-477-5773. 

Birmingham Botanical Gardens Volunteer Orientation - Learn about The Gardens and ways you can volunteer to support Birmingham Botanical Gardens. Orientations are for current and potential volunteers and take place from noon - 1:00 p.m. in the upstairs East Room of The Garden Center at Birmingham Botanical Gardens. Volunteer orientations take place the third Tuesday of the month: August 21 & September 18. For more information visit call (205) 414-3962.

Operation Green Plant  FREE SEEDS Each year, America the Beautiful's Operation Green Plant provides free seeds to educators and nonprofit groups to encourage citizen efforts to protect and preserve America’s lands and resources. These are seeds from 2005-2007 with germination rates of 90% to 95%. Grants of 100 to 2,000 seed packets are being offered on the basis of availability and relative need. Shipping and handling fees for the first set of 100 seed packets is $14.95. Additional set(s) of 100 packets are available for $5 per set. Learn more and order seeds here

Home Garden Website 
The Alabama Cooperative Extension System offers practical problem-solving for the home, lawn and garden through the Home Garden website. Extension professionals strive to improve the enjoyment and safety of home property, while ensuring the safety of Alabama's environment. Click here to visit the website. Happy Gardening!

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All activities listed are open to all Alabama homeschoolers regardless of church school affiliation.  Some activities are homeschool specific, and some are offered to the general public.  Please note that these activities are not sponsored or organized by Everest Academy unless specifically noted.  If you have questions concerning one of these activities, please forward your questions to the contact listed.  If you would like to add a resource or if you find a broken link, please contact the Everest Academy webmaster. 

Gaming

• Scrabble: The Birmingham Scrabble Club - meets the second and fourth Monday of each month at the Gardendale Public Library at 6 p.m. All skill levels are welcome. Details: 822-2438.

Chess Anyone?

• Sunday - Books-A-Million at Brookwood Village 2:00 pm. Cost is free.
• Monday - Bridge Club 2116 Columbiana Road Vestavia 7:00 - 10:00. Cost is $1. This group is mostly adults and would welcome mature well-supervised children who already have some knowledge of chess.
• Monday - Mountain Brook Emmet O'Neal Library 6:00 - 7:30 pm. Age 7 to adult. Chess Master available at each meeting.
• Thursday - Trussville Library 4:00 pm Sep 7 - Oct 26. Meet new friends as you practice your chess skills. Beginners are especially welcome.
• Friday - Greystone YMCA offer beginning (3:45-4:30) an intermediate lessons (4:40-5:15) on Friday. It's $20 for the entire semester. First class was last week, but you can come at any time. My youngest son, Matthew, really enjoyed it! And, just next to that YMCA is a McAlisters. They are offering free kids meals for the month of February. 1 adult meal gets 2 free kids meals. We go every Friday between violin and chess.

Would you like to learn to play chess? Mr. Richard Ellis, who is well known in the chess community, has kindly offered to teach free chess lessons by appointment only. You may contact Mr. Richard Ellis at (205) 979-6068.

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All activities listed are open to all Alabama homeschoolers regardless of church school affiliation.  Some activities are homeschool specific, and some are offered to the general public.  Please note that these activities are not sponsored or organized by Everest Academy unless specifically noted.  If you have questions concerning one of these activities, please forward your questions to the contact listed.  If you would like to add a resource or if you find a broken link, please contact the Everest Academy webmaster.