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Everest Academy is a ministry of Everest Family Church in Hayden. We offer freedom along with quality resources, information, activities and support to those homeschooling in Alabama. We believe that the parent has the best interests of their children at heart. We believe that the parent is the first and only teacher that a child needs. In keeping with this philosophy, we wish to be a very hands-off church "cover" school and allow the parent to lead and guide their children in the direction and at the pace they feel is best suited to their children. We ask only for what the law requires while offering support along with quality resources to aid families in their efforts.

Birmingham Audobon Society



Birmingham Audubon Society is one of the oldest organizations in Alabama advocating conservation and greater knowledge of birds. other wildlife, plants and their habitats.  Birmingham Audubon Society (BAS) is an affiliated chapter with National Audubon Society. A person may join as a local member only by paying local BAS dues and will receive BAS's newsletter, Flicker Flashes. However, if a person is located in BAS's area or region as recognized by National Audubon and pays the appropriate dues to National Audubon, that person automatically becomes a member of both National and BAS.  Additionally, any member of National who lives outside of the BAS area or region may ask National to assign them to the Birmingham Audubon chapter membership.  As a member of National and BAS, the member receives Audubon, the magazine published by National and also Flicker Flashes, BAS's newsletter. Membership in BAS is available to any individual, family, or business entity interested in the purposes and objectives of the Society.  It has over 1,000 members.

The MISSION of BAS  is to advocate conservation and promote greater knowledge and enjoyment of birds, other wildlife, plants and their habitats through multi-generational educational programs and events.


The VISION of BAS is to be an effective, respected and widely known organization that advocates for a greater appreciation, enjoyment, knowledge and protection of birds, other wildlife, plants and their habitats.

Passport to Adventure

Passport to Adventure

Show kids how rewarding it can be to spend time in the outdoors. That's what theirPassport to Adventure program is all about. Designed for kids aged 5-12, it's a fun way to connect them to the natural world and start them on a lifetime of outdoor recreation and stewardship. Here's How It Works!

1. Start with an Adventure Journal, where kids can document their hikes, bike rides and other fun times. Pick up a journal in any REI store or you can print one
 HERE.
2. Use their handy interactive map to find local family-friendly hikes and bike rides. Lists are also available at your REI store.
3. Earn a prize! After you finish one outdoor activity, send in the tear-off postcard from the journal or fill out our online form to get a certificate of completion and a special prize—binoculars that turn into other cool tools including a compass, signal mirror, magnifying glass and more!

Click HERE to learn more!

Fresh Air Family


Founded in 2006, Fresh Air Family has grown to offer more than 200 outdoor activities to an outreach of more than 10,000 people. Programs include: hiking, camping, canoeing, birding, star gazing, fossil hunting, orienteering, caving and searching for creatures great and small. 


Fresh Air Family brings together a diversity of families -- young and not-as-young, married and single, traditional and non-traditional – along with highly trained experts As we explore the natural world.  

iServe Members


iServe Members, a community service project club sponsored by Everest Academy, were highlighted in the Birmingham News for their participation in a community service project commemorating 9/11!  Way to go guys!  Way to serve the community! 

Community service works in metro Birmingham keep alive memories of 9/11

Published: Saturday, September 11, 2010, 12:15 PM     Updated: Saturday, September 11, 2010, 2:18 PM
service1.jpegVolunteers pack and deliver fresh produce from the East Lake Farmers Market at the East Lake United Methodist Church to residents of retirement homes in the East Lake community of Birmingham, Alabama, on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010. President Barack Obama declared Sept. 11th as a National Day of Service and Remembrance honoring the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. The farmers market volunteer project was one of several involving Hands On Birmingham. Shannon Goldman and her son Daniel, 10, fill boxes with fresh okra with Caroline Winchester, 9. (The Birmingham News / Michelle Campbell)  

Daniel Goldman of Hoover is too young to remember the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, but his mother can't get it out of her mind.

"He was a baby, and I was at home with a 1-year-old, watching him on the floor and watching the attacks on TV, wondering what his life was going to be like and knowing it would be different," said Shannon Goldman.

Although he was not even a toddler at the time, the now 10-year-old understands the significance of the event because his mother tells him the story on each anniversary.

This year, the entire Goldman family decided to do something different -- volunteer to help others. 
  "We are helping senior citizens by giving them food. I don't know what's the right word," said Daniel, pausing for a moment, until an apparent light bulb goes off in his head. "Volunteer. It's really important to work on this day because it is honoring the victims of 9-11."

Today marks the second annual National Day of Service and Remembrance, a day declared in 2009 by President Barack Obama to encourage Americans to voluntarily support charitable causes and perform good deeds on the anniversary of the 9-11 attacks.

The Goldmans took part in the East Lake Farmers Market, where volunteers prepared fresh produce baskets for low-income senior citizens.

Other events going on this weekend include two Habitat For Humanities houses being worked on, a picnic for firefighters and police officers in Leeds at Valley View Baptist Church and Avondale United Methodist Church will feed the homeless Sunday.


Everest Academy Hall of Fame

  
Everest Academy
Student Spotlight 

Everest Academy has some truly spectacular families, and this is a place where we can highlight just a few of them.  If you are enrolled in Everest Academy and would like to spotlight one of your family members, please send a short write up and a picture to Deb Spradlin at everestacademy1@gmail.com!

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