Free Catholic Homeschooling Course Online

"What can I do to help my child learn faster, really understand schoolwork, and know how to study better?" As homeschooling parents, we ask ourselves this question all the time.

True, there are many ways to help -- but one thing is for sure: Developing skills and implementing good habits is critical to ensure our children's success. With excellent study, note taking, and test taking skills, our teens can have a successful high school career that  prepares them for life far beyond the teen years.

If our teens can learn how to get homework completed well, remember and apply the information, and ace all their tests, then learning will be easier and more enjoyable.

Here at Homeschool Connections, we want to help your teen accomplish just that.

How to Be an Excellent Student: Note Taking, Test Taking, and How to Get an A is a short-but-powerful course designed for your 7th to 10th grade student by Professor Erin Brown Conroy (author of Simplified Writing 101 and Master Teacher of over 30 years) and presented through Homeschool Connections.

And this course is now totally and completely FREE. 

REGISTRATION IS OPEN

To register, click here: Homeschool Connections Registration Page.
Then choose the Semester and click on "Search".

We are offering How to Be an Excellent Student free. Here are the upcoming dates (meets daily, Monday through Thursday). Choose the one that fits your schedule best:

Monday, May 02 to Thursday, May 05, 2016  Meets 1:00 pm Eastern (Noon Central; 11:00 Mountain; 10:00 Pacific)

Monday, June 27 to Thursday, June 30, 2016  Meets 11:30 am Eastern (10:30 Central; 9:30 Mountain; 8:30 Pacific)

Monday, August 08 to Thursday, August 11, 2016  Meets 11:30 am Eastern (10:30 Central; 9:30 Mountain; 8:30 Pacific)

Monday, August 22 to Thursday, August 25, 2016  Meets 1:00 pm Eastern (Noon Central; 11:00 Mountain; 10:00 Pacific)

The course details are as follows:

How to be an Excellent Student: Note Taking, Test Taking, and How to Get an A

Total classes: 4
Duration: 50 minutes
Prerequisite: None
Suggested grade level: 7th to 10th grade
Fee: FREE
Instructor: Erin Brown Conroy, MA, MFA
Course description: This course is designed to help your student become strong, confident, and able to study for any high school level course with success.
Course outline:
Class 1: Active listening and how to take notes effectively
Class 2: Active reading and how to study effectively
Class 3: Critical reading skills for comprehension
Class 4: Test-taking in a timed setting
Course materials: All materials provided FREE from the instructor.
Homework: This is a lecture course with approximately 2 hours work per class (reading and automated quizzes).

Please note: Registration is limited. We suggest registering early to ensure a seat. If your circumstances change and you will not participate in the course, please email us to cancel immediately. This way someone who is on the waiting list will be able to step into the course. Please treat this free course just as you would treat a paid course. Students and parents should be actively engaged in the classes. 

Homeschool Connections email: homeschoolconnections@gmail.com

Free! Online Classes: Catholic Homeschooling

"What can I do to help my child learn faster, really understand schoolwork, and know how to study better?" As homeschooling parents, we ask ourselves this question all the time.

True, there are many ways to help -- but one thing is for sure: Developing skills and implementing good habits is critical to ensure our children's success. With excellent study, note taking, and test taking skills, our teens can have a successful high school career that  prepares them for life far beyond the teen years.

If our teens can learn how to get homework completed well, remember and apply the information, and ace all their tests, then learning will be easier and more enjoyable.

Here at Homeschool Connections, we want to help your teen accomplish just that.

How to Be an Excellent Student: Note Taking, Test Taking, and How to Get an A is a short-but-powerful course designed for your 7th to 10th grade student by Professor Erin Brown Conroy (author of Simplified Writing 101 and Master Teacher of over 30 years) and presented through Homeschool Connections.

And this course is now totally and completely FREE. 

REGISTRATION IS OPEN

To register, click here: Homeschool Connections 2015/2016 Registration Page.
Then choose the semester and click on "Search".

We are offering How to Be an Excellent Student free over the next three semesters. Here are the dates:

Summer 2015 Semester (daily):
M, T, W, Th May 4 to 7 at 1:00 PM Eastern (Noon Central; 11:00 Mountain; 10:00 Pacific) The May course is full and closed for registration.
M, T, W, Th, June 29 to July 2 at 1:00 PM Eastern (Noon Central; 11:00 Mountain; 10:00 Pacific) The June course is full and closed for registration.

Fall 2015 Semester (weekly):
Fridays, September 25 to October 16, 1:00 PM Eastern (Noon Central; 11:00 Mountain; 10:00 Pacific)
Fridays, November 6 to December 4 (No class Nov. 27), 1:00 PM Eastern (Noon Central; 11:00 Mountain; 10:00 Pacific)

Spring 2016 Semester (weekly):
Tuesdays, January 5 to 26, 3:00 PM Eastern (2:00 Central; 1:00 Mountain; Noon Pacific)

The course details are as follows:

How to be an Excellent Student: Note Taking, Test Taking, and How to Get an A

Total classes: 4
Duration: 50 minutes
Prerequisite: None
Suggested grade level: 7th to 10th grade
Fee: FREE
Instructor: Erin Brown Conroy, MA, MFA
Course description: This course is designed to help your student become strong, confident, and able to study for any high school level course with success.
Course outline:
Class 1: Active listening and how to take notes effectively
Class 2: Active reading and how to study effectively
Class 3: Critical reading skills for comprehension
Class 4: Test-taking in a timed setting
Course materials: All materials provided free from the instructor.
Homework: This is a lecture course with approximately 2 hours work per class (reading and automated quizzes).

Please note: Registration is limited. We suggest registering early to ensure a seat. If your circumstances change and you will not participate in the course, please email us to cancel immediately. This way someone who is on the waiting list will be able to step into the course. Please treat this free course just as you would treat a paid course. Students and parents should be actively engaged in the classes. 

Homeschool Connections email: homeschoolconnections@gmail.com

How to Rock High School: Free Study Skills Classes

What is the number one way to rock your high school career? Great study skills! If you can learn how to get homework done in a breeze and ace all your tests, then you have it made.

You can do that. With good study, note taking, and test taking skills your high school years will be much easier and more fulfilling. Plus, a successful high school career will prepare you for life far beyond your teen years.

Here at Homeschool Connections, we want to help you accomplish all you can accomplish in high school. We want to help you develop good skills and implement good habits that will ensure your success.

Along with Professor Erin Brown Conroy (author of Simplified Writing 101), we created an online course just for you: How to Be an Excellent Student: Note Taking, Test Taking, and How to Get an A.

Now, here's the crazy part ... it's totally and completely FREE.

This course is designed for 7th to 10th grade students. So if you're looking forward to high school in a year or two and want to be prepared, or if you're already in high school looking to improve, we have you covered.

Now for all the course details ...

REGISTRATION IS OPEN

To register, click here: Homeschool Connections 2015/2016 Registration Page.
Then choose the semester and "search".

We are offering How to Be an Excellent Student FREE over the next three semesters. Here are the dates:

Summer 2015 Semester (daily):
M, T, W, Th May 4 to 7 at 1:00 PM Eastern (Noon Central; 11:00 Mountain; 10:00 Pacific)
M, T, W, Th, June 29 to July 2 at 1:00 PM Eastern (Noon Central; 11:00 Mountain; 10:00 Pacific)
Summer semester Excellent Student courses are full and closed.

Fall 2015 Semester (weekly):
Fridays, September 25 to October 16, 1:00 PM Eastern (Noon Central; 11:00 Mountain; 10:00 Pacific)
Fridays, November 6 to December 4 (No class Nov. 27), 1:00 PM Eastern (Noon Central; 11:00 Mountain; 10:00 Pacific)

Spring 2016 Semester (weekly):
Tuesdays, January 5 to 26, 3:00 PM Eastern (2:00 Central; 1:00 Mountain; Noon Pacific)

The course details are as follows:

How to be an Excellent Student: Note Taking, Test Taking, and How to Get an A

Total classes: 4
Duration: 50 minutes
Prerequisite: None
Suggested grade level: 7th to 10th grade
Fee: FREE
Instructor: Erin Brown Conroy, MA, MFA
Course description: This course is designed to help your student become strong, confident, and able to study for any high school level course with success.
Course outline:
Class 1: Active listening and how to take notes effectively
Class 2: Active reading and how to study effectively
Class 3: Critical reading skills for comprehension
Class 4: Test-taking in a timed setting
Course materials: All materials provided free from the instructor.
Homework: This is a lecture course with approximately 2 hours work per class (reading and automated quizzes).

Please note: Registration is limited. We suggest registering early to ensure a seat. If your circumstances change and you will not participate in the course, please email us to cancel immediately. This way someone who is on the waiting list will be able to step into the course. Please treat this free course just as you would treat a paid course. Students and parents should be actively engaged in the classes.

Homeschool Connections email: homeschoolconnections@gmail.com

Free Catholic Homeschooling eBook

To celebrate our Back-to-Homeschool eConference, we're giving away Maureen's eBook A Catholic Homeschool Treasury. It was originally published by Ignatius Press many years ago. Today it is available to you digitally with an updated appendices.

Though offered as a Kindle book, you do not need to own a Kindle to read it. Amazon offers its Kindle software for free download. You can read eBooks on your computer, smartphone, or handheld device.

A Catholic Homeschool Treasury is free today through Friday, August 10, 2013. After August 10th, it'll be available for only $0.99.

So, pick up the book then go register for the eConference and get rejuvenated for the upcoming school year!!! 

Time Change and Savings: High School Latin

High School Latin will be offered in the evenings next school year (scroll down for details). We have had a number of requests for evening courses, particularly from our oversees students. While this change was due to an unforeseen change in the instructor's schedule we hope (and pray) that it will be a positive change that is helpful to many students.

Additionally, this course will continue at the early enrollment price. Only $175 per semester for Latin I and II and $185 for Latin III/IV. This is a fantastic price, especially for such a fantastic program!

As always, please email us or leave a comment below if you have any questions or comments.

Latin I (Wheelock), Part One

(click on course title to register)

Notes: This is a 2-part course. Students are expected to register for Part Two starting in January. Registration is limited to 20 students only.
Class dates: Thursdays, September 12 to December 12, 2013. No class October 31 or November 28.
Total classes: 12
Starting time: 8:00 PM Eastern (7:00 Central, 6:00 Mountain, 5:00 Pacific)
Duration: 1 hour
Prerequisite: None
Suggested grade level: 9th to 10th grade
Suggested high school credit: 1 full semester Latin or foreign language
Fee: $175
Instructor: Emily Henry, MA
Course description: High School students new to Latin will be introduced to all verb and noun forms and will translate famous Latin anecdotes as well as passages from Wheelock (plus other material supplemented by the instructor). English grammar will be emphasized in addition to discussing Roman history.
Course outline: We will be covering the first twenty chapters in Wheelock (one chapter per week, approximately ten chapters per semester). We will have four class periods in particular that will be dedicated to review, implementation, etc. There will also be a number of quizzes and two final exams (one per semester
Course materials: Wheelock's 6th or 7th Edition.
Homework: Students will translate practice sentences, phrases, and passages provided in Wheelock and the Wheelock handbook (supplemented by the teacher). Students will need to be prepared to dedicate one hour a day to homework assignments and studying forms/vocabulary. The instructor grades the homework.

Latin II (Wheelock), Part One

(click on course title to register)

Notes: This is a 2-part course. Students are expected to register for Part Two starting in January. Registration is limited to 20 students only.
Class dates: Wednesdays, September 11 to December 11, 2013. No class October 30 or November 27.
Total classes: 12
Starting time: 8:00 PM Eastern (7:00 Central, 6:00 Mountain, 5:00 Pacific)
Duration: 1 hour
Prerequisite: One year of Latin, 1-20 in Wheelock's, or equivalent.
Suggested grade level: 10th to 12th grade
Suggested high school credit: 1 full semester of Latin or foreign language
Fee: $175
Instructor: Emily Henry, MA
Course description: Latin II will advance each student toward a more challenging, but rewarding, study of Latin grammar, syntax, and history. Students will learn how to further implement their skills through study, translation, and composition. They will become proficient in both English and Latin grammar. We will also discuss Roman history.
Course outline: We will be covering chapters 20 to the end in Wheelock (one chapter per week; approx.. 10 chapters per semester). We will have four class periods in particular that will focus on review, implementation, etc. There will also be a number of quizzes and two final exams (one per semester).
Course materials: Wheelock's 6th or 7th Edition.
Homework: Students will translate practice sentences, phrases, and passages provided in Wheelock and the Wheelock handbook (supplemented by the teacher). Students will also translate selections from the Latin Vulgate and the Mass. Students will need to be prepared to dedicate one hour a day to homework assignments and studying forms/vocabulary. The instructor grades the homework.

Latin III/IV College Preparatory, Part One

(click on course title to register)

Notes: This is a 2-part course. Students are expected to register for Part Two starting in January. 
Registration is limited to 10 students only. 

Class dates: Tuesdays, September 10 to December 10, 2013. No class October 29 or November 26.
Total classes: 12
Starting time: 8:00 PM Eastern (7:00 Central, 6:00 Mountain, 5:00 Pacific)
Duration: I hour
Prerequisite: Two to three years of Latin, has completed the Wheelock's textbook (Unlimited Access!), or equivalent. Email us athomeschoolconnections@gmail.com if you’re unsure if your student meets the equivalent.  
Suggested grade level: 11th to 12th grade
Suggested high school credit: 1 full semester Latin or Foreign Language
Fee: $185
Instructor: Emily Henry
Course description: This course is an advanced study of Latin for students who enjoy the language, have covered all the basic grammatical concepts, and are still eager for more! We will focus primarily on translation, with a few grammatical pointers/mini-lessons as needed. We will work through portions of Vergil's Aeneid, translating the original epic poem from Latin into English. Students will be required to prepare a certain number of lines for each class. We will cover our translations together, discuss the grammar and syntax, etc. We will also explore other ancient authors such as Augustine and will translate portions of the Latin Mass together. This class may be used as an AP Latin course and will prepare students for college level Latin.
Course materials: Pharr's Aeneid (click on title for ordering information)
Homework: Students will spend 1-2 hours per day (depending on proficiency in Latin) on translations. This course will cover portions of Vergil's Aeneid, the Latin Mass, and St. Augustine. Students will gain practice with both ancient, Church, and Medieval Latin. There will be two exams. All homework graded by the instructor.

Discount on Online Classes!!!

We all love saving money!!! If you register on or before November 1st for the spring semester, you can save $10 to $30 per course at Homeschool Connections.

Early enrollment helps us and our instructors plan for the semester. And it help you save $$$.

There are no special codes to remember or hoops to jump through. Just go to the register and sign up today. The discounted price is automatic. (Prices go up on November 2nd).

See you in class in January!

Early Enrollment Price Ends Soon

Homeschool Connections offers a discount for families who register early for our live, interactive classes. You can save $10, $20, and even $30 per course for the fall semester if you register on or before August 1st. (December 1st for the spring semester.)

The discount is automatic when you register. There are no special codes to remember, no hoops to jump through. Just visit the website and register today!

Click here now for registration links:
Middle School Online Classes
High School Online Classes