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!!! 

Free Webinars for Catholic Homeschool Parents

ADDENDUM: We've added more speakers!!!

I was shopping yesterday and found Back-to-School aisles already taking up significant space in the store. Back to school?!

Well, we're thinking about back to school here at Homeschool Connections too. We're putting together a series of free parent webinars to give you a leg up in September. We'll be focusing on special needs and hope to help parents in many different areas.

We are still scheduling speakers and pulling together information. Below are the webinars we have opened for registration so far.

Simply click on the webinar title to register. This is a free service for you. All webinars take place at 8:00 PM Eastern Time (7:00 Central; 6:00 Mountain; 5:00 Pacific)

Monday, August 5, 2013
Myths and Solutions for ADD/ADHD
Presented by Katie Moran

Tuesday, August 6, 2013
Homeschooling a Seriously Ill Child
Presented by Joan Stromberg

Wednesday, August 7, 2013
Back-to-School Special: Jump Start Your Homeschool with a Slam Bang Success; Practical Tips & Helpful Resources
Presented by Beth Yank

Thursday, August 8, 2013
Complete Mastery Reading: Successfully Teach your Struggling Child to Read
Presented by Erin Brown Conroy

Monday, August 12, 2013
More than Just Survival: Balancing and Enjoying Life while Homeschooling through Challenges
Presented by Erin Brown Conroy

Wednesday, August 14, 2013
Homeschooling From the Couch - Chronic Illness Means Adaptation, Not Quitting!
Presented by Rachel Watkins

Thursday, August 15, 2013
Homeschooling with Dyslexia: Triumphs and Struggles
Presented by Rita Munn

Please don't hesitate to leave a comment if you have questions or suggestions. We'll keep you up to date on other webinars as they are scheduled.

Recorded Webinar: Fiction Writing with Regina Doman

Regina Doman's webinar last night went wonderfully. Regina truly blessed us with her God-given gifts!

It's not to late for you to take part in the webinar. Though you can't participate live, you can watch and listen to the recording of the event. Just click here:

Which Comes First, the Character or the Plot? with Regina Doman

This is a great webinar for any adult or high school student who loves to write fiction stories!!!

To view or download the accompanying handouts click here: Scribd

To check out our fiction writing classes click here: Write Your Own Fiction Book Series

Recorded Webinar: What Every High School Student Needs to Know to Succeed in Writing

E. B. Conroy's live webinar Monday went wonderfully. What a blessing to have such a gifted writing professor to spend time with us and share her tips and experience!

To download or watch the recorded webinar (free of charge and available 24/7) please click here: Simplified Writing: What Every High School Student Needs to Know to Succeed. Share this link with other homeschoolers looking for writing help.

This is a very informative webinar that is filled a lot of practical advice that you can implement into your homeschool TODAY. I suspect that it is one that parents will watch again and again.

If you'd like to learn about other great upcoming free webinars please click here: Refresh! Midwinter Homeschool Conference.

If you'd like to learn about Professor Conroy's upcoming courses (writing and test prep), please click here: Homeschool Connections Courses.

Recorded Webinar: Finding Levity in Your Homeschool

Nancy Carpentier Brown's webinar last night went wonderfully. It was such a joy to spend the evening with Nancy. As a gift to the attendees, Nancy is offering a discount on two of her e-books. PLUS, Hillside Education offered a FREE giveaway. These deals were not just for the live attendees but also for those of you who watch the recorded webinar in the upcoming days.  Here's all the scoop:

To watch the recorded webinar (free of charge and available 24/7) please click here:
Finding Levity in Your Homeschool: A Chestertonian Principle

Nancy is offering two of her e-books for only $4.99 each. That discount is good for one week and ends Tuesday, January 24, 2012. Click here:
A Study Guide for G. K. Chesterton's Francis of Assisi
The Blue Cross Study Edition

Hillside Education is offering a FREE giveaway. This is only good until tomorrow -- Thursday, January 19, 2012 at midnight Pacific. To enter the giveaway, simply send an email to sales@hillsideeducation.com. Put "Free Hillside Books" in the subject bar.

Thank you Nancy! And thank you Hillside!

Free Webinar: Engaging the Culture as a Family

UPDATE: The date for this webinar has changed. Alicia's talk will take place Tuesday, February 28, 2012.

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Be Not Afraid: Engaging the Culture as a Family with Alicia Van Hecke

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I have had the honor of knowing Alicia Van Hecke for a good number of years. She is a pioneer in the Catholic homeschooling movement and has worked tirelessly to help her fellow homeschoolers. Her website Love 2 Learn is one of my favorite resources. Alicia's previous webinar Choosing Worthwhile Homeschool Materials was quite popular so I wouldn't wait too long to register for this one. I hope to see you there!

Date: Monday, February 20, 2012
Starting time: 8:00 pm, Eastern Standard Time (7:00 pm Central)
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes
Presenter: Alicia VanHecke


Webinar description: As Catholic homeschool parents we are called to live out our witness before our children first; and then, as a family, live it out before the world. Mrs. Van Hecke will share her thoughts on forming children’s imaginations, providing optimal socialization, and inculcating a desire to serve, all through the lens of the Catholic faith and with an emphasis on teaching specific virtues. As a homeschooling mother herself, Mrs. Van Hecke shares her experience, humor, and natural eloquence in this presentation.

As with all of our webinars this is a live interactive event, so bring your questions and comments.

Presenter biography: Alicia Van Hecke is a homeschool graduate and the founder and editor of Love2learn.net, a popular online resource guide for Catholic homeschoolers. After attending a Catholic elementary school, she was homeschooled for highschool went on to receive her B.A. in Liberal Arts from Thomas Aquinas College. She has experience teaching Math, History, Literature, Religion, Latin and Music and moderates a Junior Classical League Club for homeschooled teens. She and her husband, John, homeschool their five younger children (the oldest is in college) near Milwaukee Wisconsin. The whole family is heavily involved in their local parish where they all sing and John and Alicia are involved in the marriage preparation ministry. Her writings have appeared on numerous websites, as well as in Mater et Magistra Magazine, The Catholic Homeschool Companion [Sophia Institute Press] and in a long-running daily feature on Relevant Radio.

Note: Attendance is limited. If it fills up, you will be placed on a wait list. All webinars are recorded and made available for free viewing within 24 hours.

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Be Not Afraid: Engaging the Culture as a Family with Alicia Van Hecke

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Free Webinars: Preparing Your Homeschooler for College

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Katherine O'Brien of Celtic College Consultants will be hosting a series of free webinars designed to help you prepare your children for college enrollment. She'll be tackling the FAFSA, the ACT and SAT tests, and more. Here are the three talks we've scheduled with descriptions and links to register:

FAFSA and PROFILE Tips and Tricks: College Financial Aid Form Help

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Date: Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Starting time: 8:00 pm, Eastern Standard Time (7:00 pm Central)
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes
Presenter: Katherine O'Brien
Webinar description: Eighty percent of FAFSA forms are still filled with errors, according the the Department of Education. How can you file correctly? I'll identify the most common errors, and teach you how to avoid them. After all, the sooner your financial aid application is in, the more money your chosen school(s) will have available to award you!

Join us for this informative session to get the most $$$ for your student's education!

ACT/PLAN and SAT/PSAT Scores: What Do They Mean and How Do We Prepare?

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Date: Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Starting time: 8:00 pm, Eastern Standard Time (7:00 pm Central)
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes
Presenter: Katherine O'Brien
Webinar description: In this webinar, we will explore the PSAT and PLAN tests and why (or why not) your student(s) should take them. We will also discuss the ACT and SAT and their similarities and differences. Lastly, we will explore the various methods of preparing for the tests, and which types of students do best with each method.

College Prep Basics for Parents of Children From Newborn to Eighteen

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Date: Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Starting time: 8:00 pm, Eastern Standard Time (7:00 pm Central)
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes
Presenter: Katherine O'Brien
Webinar description: Research has shown that children decide whether they will go to college before they are ten years old. What factors shape that desire in children? This webinar will discuss how we and prepare our children to be lifelong learners and successful college students. It will also briefly discuss a few financial considerations so we can support our college applicants when the time comes.

Presenter biography: Since 2004, Katherine O'Brien, MA CCPS has been serving families all over the US as they prepare their children and their finances for college. A holistic planner, Katherine combines college selection, student preparation, financial aid, and alternative funding strategies to help each student and family achieve college success.

Katherine earned a BS in Industrial Engineering from Northwestern University and an MA in Catholic Theology from Franciscan University of Steubenville. She is the mother of six children, ranging from 7 to 17. She is in her 13th year of homeschooling. She is a Boy Scout leader and serves at her parish as well.

Note: Attendance is limited. If it fills up, you will be placed on a wait list. All webinars are recorded and made available for free viewing within 24 hours.

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Free Webinar: The Liturgical Year and Your Home

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Family Centered Living in the Domestic Church with Michele Quigley

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This webinar has the added benefit of a free drawing. Two attendees  will win a beautiful Catholic Daily Planner from Family-Centered. I personally use these planners and LOVE them. Thank you Michele.

Date: Thursday, February 23, 2012
Starting time: 8:00 pm, Eastern Standard Time (7:00 Central)
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes
Presenter: Michele Quigley

Webinar description: Learn why the Church year should be an integral part of our lives and what steps you can take to organize your home and time in a way that flows organically into the Church's liturgical seasons. Michele will share tips on time management and organization and how to make it all work with the liturgical year not against it. PLUS, all attendees will be entered into a drawing and two will win a free 2012 Catholic Daily Planner of their choice. This unique liturgical and appointment planner is a great resource for managing your time and living your faith!

Presenter's biography: Michele Quigley is a devoted wife and mother of 10 children. She is the creator of the popular Catholic Daily Planner and co-creator of the Mater Amabilis online curriculum. Michele and her family run Family-Centered™.com from their home. Michele blogs at http://family-centered.com/living and http://inhousejournal.net

Note: Attendance is limited. If it fills up, you will be placed on a wait list. All webinars are recorded and made available for free viewing within 24 hours.

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Family Centered Living in the Domestic Church with Michele Quigley
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Free Webinar: Is Our Faith a Fairy Tale?

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Is Our Faith a Fairy Tale? with Andrew Schmiedicke

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I've had the pleasure of spending time with Andrew and his wife Regina over the years and I am thrilled to announce Andrew's upcoming webinar for Homeschool Connections's Refresh! Midwinter Virtual Conference. Andrew brings to us a joy and love for all things Catholic as well as for great literature and fairy tales. I pray you'll be able to join us for what is sure to be an uplifting and informative talk, either live or on recording.


Date: Thursday, February 2, 2012
Starting time: 8:00 pm, Eastern Standard Time (7:00 pm Central)
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes
Presenter: Andrew Schmiedicke
Webinar description: What do the spells and enchantments, princesses and princes, witches and wonders of fairy land have to do with our Christian Faith? Why did G.K. Chesterton believe so strongly in both? This talk playfully explores the possibilities of Chesterton's apparently puzzling perspective.

Presenter's biography: Andrew is a devoted Catholic husband, father, editor, small business owner, and homesteader. As the editor of his wife's books, Regina Doman Schmiedicke calls him "the secret of my success." He and his brother Mike and business partner Matthew own and operate Veraprise, a web development company which hosts all of Regina's websites. In 1999, he and Regina produced and directed an audio drama of The Shadow of the Bear, which won the Sonic Society's 2009 award for "Best Audio Drama Show". Together with Regina, he edits fiction for Sophia Institute Press, and helps to raise and homeschool seven of their eight children at Shirefeld, their homestead in Virginia where they raise chickens, rabbits, sheep, llamas, and pigs, while providing a good home for their three cats and dog.

You can learn more about Andrew, Regina and their work at Fairy Tale Novels.


Note: Attendance is limited. If it fills up, you will be placed on a wait list. All webinars are recorded and made available for free viewing within 24 hours.

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Is Our Faith a Fairy Tale? with Andrew Schmiedicke

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Free Webinar: Regina Doman on Fiction Writing

ADDENDUM: The live webinar was absolutely wonderful! You can watch and listen to a recording of the event by clicking here: http://tinyurl.com/ReginaTalkFiction. 

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Which Comes First, the Character or the Plot? with Regina Doman

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Regina Doman is a favorite author among teens, mine included. Her books accomplish exactly what fiction is supposed to accomplish ... the exploration of the soul -- not just the fictional characters's but our own soul. It is enjoyable, it is savored, and yet it is also uplifting and good for us.

Therefore, I am very excited to tell you that Regina is scheduled to present a free webinar to you and me on fiction writing. In our evening together we will explore the very basic questions of plot and character development. I pray that this webinar will help you and your children expand your love for reading and writing.

Date: Thursday, January 26, 2012
Starting time: 8:00 pm, Eastern Standard Time (7:00 pm Central)
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes
Presenter: Regina Doman

Webinar description: Which come first, the character or the plot? This classic conundrum was solved by the playwright Lajos Egri, and is the method still employed by Hollywood screenwriters today. With an overview of both story structure and character building, this talk particularly explores the overlooked component that Egri used to tie both together in a satisfying whole.

Presenter's biography: Regina Doman is a Catholic wife, mother, author and editor. Currently she works for Sophia Institute Press as the editor of their fiction line, whose recent offering is Rachel's Contrition, a #1 Best Seller in Amazon's Women's Fiction category, and winner of the 2011 Catholic Arts and Letters Award for best adult fiction. As an author, she has written the Fairy Tale Novels, a series of books for teens and adults that places fairy tales in modern settings with Christian themes interwoven. The fifth book in that series, Alex O'Donnell and the 40 CyberThieves, won the 2011 Catholic Arts and Letters Award for best young adult fiction. Her only picture book Angel in the Waters has sold over 100,000 copies. Regina and her husband Andrew live in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley where they homeschool seven of their eight children. To the question, “How do you manage to get it all done?” Regina responds, “What makes you think I get it all done?”

Visit Regina at her website by clicking here: Regina Doman

Note: Attendance is limited. If it fills up, you will be placed on a wait list. All webinars are recorded and made available for free viewing within 24 hours.

ADDENDUM: The live webinar was absolutely wonderful! You can watch and listen to a recording of the event by clicking here: http://tinyurl.com/ReginaTalkFiction. 

Free Webinar: Homeschooling and Socialization

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The Well Socialized Homeschooler ~ Embracing the Weird, Debunking the Myth with Mary Ellen Barrett

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I saw Mary Ellen give this talk at the CHAPLET Conference in New Jersey this last summer and it was quite excellent. She blew the myth of "What about socialization" right out of the water. This will be a great webinar for you to find encouragement and to be reminded that "socialization" is a reason TO homeschool.

One of the great things about our free webinars is their interactive nature. You make it unique with your questions and comments. So bring lots of them. Another plus is that they are all recorded -- you can share this event for years to come with friends and family.

Hope to see you there.

Date: Thursday, February 9, 2012
Starting time: 8:00 pm, Eastern Standard Time (7:00 pm, Central)
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes
Presenter: Mary Ellen Barrett

Webinar description: Homeschoolers are often portrayed as socially crippled and abnormal. Mrs. Barrett will debunk the myths of the unsocialized homeschooler and show how the very things that make them weird to society makes them wonderful students, adults, and children of God.

Presenter's biography: Mary Ellen Barrett is a homeschooling mother of seven children. She is a longtime columnist for The Long Island Catholic and speaks on a variety of topics at conferences and parishes around the eastern part of the United States. She can be found blogging at Tales from the Bonny Blue House.

Note: Attendance is limited. If it fills up, you will be placed on a wait list. All webinars are recorded and made available for free viewing within 24 hours.

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The Well Socialized Homeschooler ~ Embracing the Weird, Debunking the Myth with Mary Ellen Barrett

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Free Webinar: Little Flowers Girls Club

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Little Flowers Girls Club: Having Fun While Learning Catholic Virtues with Rachel Watkins

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Date: Monday, February 13, 2012
Starting time: 8:00 pm, Eastern Standard Time
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes
Presenter: Rachel Watkins
Description: Thinking about starting a Little Flowers Girl Club? Already a leader and looking for some tips? Have a daughter in a club and have some questions on how to make her experience even better? Whether you're a beginner, experienced, or just considering Little Girls Club for the future, this webinar is designed with you in mind.

Come meet the creator of the program, Rachel Watkins. Learn just how easy it is to start a club and how fun it is for the girls as they grow in Faith. Feel free to bring your questions. Or, if you prefer, just sit back and relax with a nice hot cup of tea and enjoy Rachel's talk.

Little Flowers Girls' Club® is a Catholic program for girls ages 5 and up based on learning Catholic virtues through the lives of Catholic saints, Scripture and the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Developed by our speaker Rachel Watkins, and based on Fr. Lasance's Catholic Girls' Guide, the Club strives to bring the Catholic faith alive and inspire the girls to become authentic Catholic women.

Presenter's biography: Rachel Watkins is wife to Matthew, homeschooling mom to 11 great kids, creator/writer of the Little Flowers Girls Club (ages 5 and up) and Honor Guard (ages 12 and up) Contributor to Ave Maria Radio's More 2 Life with Dr. Greg and Lisa Popcak and their companion blog Exceptional Marriages. In the midst of life, she has found some time to be published in a number of Catholic publications and websites. Her life could be defined as a daily attempt to fulfill the words of Jesus who assures us that He came so that our joy would be full! She doesn't always succeed but the efforts have been surprising.

Note: Attendance is limited. If it fills up, you will be placed on a wait list. All webinars are recorded and made available for free viewing within 24 hours. 

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Little Flowers Girls Club: Having Fun While Learning Catholic Virtues with Rachel Watkins

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Meet Wyoming Catholic College

This new video from Wyoming Catholic College is simply beautiful. They are accomplishing great things in Wyoming. If you'd like to learn more, here is a free webinar they did for Homeschool Connections a couple of years ago. Click to view: Meet Wyoming Catholic College.

Free Webinar: What Every High School Student Needs to Know to Succeed in Writing

NOTE: The live webinar went fantastic. If you missed it, you may watch the recording of the event here: http://tinyurl.com/EBConroyWriting 

Simplified Writing: What Every High School Student Needs to Know to Succeed with Erin Brown Conroy, MA

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Date: Monday, January 23, 2012
Starting time: 8:00 pm, Eastern Standard Time (New York, GMT-05:00)
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes
Presenter: E. B. Conroy (Erin)
Description:  Every student needs to know how to write! Whether your student is going to college or simply wants to succeed in life—there are critical how-to skills for writing that get the good grade and business promotion. Come to this one-hour free webinar (plus Q&A) to learn the 7 most important skills of writing—and how to easily teach them to your teen. Get inspired -- and learn how to inspire your teen to love writing!

Presenter's biography: E.B. Conroy (Erin) is a public speaker, professional writer, author, curriculum writer, and college writing professor. Erin has been homeschooling for 27 years and is a parent of 13 children ages 10 to 30. Erin also teaches "Simplified Writing" courses for middle and high school students, fiction writing, and SAT/ACT prep through Homeschool Connections.

Note: Attendance is limited. If it fills up, you will be placed on a wait list. All webinars are recorded and made available for free viewing within 24 hours. 

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Simplified Writing: What Every High School Student Needs to Know to Succeed with Erin Brown Conroy, MA

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Free Webinar: Keep Doing What You're Doing

NOTE: The live webinar went fantastic. If you missed it, you may watch or download the recording of the event here:

http://tinyurl.com/keephomeschooling

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Keep Doing What You're Doing: Perspectives of a Home School Mom turned Catholic High School Teacher with Laurie Gill, M.Ed.

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Note: Attendance is limited. If it fills up, you will be placed on a wait list. All webinars are recorded and made available for free viewing within 24 hours. 


Date: Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Starting time: 8:00 pm, Eastern Standard Time
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes
Presenter: Laurie Navar Gill, M. Ed.
Webinar Title: "Keep Doing What You're Doing" Perspectives of a Homeschool Mom Turned Catholic High School Teacher

Webinar description: After homeschooling six kids for 16 years and running writing workshops for homeschoolers, Mrs. Gill returned to the fulltime work force and has been teaching high school English in St. Louis Catholic schools since 2006. This year, she added an online AP lit class for Homeschool Connections to her teaching load. Mrs. Gill will share her observations about differences between home schooled and private schooled students and about the strengths and weaknesses in each type of educational setting.

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Keep Doing What You're Doing: Perspectives of a Home School Mom turned Catholic High School Teacher with Laurie Gill, M.Ed.

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Free Webinar: Science by Inquiry

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Science by Inquiry (At Home Science Series) with Kris Correira

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Note: Attendance is limited. If it fills up, you will be placed on a wait list. All webinars are recorded and made available for free viewing within 24 hours. 

Date: Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Starting Time: 8:00 pm, Eastern Standard Time
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes
Presenter: Kris Correira
Webinar Description: Science by Inquiry is where children begin with a question and then answer that question through investigation. Inquiry engages children to make learning more fun and enduring. Any current science program can be adapted to take on this approach, or you can start from scratch to create a project of interest to your children. Kris Correira will show you how Science by Inquiry can be as structured or as open as you like. Use it as your main approach to science, as a way to liven up a structured curriculum, or as a fun addition to what you are already doing.

Speaker Biography:
Kris Correira is a Catholic homeschooling mother of three boys with a particular interest in science. Her blog, At Home Science, is a resource for teaching science at home without reliance on textbooks or curricula, but rather by creating individual, flexible science programs through a variety of books and other resources.
     Kris also has an extensive background in medicine and teaching. Currently she is a Human Biology instructor for Homeschool Connections an online Catholic education site that offers a wide variety of live and recorded courses for homeschool students. She has been teaching both classroom and online courses in the paramedic program at Quinsigamond Community college since 1993, and taught a Human Biology lab at Eastern Connecticut State University. She is a physician assistant who worked in a busy emergency department for sixteen years.
     Kris received her Bachelor of Arts degrees in Biological Sciences and Computer Science from Wellesley College, and her Physician Assistant Certificate and Masters of Health Professions degree from Northeastern University. She is currently working toward her Doctorate degree in Educational Leadership and Higher Education online from the University of Nebraska—Lincoln. She, her husband, and her sons live in Massachusetts.
     You can find Kris online at At Home Science and Homeschool Connections.

Science by Inquiry (At Home Science Series) with Kris Correira

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Free Webinar: Finding Levity in Your Homeschool

NOTE: The live webinar went fantastic. If you missed it, you may watch the recording of the event here: Finding Levity in Your Homeschool.


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Finding Levity in Your Homeschool; A Chestertonian Principle with Nancy Brown

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Date: Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Starting time: 8:00 pm, Eastern Standard Time
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes
Presenter: Nancy Brown
Webinar Description: It's easy to be heavy, hard to be light, said British journalist and Catholic Defender of the Faith G.K. Chesterton. Why do we get so bogged down in the details, record-keeping, worrying about test scores, making sure they finish that last workbook page—when Chesterton teaches us that being light, finding humor, keeping things pleasant, keeping our voices quiet, and interjecting humor and wit wherever and whenever we can, is the best way?

How do I add humor, wit, lightness and levity to my homeschool? Add some Chesterton, and become like Chesterton, who will someday be declared a saint. American Chesterton Society Media Manager and homeschooling mother Nancy Brown will show you how.

• How to stop yourself from exploding when you feel the heat rising
• How to become funnier at home
• How to quicken your wit and tickle your kids funny bones
• How to keep your voice quiet when all you want to do is yell
• How to think like Chesterton, and how to add Chesterton to your homeschool

We'll cover all this and more at Nancy Brown's webinar. Join us today!

About the Presenter: Nancy Carpentier Brown is the blogmistress, podcaster, Facebook and Twitter commander for the American Chesterton Society, as well as a columnist for their publication Gilbert Magazine. She is on the editorial board of mater et magistra.

Brown is the adapter of The Father Brown Reader: Stories from Chesterton and the newly released Father Brown Reader 2: More Stories from Chesterton. She is also the author of The Blue Cross Study Guide and the Study Guide to Chesterton's St. Francis of Assis
Note: Attendance is limited. If it fills up, you will be placed on a wait list. All webinars are recorded and made available for free viewing within 24 hours.

Finding Levity in Your Homeschool; A Chestertonian Principle with Nancy Brown

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How Do I Make a Homeschool Transcript for College?

Recorded webinar: 

The Art of Bragging: 

Building Your College Application and Transcript

The live webinar (online seminar) went wonderfully. In case you didn't make it, we've made the recording available for you.

I highly encourage this webinar, especially if you're homeschooling high school. This is a great presentation to learn how to create your child's transcript and prepare for the application process. Drew Johnson, Admissions Counselor for the University of Dallas, does an excellent job of giving you exactly the tools you need.

Just click on the hyperlink above and the recording should start in a minute or two.

Title: The Art of Bragging: Building Your College Application and Transcript
Description: Worried about building the transcript? Have questions about applications? Drew Johnson breaks down the parts of the application and teaches you how to build a transcript using real world examples. He answers many common questions on applying to colleges and helps you prepare questions to ask your admission counselor. Concerns such as state laws, curriculum requirements, and are also addressed.
Presenter: Drew Johnson

Frances Chesterton and Homeschooling

Nancy Brown's recent webinar on Frances Chesterton (wife of G. K.) and homeschooling was wonderful. We are now able to offer it to you as a recording so that you may view it at your leisure. Just click the webinar title found below.

We are able to bring these webinars to you FREE of charge thanks to the generosity of our sponsors. This webinar is brought to you by Homeschool Connections and mater et magistra (THE Catholic homeschooling magazine -- don't teach home without it!)

Description:
Frances Chesterton: What We Can Learn from the Wife of G. K. Chesterton About Home Education
presented by Nancy Carpentier Brown
Frances Chesterton, wife of noted British author Gilbert Keith Chesterton, was very interested in the education of children, and was a published author on the subject.

In this talk, Nancy discusses the life of Frances Chesterton, her interest in the education of children, and find out what she has to teach us about the home education of our own children, as well as about being wives and makers of hearth and home.

NOTE: You may need to click on the Video icon at the top right hand corner to get the full experience.

Where to find Nancy and her books:

Nancy Carpentier Brown is the blogmistress, podcaster, Facebook and Twitter commander for the American Chesterton Society, as well as a columnist for their publication Gilbert Magazine. She is on the editorial board of mater et magistra.

Brown is the adapter of The Father Brown Reader: Stories from Chesterton and the newly released Father Brown Reader 2: More Stories from Chesterton. She is also the author of The Blue Cross Study Guide and the Study Guide to Chesterton's St. Francis of Assisi.

In August, 2010, Nancy gave a talk at the 29th annual conference of the American Chesterton Society at Mount St. Mary's in Emmitsburg, MD titled "Frances: The Woman Who Was Chesterton."

Frances Chesterton and Homeschooling

NOTE: The live webinar went fantastic. If you missed it, you may watch the recording of the event here: Francis Chesterton and Homeschooling.

Frances Chesterton: What the wife of G. K. Chesterton can teach us about Home Education
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Date: Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Starting time: 8:00 pm, Eastern Standard Time (7:00 pm, Central)
Duration: 1 hour
Presenter: Nancy Brown

Description:
Frances Chesterton, wife of noted British author Gilbert Keith Chesterton, was very interested in the education of children, and was a published author on the subject.

In this talk, we'll discuss the life of Frances Chesterton, her interest in the education of children, and find out what she has to teach us about the home education of our own children, as well as about being wives and makers of hearth and home.

Presenter's biography:
Nancy Carpentier Brown is the blogmistress, podcaster, Facebook and Twitter commander for the American Chesterton Society, as well as a columnist for their publication Gilbert Magazine. She is on the editorial board of mater et magistra. Brown is the adapter of The Father Brown Reader: Stories from Chesterton, as well as the upcoming Father Brown Reader 2: More Stories from Chesterton. In August, 2010, she gave a talk at the 29th annual conference of the American Chesterton Society at Mount St. Mary's in Emmitsburg, MD titled "Frances: The Woman Who Was Chesterton."