Central Indiana Homeschool

Check it out, it’s in Dayton on October 12th. Here’s the pdf brochure.

Check out the brochure here. It’s Saturday and Sunday, Sep 17-18, from 9-4 at Mounds Park in Anderson, IN.

Artifact I.D.-Jim Mohow, consulting archaeologist, will be identifying artifacts brought in by
the public. He will also be on hand to answer questions on archaeology.
Kids Archaeology Dig.-Unearth the many wonders of Native American cultures.
Displays and hands-on tables- Take a closer look at archaeology, nature and history to
see what they’re all about.
Artifact display by U.W.R.A.S.- Come and see artifacts from Paleo-Indian to contact.
Atlatl Demonstration/Throwing- Demonstrations and public participation from 9:00am to
2:00pm. Contests for experienced throwers from 2:00pm to 4:00pm. Display of atlatl
reproductions on site all day. Learn more about this ancient weapon from modern day
atlatlists.
Flint Knapping Demonstration- Archaeologist and flint knapping specialist Chris Bergman
demonstrates the ancient art of making stone tools.
Petroglyph Face Painting- Learn about telling stories with pictures as you get your face
painted with your favorite symbol.
Tomahawk Throwing- Try your throwing skill and see if you can hit the hawk block!
Dugout canoe display- See our full scale model while learning about dugout canoes, how
they were made and more.
Local food vendors- With food available, your family can be a part of the event all day long.

I don’t have the full schedule of events for this yet, but Selma Bluebird Days will be held August 24-27 during evening hours Wednesday-Friday and all day Saturday. The Saturday schedule is as follows:

7-10 am All You Can Eat Breakfast
10:30 am Parade
11:30 am Pork Chop Dinner
11:30 am Pet Contest
12-5 pm Morrow’s Cruise In
12:15 pm Wayne Hinket - Master Magician
1:00 pm Wapahani High School Band
4-6 pm Molly’s Dance Gallery
6-7:30 pm Lisa and Lorraine Dance
6:30 pm Twilight 5K Run/Walk
7:30-9:00 pm Nancy Dawn and Child’s Play
9-10 pm Variety Show
10 pm Raffle Drawing

//Nod to Beth S.

From the DCCHC Email List.

The Arts Alive Association is pleased to announce the formation of a new theatre opportunity for students in the greater Madison County area: Live Wire theatre group for students age 13-21. The larger group will be subdivided into two age groups 13-16 and 17-21 with some overlap for performances and special events, activities, etc.

Live Wire will host an informational meeting for students and parents on August 26, location TBA soon. Live Wire activities will include weekly acting lesson and improv time, student led production with students deciding on type of production, student directed productions, field trips to plays, and special events.

The goal of Live Wire is to allow students to form a theatrical experience of their own making, with thoughtful input and direction from adult mentors. This will not be a performance based only program. Students will use theatre experiences and activities to develop their creative energy and skills, not just to perform onstage. There will be a weekly skills lesson, followed by open improv time and group work.

Live Wire will not be just directed to homeschool students, but to encourage students to develop good mentored relationships outside their homeschool circle of friends, so they can invite their friends from church, from neighborhood, from private schools, and just whereever they have friends.

Live Wire group will be led by Betty Malone, with assistance from other Live Wire parents. We will also be developing a series of paid teachers to provide training in certain skills, so if you have a skill you think would be suitable for our program, please contact us at artsaliveinfo[at]yahoo.com. Definite skills we are looking for at this time include ballroom dancing, jazz dancing, mime, comedy improv, music,(of several kinds)

Live Wire is a program of Arts Alive, a new not for profit working to involve our greater community in affordable theatre and cultural arts experiences through classes, workshops, trips, and special activities. We are inviting interested participants to contact us for membership information at this time to build a strong support structure for Arts Alive that will sustain it as a not-for-profit.

Betty Malone
Creative Director
Arts Alive
artsaliveinfo[at]yahoo.com
765-734-1783

This letter was passed to me from Ben Bennet via IHEN. It is written by Dr. Tony Mahon of Ball State University.

Dear Homeschoolers,

I am a faculty member in the Human Performance Laboratory at Ball State University and my research focuses on the effects of exercise in children.

Currently we have several studies in progress and we are interested in finding out ways to inform parents and recruit children who are home schooled to participate in these studies.

Our research provides a unique opportunity for children to not only participate as research subjects in these studies, but also an educational opportunity as my research team and I place particular emphasis in helping children understand how their body works during exercise and how we go about obtaining measurements that are unique to each study.

Thanks for giving this some consideration; I am looking forward to your reply.

Dr. Mahon’s contact information is below, should you like more information.

Anthony D. Mahon, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Physical Education
Human Performance Laboratory
Associate Chair, Division of Exercise Science
School of Physical Education, Sport, and Exercise Science
Ball State University
Muncie, IN 47306
(765) 285-8693 (voice)
(765) 285-8596 (fax)
tmahon[at]bsu.edu

From Connie Stults. She is coordinating a meeting to talk about the group and the plan for the coming year.

WHO: This meeting would include anyone who is interested in Keepers of the Faith~ the Contenders for the Faith (boys) AND the Keepers at Home (girls). Even if you have not come to any of the meetings before, you are more than welcome to come and see if you would like to join us.

WHEN: Thursday, August 4 (in one week!) at 10 a.m.

WHERE: Connie Stults’ home ~ you can call her for directions.

If you have any questions, or if you can’t make it to the meeting but want to tell her that you’re interested in the group, you can call her at 289-3373 or email vstults[at]juno.com.

From the DCCHC board.

The result of these meetings has led us to not do a large Co-op but rather encourage and facilitate mini-co-op’s. These would be made up of 2 or more families with a common goal such as American History. Another example would be 3 families getting together to practice Spanish after personal study at home. This format actually allows complete versatility to initiate with any number of families to focus on the areas you are interested in. Families interested in starting a mini-co-op can use the email list to find others who are interested in the same things.

You can read the whole letter here.

I wonder if it makes sense to have a forum such as this blog to coordinate mini-co-ops. If you think it would be helpful or useful, drop a note in the comments section and maybe I can create a post for various topics of interest (foreign language, American History, music, etc).

I haven’t really checked this out, just happened across it, but there appears to be quite a bit of material at the online homeschool convention.

Don’t forget that this week is the Delaware County Fair! Lots going on each day.

Details at The Star Press here.

The email that went out to the DCCHC list had a break in the URL. The post you are looking for is here.

On July 29th from 4:00 - 6:30 pm, the WRTV6 Weather Crew will talk to kids about the weather and broadcast the forecast from the Maring Hunt Public Library.

Signup here.

UPDATE: Per Ben’s comment below, if the link above doesn’t work, you can navigate there by doing the following:
1. Go to the Library web site at http://www.munpl.org
2. Click on “Calendar of Events & Program Registration”
3. Go to the 29th and click on the WRTV6 Link.

The Ringling Bros and Barnum & Baily Circus is coming to town! Sep 28 - Oct 2. Tickets go on sale August 19th, but for those of you who have memberships at the Indy Children’s Museum, you can preorder by August 10th and save $3 per ticket.

When: July 21-24 8:00 pm
What: Shakespeare Under the Stars: Much Ado About Nothing
Where: Ball State University Arts Terrace
Cost: Free

The romantic comedy, Much Ado About Nothing will headline this summer’s outdoor Shakespeare Under the Stars festival on the Arts Terrace at Ball State University, July 21-24. Admission to the festival is FREE.

This year, festival patrons are invited to start arriving to the grounds at 6 p.m. to participate in an enhanced slate of pre-show activities, including roving performers, crafts for children, live instrumental music, traveling vendors, discussions with the production staff, and browsing the Ball State University Museum of Art.

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Shakespeare Under the Stars is Indiana’s only free professional outdoor Shakespeare festival. Attendees are invited to bring lawn chairs or picnic blankets for seating. Patrons may also bring a picnic or dine at the new festival café. Blackmer adds, “the mission of the event is to provide East Central Indiana families with a professional, theatrical experience that is inexpensive and close to home.”

More info here.

(Nod: Tiffany Arnold)

Two home school travel teams are being organized for the fall season. Gene Brueggan will coach the 9-14 co-ed team. The high school boys’ team, ages 15-19, will be coached by Tracy Koch and assisted by Kevin Tharp. To qualify for each team, one must be within the age requirement by September 1st.

The 9-14 co-ed team will bu using the teal uniforms of the past years. We are asking for players that are no longer using their teal uniform to donate it to the younger team. This can best be accomplished by turning it in to the coach or Tammy Koch(team administrator) ASAP. The high school team will need new uniforms.

There is a MANDATORY call-out for any 15-19 year old male soccer player on Saturday, July 23rd from 10:00-12:00 in the field behind Union Chapel located on Broadway in Muncie. Take the 67 by-pass to Riggin Rd. Go west on Riggin Road to Broadway. Go left(south) on Broadway to Union Chapel(approximately 1 block). Go through parking lot to back of parking lot. You will see the field. This won’t be the home field. The home field is to be announced. Each player will be evaluated with skills and ability tests along with scrimmage play. A parent meeting will follow the call-out to answer questions and receive further information. Due to the unknown number of participants at this call-out, it should be understood that this call-out could be considered a try-out for this team. If there are more than the maximum players that will make up this team, the spots will be chosen by the coach. Any players not making the team will be put on an alternates list. All players will be contacted by the coach with results of the try-out. If you have further questions concerning this call-out, please call the coach or administrator(Tracy or Tammy) at 286-8991 on July 19th or later. We can be reached via e-mail: tekhome2001@yahoo.com.

Gene Brueggan wishes that all players interested in playing on the 9-14 team contact him via e-mail: GJBRUEGG@SJHSNET.org or by phone at 378-5091. He needs your name, date of birth, phone number, and e-mail if available. You should contact him by July 23rd.

Due to a lack of e-mail addresses in our possession, you may contact other home schoolers that might be interested in soccer and pass this information on to them. Thank you for your help.

We are looking forward to a very exciting & productive year!

Tracy & Tammy Koch