Recommended Homeschooling Classes
Classes are held at the EIE Resource Center unless otherwise indicated: 2640 S. Myrtle Ave.Monrovia, CA 91016 (626) 821-0025. Some courses may also be offered online.
Many classes are ongoing with open enrollment. Please contact the individual teacher for enrollment questions, and online class availability.
Homeschooling in Action
EARTH SCIENCE
8th grade level
This class will cover material in the following areas: stars and planets, the sun, asteroids, comets, meteors, the
space program, weather, rocks and minerals, fossils, mountain formation, volcanoes, earthquakes, erosion,
glaciers and more! This course includes lectures, hands-on labs, homework assignments, quizzes, two field trips
and a science fair.
A textbook and lab book are required, all other materials are included in the cost of the class. Textbook: Earth
Science for Christian Schools-second edition BJU Press $32.00 and Lab Manual $14.00.Used textbooks may be
available. New books and Lab Manuals may be purchased at EIE.
WHEN: Tuesdays 12:30 - 2:00
COST: $400.00 per year with payments of $200.00 due by September 12, 2006 and January 2, 200.
CONTACT: Jill Wilcox (562) 630-6987
Homeschooling in Action
Share your homeschooling resources with others, and see what they are using. Not all parents feel confident about teaching all subjects to their children. The obvious solution is collaborative homeschooling.
See
Free Online Classroom for Collaborative Homeschooling
Homeschooling in Action
During the childhood years of peak language acquisition, it is critical to acquaint children with good vocabulary and language usage -- language which, when assimilated, will benefit them in school, college, and throughout their lives.
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Children's books recommended for their use of language.
Homeschooling in Action
The concepts introduced by Maria Montessori in 1907 now begin another hundred years of influence. She believed in basing education on obseving children and how they learn rather than upon an arbitrary curriculum.
See
Montessori Homeschooling.