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The deadline for newsletter submissions is the 2nd Tuesday of each month. We will do our best to distribute the newsletter by the weekend following the deadline. HSOCR’s website will be updated monthly, following the newsletter distribution.

Have you wondered how a public school enrichment program might help (or hurt) you? Many of us have been tempted to consider using them whether it is just for a little break, to teach a subject that we are lacking skills in, or just because it sounds so good and “costs” us nothing. To read about how these programs can hurt the homeschooling community and our freedoms, click here.

• Christian Home Educators of Colorado (CHEC)
• Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA)
• RO828 (formerly Concerned Parents of Colorado or CPCO)

Do you have a special needs child, or one that is just struggling a bit? Check out these resources.

• HSLDA Struggling Learner
• CHEC Special Needs

• High Country Home Educators
• Christian Home Educators of Colorado (CHEC)
• BJU Testing

Guitar Teacher Sal Mancini has been recommended by one of our members. He teaches G/BG/P/S/jazz theory G/B: B-Adv/P: B-Int. He is very good, and if you Google his name along with Castle Rock, you can find a lot of info about him. He does a good job and the kids like him.

Dance classes & Summer Dance Camps (303) 688-1010 By one of our own homeschool graduates! Autumn has been dancing since age three along with four years of competitive ice skating. Classical Ballet is her passion as well as teaching young children. She is teaching Creative Movement (ages 3-4), Combo classes (ballet & jazz/tap…ages 5-7) and Ballet I & II at Danza Dance Academy in Castle Rock. Email here for references on her character, dance technique & teaching ability. Contact Danza’s office for her class times, tuition prices & other info. Autumn would love to have your aspiring ballerina join her at Danza!

Piano Lessons Looking for a piano teacher? May I recommend (VERY highly!) Mrs. Helene Erhart. She has BS in Music Education & Supervision from Wittenberg University, has been teaching more years than she'd care to say and has raised four boys! She accepts Beginning-Advanced students, 2nd grade to adult, and teaches from her home in the Plum Creek development of Castle Rock. If you or your child are interested in really learning to play the piano and you’re looking for a new instructor...please call Mrs. Erhart. She's very professional, cares deeply about your child & their attitude/progress, and her credentials are impressive. Morning & afternoon lessons available. Many references available upon request from beginning & very advanced, award winning students and their parents. Helene Erhart 303-688-6919/home

Homeschool Classifieds One of the largest sites on the web for buying and selling new and used homeschool materials, and for finding and announcing homeschool groups, activities, and events.

Monart School of the Arts A school in Parker that offers drawing lessons to all ages. Classes are offered at various times each day of the week and are open to homeschoolers.

High Country Home Educators High Country, in conjunction with the Small Group Ministries of New Life Church, offers a variety of enrichment classes geared toward supplementing your home schooling program.

PE+Plus The focus of PE+PLUS is for students to learn to enjoy and participate in sports and physical activities with a proper, godly perspective, as well as to live life in a full and Christ-like way.

Omega Gymnastics Training Center Omega Gymnastics Training Center offers separate boys classes, girls classes, all age levels, all abilities, and a variety of days and times. Current location is on Park Street, new location will be on Perry Street near Safeway.

Christian Youth Theater CYT is an after-school theater arts education program for children ages 6-18. For more information on CYT visit their site or contact the Area Coordinator: Christine Kinsman #303-517-2400. Check out our announcements page for current events.

Celebration Ministry of Arts offers worship dance classes. Their site has information, class schedules and registration forms.

Credo Academy A Classical Christian enrichment program in the south Denver area, Credo Academy offers college prep classes geared towards Junior and Senior High School students. The teachers are highly qualified and experts in their fields. Go to www.credoacademy.com to download application or call (303)-841-3437 for additional information.

Organic Food Delivery from "Taste of Life" stops at The Rock Church the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month. Place your order a week before delivery. Visit their website and go to the "Castle Rock" section. Donna will pull your order and have it ready for you on pick up day.

Daily Truth for Godly Youth by Howard Bean. A daily devotional that is NOT geared toward Christian kids who attend public schools.

U R The Mom A new homeschooling website by Joanne Calderwood, author of I’m the Mom, I Don’t Have to Know Calculus and The Home School STUDENT Planners.

The Artful Crafter While this is geared toward a crafting business, there are a ton of links to additional websites and free stuff.

Homeschool Tracker A great program for tracking your schoolwork. It is easy to use and free. It tracks everything for you. They also have an advanced program for purchase for $50. It comes from a Christian company.

Free Days A list of organizations offering “free days” around Colorado

Musical Performances A list of local performances

www.MrDonn.org Online lesson plans, activities and downloadables for a variety of subjects.

http://www.coopext.colostate.edu/douglas/4h_files/4h.htm Douglas County 4-H Website.

www.myutmost.org Oswald Chambers’ My Utmost for His Highest online.

www.wallbuilders.com Presenting America’s forgotten history and heroes with an emphasis on moral, religious, and constitutional heritage.

www.unitstudies.com Official website of the HISTerical Sisters and Stewardship Unit Studies

www.commonsensemedia.org A website for entertainment reviews, including childrens’ book reviews.

www.sitesforparents.com and www.sitesforteachers.com are educational websites that are worth a look.

Think & Believe A bi-monthly creation science publication by Alpha Omega Institute of Grand Junction, CO. It is filled with articles and resources for educating and encouraging you in the area of creation science. It includes an insert for children, entitled "Kids Think and Believe Too!"

Wildlife Experience Museum Check out the Wildlife Experience Museum’s website. Find out about current exhibits, IWERKS films, and educational programs. Sign up for their quarterly e-newsletter and see what they have to offer.

www.enchantedlearning.com A site where you can find interesting, fun, and educational worksheets to fill in any gaps. You can pay for a membership, or just use their sample pages for free.

Books for Boys Some great character building books for boys are: Boyhood and Beyond, Created for Work, and Practical Happiness. They are all written by Bob Schultz.

Homeschool Record Keeping Looking for an easy way to keep track of attendance and what your children have accomplished through the years? Check out Edu-Track Home School. This is a computer program that allows you to enter all your information and print out your records along with many reports. There are many curriculum lesson plans available to download into the program, saving you even more time by not having to type everything in. Their website provides all the details and their customer service is quick and helpful. The great thing is that this is a one-time investment. You can use it for all the years that you homeschool without re-purchasing each year.

Legislative Issues Keep up to date on homeschool legislative issues and find out how our representatives are really representing us with these three websites. Treon Goossen is a homeschool mom who has made it her job to lobby for homeschooling and to keep us informed regarding a variety of homeschooling and family legislation. Her website is www.RO828.com (as in Romans 8:28). If you have time, please thank her for the wonderful job she is doing for all of us!

www.Congress.org Another great site about legislative issues. Here, you can sign up to receive emails (MegaVote) about upcoming issues that our representatives will be voting on, how they voted on issues, and even weather or not they voted. This is a great simple tool for us to stay informed and provides an easy means of contacting our representatives to let them know where we stand on issues.

HSLDA Of course we can’t leave out HSLDA. They also do a fabulous job keeping us informed about legislative issues. If you haven’t joined, please consider it. It is worth the money. Along with your membership, you can also sign up to receive weekly legislative emails. Go to www.hslda.org for information on membership and how to sign up and stay informed via email.