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How to Help Your Teen Be an Inventor
August 15, 2019
Do you know who invented a test to detect early on if someone has pancreatic cancer? (Jack Andraka) What about the iCPooch, a remote way to give your dog a snack and check up on him while you are away? (Brooke Martin) Another inventor, Maria Elena Grimmet, found a way to filter harmful antibiotics out […]
5 Practical Ways to Help Your Teen Succeed in High School
August 10, 2019
All of us are familiar with the challenges of studying in a high school. It is one of the most stressful periods in any teenager’s life since it is complicated for them to stay focused and concentrate on studies during this period. Following this, it is inevitable that teens face difficulties that they need to […]
8 Tips For Homeschooling High School
August 3, 2019
1. Give them a voice in their curriculum. An important part of homeschooling is knowing what curriculum works best for each of your students. Once your student gets to be high school age they probably have a pretty good idea of how they learn best. When you are planning out the new school year get […]
Back to Homeschool Curriculum Awards 2019!
July 31, 2019
It’s time to see the results! Thank you to all that participated in this year’s Back to Homeschool Curriculum Awards! What better way to help you in your curriculum shopping than to compare your “want” list with the Back to Homeschool Curriculum Awards list! Each July homeschoolers from across the country get the opportunity to […]
How to Assign High School Grades
July 20, 2019
To Grade or Not to Grade? The age-old homeschool question, to grade or not to grade? While in the early learning years mastering material is the key goal before moving to new material it is a different situation when your student is in their high school years. If your student plans on attending college it […]
Let Your Voice Be Heard-Back to Homeschool Awards 2019!
July 10, 2019
The Back to Homeschool Awards is an amazing opportunity to help other homeschoolers just like yourself navigate the vast amount of curriculum available. There are so many wonderful choices out there and when you choose to vote for what has worked for you, it can help take the guesswork out for new homeschoolers or those […]
STEM Fair Project Ideas for High School
July 9, 2019
What is STEM and why is it important? STEM is the acronym for the educational disciplines of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. The science in STEM concerns two of the three branches of science; natural sciences, (which includes biology, physics, and chemistry) with the formal sciences with mathematics along with logic and statistics. STEM is […]
Scholarships Ending in July, August, and September 2019
July 3, 2019
Scholarships Ending in July 2019 AAUW Lew Williams Scholarship and Leila Sulkes Scholarship Amount: $2,000 Closing Date: July 31, 2019 Description: The Freehold Branch of AAUW will award two $2,000 scholarships – the Lew Williams Scholarship and the Leila Sulkes Scholarship – for the upcoming academic year. In order to apply, you must be a […]
Keep Your Mind Sharp with Summer Reading
June 21, 2019
What are your teens summer days like? Hopefully, they include all things sunshine while hanging out with friends but does summer also include some good reading? Unfortunately, sometimes summer can cause some loss in skills and knowledge over the long and lazy days of summer. There are many benefits to including some good books during […]
Senior Year Must Have Checklist!
June 10, 2019
Excited? Looking forward to a great year? Of course, Senior year is an amazing time that is full of adventure and excitement looking forward to a bright future! Yet, the Senior year also holds a lot of challenges! If you’ve planned to pursue a college degree or an alternative, the time to get started is […]