Academics

 

Local enrichment classes

Grace Academy is based on a university-style schedule adapted to the elementary, middle and senior high levels. This structure involves courses that are held on a Monday / Wednesday or Tuesday / Thursday basis. It is then determined for each course and at each level the appropriate integration of the school and home.

Arborbrook exists as an extension of the home to assist parents with the high calling of raising their children for God’s glory. Our desire is to train up children with godly character who have a love for the Lord Jesus Christ and a love for learning. Electives are offered to homeschoolers.

Growing Scholars offers enrichment classes on a variety of topics depending on interest and teacher availability.

The Homeschool Hut (704-998-3649) offers a variety of elective classes to meet the needs of the homeschooling community. Owned and operated by a homeschooling family, their goal is provide quality instruction at reasonable rates. Their course offerings include Art, Creative Writing, Spanish, Piano, Music, Science, Judo, and Ballet with more classes to be added throughout the year. Their facility is located at 8329 Fairview Road in Mint Hill, NC approximately ½ a mile from 485 at exit 44. Classes run September 4th-December 14th , 2007 and January 7 - May 23, 2008.

nJoy Science is the project of homeschooling parents and offers science classes for all ages and well as workshops on science topics.

Celine Berman, a native French speaker residing in Weddington is available for tutoring and teaching French in the Greater Charlotte Area. Other areas of specialty are translating and interpreting. Contact her at (704-821-7351) or by email.

Catherine Atwood, a native French speaker and homeschool mom in the Ballantyne area,is offering French tutoring/classes. Individuals $25 per hour, group of 2 or more $15 per student, sibling discount. Contact her at 704-277-8166 or by email.

Joann Nabb offers French classes. Contact her via email.

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Homeschool Honor Society

The Lambda Alpha Chapter (Union County) of the Eta Sigma Alpha
National Homeschool Honor Society is now accepting applications for
new membership. The Union County chapter was established in 2003.
The purpose of ESA is to promote academic excellence and community
service. Membership consists of a monthly meeting and community
service. This is not a highly time-consuming membership, but DOES recognize your student for academic excellence when applying to college. Membership places your student's name in the national registry in Houston, Texas. Applicants MUST have a 3.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale PLUS meet ONE of the following testing requirements:

1800 on the SAT
26 on the ACT
180 on the PSAT, or
90th percentile on the CORE or COMPOSITE score on the CAT, IOWA,
Stanford, or other nationally recognized test.

Unfortunately, the testing requirement is not negotiable if your student is close…these scores are the MINIMUM acceptable for membership. (This is established by the national organization.) Rising freshmen many submit their 8th grade test scores…everyone else must submit scores established in high school.

If you have questions or want additional information, please e-mail
Eric Winchester. Click here for an application.

Other academic activities

MathCounts After several months of coaching, participating schools select students to compete individually or as part of a team in one of the more than 500 written and oral competitions held nationwide and in U.S. schools overseas. Winners at the local level proceed to state competitions, where the top 4 Mathletes® and top coach earn the right to represent their state or territory at the national level. At all levels, MATHCOUNTS challenges students' math skills, develops their self-confidence and rewards them for their achievements. If you would like to coach a team for WWHEAT click here.

Toastmasters Queen City Gavel Clubs Where can your student learn public speaking skills?   Where can he or she learn to run a business meeting and use Parliamentary procedure?  Where can he or she develop leadership skills?  At Gavel Club!

Junior Achievement of Central Carolinas Junior Achievement uses hands-on experiences to help young people understand the economics of life.  In partnership with business and educators, Junior Achievement brings the real world to students, opening their minds to their potential.

NC 4-H Youth Development 4-H encourages "Learning by doing." You begin by reading and researching your interests. You can select one or more projects, and receive a project manual which guides you through the activities. You can join a club with others of similar interests or go it alone and membership is free!

Union County 4-H

Mecklenburg County 4-H

Police Explorers Post is a worksite-based program in which young people learn about particular careers in which they have an interest. The Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department sponsors two Exploring Posts that provide teens with the opportunities to learn about the law enforcement profession, and make informed decisions about possible future careers. The Police Exploring program introduces students to the world of law enforcement at the local, state, and national levels. Explorers are trained in several aspects of police work and have the opportunities to compete with other posts in state, region, and national conferences. We also offer students the opportunity to participate in the Ride-Along Program, which allows the Explorers to ride in the patrol car with an experienced officer on the job. Two academies are offered every year by our department, and by the North Carolina Association of Law Enforcement Explorers, as opportunities for Explorers to experience abbreviated versions of an actual police academy.

The requirements for eligibility for the Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Explorers are as follows:

• Must be 14-20 years of age
• Must have no serious arrests
• Must maintain a 2.0 GPA in school
• Must have a good school record (attendance and behavior)
• Must have parental approval

Regular meetings are held on the first and third Monday of every month at 7:00PM at the Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Training Academy located at 1750 Shopton Rd. Explorers will be provided uniforms and will be required to wear them at all Explorer functions. Any questions regarding this exciting career club for teens should be directed to Officer Tom Allen at (704) 432-0432

National Competitions an article from The Teaching Home about making contests part of your curriculum and contains links to a variety of competitions (scroll down until you find the article)

All Arts and Sciences Camps are academic summer camps sponsored by UNC-Greensboro for children ages 7-15.

Young Chefs' Academy offers cooking classes to children in a safe environment that encourages discovery and creativity. While learning food preparation skills is the main ingredient at YCA, each class adds a heap of kitchen safety, a scoop of etiquette, a handful of table setting, a pinch of menu planning, and laughter to taste.

Ruth Grey-Respert (704-563-7011) offers sewing lessons. See her website for current class information.

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