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Challenges and competitions
Please vote for Susan (Certainity) - a homeschooler
Thursday, August 21st, 2008Please vote for Susan (Certainity) - a homeschooler (I actually think her video clip is the best - Barbara)
Hi all,
Susan (a home educator) is a finalist in a TV NZ competition. To enter, she had to prepare a 30 second video of herself as a superhero.
The prize [...]
Father of the Year 2008
Friday, August 15th, 2008
Father of the Year 2008
http://www.kiwifamilies.co.nzTopicsCompetitions.html
The first Sunday of September is nearly upon us again, so we’re opening up our second annual “Father of the Year” Award. We have some cool new sponsors on board with lots of exciting prizes for New Zealand’s best dads! Make your nominations here…
Redwolf: Some votes needed-Watch YouTube video!
Sunday, August 10th, 2008Dear Friends,
A long-time solely-home educated family with 7 children who live near Wanganui have made a short video to enter an international contest with Redwolf Airsoft, makers of soft BBs and BB guns and equipment. So far they have ranked in the top 20!!
Please read the wee blurb [...]
“National Student Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) for Year 13 students
Monday, July 28th, 2008Dear Friends,
Here is some really interesting news for us home educators. It contains opportunities for home educators for next year plus an opportunity to help home educators represent us in Parliament next week!
The Commonwealth Trust in Wellington, in partnership with the Royal Commonwealth Society, puts on an annual [...]
Photo Contest Now Accepting Entries
Tuesday, July 1st, 2008Photo Contest Now Accepting Entries
HSLDA’s homeschool Photo Contest is accepting entries through August 1. Students must submit a photo with one of the following fruits of the spirit as their theme:
Category 1 (students age 7-11): Gentleness
Category 2 (students age 12-15): Faithfulness
Category 3 (students age 16-19): Self-control
For contest rules, entry fees and [...]
Studio 2 - Movie Mad Challenge.
Monday, June 30th, 2008Studio 2 had a short movie competition going. You had to make a 5 minute movie on 5+ a day Movie Mad Challenge.
The Hamilton boys (Home Educators from the Manawatu) entered (these are the boys who produced Romeo & Juliet last year - January 2008 Keystone Magazine has an [...]
The Fair Go School Ad Awards are back for another year!
Monday, June 23rd, 2008http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/413551/1803588
The Fair Go School Ad Awards are back for another year!
Primary and secondary schools from around the country are being invited to show us what you have got and enter the student ad awards.
Prizes galore!
Fair Go is offering cash prizes of $2,000 for first and $500 each for second and third.
Fantastic … but [...]
HSLDA Poetry Contest 2008
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008If you are wanting to send in an entry to this then you need to send it in the next couple of days for it to arrive by June 1.
http://www.hslda.org/Contests/Poetry/2008/2007rules.asp
2008 Guidelines
Submission Dates: May 1 through June 1 2008!
Entry Form
Click image above to download ( requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
Poetry Contest Archives
2007 2006
2005
Entries received before May [...]
Homeschoolers: Children’s Art Can Win Dude Ranch Vacations
Thursday, April 10th, 2008Dear Homeschool Leader,
We thought your homeschoolers would like to know about this:
GLOBAL ARTS FESTIVAL OFFERS KIDS DUDE RANCH VACATIONS AS BIBLE STUDY INCENTIVE
South Padre Island, Texas, April 10, 2008 — Children all over the world can write and draw to win one of a dozen dude ranch vacations offered [...]
The 2008 Puritan Reading Challenge
Thursday, January 24th, 2008This came from: http://www.mamaarcher.com/. I like this challenge and after Genevieve’s wedding (Feb 16) intend to take up this challenge. Maybe I will make it March 2008 to February 2009 because of my late start. Blessings Barbara
The 2008 Puritan Reading Challenge
Timmy Brister is hosting the 2008 Puritan Reading Challenge. This is a great way [...]