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2012 Auckland Regional Opportunities for Home Educating Families

January 3, 2012 By Barbara Leave a Comment

KEY DATES FOR 2012 in the Auckland Region
Below are some key events co-ordinated by Auckland Home Educators Inc, your regional network.  So get out that shiny new diary/electronic gadget and note them down now so you and your family can be included.  They’re open to everyone so do forward to your contacts, that friend who’s always wanted to know more, the friends/family/neighbours you’d like to invite along!  Just watch out for separate notification and further details about each event – at least the date will already be in your diary.
Mon 16 Jan 7.00pm to 9.00pm - AHE Information Session - Greenlane (fully booked – held regularly so look out for more)
Wed 25 Jan 7.00pm to 9.00pm - AHE/Ministry of Education Forum: The Exemption Process - Mt Eden
Wed 7 Mar - Inaugural AHE Auckland Regional Art Fair - Mt Albert War Memorial Hall
March – date to be advised - AHE Science Fair Workshop
July – date to be advised - 6th Annual AHE Auckland Regional Science & Technology Fair
Tue 18 Sep - 7th Annual AHE Auckland Regional History Fair
WHY GO TO REGIONAL EVENTS?  I wrote an article for the last AHE members’ newsletter about this.  Since it’s particularly relevant to your family – and hopefully inspiring as you embark on a new year – I’d like to share it with you here.  I really encourage you to share your home educating lifestyle and journey with many others, and feel sure we’ll catch you at an event or two throughout the year.
Here’s to a great start to 2012!

Dawn Headley
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Auckland Home Educators Inc
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for current and prospective home educators

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From the Smiths:

http://hef.org.nz/2011/craig-smith-26-january-1951-to-30-september-2011/

Updated 10 December 2011: Life for Those Left Behind (Craig Smith’s Health) page 6 click here

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Needing help for your home schooling journey:

http://hef.org.nz/2011/needing-help-for-your-home-schooling-journey-2/

And

Here are a couple of links to get you started home schooling:

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Research Methods and Writing Course

December 10, 2011 By Barbara Leave a Comment

This will be an excellent course – Barbara

Research Methods and Writing Course

A high school-level course (for roughly ages 15 to adult) Winter/Spring 2012

Dr. Brian Ray of the National Home Education Research Institute (NHERI) is the instructor.

Dr. Ray is offering this Research Methods and Writing course to help you:

· Learn how to design a research project.

· Understand different types of research.

· Explore, in-depth, a subject of your personal interest.

· Critique research done by academics, think tanks, professors, and others.

· Broaden your understanding of and evaluate claims in newspapers and other news media.

· Enhance your knowledge and use of logic.

· Conduct a literature review founded on research-based sources.

· Write a social science research paper.

· Know when to use certain basic statistics.

Students participate and learn from Dr. Ray via his live weekly lectures (about 10 weeks, one hour each), review of student questions or comments via text chat during the lectures, and answers to questions posted by students on an Internet forum so all students can see and learn from Dr. Ray’s answers. Lecture recordings will also be available to students 24/7 online.

Dr. Ray has taught students at all levels – elementary school, junior high school, high school, and undergraduate and graduate university – over the course of many years. He has taught private school, public school, and homeschool students. Dr. Ray is an energetic and engaging teacher and has received much praise for his teaching and speaking abilities. He serves as the president of the National Home Education Research Institute and is internationally known for his homeschool research, service as an expert witness in court cases and before legislatures, and speaking at educational conferences, including those for home educators. Dr. Ray and his wife have eight children and live on a small farm in western Oregon.

Students will receive careful and detailed review, critique, feedback, and grading from Dr. Ray on three written assignments. Students will also take one exam to show their understanding of basic research methods terms and concepts. Students who successfully complete the course receive a certificate of completion for this one-semester, research methods and writing, high school course.

Students who complete this course and are interested in completing the research project they design might be able to continue in a mentored project with Dr. Ray to execute their study.

Tuition is $795 and is due in full upon registration. Class size is limited – so students receive plenty of personal attention and feedback from Dr. Ray – so first come, first served. Late enrollments may be accepted on a case-by-case basis.

The registration form explains details such as the beginning lecture date, possible payment arrangements, the tuition refund policy, forms of payment, the textbook to be used and its cost, and more.

Please call Dr. Ray’s office at 503-364-1490 or email Abbie at mail@nheri.org for a registration form or if you have any questions. Remember, space is limited.

For more information: http://www.nheri.org/About-NHERI.html

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From the Smiths:

http://hef.org.nz/2011/craig-smith-26-january-1951-to-30-september-2011/

Updated 10 December 2011: Life for Those Left Behind (Craig Smith’s Health) page 6 click here

*****

Needing help for your home schooling journey:

http://hef.org.nz/2011/needing-help-for-your-home-schooling-journey-2/

And

Here are a couple of links to get you started home schooling:

http://hef.org.nz/getting-started-2/
and
http://hef.org.nz/exemptions/

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2012 school terms and holidays

November 22, 2011 By Barbara Leave a Comment

2012 school terms and holidays

This page provides information on the 2012 School Terms and Holidays for State and State-Integrated primary, intermediate, secondary and composite schools. It also provides information for Anniversary Day Holidays for 2012.

2012 term dates

For primary and intermediate schools

Term Start date End date
1 Between
Monday 30 January (at the earliest); and 

Tuesday 7 February (at the latest.

 Thursday 5 April (86-96 half-days)
2 Monday 23 April Friday 29 June (96 half-days)
3 Monday 16 July Friday 28 September (110 half-days)
4 Monday 15 October No later than Thursday 20 December (96 half-days)*

* Or to a day in December which ensures that the school has been open for instruction for 388 half-days in 2012.

For secondary and composite schools

Term Start date End date
1 Between
Monday 30 January (at the earliest); and 

Tuesday 7 February (at the latest)

 Thursday 5 April (86-96 half-days)
2 Monday 23 April Friday 29 June (96 half-days)
3 Monday 16 July Friday 28 September (110 half-days)
4 Monday 15 October Friday 14 December (88 half-days)*

* Or to a day in December which ensures that the school has been open for instruction for 380 half-days in 2012.

2012 Holidays

Schools must be closed in 2012 on Saturdays and Sundays, and on the following days:

  • New Years Day – 1 January
  • Day after New Years Day – 2 January
  • Waitangi Day – 6 February (Monday)
  • Good Friday – 6 April
  • Easter Monday – 9 April
  • Day after Easter Monday – 10 April (Tuesday)
  • Anzac Day – 25 April
  • Queen’s Birthday – 4 June (Monday)
  • Labour Day – 22 October (Monday)
  • Christmas Day – 25 December
  • Boxing Day – 26 December

And the relevant Anniversary Day holiday as listed below:

Anniversary Day holidays 20121

Province2 Includes Actual day Date observed in 2012
Southland Invercargill, Bluff, Milford Sound, Fiordland 17 January Monday 16 January
Wellington Wellington, Manawatu, Whanganui 22January Monday 23 January
Auckland Waikato, King Country, Coromandel, Bay of Plenty, Gisborne/East Coast 29 January Monday 30 January
Northland Whangarei 29 January Monday 30 January
Nelson Nelson, Tasman, Buller and parts of North Canterbury 1 February Monday 30 January
Otago Dunedin, Queenstown 23 March Monday 26 March
Taranaki (New Plymouth) New Plymouth 31 March Monday 12 March
South Canterbury 25 September Monday 24 September
Hawkes’ Bay Napier, Hastings 1 November Friday 19 October
Marlborough Blenheim, Picton 1 November Monday 29 October
Canterbury Christchurch, Ashburton 16 November Friday 16 November
Chatham Islands 30 November Monday 3 December
Westland Greymouth 1 December Monday 3 December

1 Provincial Anniversary Days are generally observed on the Monday nearest to the actual day.

2 Provinces relate to the former Provinces of 19th Century New Zealand and are not related to or determined by present-day Districts or Regions.

Information provided by the Department of Labour

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HEART Retreat Matamata 2012

November 16, 2011 By Barbara 1 Comment

HEART Retreat Matamata 2012

22 – 24 June 2012

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Patrick Henry College: Apply Now for Journalism Scholarships

November 16, 2011 By Barbara Leave a Comment

I am not sure if this is available for those outside the USA but it is worth a try if you are interested in journalism and would like to attend the Patrick Henry College

Patrick Henry College: Apply Now for Journalism Scholarships

Patrick Henry College is offering aspiring Christian journalism students the opportunity of a lifetime. These privately funded scholarships have been created for students with excellent writing ability and a strong desire to serve society through journalism. The application deadline for the Samuel Adams Scholarship is January 1, 2012. For more information or to apply >>

Filed Under: Coming Events, Getting into Tertiary and workforce
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