Yearly Archives: 2011

Home Education Awareness Week 31 October – 5 November 2011

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Home Education Awareness Week (HEAW) is later this year because the fourth term begins later – October 25. We have traditionally held HEAW in the first or second week of the fourth term, trying to miss Labour weekend. So this year the Home Education Awareness Week is 31 October through to 5 November 2011

Home Educators all over the country use this as an opportunity to do something special to raise their profile locally and develop a bit of positive public relations. This helps in gaining the movement a bit more credibility, especially when applying for grants or discounts with resource suppliers, or for admission to tertiary institutions or gaining help and advice from schools and perhaps even the use of some of their resources. And of course the benefits would be examined by more people, thereby bringing more people into the home schooling movement and your local support group.

For more information on HEAW go to: https://hef.org.nz/2007/home-education-awareness-week/

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From the Smiths:

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

 

Needing help for your home schooling journey:

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

 

Craig Smith 26 January 1951 to 30 September 2011

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Click here for Craig’s diary

Page 1: 8/7/11-31/8/11 https://hef.org.nz/about-us/craig-smiths-health-2/craigs-diary/

Page 2: 1/9/11 to … https://hef.org.nz/about-us/craig-smiths-health-2/11309-2/

Craig Smith’s Health

To read page 1 of Craig Smith’s health please click here: https://hef.org.nz/about-us/craig-smith-26151-to-30911/craig-smiths-health-page-1/

To read page 2 of Craig Smith’s health please click here: https://hef.org.nz/about-us/craig-smiths-health/craig-smiths-health-page-2/

To read page 3 of Craig Smith’s health please click here: https://hef.org.nz/about-us/craig-smiths-health-2/craig-smiths-health-page-3/

To read page 4 of Craig Smith’s health please click here: https://hef.org.nz/about-us/craig-smiths-health-2/craig-smiths-health-page-4/

To read page 5 of Craig Smith’s health please click here: https://hef.org.nz/about-us/craig-smiths-health-page-1/craig-smiths-health-page-5/

To read page 6 of Craig Smith’s health please click here: https://hef.org.nz/about-us/craig-smith-26151-to-30911/craig-smiths-health-page-1/craig-smiths-health-page-6/

To read page 7 of Craig Smith’s health please click here: https://hef.org.nz/about-us/craig-smith-26151-to-30911/craig-smiths-health-page-1/one-year-on-craig-smiths-health-page-7/

Josh and Charmagne’s Wedding

https://hef.org.nz/about-us/craig-smith-26151-to-30911/charmagnes-wedding/


Livestream for Craig Smith’s Funeral

 

The funeral service took place at 1pm on Friday the 7th of October

During the afternoon tea at 3:30pm there were tributes.

Please click on “Full” to view the full screen. (To find “Full” take your mouse over the video, once it is playing, until it appears)

Watch live streaming video from craigsmithfuneral at livestream.com

Tributes

Live Stream of Slideshow and Tributes:

Click on link below to read the tribute:
Zach Smith on behalf of the family

David Waldron on behalf of his family and other families

John de Vries on behalf of the Reformed Church

Roy Sandbrook on behalf of Home Educators

  • including Kate Jaunay

Funeral arrangements for Craig Smith

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Craig’s funeral will be live streamed here:

http://www.livestream.com/craigsmithfuneral?t=642999

Funeral arrangements for Craig Smith

The funeral service will take place, Lord Willing, at

1pm on Friday the 7th of October

at Central Baptist Church, 190 Church Street, Palmerston North

Approx 2:30pm you are invited to join the family at the grave-side at

Kelvin Grove Cemetery, James Line, Pamlerston North

or

Light refreshments will be available from 2:30pm at the

Reformed Church, 541 Ruahine Street, Palmerston North

During the afternoon tea at about 3:30pm there will be tributes from:

Zach Smith (including sister Susan Sullivan) on behalf of the Smith family

David Waldron on behalf of his family and other families

John de Vries on behalf of the Reformed Church

Roy Sandbrook (including Kate Jaunay and Geoff Botkin) on behalf of Home educators

Gone to Glory

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Dear friends, on Friday morning, Craig was very drowsy and spent most of the day asleep. He remained peaceful and quiet and deeply unconscious all afternoon. Late in the evening it became difficult for him to breathe and in a short time, about 11:35pm on Friday the 30th of September 2011 our gracious God took Craig home to Heaven.

We have all felt so completely surrounded by the Lord’s peace and love and the support and help of our dear brothers and sisters in Christ, family and friends. We will miss our husband and father yet we are thankful to know his eternal state with such certainty and look forward to seeing him again in Glory. We so appreciate all your prayers and support. With love from Barbara and the children.

The funeral service will take place, Lord willing, at 1pm on Friday the 7th of October at Central Baptist Church, 190 Church Street, Palmerston North.

More details here: https://hef.org.nz/2011/funeral-arrangements-for-craig-smith/

Here are a number of YouTube videos that Craig made when he nearly died at the end of August. He shares his heart with you all here:

What is the number one issue I need to settle? Pt 1

What is the number one issue I need to settle? Pt 2

What is the number one issue I need to settle? Pt 3

What is the number one issue I need to settle? Pt 4

What is the number one issue I need to settle? Pt 5

What does it mean to be a Christian Pt 2

What does it mean to be a Christian Pt 1

Needing help for your home schooling journey?

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Craig passed away 30 September 2011.

I have had to think about what I should be doing now. I have three little ones still at home. They are 14, 11 and 6, and their training and home education must come first. Alanson, our grown up son, has moved back home and has taken on many of the responsibilities with the children. Craig and I were involved jointly in the Home Education Foundation and it has been so much a part of our lives for so long now. I don’t want to give it all up. Alanson being at home now will enable me to carry on some of the Home Education Foundation functions like: the website www.hef.org.nz; the email discussion groups-hefnetnz, chednetnz, ccednet, dwha and TEACH-eForum; the books we sell; difficult MoE, ERO and special education issues (which Craig was so good at-I have a lot to learn, but have already had a few cases since Craig died); and a Titus 2 ministry which would include counselling-home education and family/parenting issues and speaking at a limited number of workshops each year.

I cannot take all the phone calls from people starting out like Craig used to. He would get a number each week and he would be on the phone to them for 1-2 hours at a time. This will take up too much of my time as these usually come during the day when I now will want to be with my children. So I will be referring these calls to local support groups. I would like to get a good list on our website of the main contact people in each area to make it easier for new people.

Please check on the Home Schooling Support Group closest to you and they will be more than willing to help you out. Click on the link below and go to “contact us” and you should be able to find a phone number or an email address.

NZ Home Education Support Groups

  • Nationally: For exemption help – If there is no-one in your area to help you, then Cynthia is available   cynthiahancox@actrix.co.nz,  http://www.cynthiahancox.com or http://www.cynthiahancox.com/homeschooling.html

These email discussion groups are also a good place to get help and support:

NZ-r-Email discussion groups

Facebook seems to be the place where people go for a lot of support these days:

Home schooling exemption form now online

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Here are a couple of links to get you started:

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