National Engineers Week
Engineers and computer scientists innovate, create and solve problems. They work together to make the world better. They are key to our healthy, safety and happiness. When children and teens get to experience engineering and computer science, they realize how interesting and fun these professions can be. That’s why the National Engineers Week Foundation – and the College of Engineering and Computing (CEC) at the University of South Carolina – are dedicated to attracting and cultivating the next generation of engineers and computer scientists.
National Engineers Week, which celebrates professionals in all fields of engineering and computing, will be held February 16-22. With help from our sponsors URS Corporation, the CEC is hosting a week of activities including guest speakers, a Code-A-Thon for USC students (sponsored by Boeing IT), and an Open House geared toward kindergarten through 12th grade students.
The Open House will be held on Saturday, February 22 from 10am – 1pm at the Swearingen Engineering Center at 315 Main Street on the USC Columbia campus. The free event will feature dozens of interactive exhibits that highlight the CEC’s programs and research including the following:
A helicopter landing Fuel cell demonstrations Electric and hybrid vehicles
A concrete canoe Robots Computer Games Segway Rides Lab tours
Visit from Cocky
For a full list of activities, visitwww.cec.sc.edu/eweek.Visitors, of all ages, are welcome, as are school groups.
The speakers series will feature experts on the gender wage gap and the growing rolls of women in engineering and computing. To register for these free seminars, visit www.cec.sc.edu/eweek.
CBCCA STANFORD TESTING
CBCCA STANFORD ACHIEVEMENT TESTING 2014
The Stanford Achievement Test will be administered to homeschooling students this spring. This testing situation is available to CBCCA students as well as non-CBCCA homeschool students. The details are as follows:
Place:Community Bible Church, Children’s Building
Dates:April 29 – May 1, 2014 (Tuesday – Thursday)
Grades:4 – 12
Testers: Audrey Broggi, Cindy Smith, Ninette Hodgins
Time:8:45 – 12:00 (approximate)
Administrative Fee: $40.00 per student.
Payment preferred in the form of a check made out to CBC, with “SAT fee” written in the memo
Give to Claudia Gay or Laura Caldwell (Front Desk of main building.
Deadline is April 16. No student will be tested Without Payment.
(Please don’t make us come to you; pay promptly. Thank you)
Parents are responsible for ordering and paying for the SAT-TASK for their child (children). The instructions are:
1. Order online (bjupresstesting.com) or call BJUP (800.845.5731). You will be ordering the Stanford Test for Homeschool (not the OLSAT) according to the grade level of your student this spring.
2. Should order by March 14, 2014 in order to ensure timely delivery to test administrator
3. You will need to identify the tester as Ninette Hodgins. Ninette’s tester ID number is 910564.
4. BJU will require you to verify that you homeschool your child (children).
5. On the same day you order your test, please e-mail Ninette (ninette3126@hargray.com) with the following information:
a. Child’s first, middle initial, last name
b. Grade level
c. phone number
d. birthdate
4. Tests will be shipped to Ninette. The day after testing she will mail the tests back to BJU. The parent (purchaser) will be notified by BJU when the results are ready for review online, usually within 10 business days from the day the tests are received back at BJU. _______________________________________________________________________________________
Thank you for allowing CBCCA the privilege of administering the Stanford to your student(s). Our desire is to provide an optimum environment where the student can perform to his/her ability. If you have any questions, please email or call Ninette (ninette3126@hargray.com) (757.6822).
Please remember to adhere to the March 14 and April 16 deadlines. Thank you
February Homeschool Meeting
I would like to invite you to our next homeschool meeting that is scheduled for Tues. Feb. 4th at 7 pm. *Please note the topic has changed* We are now going to stream live, from the Creation Museum, the debate between Ken Ham, creation apologist & CEO of Answers in Genesis and Bill Nye, evolution apologist & the Science Guy. This will be a fabulous opportunity to bring some of your older students along! We will be in room 102.
This will count as a regular CBCCA meeting.
Mark your calendars for Tues. Feb. 4th, 7-9:30pm (their Q&A session begins at 8:45, so you can leave early if you need).
***Please RSVP to tammywaldron@gmail.com so that we will be able to accommodate all who would like to come.
For more information about the debate: http://debatelive.org/
Blessings!
Tammy Waldron
Classical Conversations
We are hitting that season where families are beginning to think about schooling options for next year. Are you considering home schooling your child {ren}?
We would love to share with you how Classical Conversations comes alongside families who are interested in educating their children Classically and with a Biblical worldview.
While there are many benefits of being part of a CC Community – here are two that stand out in my mind today:
Community: meeting weekly with families who are in the same season of life as your family and making many of the same choices for their children. Moms who need encouragement will find other moms who can help share from what we have learned or seek guidance from other moms. Children are encouraged in peer relationships that build confidence in getting in front of their class weekly to speak on a topic, practice their memory work and engage in lively games together.
Simplifies your home educating time: one of my families greatest blessings has been this area. With three children in three different levels, it is beyond simplifying that they are all learning the same memory work each week. We are able to bring this home by all doing the same history, science, Timeline and more. Each child will need their own reading and math help – but what a gift to have our whole family following the same core curriculum at one time.
If you are interested in learning more about Classical Conversations here in Beaufort, here are a couple of ways you can dig deeper:
Attend an Open House: our first Open House for 2014 is scheduled for this Tuesday, January 21. You and your children can come and participate in a morning of CC and experience it for yourself. Please let me know if you are interested in signing up to attend this practical and fun morning.
Come to an Information Meeting: also this week on Thursday January 23 at 6:30pm we will be hosting an Informational Meeting at Shell Point Baptist Church {Parris Island Gateway right across from Bi-Lo} This Thursday, we’ll especially be exploring Essentials {our 4-6th grade writing/grammar program} and Challenge {our 7-12 grade programs.} Everyone is welcome and I will be happy to share about Foundations {age 4-6th grade} at that time as well.
For more information or to schedule a visit, please reach out to me at mohummingbird@hotmail.com.
Serving Christ through home-centered education,
Monica Wilkinson
Classical Conversations of Beaufort
Foundations and Essentials Director
Free Books
I have left several boxes of textbooks in the library/bookstore at the church that are free. History, science, Learning Language through Literature, college algebra, Spanish, HS level reading books Also some back issues of The Old School Magazine. Please help yourself.
PS: First come, first serve; office staff not able to tell you the titles, you must come in to “shop” : )
Debi Gant
Ken Ham Evolution Debate
FYI
Ken Ham will debate Bill Nye LIVE Feb 4 at the Creation Museum! The debate will be streaming live. See info below…
What: An evolution/creation debate between Bill Nye and Ken Ham at the Creation Museum.
Tickets offered online for the debate being held inside the museum’s 900-seat Legacy Hall sold out in less than two minutes. The debate will now be available live and online, and FREE of charge, atdebatelive.org.
The live stream is powered by Google+ Hangouts On Air, through YouTube. This live and unedited presentation will be available in high definition (HD) for large screen viewing in schools, churches, and other public venues, at no cost.
When: The debate will take place on Tuesday, February 4, 2014 at 7 PM EST.
Where: A live audience will be watching in Legacy Hall inside the Creation Museum (located near the Cincinnati Airport) as people worldwide watch the debate online at debatelive.org.
Details: The agreed-upon topic for the debate is: “Is creation a viable model of origins in today’s modern scientific era?” Ken Ham is a leading creation apologist, best-selling Christian author, Creation Museum founder, and President/CEO of Answers in Genesis. Bill Nye is the former host of the popular Bill Nye the Science Guy TV program for children, current executive director of the Planetary Society, and frequent guest on TV interview programs on science topics, like evolution and creation.
Detailed information about the Nye/Ham debate can found on the online event page. The debate will be live streamed via debatelive.org.
Thank you for your interest and support for this significant outreach opportunity. Talk to your church leaders about hosting a special live showing of the debate in your church, Bible study, or other location (a man who just heard about the live stream is looking into renting a local theater to show the debate on a large screen, using our high-definition capability). It will bless and equip your Christian friends and family with faith-building teaching, plus you now have the opportunity to reach out to your community with the creation/gospel message through a public showing of the live debate.
We pray that this debate will honor Christ our Creator and direct many people to the foundations of our faith which are found in the Bible, from the very first verse. Point your friends to debatelive.org.
Open Forum Homeschool Meeting-Feb 4th
Happy New Year and I pray that everyone is off to a great start in the second half of our homeschool year!!! I just want to remind you that there will be an open forum for our next homeschool meeting on Feb. 4th. I would really love for this to be a question & answer time, so in order to be better prepared, PLEASE e-mail me any questions that you might have and I will do my best to have an answer for you that night. If I do not receive any questions, I will have to choose the topic! PLEASE e-mail me your questions by Jan. 22nd.
If in the meantime you need some extra encouragement or help in your homeschooling journey, please don’t hesitate to e-mail me. I have been receiving some e-mail in this new year already and it is such a joy to be able to personally help!
Galatians 6:9 says, “Let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we will reap if we do not grow weary.”
Love in Christ,
Tammy Waldron
tammywaldron@gmail.com
SCHEA NEWS/INFO
From SCHEA that may be of interest to you:
Tutoring available
From Debi Gant: I am available for tutoring students during the spring semester. I can tutor any subjects for elementary; language arts, history, science, study skills for middle school; language arts, history, social studies, study skills for high school. I also have government and economics curriculum for high school. I charge $30.00 per hour.
If anyone is interested in a creative writing seminar for your students of any grade, let me know. I use to teach them when my daughter was in elementary school and can give references from parents whose children took my course. It is 10 weeks, one 2 hour session per week in a class format. $50 per student. No textbook needed.; only pencil, paper, folder with brads and a composition book.
Email me your phone number if you want to discuss specifics about any of these. sweetcarolinesmom92@gmail.com
