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Enrich Homeschooling Support Organization
***What's New?***
Enrich is excited about the 2010-2011 year! In addition to our usual activities such as field trips, Mom's Night Out, Girl scouts, and fun events we are focusing on more on educational opportunities for the coming year. The first area we're focusing on is SCIENCE! Already in progress are plans to provide a 4H Club focused on Science and Community Service, a Science Club that meets monthly to explore topics such as physics, a Science Olympiad Team, and First Robotics Teams.
If you are passionate about making educational opportunities availabe to homeschoolers, please contact us at enrich @ enrichnc.org (remove the spaces before you email!) to find out more about how you can get involved with Enrich.
If you think you may be interested in participating in some of our offerings, we expect to have limited space available for non-members to participate. Feel free to subscribe to our Friends of Enrich newslist by sending a blank email to subscribe-friendsofenrich @ yahoogroups.com (remove those spaces!) to keep up to date on the latest Enrich news.
We look forward to a fantastic year!
ENRICHment Tuesday
Enrich is excited to be able to offer, for the first time ever, an assortment of classes that are open to any homeschooler. We have partnered with the Mallard Creek Recreation Center to bring Enrichment Tuesdays to you! There is something for everyone from toddlers to 12th graders. It has all come together in whirlwind fashion, so we are operating on a very short time line.
Classes and other offerings are available every Tuesday, beginning September 7th and ending November 16th and run in conjunction with the PE classes offered by the Mallard Creek Recreation Center. Homeschoolers may choose one or more of the available offerings.
Our lineup includes: Earth Science (middle school), Honors Biology (high school), Intro to Spanish (separate sessions for middle school and high school), and separate Fine Arts classes for K-2, 3rd-5th, middle school, and high school.
For those with toddlers, the Rec Center features an indoor soft play room free of charge.
Click here for details including offerings, schedule, teacher bio’s and course syllabi. Please note that all courses have minimums which must be met by August 31st in order for the class to be a “go”.
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First LEGO League
Enrich is setting up teams for FIRST League again this year, but this time we're expanding our reach and sponsoring as many teams as possible. We're currently looking at four FIRST League teams and 3 Jr FIRST League Teams (signups are closed!) and we're putting the finishing touches on getting everything started. If you're interested in serving as a mentor, drop us a line so we can talk with you!
Girl Scouts
Enrich sponsors a mixed Brownie/Junior/Cadette Girl Scout troop for our interested members who have daughters in 2nd to 8th grade, as well as for other girls in the homeschool community (as space is available). Homeschooling and Girl Scouting are a natural fit! There is so much to explore and there are so many great activities available, from outdoor exploration to science and math, the arts, planning for the future and more. Participating in Girl Scouting is a great opportunity for girls to receive recognition for things they are likely already doing as well as stretch their wings a bit. If you would like more information, please email us----girls can join at any point in the year! Girl Scouts Contact
First Meeting!
Science Club had it's first meeting on August 15th and we had a blast! The main topic of discussion was distance, velocity and acceleration: covering the relationship between these three physical characteristics and how to calculate them. Oh yeah...we also fired off some rockets!
Science Club will pick back up in September continuing our physics section! Next time, we talk about Newton's second law which is all about force (and what better way to look at the physics of force than to hit stuff and measure it!)!
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Field Trips
Field Trips: Our members plan a lot of field trips! We invite you to see the list of field trips that our members have scheduled and consider adding trips that interest you! The options are limited only by your imagination and willingness to organize. Check out our calendar to see what we have scheduled for this year.
Park Days
Park Days: Our members regularly plan park days for free play and social interaction (for parents as well as kids!). Please check our calendar regularly for scheduled park days.
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