Archive for the ‘English Composition’ Category

  • John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Essay Contest Open to Homeschoolers

    Sunday, August 15th, 2010

    The John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Essay Contest, sponsored by the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation, is an annual contest open to high school students, including homeschooled students, offering a total of $13,500 in awards.  To compete in the contest, students write a 1,000 word essay “on a U.S. official who has chosen to [...]

  • Homeschool Resources from Discovery Education

    Saturday, August 7th, 2010

    Discovery Education has a section on their website called “Homework Help” that includes short videos and exercises in math, science, English and social studies.  The math page covers the basics of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, and the science page has videos about waterways, birds, and chemical reaction.  You can review punctuation, sentence structure, and [...]

  • Advanced Placement Courses for Homeschoolers Through Indiana University High School

    Thursday, June 24th, 2010

    by Todd Durell Indiana University High School offers high school advanced placement courses in chemistry, English language and composition, calculus, and US history.  The courses are one semester long and cost $132.50.  Our daughter took her US history course through Indiana University High School and our son is enrolling this fall.  We’ve been satisfied with the [...]