Teach the Children Homeschool Resource Center

Have you tested yet in 2024? You technically have all year to get it in, but why wait? FLO (Familylearning.org) has all the test you need to meet the Washington State requirement.

Did you see the Save the Dates? If you aren't on the VIP email list, you need to be on it! You'll be the first to get important information! PM me if you want to join that email list!

Otherwise, who else is excited for these events besides me?

Who's ready for some BIG announcements?? Stay tuned...can you guess what they are?

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Don't forget Graduation this weekend! It's going to be great!

Did you receive the first edition Teach the Children newsletter?? If not, send me a DM with your email address so I can get on the email list! The newsletter will keep you informed on the latest ongoings at the resource center and share all the exciting news!

I'm so excited to announce that...the website has been updated! It is a great place to learn about upcoming events, activities, how to get connect and to donate.

Teach the Children is a 501c3 non-profit here to serve the homeschool community. My hope and prayer is you are blessed by this resource center, regardless of religion. Us homeschoolers need each other and this center is here to connect us to each other.

So, go check it out!! www.teachthechildren.net

Hey guys! I'm am busy working on starting up the resource center.

If anyone has unused or lightly used curriculum they would like to donate to the center, please reach out to me! I am in contact with vendors right now obtaining items but if I can get something local that would be amazing!

The Creation Guys were amazing! Thanks to everyone who came out.

Hope to have more events like this in the future.

Tonight, 6-7:30pm!!

Creation Experience with the Creation Guys!

Good for all ages. Coat is free to everyone.

**The TTC Homeschool shirts and stickers will be available for purchase tonight. Cash appreciated but I will have paypal. $15 per shirt and $2 per sticker. All proceeds from shirt and sticker sales go directly toward startup cost to launch the TTC non-profit.

Come see The Creation Experience!

April 25, 2024
6-7:30pm
Crossview Community Church
Free!!

2024 Convention! Here are the numbers...

327 people attended
80 individual vendors (providing us 40 booths)
30 volunteers (kids and adults)

17 workshops
11 individual speakers

3 food trucks
1 food caterer

Thank you to everyone who came! Thank you to everyone who traveled far distances to come. There were people from the Seattle, Yakima, Walla Walla and Spokane areas, as well as LOTS of locals.

Can't wait for 2025!

The WHO is having a homeschool conference on June 8th. These are some amazing speakers. If you are thinking about homeschooling, or want a refresher, I would recommend attending.

Details and registration here: https://washhomeschool.org/events/who-workshop-conference/ (see drop down menus for fuller descriptions, info on speakers, etc).
Any here I do not mean to cause a mad scramble, but we are limited this year on space (300, which is why members had first-dibs), so if you're planning to come, register soon.
~Jen

In case I didn't meet you at the convention, I wanted to take a moment and introduce myself. As Teach the Children Homeschool Resource Center grows, I want everyone to know my heart behind this resource center and where I pray it will go in the future.

My name is Laura Battles. I've been homeschooling for 4 years (since 2020) when my oldest was in 1st grade. I now homeschool a 4th, 2nd and kindergartner, all independently. I say that because we started with our local public school option at Homelink (parent partnership). In December 2022, we left Homelink, joined a local co-op at our church and became completely independent. Personally, one of the best decisions I ever made.

The thing I kept running into when I went independent was being able to preview curricula options before buying. I wanted to try something new. However, I didn't want to spend the money, only to find out it wasn't a right fit for us...so I never left what we were using (it isn't bad just doesn't always fit us to a 'T').

I prayed for a long time to open a bookstore in the South Eastern part of Washington. Before long, one door after another opened for me to host a curricula convention and thus blossomed the 2024 Teach the Children Convention.

I would love to see Teach the Children Homeschool Resource Center become a resource for all things homeschool. Connect families with families who have been where you currently are, connect families with resources in our local (and global) area, connect families with curricula so they can see before purchasing and be a place where you can freely ask questions and get the answers you need.

As 2024 progresses, I plan on hosting numerous events and speakers. If you want to hear from someone or want to be connected with a local resource, please reach out to me. I'll try my best to connect you.

From my family to yours
- Laura Battles, Director of Teach the Children Homeschool Resource Center

Everyone has been asking for something like this so here it is.

A list of local co-ops, homeschool groups, meet-ups, etc. for the Tri-City area. If your co-op/group/school isn't on the list, please reach out to me so we can add it.

And please pass it around. Let's be a community that supports and uplifts one another.

Teach the Children is excited to host the Creation Experience. April 25, 2024 from 6-7:30pm at Crossview Community Church.

This will be the first of several events Teach the Children will be hosting this year! If you are wanting to learn more about creation from a biblical perspective, this event is for you!

The raffle winners have been drawn and they are...

Rainbow Resource GC:
Sharon Worlund
Rena Keseman
Kylee Hornbaker
Kendra Bell

IEW Gift Card:
Stephanie Menshew

Thank you to everyone who filled out the survey and to our winners! Hope to see you guys at some of our events in 2024 and for the 2nd annual Teach the Children Homeschool Convention in 2025!!

Please take a moment to fill out the survey on the back of your convention booklet. The raffle drawing winners will be posted tonight but I would love to hear your feedback to make next year's convention even better!

FYI!

When you enroll for Running Start funding, you have to do all the things:

1. You need to enroll at the highschool school (this is because when they wrote the law for the funding, we were a bit of an after thought. This step allows the state to pay the school, it does *not* obligate your Kidlet to take classes at the highschool or to seek a diploma there).

2. You need to file your Declaration of Intent (this is so that #1 doesn't turn you into a diploma-seeking public school student, and you remain a homeschooler).

3. You need to enroll at the college (this is the registration for classes). (This step may or may not include placement testing, as RS funding only covers college level coursework).

4. You'll return each quarter to the highschool for the RS Enrollment Verification Form to take to the college to "pay" for the tuition.

Other useful notes:

Running Start Eligibility is based on being a highschool junior or senior. It's not based on age. However, if you are outside the "16-17 junior" and "17-18 senior," age range, you should be prepared to defend that status with documentation.

Running Start is just a funding program and is not a separate set of classes. Your student will be doing adult level work with adults in a setting that tackles adult topics, so part of the calculus here is not only if your student is academically prepared, but also if they are mature enough for college level work.

Warmly,
~Jen

Today's workshop schedule

TODAY!!!! Today's the day!! See you guys between 10-3pm!

Vendors, workshops, free curricula, curricula to browse, t-shirts to purchase, food/coffee to purchase and friends to see and make!! Come be encouraged in your homeschool journey! Vendors will be available all day (even through the workshops).

Central Church
1124 Stevens Drive
Richland, WA
10-3pm

1 day left!!

Children are allowed, however 10 and over will need their own ticket. Most of the workshops are children friendly.

And I couldn't go without saying, have you pre-registered? Pre-registration will close tonight at 8:00pm. Can't wait to see you guys tomorrow!!

www.teachthechildren.net

The National Christian Forensics and Communications Association (NCFCA) began in 1997 as the HSLDA Debate League with the goal of training up Christian home school students to learn the skills necessary to reach their world with God’s truth.

Through regional and national competitions supported by exceptional training and an elite qualification system, NCFCA Christian Speech & Debate provides a proven framework that challenges students to grow their communication skills.

When you affiliate with NCFCA Christian Speech & Debate, they will help you walk through their proven blueprint including educational training, local club communities, and speech and debate competitions. You will also receive exclusive benefits from the many partnerships we have developed with universities and other mission-aligned organizations over 20 years.

They can be found at https://ncfca.org/ or on FB National Christian Forensics and Communications Association (NCFCA)

NCFCA | Christian Speech & Debate League Since 2001, NCFCA Christian Speech & Debate League has empowered students to apply and communicate their worldview with skill and clarity.

2 days and counting!!

I wanted to let you know a little about the food vendors coming to bring us some goodies! Mama's Java Mobile Coffee will be there along with Eat Hot Tamales and Sweet Snack Attack. You can purchase some delicious looking food and coffee from these guys! This way you don't have to leave and come back (you can if you want...but why?).

And as always, save some money by pre-registering! $5 pre-register (10 and older) and $10 at the door (10 and older). Pre-registration closes 2/23 (Friday) at 8pm.

www.teachthechildren.net

Mama’s Java Mobile Coffee
Sweet snack attack
Eat Hot Tamales