Archive for April, 2009

French—Western Suburbs

Day and time: Fridays every fortnight, 9:30am – 12:30pm
Venue: Tarneit (8742-1559)
What is involved: A three-hour session of French language games and activities via immersion
Cost: Four sessions (fortnightly) – $ 160 (1 child) / $240 (2 – 4 children)
Five sessions (fortnightly) – $200 (1 child) / $300 (2 – 4 children)
More details:
Rockpool Homeschool Forum
Contact
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ICAS Competitions

Home educated students may enter the International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (ICAS). Tests are run on seperate days for Computer skills, Science , Spelling & Writing, English and Maths. You may enter one or all of the tests which each have an entry fee ranging from $6.60 to $15.40. Closing dates range from 27 [...]

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Home Ed Literacy Research

Well-respected home education researchers, Alan Thomas and Harriet Pattison, have embarked on home education literacy research in more depth following on from their latest book, How Children Learn At Home. In the first instance they are looking at learning to read and may follow up with studying learning to write. They are asking home educators [...]

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Tennis in Ringwood

When: Thursdays and Tuesdays during Term 2.
Jamie is running an intro class at 11.30am on Thursday 23rd April to separate children into their grades and dates (either Tues or Thurs).
Where: Aquinas College, Great Ryrie Street, Ringwood
Cost: The cost for 8 weeks will be $70.50 for 30 mins, $115.50 for 45 mins and $140.50 for 60 [...]

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Kids cardio -Doncaster East

Fridays from 1:30-2:30pm.
Classes are held at a purpose built centre. The classes are held mainly indoors, using a variety of sport equipment, but also utilize an outside track/long jump etc and oval for playing games. The teacher is a fully qualified and experienced sports teacher and she encourages team work and “having a go”. Classes [...]

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Community Language Schools

http://www.eduweb.vic.gov.au/edulibrary/public/teachlearn/student/lem/clsschoolslocations.pdf
These are not specifically for home schoolers, but the Face to face Classes are run around the state. See if your desired second language is listed at a time and location convenient to you.

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Victorian School of Languages

http://www.vsl.vic.edu.au/
These are not specifically for home schoolers, but the Face to face Classes by VSL are run around the state. The for students in Years 1-12 are held out of school hours in 27 metropolitan and 12 country/regional Centres of the VSL. The students usually attend from 9 = 12.15 on a Saturday [...]

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Art classes at Box Hill

Art class for 8-14 year olds
Time: 11:00-12:30
Day: Fridays
Venue: Box Hill Community Centre, Station Street, Box Hill.
Classes will consist of a range of drawing, painting and pottery options (older children will start working with the pottery wheel).
If you are interested in your children attending a class contact Anne Hall annabell. hall (at) optusnet (dot) com (dot) [...]

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Choir

What: Opportunity to join a choir. It is led by an experienced, Christian Choir mistress, with a variety of music and styles offered
Choir is recommended for ages 4-15
Held on Mondays 2.15pm – 3:25, at 275 Middleborough Rd, Box Hill
First 15 minutes for younger ones
30 minutes all together
Last 15 minutes for older group
Pricing will be split [...]

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German or Indonesian language groups

There is a possibility of Language based play groups, and discussion groups in the South Eastern suburbs. The languages on offer would be German and Indonesian.
Hopefully suited to ages 4 to 12.
When: Wednesday or weekend for 45 mins to 1 hour (flexible to suit age groups). Other times by arrangement.
Where: Parks, gardens [...]

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