Local Programs
Welcome to our Local Programs section
Chester, Lancaster and York counties are abundant in homeschooling families and these families are abundant in talent. Below is a growing list of our offerings to you. Please contact the families directly to gain more information or to register for their programs. This information is being compiled for the use of all local homeschoolers regardless of Faithful Scholars membership. Help grow and share these listings by sending in your favorite local homeschool family-run businesses and programs as well as sharing this link with friends. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO POST YOUR LOCAL PROGRAM IN THIS SECTION PLEASE CREATE A 2 TO 4 SENTENCE BLIP INCLUDING WEBSITE AND/OR E-DRESS CONTACT. THIS SECTION IS PREDOMINANTLY FOR HOMESCHOOLING FAMILIES WHO EARN A PORTION OR ALL OF THEIR INCOME BY WORKING FOR THEMSELVES, OFFERING SERVICES TO OTHER HOMESCHOOLING FAMILIES. FAITHFUL SCHOLARS HAS ALL RIGHTS TO DENY ANY AND ALL POSTINGS.
LOCAL HOMESCHOOL FAMILY-RUN PROGRAMS AND BUSINESSES
SPORTS
Basketball
Cleveland County Men's Junior Varsity Homeschool Basketball Team. Practicing out of Kings Mountain, N.C. and open to any high school aged homeschool male from Cleveland and surrounding counties, including those in S.C. The team will belong to the N.C. Home Educators Athletic conference (NCHEAC) and compete against other homeschool teams from across the state as well as local private and charter school teams. Travel will be involved. Business sponsors welcome! Page Thompson thompson_page@yahoo.com
USED BOOKS/CURRICULUM
The Curriculum Exchange provides the homeschooling community a variety of resources: curriculum, supplemental educational charts, games, manipulative and personal and experience-based assistance in helping you choose your curriculum. We are not educational counselors, but we have years of experience and a heart to help each family find what is best for them. www.CurriculumExchange.com Elissa Beck beckbooks@curriculumexchange.com
The Homeshool Room has more than 18,000 gently used books, games, toys, and curricula to flip your homeschool blahs to ahs and all at budget-friendly prices! www.thehomeschoolroom.net
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
Classical Conversations is a once a week academic program that can be explained all day long, but not truly understood until you visit a campus for a day. Locally we have campuses in Fort Mill, Indian Land and Rock Hill. Go to the CC website and enter your zipcode in the upper right hand corner to find a campus near you. CC also offers Spring Parent Practicums that are free and open to all. www.classicalconversations.com
Classical Liberal Arts Academy offers rigorous studies in the classical liberal arts core as well as a Common School and a Beatitudes Charity School. mkw@comporium.net Megan Walthal
Lake Pointe Academy, a University Model School format for K through 12. www.lakepointeacademy.com
Mother of Divine Grace - A Catholic Long Distance K-12 School. Mother of Divine Grace is a classical approach to education created to follow the developmental and learning stages of each child while allowing flexibility in using a method rather than a particular book or set of books. Each family has a consultant for help in planning and accountability.www.motherofdivinegrace.org
READING PROGRAMS
Academic Associates Reading and Learning Center of Rock Hill offers students of all ages the ability to build a strong phonetic based reading comprehension and spelling foundation as well as individual tutoring in higher math and other basic subjects. academicassociateslearningctr@gmail.com Bruce and Rosanne Gridley
FINE ARTS
Monday's Artists Fine Arts Program is an affordable fine arts enrichment program taught by hired professionals, meeting every other Monday afternoon for 18 weeks each year to teach public speaking I and II, seeing and sketching, a unique form of watercolor, choru and drama to children ages 5 to 17. www.mondaysartists.com
Art Classes/Murals by Jett Buskirk who teaches art from drawing to painting. Students learn about the great artists of the world, various art forms as well as basic art appreciation. With a Masters Degree in teaching, Jett has been teaching art and painting murals for over 10 years. www.jettsmurals.com
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Elementary and Middle School Homeschool P.E. Courses
For the sixth year, Leslie Jacobs, homeschool mom with a Masters of Education, will offer her outstanding P.E. courses. Twelve 75 minute classes are offered in the Fort Mill/ Rock Hill/ Tega Cay area in the Spring, Winter and Fall. lesturjac@comporium.net
GymTastic Express, Inc,/p>
Weekly classes featuring sports, fitness and gymnastics. our mobile service comes to your location! Also specializing in events and inflatable rentals for schools, churches and families. www.gymtasticexpress.com
LANGUAGE ARTS
Writing Classes for Middle and High School Students
dkgartrell@earthlink.net
For the 8th year, Kyra Gartrell will offer the following writing classes at three locations- Steele Creek area, Matthews/Arboretum area and Concord/Huntersville area.
Introduction to Writing II (grades 6-8)
Intermediate Writing (grades 8-12)
Introduction to Composition and Literature (grades 9-12) Matthew area only
Composition, Research and Study Skills (grades 8-12)
SCIENCE
Discovery Sciences
diquin@carolina.rr.com
Homeschool science workshops designed to give more intense experience in topic areas as well as enhance your home curriculum. Concepts will be taught through the use of several methods including demonstration and activities. A pre-assessment test will give the educator an idea of the level of the participants and a post-assessment will give her an idea of how the information is being received/retained. Each 12 weeks of classes includes a field trip to Discovery Place.
Njoy Science
God created nature for us to enJoy! Science is the study of His creation.
Our home school science programs honor the Creator, and inspire students with hands-on experiments that make learning enjoyable. We have our own general science curricula for ages 6 to 11, and offer the Apologia science courses for ages 12 and up. The courses are year long, with meetings every two weeks to allow your home school to gain outside support whilst retaining it's unique home school character. We teach a year long Creation Science class for teenagers, parents welcomed too.
MATH
Mathematics Courses
lpannell@tenderheartsinyork.org
Arithmetic 6, Pre-Algebra, Algebra I and II and Geometry.
Recognizing that homeschooling is a privilege and gathering once a week is an opportunity of focused instruction, blessing, encouragement and fellowship, the purpose of these courses is to assist parents in educating their children in the field of mathematics. Libby is a mother o f3 with an Education Degree, 9 years teaching experience, 11 years homeschooling experience, a heart for children and teens, and a believer that math classes can be fun and engaging.
HONOR SOCIETY
York County, SC Chapter of Eta Sigma Alpha Homeschool Honor Society: Lambda Gamma
Open to all residents of York, Chester and Lancaster counties. www.rhhonorsociety.org
The Upstate Home School Honor Society
Open to all residents of Greenville, Pickens counties and surrounding areas. www.etasigmaalpha.com
COMPUTERS
Computer Building 101
www.CurriculumExchange.com
beckbooks@curriculumexchange.com
Want to know more about the operations, upkeep and repair of your personal computer, want to customize your computer to fit your specific needs or have a college bound student who would benefit from this knowledge to build your own personal computer? Let Todd Beck teach you how to build your own brand new desktop computer from the ground up. Open to ages 12 through adult.
BIBLE STUDY/COURSE
High School Bible Classes for Credit!!!
General Bible Study
www.HBCRockHill.org
gfant@comporium.net
Bible Doctrines, book studies, Practical Christian Living, etc. Sixteen credits earns a Bible Institute degree or you can have your student take selected courses and count them as electives on his transcript. Two courses are offered each Wednesday evening from 7:35 to 8:25pm and 8:35 to 9:25pm.
Ladies’ Bible Study
www.HBCRockHill.org
gfant@comporium.net
Eight weeks of Bible Study in the Fall and Spring with a nursery for infants and activities for children up to grade 6. Classes meet on Tuesdays from 1:00 to 2:30pm and are followed by a fellowship/refreshment time while the children are kept in their activity groups.
Community Bible Study w/ K-12 Homeschool Curriculum
www.communitybiblestudy.com
brooke.daniel@yahoo.com
CBS is a national, interdenominational Bible study group with local leadership in the Clover/Lake Wylie area. It is open to all women and of all knowledge levels. Register in fall for classes beginning the end of August. Next years study will be the Gospel of Mark and Paul’s Letter to the Ephesians. A wonderful Children’s Ministry Program is available currently for nursery – first grade. Space is limited.
TUTORING
Learning My Way offers academic and behavioral services, tutoring and consulting from a trained SC teacher turned homeschool mom. learningmywayfortmill@yahoo.com Erin Wilkins
The Tutor Doctor offers assessments of students in all academic subjects, evaluations of tutors and the proper match between the two in order to maximize the potential of every student. We have a pool of tutors from which to choose in order to create the right fit for your child as well as an electronic tutoring option. www.tutordoctor.com/GDean Gary and Donna Dean
Mathematics Tutoring- Algebra I
Kingdom Tutors uses Internet technology to provide weekly tutoring sessions for Algebra I students. From within the comfort of your own home, your students can ask their own questions to a live tutor, and have that tutor visually demonstrate the answers while verbally explaining the solutions—all over the Internet --in real-time! www.kingdomtutors.com bspratley@kingdomtutors.com
SAT Prep by Jenna Fant has course objectives to review the fundamental skills that will appear on the test, to learn SAT test-taking techniques and to improve speed and accuracy through practice. www.phcprep.org
TESTING
Please see our testing section for details and links to official test sites for grades K through 12.
Stanford/OLSAT Classical Conversations, Rock Hill www.classicalconversations.com and Lake Pointe Academy, Lake Wylie www.lakepointeacademy.com
PSAT/SAT Indian Land High School hsa been very helpful in the past as well as Metrolina Christian Academy. Go to our testing section for contacts in order to request the registration number for homeschoolers.
The Texas Test is similar to SC and NC testings standards and can be taken on-line with their program doing the grading, all free of charge. You can also print hard copies with answer keys. www.tea.state.tx.us
HOME SCHOOL LEGAL DEFENSE GROUPS
Home School Legal Defense Association - discount offered to members of Faithful Scholars.www.hslda.com
Home SchoolLegal Advantage www.homeschoollegaladvantage.com
S.C. ACCOUNTABILITY ASSOCIATIONS
A complete listing of all S.C. 3rd option accountability associations can be located on the SCHEA website. www.schomeeducatorsassociation.org
SUPPORT GROUPS
Fort Mill Area Homeschoolers (FMAH) www.fortmillhomeschoolers.com
Homefront Support Group, Lancaster, SC
dbroughton@comporium.netThePalmetto Teen Group (PTG) provides educational and social opportunities (including dances and graduation) in a Christian atmosphere for middle and high school homeschoolers in York County and the surrounding area. www.palmettoteengroup.org
Rock Hill Area Homeschoolers (RHAH) www.rhah.com
York Educators At Home (YEAH) www.YEAHonline.org