Texas A&M Home School Event Nov. 15th

From: Melanie Springer <melanie@trinitypines.org>

Date: Sun, Oct 21, 2012 at 7:26 PM
Subject: Texas A&M Home School Event Nov. 15th

Several years ago, the Phi Iota Chapter of the Eta Sigma Alpha National Home School Honor Society hosted a prospective student visit to Texas A&M. Of those students, several received scholarships, are involved in the Honors program, and/or are in the Corps of Cadets.

Texas A&M accepts and offers scholarships to a large number of home school students each year. The students are successful in their studies and serve in leadership in numerous organizations. Most importantly, we have seen many have a huge impact as Christian leaders who serve with integrity. 

Please find and share with other high school home school students the attached invitation for another Texas A&M prospective student opportunity coming up on Nov.15th. We would love to have a full session!

Please let me know if I can assist you in any way.

Blessings,

Melanie Springer

Phi Iota Chapter Co-Sponsor

936-662-3590

Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes

Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes

We are in need of items to fill shoeboxes for underprivileged children. Read about this project on the Samaritan's Purse website.

http://www.samaritanspurse.org/index.php/OCC/Pack_A_Shoe_Box/

ITEMS NEEDED BY WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7th, 2012

(We do not need all of the items listed. These are only suggestions. Every box will be different.)

*School Supplies - pens, pencils, sharpener, markers, crayons, stamps & ink set, solar calculator, 5x7 spirals/tablet.

*Hygiene Items - toothpaste, toothbrush, dental floss, emery board, comb, brush, washcloth, bar soap (no liquid)

*Toys - small car, ball, doll, stuffed animal, kazoo, harmonica, yo-yo, jump rope, small Etch-a-Sketch, slinky, small electronic games & toys that light up or make noise (with extra batteries!), small books

*Other - baseball cap, t-shirt, socks, games like UNO or cards, sunglasses, hair clips, barrettes, elastic hair ties, toy jewelery, watch, flashlight

*Other - hard candy, lollipops, mints, gum (double-bag all candy!),

* Anything small that will fit in a shoebox and a child will enjoy

* Cardboard shoeboxes, wrapping paper, tape

* Personal note - In a separate envelope you may enclose a note to the child and a photo of yourself or your family (or class?) If you include your name and address the child may write back.

* DO NOT INCLUDE: used or damaged items, war-related items such as guns, knives, or military figures, chocolate, food, out-of-date candy, liquids, lotions, medications, vitamins, breakable items such as snowglobes or glass containers, aerosol cans 

* $7 PER BOX ALSO NEEDED FOR SHIPPING FEES
Boxes cannot be delivered without the shipping fees! Please send cash or a check made to Extraordinary Education (it will be counted as a donation.) We will make a large check for all boxes we send.

***Coming up in November we will be collecting items to make goody boxes for our service men and women.  Be on the lookout for that note***

College-level Great Books Classes - Spring 2013

College-level great books courses offered starting Spring 2013.  Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. HBU Academy North Houston Satellite at Extraordinary Education HBU Academy North Houston Satellite Great Books Courses - Spring 2013 HBU Academy North Houston Satellite SPRING 2013 Interest Survey Extraordinary Education is currently planning to offer TWO HBU Academy Great Books/Classics Courses for the Spring 2013 semester. We are trying to gauge interest in this type of program in the north Houston area. Please complete our online survey to let us know which classes you would like to see offered. Your feedback on our survey will help us select the specific courses to be offered for the Spring 2013 semester as well as help us determine interest in this type of program. Read more about the HBU Academy Satellite. Check out The HBU Academy Facebook Page: * Be sure to click the "About" link to read all about the program.   Spring 2013 classes are planned for the following time frames but may be flexible depending on interest: Tues/Thurs 1:00-3:00pm Tues/Thurs 3:15-5:15pm Please let us know which classes are of interest to you. TAKE THE SURVEY NOW! Academy courses can be attempted by any interested 7th-12th grade student. No testing is required. (COMPASS, etc.) Students must maintain a "C" average to remain in the class and must earn a "C+" in order to earn college credit for the course. HBU ACADEMY CLASSICS SERIES The Academy Classics Series courses are designed to be completed in one semester. Each class is designed to immerse the student in an essential era or theme in western history, literature, philosophy and culture through reading of the original texts that shaped the world. Classes meet two days per week for 2 hours per day. The completion of TWO Classics Series classes will earn the student THREE HOURS of COLLEGE CREDIT at Houston Baptist University, which can be used to cover the required Great Works 1 course, or an equivalent elective. The credit is also transferable to other universities and colleges. Students also earn DUAL HIGH SCHOOL CREDIT for these courses. Students will earn ONE HALF CREDIT in English and ONE HALF CREDIT in History for each semester-long course. Completion of TWO semesters earns ONE CREDIT of English and ONE CREDIT of History. The course cost for these classes is $475 for the Spring 2013 semester and includes college credit paperwork. Fees can also be paid monthly at $100/month due 12/15, 1/15, 2/15, 3/15 and 4/15. Books are not included and must be acquired by the parent. Most books can be borrowed through your local library. WARRIORS, HEROES, AND SAGAS The Epic of Gilgamesh The Iliad Beowolf   Selections from Volsunga Saga Song of Roland Sir Gaiwan and the Green Knight Selections from The Fairie Queen Shakespeare's Othello, Henry V   Dickens' The Tale of Two Cities Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings Trilogy   Superman for All Seasons, Superman: Peace on Earth, Batman: War on Crime ROMANCE, ADVENTURE, AND CHIVALRY Dante's La Vita Nueva Selections from Malory's Morte D'Arthur Selections from Tennyson's Idles of the King Selections from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales Sir Walter Scott's Ivanhoe Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, Selected Sonnets Selections from Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights PLAYWRIGHTS, ACTORS, AND THE THEATER: FROM PAGE TO STAGE Aeschylus' The Oresteia Aristophones The Clouds, The Frogs Euripides' The Bacchae Everyman Shakepeare's A Midsummer's Night Dream, Richard III, A Winter's Tale, Hamlet Leandro Fernandez The Maiden's Consent Johann Wolgang von Goethe's Faust Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest Students will also put on a small production of their choice of one of the texts in lieu of the essay requirement. POLITICS, SCIENCE, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MODERN MIND Selections from Pythagoras, Proofs 1-10 of Euclid's Elements Selections from Sir Isaac Newton and Godfrey Leibniz Selections from Renee Pascal's Pensees Rene Descartes' Meditations on First Philosophy Selections from Jean Jacques Rousseau Selections from The Federalist Papers The Declaration of Independence Edmund Burke Selected Speeches and Reflections on the Revolution in France Selections from Frederick Douglas Selections from Ralph Waldo Emerson Soren Kierkegaard's Fear and Trembling Friedrich Nietzsche's Beyond Good and Evil Karl Marx's Manifesto of the Communist Party Please see our website for more information about the HBU Academy North Houston Satellite. Extraordinary Educaton Center www.extraed.net For families who think outside the box! Let us know which classes you want to see offered. Take the Survey Now! Take the Spring 2013 Survey Now! Take the Fall 2013 Survey Now! Save the date! HBU Academy North Houston Satellite INFORMATION MEETING Tuesday, November 6th 7:00-8:30PM Meeting Location Extraordinary Education Center Extraordinary Education Center 9522 Carraway Lane Magnolia, TX 77354 Google Map Link Meeting RSVP RSVP for the Information Meeting Let us know you're coming! RSVP NOW!  Find us Online Join us on Facebook Forward to a Friend Copyright © 2012 Extraordinary Education Center, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: Extraordinary Education Center 9522 Carraway Magnolia, TX 77354