With workshops from leaders and homeschool veterans, sessions simply to help make it happen and exhibits to help homeschool families find resources, the SETX Homeschool Expo is at work to provide an information network for homeschool families. We want to make a difference. Whether you are just wanting to find out if […]
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Math Should Make Sense…
June 15, 2018
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Mathnasium—neighborhood math-only learning centers teach kids math the way that makes sense to them. Their experienced math tutors utilize proprietary teaching materials and techniques,The Mathnasium Method™, to deliver a customized learning plan designed to address each student’s needs, whether they started out far behind or are already ahead in math. Their instruction approach goes beyond traditional […]
Swag Bags, Door Prizes and Silent Auction=Lots of Fun!
June 14, 2018
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Homeschoolers, did you know that there are people and businesses everywhere in southeast Texas that support and encourage you in your choice to home educate? While they may not offer a specifically educational or homeschool service, they want you to know that they’re behind you and want you to thrive– so much so that they […]
Aspiring author? Need a publisher?
June 13, 2018
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Do you dream of publishing your own book and have no idea of where to start, what to do or what the process even looks like? CEO Casey Cease knows all about the process and that is exactly why he began Lucid Books. Lucid Books began in 2006 when CEO and founder Casey Cease learned […]
A Learning Environment for the 21st Century
June 12, 2018
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Are you looking for another educational option? Check out Acton Academy, coming this Fall to Beaumont. For the 2018-2019 school year, Acton academy Beaumont will begin with an Elementary Studio, a single room where students age 5-11 (K-5) will learn together and from each other. We will grow into a Middle School Studio (ages 12-14) […]
The Struggle is Real!
June 3, 2018
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Do you feel it? Are you experiencing the overwhelming frustration when it comes to higher level math? There seems to be a great struggle for most families as soon as students hit Algebra. Parents feel unable to teach it and students get lost in the frustration due to not understanding the algebraic concepts. Well, struggle […]
Educating the Fun Way!
June 3, 2018
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Here are a few reasons… Games create an appetite for learning. They can build friendships and strengthen relational bonds. Games introduce information in a variety of modalities (tactile, visual, and auditory). They provide a positive and fun environment where quality learning can take place. Games are a powerful and engaging tool for education, socialization, and […]
A Diverse and Living Curriculum…
June 3, 2018
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A Modern Charlotte Mason is a complete traditional Charlotte Mason curriculum that utilizes living books as well as the time honored classics of the past. It includes everything for your Y1-Y12 student lessons except for math. As a living and evolving curriculum, A Modern Charlotte Mason also provides the user with online links for extension […]
Educational Excellence….One Book at a Time
June 3, 2018
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Books, books, and more books! Find out how you can bring excitement for reading into your child’s life with quality books from Usborne. Paul and Kristi Haverfield with Usborne Books & More will be at the SETX Homeschool Expo. Be sure to come see, hold and explore the books Usborne has for your family to […]
Is this the Right Start for you?
June 3, 2018
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Come to the SETX Homeschool Expo and see personally if Rightstart Math is RIGHT for you! RIGHTSTART™ FOR HOME SCHOOL This unique, award-winning, hands-on program de-emphasizes counting, uses visualization of quantities, and provides strategies and visual pictures for learning the facts. Understanding and problem solving are emphasized throughout the curriculum. The primary learning tool is the AL Abacus, a specially designed two-sided abacus that is both kinesthetic and […]
BookShark: Curriculum You’ll Love!
June 1, 2018
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See what BookShark can provide for you. We all want to teach curriculum we love and BookShark guarantees just that! BookShark is a complete, literature-based, homeschool curriculum developed for Pre-K to Age 16 students. Our curriculum uses a variety of educational resources including literary fiction and nonfiction, biographies, illustrations and hands-on experiments to deliver an […]
Dual Credit Now Even More Accessible…at Lamar University!
May 13, 2018
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Is your student serious about getting the most out of high school? Home school and Lamar University will mix well. Lamar takes serious its commitment to students who are ready to obtain credits now instead of waiting until after high school graduation. If a degree is being considered, there is much to be said of […]
Meet THSC Leaders at the SETX Homeschool Expo!
May 13, 2018
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THSC has been “keeping Texas families free” for over 30 years. They’ve been a part of making the changes in legislation that made home schooling in Texas free and they are working constantly to keep it that way. They have values. They have experience. They have our backs! THSC facilitates help for its members from […]
Teaching Textbooks is a Math Instructor in Your Home
May 13, 2018
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So…. math hasn’t always been your strong point? Well, even if it is, sometimes the instructing, grading and correcting can simply take up more time than you have to give. That’s when Teaching Textbooks is your personal helper and instructor for math at every level. This user-friendly math system was developed specifically for homeschoolers and […]
Lamar State College-Orange encourages students–Stay Close, Go Far
May 13, 2018
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You want our children close to home, right? Homeschooling nurtures a love for being close to home and Lamar State College-Orange can help you keep it that way! Begin now looking at options in how to help your child find a direction in studies during and beyond high school. LSC-O offers dual credit to get started early working toward […]
Explore, Educate, Engage at Beaumont Children’s Museum
May 13, 2018
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Don’t you just love to see your young child explore and learn with enthusiasm? Recently the SETX Home School Science Fair was held at Beaumont Children’s Museum. Because they encourage home school families to take an active role in promoting their children’s growth and development in the science and technology fields, BCM sponsored this event […]
Dr. Jay Wile: Author of Apologia and Berean Builders Science
May 12, 2018
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Who is Dr. Jay Wile? He’s the author of award-winning science texts that are a household name among homeschool families. His Berean Builders science texts are among Cathy Duffy’s “Top Picks.” Dr. Wile holds an earned PhD in nuclear chemistry and is able to speak in the most technical of terms, yet in his textbooks writes […]
At the Heart of Homeschool….
May 5, 2018
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Getting back to basics and providing your children a Christ-centered education with curricula that makes teaching easy, flexible and educational is important, and Heart of Dakota Publishing provides some wonderful options. You’ll receive a Heart of Dakota catalog in your gift bag at the SETX Homeschool Expo. Thumb through it and find the books that can bring […]
Everyone Needs a School of Life!
May 4, 2018
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It’s not every day that we find a perfect mix, a well adjusted, thoughtful approach, a will AND a way! The Wallkerr School of Life provides in depth education at the primary and secondary level for those students and parents who want to learn outside of the box. They meet in the middle when it […]
Visit a Homeschooling Partner at the SETX Homeschool Expo
May 4, 2018
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What makes a homeschool curriculum stand out in Christian education? A Christian worldview. Critical thinking. Hands-on learning. Everyone knows, even publishers, that an outstanding Christian homeschool curriculum is more than simply textbooks. It is your vision and direction and plain hard work. But it helps to have a partner with a truly Christian perspective. BJU […]
June 16, 2018
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