Homeschool Highlights

Mosaic Model UN in Montréal

The atmosphere of Model United Nations (Model UN) conferences is something indescribable. As an extracurricular activity that draws together students from across the world, Model UN is a diplomatic competition that involves the simulation of international or national organizations. Students represent countries or officials in different committees, debating and devising solutions to global issues. As the Mosaic Model UN (MOSMUN) delegation, we have been the only homeschool team in the Granite State since our inception in 2014. Since then, we have attended 10 conferences across the Northeast and Canada, and our delegates’ hard work has earned us numerous awards. This past November, we packed our bags and headed to the Secondary Schools’ United Nations Symposium (SSUNS), McGill University’s high school conference in Montréal, Canada.

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Encouragement From a Veteran Homeschooling Mom

As homeschoolers and parents, it's natural to have doubts and worries about our children and their educational journeys. Take heart! Linda Scott, veteran homeschooling mom, has a message of encouragement and support for you.

To all those parents who are worn out, who have to prod their kids to get their work done, who are confused about what curriculum to choose, who have neighbors challenging their qualifications, who think that they aren't doing enough/doing it right I say KEEP GOING, you are doing great!! I home schooled 2 kids through high school and the third until she went to a charter high school- I always felt I was falling short.

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NCO Youth Music Competition

Calling all young, aspiring composers! The Nashua Chamber Orchestra has started a competition for kids in grade 9-12 to submit a composition of their own original music.
The first place selection will be played at the Nashua Chamber Orchestra February Concert on February 9, and prizes will be awarded to the top three pieces.
Please ensure your written submission is entirely original, would suit any combination of orchestra instruments (excluding a harp) and is between 2 and 10 minutes in length. Submission Deadline January 1, 2020. 

Please contact competition@nco-music.org. with submissions and questions.

Help Homeschoolers Feed the hungry This Thanksgiving

Granite State Home Educators own Amanda Weeden shares how her homeschool family spends Thanksgiving. 
Each Thanksgiving, our church, True Memorial Baptist, ministers to hundreds of hungry men, women, and children from Rochester and the surrounding communities.
We transform our Fellowship Hall into a restaurant, with beautiful table settings, a menu, and waitstaff. We treat each person with dignity and care. We send guests home with extra food and ingredients.
We take orders of roughly 200 people in surrounding towns who, for whatever reason, cannot make the trip to join us at the church. Hot, fresh Thanksgiving dinner is delivered to their door by volunteers.
Some guests are homeless. Some guests are lonely. Some guests don't have the funds to put on a full dinner. Some guests are too overcome with grief to face the holiday without someone they lost. Some guests are elderly and homebound. Some are too sick to drive. Whatever the reason, we are blessed to serve each person.
If any of these descriptions are you, JOIN US.
If any of these descriptions are someone you encounter, INVITE THEM.
Please call True Memorial at 332-3131 to sign up. You can sign up for one shift, or more. We are simply blessed to serve with others from our community!

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Snowshoeing For Beginners: Pinkham Notch

Learn to snowshoe in the White Mountains. From Friday, January 31, 2020 6:00PM  to Sunday, February 2, 2020 3:00PM
AMC's "Beginner" programs are designed to provide basic skills and knowledge to have a successful and enjoyable outdoor experience. Time is spent in the classroom and in the field putting your newly obtained skills to work. Explore the splendor of winter on snowshoes! AMC Guides will teach you the basics to start snowshoeing on a variety of terrain while being comfortable outside in the winter. Once comfortable with your new feet, we will then lead you on a guided trek through the White Mountains.

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National School Choice Week 2020 - Save the Date

During National School Choice Week, thousands of events are held across the country to celebrate the wide variety of educational opportunities available for K-12 students. These include local district public schools, chartered public schools, magnet schools, private schools, online learning, and home education.Since NSCW began in 2011, there have been over 58,000 events!
In New Hampshire, our 2020 celebration will be on Thursday, January 30^th from 4:00pm to 7:00pm at the DoubleTree by Hilton in downtown Manchester. It will include performances by school ensembles and informational tables for families to learn more about these educational providers. It’s a great opportunity to connect with a wide variety of schools if your family is considering options. It is hosted by the Children’s Scholarship Fund NH and School Choice for NH.
The child-friendly event is free and open to the public.
Please mark your calendar to join us!

Looking Forward

• Thurs. 12/19, 3:30-5, HEAC Meeting, Department of Education, Concord, NH
• Fri. 12/20, 11-12, Holiday Story Time, Nichols Memorial Library, Center Harbor, NH
• Tues. 1/14, 12pm, Scripps Homeschool Spelling Bee, Goodwin Library, Farmington, NH
• Sat. 1/18, 6-10, Mosaic Yule Ball, Manchester, NH
• Mon. 1/20, 2-3:30, Knife Skills for Kids with Corey Fletcher, Local Baskit, Concord, NH
• Sun 1/26- Sat 2/1, National School Choice Week
• Thurs. 1/30, 4-7pm, Education Showcase, Manchester, NH

• Dec. 21, Volunteer Opportunity- Sorting and boxing clothing, NuDay Syria, Derry NH.
• Live Love Dance Center, offers Ballet, Jazz, Acro Dance, Contemporary, Mommy and Me, and Cardio/Toning classes, Union, NH.
• Renaissance Kids STEM Classes, Derry, NH
• STEM Classes For Homeschoolers, Beaver Brook Association, Hollis, NH. 
• Full Moon Hikes with Thrive Outdoors, Massabessic Audubon. 
• Free National Park Pass for 4th Graders, Every Kid in a Park 
• YMCA Camp Lincoln Homeschool Program, Kingston, NH
• 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 1-3pm, Journey Teen Homeschool Group, Townsend, MA
• Mondays 1/6- 3/2, Introduction to Electronics, UNH Manchester, NH
• Tuesdays, 9-12 or 9-3, Drop off Enrichment Days, Foster Climbing Barn, Barrington, NH Fee.
• Wednesdays, 9:30-12:30, Off the Beaten Path, Seven Rivers Paddling, Newmarket & Durham, NH, Fee.
• Wednesdays, 10-11:30, Homeschool Science Class, Massabesic Audubon, Fee. 
• 1st Thursday, Dec-April 10-11:30, Homeschool Series, Squam Lakes Natural Science Center, Holderness, NH
• 1st Thursday, 2pm. Revolutionary Story Time, American Independence Museum, Exeter, NH.
• Thursday, 2-3:30, Hampstead Homeschool Gym, Hampstead, NH
• Third Thursdays, 4-6pm, Hampstead Homeschool Chess Club, Marion Gerish, Derry, NH. FREE
• Fridays 11am., Homeschool Bowling League, Lakeside Lanes, Manchester, NH
• Fridays, 10:30 am. and 2:30pm., Artful Adventures, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA