NHEG EDGuide December 2016

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UNITED STATES HOME SCHOOL FAMILY-TO-FAMILY PROGRAM From NHEG Director Pamela Clark: “As a homeschool parent myself, I know the frustraons that come from wanng to provide your children a rich and versale educaon on a single income. Therefore, I’m pleased to announce New Heights Home School Family-to-Family Program, an effort that allows budget-conscious homeschool families the opportunity to travel for hands-on learning and work programs.” For many of us, a hotel is simply too expensive. read “This collaboraon between homeschool families gives you and your children a place to stay as they expand their horizons and allows you to host other wonderful families, providing unique experiences and stories to share. We currently have 10 host families located in: Defiance, Ohio Modesto, California Northern California Bozeman, Montana Fairplay, Maryland Copper Canyon, Texas Conneccut Pembroke, Virginia Peterstown, West Virginia More to come… Interested? Please read our rules to see if the program fits your family. If so, please contact us to sign up. Basic Procedures & Requirements Vising families that parcipate in the program are also asked to be a host family; however, we realize this is not feasible for everyone. Rest assured, no one will be excluded! Host family: In order to ensure a good fit, you can choose to talk to the families/meet in a public place before taking them to your home. Provide safe, clean, cost-free place for family to stay. Provide references (so that all families feel secure). Please state whether you will offer meals during a student/family visit. Please state if you would like to be a guide to a vising family. Vising family: NO LIMITS, JUST GOALS! You must abide by and be respecul of the host family’s home and rules. Please indicate if your children have special needs. This will allow your host family to provide you with needed special accommodaons. It is essenal that children respect other people, their homes and belongings. Please do not parcipate if your children have not yet learned this valuable skill. 26

Do you have an empty building? We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization seeking usable space or funding to operate a curricula library and administrative office. The New Heights Educational Group, Inc. promotes literacy for children and adults by offering a range of educational support services. Such services include: assisting families in the selection of schools; organization of educational activities; and acquisition of materials. We promote a healthy learning environment and enrichment programs for families of preschool and schoolage children, including children with special needs. It’s so important that we find a space for our library. Some of you may think that since we have a local public library that is enough. I do love public libraries and have spent hours utilizing their resources. So how is our library different? Our library contains curriculum for all ages of students. Anyone can come in and for a small fee take out curriculum for a week, month, or a year and its interchangeable. If you don’t like the curriculum you use simply bring it back and exchange for something else. We have books for every grade including college and resources for teachers/tutors. Our library serves all families but with special consideration for home and charter school families that need help on a small budget. We also have a private library that serves those being tutored. This is of great urgency; we have already turned away families this year that need these books. If you have a space in a commercial/industrial/business area or a residential property in Defiance County that you can donate to our organization, in return for a tax deductible certificate stating the value of the space, please contact us via our website www.NewHeightsEducation.org or email us at NewHeightsEducation@yahoo.com. We would love to discuss how you or your business will benefit from the donation program. Pamela Clark Executive Director 419-786-0247 Please contact us at 419-786-0247 or email us NewHeightsEducaon@yahoo.com or visit our website at www.NewHeightsEducaon.org This is a great way you can serve the community and this would be tax deducble. 27