Homeschooling Michigan Blog

Winter Home School Soccer at Total Sports Complex
They need more kids for this program and this is great exercise for them.
Come play Winter Home School Soccer at the Total Sports Complex in Wixom. Please call them directly with questions. No need to pre-register. See their website for location/direction information.
Ages 5 and up.
Total Sports Complex
30990 Wixom [...]

Oakland Homeschool Music is accepting new students for mid-year enrollment in all classes except for Beginning Band & Orchestra, Guitar & Young Strings (unless the student has previous experience).
Classes start up again January 5 & 6th, so let us know right away if you are interested in enrolling your students.
We have a complete K – [...]

Swiss Valley Ski Area offers Home Schoolers’ Special during the ski season. Located in Jones, MI, Swiss Valley is the closest Michigan ski area to Chicago and Indiana, just 9 miles North of the Michigan Indiana border.
Swiss Valley Ski Area HomeSchool Ski Days are on Mondays: December 8, 15, & 22; January 5, 12, 20, [...]

A new fencing club has been started in the Rochester Hills/Auburn Hills area. It was started by Kathy Miller, one of our local homeschool moms. View the flyer with all of the details. If you have a son or daughter who is interested in fencing, please check it out! In fact, you can try it [...]

Join Noodles & Company as they help the U.S. Marine Corps collect new, unwrapped toys to distribute to needy children in and around Troy. Toys will be collected 11/28-12/22. Help Noodles & Co give back this holiday season.
When you donate 2 toys at either Troy location, receive a Noodles & Company coupon!
Crooks & Big Beaver [...]

To anyone with a (pre)teen,
The Waterford/Clarkston Teen Group is planning an outing for the (pre)teens:
Day: Monday, December 1, 2008
Time: 10:00am-1:00pm
Place: Sandy’s Ceramics in Davison, MI
Cost: $15.00 (covers ceramic piece, painting supplies, and painting instruction)
Your (pre)teen will receive hands-on instruction in ceramic painting. If time allows, they will also be receiving [...]

Hawk Woods Nature Center will be hosting a Project Learning Tree workshop for naturalist, home school parents, pre-service teachers and of course K-8 teachers. Project Learning Tree is a national model of environmental education.
The workshop will be on Saturday, November 22, 2008 from 9-3. Participants will receive the guide and certification from the national PLT [...]

YahooGroup: Michiganhomeschool is not a group to join if you homeschool or are thinking of homeschooling in the state of Michigan. Why not? The group is very spammy and emails to the owner have gone unanswered.
Read more at how can we notify Yahoo when a group has been abandoned.
Find Michigan Homeschool Support Groups listed By [...]

Save the Date March 21, 2009
Home Schooling Works Spring Book Fair
Costick Activities Center in Farmington Hills
March 21, 2009
William Costick Activities Center, 28600 W. Eleven Mile Road, Farmington Hills
(between Inkster and Middlebelt)
Workshop & Fair Particulars are now posted on their site

Trunk & Treat, 10/31, at Kensington Church, Troy Campus, after Enrichment Hub classes!
Open to all homeschoolers, and your friends!  Spread the word!  Please give the details below:
1:45: arrive at Kensington Church’s West parking lot, with goodies to give (wrapped candy, pencil, game, stickers, and/or goodie bags)
Children, come in costume!
Directions to Kensington Church found at:  www.kensingtonchurch.org
2:00 [...]

Homeschool Class at the Madison Heights Nature Center
Here are the upcoming Homeschool Classes at the Madison Heights Nature Center.  For the Fall season, the classes are all on the third Thursday of the month from 10:00 A.M. until about 11:30 A.M.  These classes are geared for students aged 7-12, but check with Matt (the naturalist) [...]

Homeschool Day Change at Splash U
Attention Home Schoolers…
We are excited to announce that as of the week of October 27th,  *and continuing through December 19th, EVERY FRIDAY* will be *Home School Day* at Splash Universe in Dundee.**
We are making some changes to our Aquatics training program, and thus will *no longer* be hosting Home Schoolers [...]