Chelsea Area Park Day

Westover Park 3312 Westover Road, Westover, AL, United States

Join Chelsea area homeschoolers for a fun play day at Westover Park.  There is a playground, an open area, and a bike path.  We will meet from 11am-1pm, so feel free to bring a lunch

BHC Thanksgiving Feast 2015

Veteran's Park 4800 Valleydale Road, Hoover, AL, United States

Make plans to join us for this huge potluck event.  Bring something savory, something sweet, and a drink to share. More Info

A BHC Christmas

Kingwood Church Gym 100 Harvest Way, Alabaster, AL, United States

Come celebrate the season with us!  There will be activities and prizes for your students, as well as the traditional Christmas story.  Bring a snack and drink to share. More Info

ACT Boot Camp

Chelsea City Hall 11611 Chelsea Road, Chelsea, AL, United States

Register here: https://www.testprepseminars.org/schools/CHELSEA/index.htm Watch our website and Facebook page for reduced-fee scholarship opportunities!

$99

Chelsea Area Park Day

Westover Park 3312 Westover Road, Westover, AL, United States

Join Chelsea area homeschoolers for a fun play day at Westover Park.  There is a playground, an open area, and a bike path.  We will meet from 11am-1pm, and feel free to bring lunch. Would you like to add a park day for your area of town to our calendar?  Contact us at info@essentialchurchschool.org.

Essential Offices Closed

We are taking a little break before the holidays.  Please explore your Member Page for answers to any of your questions.  We try to post most of what you need there! NEED USERNAME? The username is a common question for our families.  It is NOT your email address.  It is explained in all of our school newsletters though.  Check your other folders in your email for our school newsletters and information about usernames.  The newsletter is sent to the primary email listed on your application or re-enrollment. The password reset is sent to the primary email address for the username/family.  You can click LOST PASSWORD to reset your password, but you will need your username. You can still send emails to our office or leave voicemails.  Just know that we will not be available to answer them until Monday, December 21st.

Birmingham District Spelling Bee

Shades Mountain Independent Church 2281 Old Tyler Road, Birmingham, AL, United States

January 13, 2016, 10 AM, Birmingham district spelling bee, Shades Mountain Independent Church  Birmingham registration:  Contact Melissa Smith    spellingbee@bellsouth.net  Homeschool families who want to participate in one of the district spelling bees need to register through Learning at Home in order for your students to be able to participate in a District Spelling Bee. This is a requirement by the organization that sponsors the national spelling bee. If you have not yet registered your speller(s), please do so now! Registering with Learning at Home now gives your student more time to study the materials so that they are prepared for their District Bee. Laura Ann will send these materials once you are registered! The deadline for Learning at Home registration for $8 is December 17. Late registration will be $10, and “at-the-door” registration on the day of a District Bee will be $15. Instructions for registering are below. You may begin registering for the district bees that are scheduled! Please do so ASAP. To register for a specific bee, please contact the person listed above.  Please provide these ladies with your speller(s) name(s), the name of the person that will be driving them to the bee, and a number where that person can be reached in case your spellers haven’t arrived at the time of the bee.

BHC Ice Skating Day 2016

Pelham Civic Center 500 Amphitheater Road, Pelham, AL, United States

Join other homeschoolers in wintry fun!  Visit Birmingham Homeschoolers Community for more information.

$8.50

BHC Valentine’s Day Party 2016

Cahaba Lily Park 3200 County Road 52, Helena, AL, United States

Join us for perhaps the largest valentine swap in the world!  (And…we are not exaggerating) Get creative with your valentine boxes.  There will be prizes awarded for the most creative ones! Bring a snack and drink to share.  Also, prepare at least 50 valentines to deliver!  (If you want to create more, that’s fine.  We’ve found that 50 is about right to have plenty to share.)

Free

Refresh Homeschool Moms’ Retreat

Renaissance Birmingham Ross Bridge Golf Resort & Spa 4000 Grand Avenue, Birmingham, AL, United States

Please save the date for this special retreat! Registration will open on July 16, 2015, at www.refreshhomeschoolretreat.com.