Southeast Homeschool Expo 2014

Cobb Galleria Centre 2 Galleria Parkway, Atlanta, GA, United States

Visit http://southeasthomeschoolexpo.com for full details on this jam-packed conference with TONS of curriculum to browse and touch, as well as workshops to inspire.  Gather a few friends and make it a girls weekend, or enjoy a couple's retreat! This conference is highly recommended and worth the drive!

Re-Enrollment & 2014-2015 Tuition Due Date

For 2013-2014 families, this is the final date to re-enroll with Essential for the 2014-2015 school year.  Please visit your Member Page to complete the re-enrollment form and pay your tuition by this date.

Homeschooling Workshop

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

Considering homeschooing?  Starting the homeschool journey?  Need a refresher?  Then, this workshop is for you! This event was formerly called “New to Homeschooling” and was offered in 6 weekly sessions.  This year we will be having an all-day event, and several workshops will be held throughout the summer at different areas in Birmingham, AL. This is a parents only event with informational sessions that include: Know Your Why (Evaluation of your reasons and philosophy of homeschooling) How Can I Homeschool? (Discussion of legal issues) How Do I Teach? (Discussion of ways to teach at home) What Do I Teach? (Discussion of curriculum choices) Planning (How to plan for the year and for the school days) Question & Answer Homeschool veterans will share their homeschool stories throughout the day. We want to encourage you to come for new ideas and encouragement even if you are already homeschooling. And, bring a friend that is interested in homeschooling as well! COST A donation of $10 is suggested to cover the venue and printing costs, but this event is open to the general public at no required ticket price. MORE INFORMATION Click here to RSVP and to be added to the email list for this event. This event is sponsored by Chelsea Public Library and Birmingham Homeschoolers Community.  Contact us if you would like to be a sponsor!

Back to School Party

McCallum Park Rosemary Lane, Vestavia Hills, AL, United States

We will join Birmingham Homeschoolers Community for a time of play, connection, and information. BHC offers field trips and activities for all grade levels. Visit their website at http;//birminghamhomeschoolers.com  to join this FREE resource group and get more information about this event. Our staff would love to meet you there!  We will have a small table set up with Publix Partner cards and container for Box Tops donations.

School Picture Days

Larry Young Photography Studio 2415 Valleydale Road, Birmingham, AL, United States

Click here to go to a special page for securing your FREE photo session as a teacher or student. These sessions are only for school ids and yearbook photos. Special arrangements can be made with our photographer for family/sibling photo sessions on a different day, but PLEASE remember that any other day does NOT include the school id or yearbook option.  So, you will need to secure your sessions for your student/teacher ids too.

Free

School Picture Days

Larry Young Photography Studio 2415 Valleydale Road, Birmingham, AL, United States

Click here to go to a special page for securing your FREE photo session as a teacher or student. These sessions are only for school ids and yearbook photos. Special arrangements can be made with our photographer for family/sibling photo sessions on a different day, but PLEASE remember that any other day does NOT include the school id or yearbook option.  So, you will need to secure your sessions for your student/teacher ids too.

Free

7th Annual Thanksgiving Feast

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

We will join BHC for a potluck lunch.  Bring something savory and something sweet to share.  Along with the playground area, crafts and a scavenger hunt will be provided to keep us moving and interacting together. Hope you join us, and don't forget to add your photos of the day to our Shutterfly share site at http://essentialchurchschool.shutterfly.com.

Free

School Picture Days

Larry Young Photography Studio 2415 Valleydale Road, Birmingham, AL, United States

Click here to go to a special page for securing your FREE photo session as a teacher or student. These sessions are only for school ids and yearbook photos. Special arrangements can be made with our photographer for family/sibling photo sessions on a different day, but PLEASE remember that any other day does NOT include the school id or yearbook option.  So, you will need to secure your sessions for your student/teacher ids too.

Free

School Picture Days

Larry Young Photography Studio 2415 Valleydale Road, Birmingham, AL, United States

Click here to go to a special page for securing your FREE photo session as a teacher or student. These sessions are only for school ids and yearbook photos. Special arrangements can be made with our photographer for family/sibling photo sessions on a different day, but PLEASE remember that any other day does NOT include the school id or yearbook option.  So, you will need to secure your sessions for your student/teacher ids too.

Free

A BHC Christmas 2014

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

We will join BHC in celebrating the Christmas holidays.  We will share sweets together (bring a favorite to share), then students will participate in activities and games for prizes.  Our time will end with an interactive re-telling of the Christmas story from the Bible.

Free