Links

LINKS

Sports

I. HSAA - Home School Sports Association (all sports for 6th grade and up) in Richardson www.hsaa.org

II. THESA - Texas Home Educators Sports Association (most sports 6th grade and up) in Fort Worth www.thesa.org

III. Turners Martial Arts Studio in Flower Mound

Great American karate school. Homeschool afternoon classes available.

www.tmas.info

IV. There is a Tennis Coach at Wagon Wheel who would love to do homeschool tennis lessons during the day. We’d love to take some, but he needs at least 6 kids per age group. Cris is a fantastic teacher. The classes would be the same levels and prices as the regular classes:
                        Tiny Tots (ages 4/5) 25 min lessons - $32 for 8 lessons
                        Older groups have 50 minute lessons - $64 for 8 lessons.
            Contact: Cris Perkins
            Wagon Wheel Tennis Center
            950 Creekview Dr.
            Coppell, TX
            972-393-5687 (tennis center)
            817-938-5937 (mobile)

IV. Homeschool Swim Team at Coppell Aquatic and Recreation Center

Contact: Coach Jenny Rosales

Ph. 972-393-9814

Email: jenny@swimidol.com

V. Velocity Sports, Coppell

801 Hammond, Suite 100

Contact: Holly Peters

469-293-4340

www.velocitysp.com/coppell

hpeters@velocitysp.com

VI. The Colony Dance (214) 469-1699

Offers ballet, jazz, lyrical, tap, pom, and hip hop for homeschool students.

www.thecolonydance.com

VII. Son Soccer

Son Soccer is a Christ centered soccer program for students. There will be classes for all ages at American Indoor Sports Facility in Carrollton.

Contact: Michele Kernen kernenfamily@aol.com

VIII. Sign and Dance Classes

Contact: Rebekkah Wesselius at dancerlegacy@yahoo.com

Preschool Creative Movement and Praise and Worship dance class

IX. Girls softball in Coppell www.coppellgirlssoftball.com

X. Everybody Fits

www.everybody-fits.com

On-Line Classes

I. Northstar Academy - Christian online classes for 7th and up - www.northstar-academy.org

II. Morningstar Academy - Christian online classes for all ages - www.themorningstaracademy.org

III. Quick Study Labs

            http://www.quickstudylabs.com/

            There is the Edison Project (ages 8+)These lessons are designed for students age 8 and up and can       be enjoyed by anyone interested in electronics. The Edison Project is specifically designed to
            minister to the needs of kids who have the Edison Trait, which can be a limiting factor in             childhood development if not recognized and encouraged. Where would this world be today if       Thomas Edison's mother had not recognized her son's gift and homeschooled him? God only        knows!

            There are also plenty of free quick study labs. That’s where my son and I started. The real classes         start mid-August. And you get certification for your records.

IV. Potters School

7th grade Writing Workshop among other courses

Junior high and high school/One of Cathy Duffy's 100 Top Picks

www.pottersschool.org

Local Class Opportunities

I. THEO - Classes for homeschoolers (middle school and high school) in Plano -

www.theosonline.org

II. Legacy Home School Enrichment Program at First Baptist in Euless - enrichment classes for K-8 - www.firsteuless.com/legacy

III. Venture Home School Classes - high school classes at First Baptist in Colleyville - www.fbccolleyville.com (navigate to “children’s” and then “sunshine” on the website)

IV. Faith Christian School in Grapevine

A. Part-time program for middle school students. A student can take up to three consecutive

classes each day.

B. K-5 One Day Enrichment Program offers art, music, physical education, Spanish, library,

science, chapel, lunch and recess. Wednesdays throughout the school year and

taught by Faith teachers. This is a great program and a great deal!

www.fcschool.org

V. Kumon Math and Reading Centers

Great resource if you want to outsource or enrich your math program. www.kumon.com

VI. David Quine Worldview classes in McKinney. http://www.worldviewclasses.com/

VII. Home Educators Resource H.O.P.E classes

http://www.homeeducatorsresource.com/

Other Opportunities

I. Pizza Hut reading incentive

http://www.bookitprogram.com/enrollment/homeschool.asp

Clubs and Organizations

I. Boyscouts, Cubscouts, Venturing crew, American heritage girls

Troop 1171 is a homeschool troop.

Cross Roads Bible Church in W. Flower Mound on FM407.

Scout Family 1171, Inc., a non-profit 501(c)(3) ministry. See

All meet on 1^st and 3^rd Mondays of each month at 7 p.m.

Boys and girls in a family could go on the same night, same place and time.

www.bsa1171.org

Enrichment Classes and Co-ops

I. EC (enrichment classes in Lewisville) http://www.enrichmentclasses.org/

II. ECC (Enrichment classes of Carrollton) http://www.eccnews.org/

III. North Texas Enrichment Classes for Homeschoolers, Inc. (Plano area) http://www.n-tech.org/

For Teachers

I. Smoothing the Way

Classes for first time homeschooling parent

www.smoothingtheway.com

II Homeschool Buyers Co-op

The Co-op gets educational discounts for its homeschooling members

www.homeschoolbuyersco-op.org

Sciences

I. North Texas District Science Fair for homeschoolers

http://www.hesp.org/

II. Winston Science

http://www.winstonscience.org/wsci/

III. Robotics Camp for grades 8th-12th (free) at UNT

Highly recommended (Zeb White did it last summer)

Applications accepted in March...

http://www.cse.unt.edu/~dkeathly/robocamp/

IV. Science classes K-12^th grade in Lewisville

www.circleofsciences.com

Teens

We are contacting you to ask for your support in saving teen lives. As you can imagine, one of the most important events in a teenager’s life is obtaining a driver’s license. Teen drivers account for just 6.6 percent of all licensed drivers, and yet they account for nearly 14 percent of all fatal crashes. In an effort to improve these odds, Toyota is bringing its program to promote safe driving among teens, Toyota Driving Expectations, to:

Lone Star Park

Grand Prairie, TX

November 7-9 and 14-16

What is Toyota Driving Expectations?

A free program that puts newly licensed teens (and teens with permits)into the classroom for instruction, and behind the wheel on multiple defensive driving courses.

A program that offers parents insight into the challenges facing teen drivers and provides recommendations and countermeasures for any driving concerns they may have.

Fully funded by Toyota and endorsed by both the National Safety Council and the Federal Highway Administration.

Toyota Driving Expectations goes beyond what is currently taught in typical driver’s training classes in order to help teens identify and react to dangerous driving situations. To better understand the critical relationship between distractions and reaction time, both teens and parents navigate a driving course while drinking water, listening to loud music and talking on a cell phone. They also experience hard braking maneuvers on wet and dry pavement and maneuver through multiple slalom driving courses under the watchful eyes of professional drivers.

We are writing you today to ask for your support in spreading awareness of this program within your organization. Our goal is to educate teen drivers & parents alike. Below, please find a link to download an event flyer with more information on Toyota Driving Expectations for distribution to teens and parents:

http://emi.eim-inc.com/TDE/Fall Flyer.pdf

The program is open to the general public and is free of charge. Registration is available online at www.ToyotaDrivingExpectations.com.

Thank you in advance for your help in keeping your student drivers safe behind the wheel.

Sincerely, Toyota Driving Expectations Team

Music Lessons

I. Anita Tipping-Wheeler

tall39058@aol.com or 972-506-9200

Piano teacher to many homeschoolers over the years...in Hackberry Creek (Zeb loves her)

If someone's looking for someone pretty reasonably priced and very "laid back"

II. Kayla Weide

972-822-5288 or kayla7800@yahoo.com

Piano teacher who comes to your house, very organized, and used by many in CHSA

III. Music Conservatory of Texas. http://mcot.com/

They have two locations one in Frisco and the second in Flower Mound.

In Frisco they offered homeschool group piano lessons at a discounted rate.

They don't currently offer a home school class in Flower Mound.

IV. Sing and Play

We are a Christian teaching service providing classroom instruction in music. Our Homeschool Music/Choir class is for children in Grades 1-4. Our Homeschool Band classes are for students in Grades 5-12.

http://www.singandplay.com/music6.5.2_001.htm

V. Lakeland Baptist Church Fine Arts Academy

Homeschool music lessons, choir, band and drama classes

http://www.lakelandbaptist.org/

VI. Coppell Conservatory

http://www.coppellconservatory.com/

Art

I. Art House

www.studioarthouse.com

Drama

I. Creative Arts in Action - classes and theater for all ages in Watauga - www.creativeartsinaction.com

II. The Actors Conservatory Theatre in Lewisville (formerly the Flower Mound Children’s Theatre)