Below is a list of events for parents of homeschooled children. If you have any questions, comments, additions, or topics that should be on this site, let us know.

November
18
TOOL Homeschool Parent Meeting
Want to improve your child's focus, reduce cravings for sweets and boost your family's overall health? Find out why making bread with fresh ground wheat is worth your time and money. Patty Whitley will provide samples and demonstrate the process of making bread.
Time: 7:00-9:00 pm
Location: Salem Fields Community Church, Fredericksburg

18
Hanover Homeschoolers Meeting
Meetings now held at Ukrops, Virginia Center Marketplace, 10150 Brook Rd, Glen Allen, VA 23059. We will meet in the Community Room, located at the back of the store by the pharmacy. All meetings offer support and camaraderie, and are held quarterly. Our meetings are casual in format and open to anyone who is homeschooling or considering it. We welcome questions about academics, socialization, evaluations, the law, getting started--whatever is on your mind! You need not attend any meetings to be a member of HHS. They simply give support to those who would like to share ups and downs or gather information. Most attendees are moms, but we welcome nursing babies, children who sit on laps, children with concerns of their own, and dads! We usually suggest older children not attend so their parents may speak freely, but if the only way you can attend is with your kids, please do bring them with some quiet activity to occupy them.
Time: 7:00-8:30 pm
Location: Ukrops, Glen Allen

19
The Evolving Definition of Giftedness
For years, giftedness was considered to be a static category, with children either possessing the trait or not. But developmental theory has now led to more nuanced view of what makes some people gifted. Instead of being innate and immutable, giftedness can be nurtured and even taught—and if ignored, it can also be lost.
Time: 4:00-5:00 pm
Location: Online

24
GiftsNVA Meeting
GiftsNVA, a support group for homeschoolers of children with all kinds of special needs, invites you to hear Certified Nutritionist Alana Sugar, of Channel 9 News, speak on "Good Nutrition and Your Child with Special Needs."
Time: 7:00-9:00 pm
Location: Reston Bible Church, Reston

December
9
Family-School Partnerships and RTI
Join Amy L. Reschly, Ph.D., as she answers your questions about creating positive, engaged relationships that center around supporting student learning, sharing of data and decision making, interventions, and collaborative problem-solving. Dr. Reschly will also offer tips and suggestions for numerous ways schools and families may work together within a multi-tiered model.
Time: 1:00 pm
Location: Online

9
Family Game Night
Come meet other area homeschoolers and have fun playing games together!
Time: 7:30-9:30 pm
Location: Jubilee Christian Center, Fairfax

11
Good Children's Literature
C.S. Lewis wrote, "I am almost in­clined to set it up as a canon that a children's story which is enjoyed only by children is a bad children's story. The good ones last." (from "On Three Ways of Writing for Children") Lewis was right; great children's literature can and should be enjoyed by all ages. By introducing our children to quality literature from a young age, we can help them develop a life-long appreciation for literature that matters. This doesn't happen by letting them loose in the public library to pick whatever they want. The books our children read should exemplify Truth (a Biblically sound view of the world and human nature), Beauty (well-written and engaging, giving us a taste for quality literature), and Goodness (inspiring our children towards character development). In this lecture we'll discuss how to select good reading material from toddlerhood on so that our children will be equipped to read and appreciate the Great Books in high school and college!
To log in, click on the tab at the top left of your window that says Meeting Center. You will see a list of all the meetings currently running. If the conference run has been opened, you will see “conference room” on the list. Click join next to this room. When prompted, enter your first and last name and email and then use the password “Antigone” when prompted.The software will take a little while to download when you enter the first time, so please be patient if nothing appears to be happening. Once you are in the room you will be asked if you would like to join the VOIP audio conference- you need to join this to hear the audio, so please accept it. You will need a microphone on your computer if you would like to participate in the question period.
Time: 8:00-11:00 pm
Location: Online

15
Family Christmas Party
Children and parents should each bring gifts for the gift exchange. For those who want to participate in a cookie exchange bring 2 dozen of your best homemade cookies, gift bagged or packaged and those who bring cookies will have an exchange. We'll have crafts for the kids and a fun game for parents.
Time: 7:00-9:00 pm
Location: Covenant Christian Fellowship, Colonial Heights

January
6
How-to-Begin Homeschooling: What You Really Need To Know!
Are you thinking about homeschooling next year? Get your questions answered and use the information from this seminar to prepare for the coming year! What are the first things you should you do to get started? What does the new law say? Where can you get curriculum? What kind of records should you keep? Where can you get help?
Time: 1:00-5:00 pm
Location: HEAV Office and Resource Center, Richmond

8
What Makes a Christian Education Christian?
Is it education taught by Christian teachers? Education learned by Christian children and youth? Education concerned with Christian subjects? Education with devotions “on the side”? Why do parents choose to pay the price, financially and otherwise, to send their children to a Christian academy or home school when there is a public school nearby that our tax dollars are going to support, whether or not our children benefit from it?
To log in, click on the tab at the top left of your window that says Meeting Center. You will see a list of all the meetings currently running. If the conference run has been opened, you will see “conference room” on the list. Click join next to this room. When prompted, enter your first and last name and email and then use the password “Antigone” when prompted.The software will take a little while to download when you enter the first time, so please be patient if nothing appears to be happening. Once you are in the room you will be asked if you would like to join the VOIP audio conference- you need to join this to hear the audio, so please accept it. You will need a microphone on your computer if you would like to participate in the question period.
Time: 8:00-11:00 pm
Location: Online

29
Creating an Orderly Home
Peace--not perfection--is the key to an orderly home. Find out how to declutter, create an environment conductive to learning, and have the type of home you have always wanted by learning to let go, categorize, use space efficiently, and maintain order. You can even have fun in the process!
Time: 1:00-5:00 pm
Location: HEAV Office and Resource Center, Richmond

February
12
The significance of Plato and Aristotle and their insights regarding homosexuality for our thinking about “natural law” and “gay marriage.”
Christians are routinely vilified as “homophobic” for opposing “gay marriage.” Yet even Thomas Jefferson viewed homosexuality as “the infamous crime against nature” (citing Sir William Blackstone: Commentaries, 1765-69), based not only on the Bible, but also the conclusions of ancient pagan philosophers. What did Plato and Aristotle think about homosexuality, and what can that teach us about “natural law” (as referred to in the Declaration of Independence: “the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God”) and a proper civil response to “gay marriage.”
To log in, click on the tab at the top left of your window that says Meeting Center. You will see a list of all the meetings currently running. If the conference run has been opened, you will see “conference room” on the list. Click join next to this room. When prompted, enter your first and last name and email and then use the password “Antigone” when prompted.The software will take a little while to download when you enter the first time, so please be patient if nothing appears to be happening. Once you are in the room you will be asked if you would like to join the VOIP audio conference- you need to join this to hear the audio, so please accept it. You will need a microphone on your computer if you would like to participate in the question period.
Time: 8:00-11:00 pm
Location: Online

March
5
Homeschooling Students with Learning and Attention Difficulties
A three hour seminar, on "Homeschooling Students with Learning and Attention Difficulties," "Staying Sane: Encouragement for parents of struggling learners," and "Attitudes and Assumptions: Are you sabotaging your homeschool without knowing it?"
Time: 1:00-4:00 pm
Location: HEAV Office and Resource Center, Richmond

5
The Advantages of Homeschooling Struggling Learners
Kathy Kuhl began homeschooling in 1997 after trying for years to help her son succeed in public school despite learning and attention problems. She found she was able to reduce her family's stress and improve her family's life-style through homeschooling. Come hear Kathy share important tips that can help you work with your struggling learner.
Time: 1:00-5:00 pm
Location: HEAV Office and Resource Center, Richmond

June
12-13
Immaculate Heart of Mary National Home School Conference
Year after year, people come back knowing they’ll re-visit with old friends and meet new ones since this is the largest free Catholic home schooling conference in the United States. They also come for the uplifting, informative and encouraging talks, and the Catholic vendors. Many families are seeking additional practical and spiritual tips to sanctify their homes, and to pass on the Faith to their children.
Location: Dulles EXPO & Conference Center, Chantilly

July
10-11
Northern Virginia Home Education Conference
This conference provides a vast cross-section of exhibitors who are ready and able to provide you with the tools you need to meet the educational needs of all of your students.
Location: Dulles Expo & Conference Center, Chantilly