At His SideIt is our mission to provide a statewide place for all LDS family educators (or home schoolers) to find support, state specific information, tools for providing an education, calendar of events, and much more. Please join us in making the State of Arizona a place for family educators to feel part of a fantastic group of hard-working parents who value their children's education, making nameless sacrifices to bring about "the perfecting of the saints" and teaching their children "every needful thing."

Loosing Our Site

Fri, 06/19/2009 - 11:04 — Celeste.Batchelor

Do to economic hardship, we will be loosing our hosting in August. We have never had much by way of donations and everything has been up to me to keep this work going. I do feel that it was my work to do and so always tried to make this website available to everyone. Unfortunately, I can no longer do so.
Our site at azldshsa.Ning.com will continue to remain online. It is a membership only network for those living in AZ who homeschool or are thinking about homeschooling. We have over 100 members at this point in time. Hope to see you there!

Our Visions for Az LDS Home School Assoc.

Mon, 03/23/2009 - 15:46 — Celeste.Batchelor

When I first started on this journey to build a statewide home school community, I was a bit naïve as to what that would entail. Over the past 3 years, I have come to believe that the need for a statewide support system is more necessary than ever. We have more and more families choosing home education every day.

What We Hope to Achieve

Fieldtrips, Clubs, and Classes

Thu, 01/29/2009 - 10:36 — Celeste.Batchelor

Looking for more educational events outside the home? We have them! Join the azldshsa.ning.com Members Network to have access to our fieldtrips, clubs, and classes.

Some of our events:

  • Boyce Thompson Arboretum
  • Arizona Museum of Natural History
  • Renaissance Festival
  • Book Club
  • Ballroom Dancing
  • Knitting Club

To join, you must be an LDS homeschooler living in Arizona.

New! Social Networking Page at Ning.com

Mon, 12/29/2008 - 16:02 — Celeste.Batchelor

In an effort to better serve the home schooling families in Arizona and help families to find others in their area, we have created a Social Networking page at http://azldshsa.ning.com.
Members can:

Arizona State Fair Home School Days

Wed, 09/17/2008 - 16:05 — Celeste.Batchelor

Dates available are October 22 and 31. Our group is shooting for the Oct. 31st date, but you can attend either day.

Each family will need to submit their own form.

Vote YES on Proposition 102

Mon, 09/08/2008 - 11:42 — Celeste.Batchelor

A very important proposition is coming up this year - Proposition 102 - which simply states:
 
“Only a union of one man and one woman shall be valid or recognized as amarriage in this state.”
 

Call for Writers!

Tue, 06/24/2008 - 20:17 — Celeste.Batchelor

We are looking for home schooling parents who would like to contribute by writing articles about their home schooling experiences. We have topics of all sorts available, including;

Am I Crazy?

Mon, 06/23/2008 - 11:34 — Celeste.Batchelor

Am I Crazy??

(How do I get started?) by Marika Connole

Physical Education

Thu, 05/29/2008 - 12:58 — Celeste.Batchelor

One area I am often asked about is Physical Education for my children. The Athletes In Training program is a very nice and organized program that has sites around the Phoenix Metro area. They have both private and public sessions.

Scouting and Personal Progress Checksheets

Wed, 05/28/2008 - 20:23 — Celeste.Batchelor
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I am always excited when I find quick and easy ways to keep track of things my children are working on. I found these nice, one-page checksheets for Scouting and Personal Progress. I was able to print these off and keep them with my home schooling notebook (the one with all the notes, lesson plans, and curriculum planning). The Internet is such a wonderful place for finding the things that someone else has put the effort into and then put it out there for others to benefit from their talents.

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