Last week I had a great conversation with Lindsay Hollandsworth from the Jesse Helms Center. They are offering what sounds like a great camp experience at a great rate. Below is the information she sent me.  Scott

Free Enterprise Leadership Challenge is in North Carolina!

This June and July, the Free Enterprise Leadership Challenge will offer its internationally recognized camp at two locations in North Carolina: June 17-21 at Wingate University (just 25 miles from Charlotte) (THIS SESSION HAS REACHED CAPACITY) and July 15-19 at Campbell University (just 30 miles from Raleigh).  During this five-day residential summer camp, high school-age participants will learn about entrepreneurship, the important role capitalism plays in our economy, principled leadership and ethical decision making (additional program details below).

FELC Session III at Campbell University

• June 17-21, 2012
• Cost $100 (includes meals, housing and all activities) 
• Apply at www.felcexperience.org.

What do students do?

A company competition is the core activity.  In small groups, students compete to form companies which produce, market and sell products.  Students learn about and create business plans, marketing plans and accounting records.  FELC is an interactive, fast-paced approach to learning, so it doesn’t stop with the company competition.  Students also participate in a Virtual Trade Mission project, speech and debate contests, the Laws of Life Essay Contest and receive hands-on principled leadership training.  FELC is unique because it offers students the opportunity to learn by doing.  Students who will be high school sophomores, juniors or seniors in fall 2012 and have demonstrated leadership potential and an interest in learning more about business are encouraged to apply.  The only cost for this program is a $100 registration fee (due after acceptance). 

Visit the FELC website to learn more and apply: www.felcexperience.org.  For questions please contact Lindsay Hollandsworth by email at lindsay@jessehelmscenter.org or by phone at (704) 233-1776, ext. 8.

STUDENT FLYER

Friends – Liz Hale is looking to find or help start an Apologia Marine Biology class or co-op. Please read her post below, and contact her if you want to get involved.   Scott

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Our family is looking for an Apologia Marine Biology Class for high school students for upcoming 2012-2013 school year. It could be a class with a paid teacher or a co-op with shared teaching. We just need the accountability of meeting with others on a regular basis for vocabulary review, chapter discussion and labs when applicable. I would be willing to organize the group and do administrative work. If you have a high school student who is interested or if you would like to teach some or all of the classes or know of someone please let me know.

Liz Hale
ehale82962@aol.com

UPDATE: Steve notified me that his classes are filling up. I am sending this one more time so that members of Colonial Homeschoolers have an opportunity to attend. Below is the message from Steve:

Friends,

It’s official! I am teaching Foundations of Freedom at Colonial on Tuesdays from 1:00-2:30pm. Thank you, Colonial Baptist! The class overview is attached and should answer most of your questions. I hope that works for most of you! If not, I am so sorry…but you can always join one of the N. Raleigh classes. They meet on Monday or Tuesday from 10:00-11:30am at Bayleaf Baptist Church. The Colonial class will fill quickly and I want to cap it at 2o students, so please let me know if you are IN as soon as possible!

I need your student’s name and grade and which class you want to enroll in. Also, don’t forget the $50 deposit…then, here are the rest of the payment options:

• Pay in full prior to first class? Balance is $300 ($50 discount off regular price for pre-payment)
• Pay in full prior to first class with multiple siblings in the class.  Balance is $270 each ($80 discount off regular price, each)
• Pay in two installments (beginning of each semester)? Balance is $175/semester/student (no discounts)

Please make your check payable to Steve Noble and mail to: P.O. Box 99162, Raleigh NC 27624. I can also take credit cards through my radio ministry @ www.c2atoday.org !

I’m excited about what the Lord is going to do through these classes and consider it an honor to work with you and your children!

In His Service & Yours,
Steve Noble

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This is a high school level study on the foundations and function of the
American system of government, including:

• Foundations: Our Christian Heritage, the Founding Fathers, Forms of
• Government, The Meaning of Democracy and a Representative Republic.
• The Constitution: The Beginnings of our Constitution, Constitutional Cornerstone, and Federalism.
• Party Politics: History of the Two-Party System, Campaign & Elections, Public Policy & Politics, and Civic Responsibilities & Activism.
• Branches of Government: Legislative, Executive, Judicial, Separation of Powers, Responsibilities, andInner Workings.
• The Bible on Government: God’s Prescriptions for Good Governance, Christian Citizenship, and Christian Statesmanship.

 This course will utilize the American Government curriculum from Bob Jones University as well as many other supplemental resources. Activities will include guest speakers (elected officials), visits to the NC Legislature as well as the NC Supreme Court, mock elections, campaign design & messaging, and volunteering for active campaigns prior to the November 2012 elections.

 Your Teacher

Steve Noble is the Chairman of Called2Action, the Christian grassroots political action organization he founded in 2004. He is also the host of Called2Action Today, the only Christian talk radio show in the Triangle. As the Chairman of C2A, Steve has mobilized tens of thousands of local Christians to engage in the political system as well as many other Kingdom endeavors such as The Truth Project, the 2007 Harvest Crusade with Pastor Greg Laurie, and the Convoy of Hope inner city outreach.

Steve has worked alongside my prominent national organizations such as Focus on the Family, American Family Association, Family Research Council, TurningPoint with Dr. David Jeremiah, and the Stand for the Family Rallies featuring Dr. James Dobson. Steve has been featured in various media outlets both locally and nationally including CBS Evening News, the BBC, and CNN.

Steve holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Illinois and is currently working on a Masters in Christian Ethics at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Steve and his wife Gina have homeschooled their four children since 2003. Steve’s teaching style is infectious and ranges from hilarious to intense. He taught adult Sunday school at Bay Leaf Baptist for 4 years and currently teaches 11th grade boys in the youth program.

We just added a new class to our Homeschool Academic Resource Center (HARC)  for next fall. We are pleased to be offering an Earth Science class on Thursdays. You can learn more about this class, and the other HARC classes we offer HERE.