Homeschool Club Days is gearing up for its second year this fall. We would love to have you join us!

Club Days is currently divided into a one hour literature club where children will read and discuss great books and a second hour current events club. The goal of the literature club is to create a family style relaxed environment while also providing a structured schedule, clear objectives, and high behavioral expectations for participants. Book discussions will be conversational in nature. Children will be encouraged to share their experiences and opinions with each other while parents help to facilitate and encourage discussion.The goal of current events club is to talk about local, national, and world events using God’s World News Magazine (GWN) as a basis for discussion. Parents are required to purchase GWN for participation in the current events club. A group purchase rate will be offered for those participating.

Club Days will meet a total of 8 Friday afternoons throughout the year. The LIterature Club will meet from 2:00pm-3:00pm, and the Current Events Club will meet from 3:00pm-4:00pm. The dates are as follows: October 11, November 8, December 13, January 10, February 7, March 7, April 4, and May 9.

Club Days is free and open for children in kindergarten through high school. Althouh there is no charge, families are required to be Colonial Homeschoolers members. Once sign-up is complete, groups will be formed and divided based on factors such as age, grade, and reading/comprehension level. Ultimately, each family should decide for themselves which group best fits their child(ren). If you would like to participate in club days please CLICK HERE. Registration will be available until Friday, September 30, 2013. For additional information, please contact Doug and Meg Burgin at freegentile@gmail.com.

NEW! There is an additional Middle School Spanish Class being offered in Cary (Cary Parkway/Old Apex Rds) on Tuesdays from 11:00am-12:00pm. Please contact Jan Castro at senoracastro@gmail.com if interested for registration information.

Middle School Spanish will give your 5th-8th grade student an opportunity to be exposed to Spanish conversation, vocabulary and bits of easy grammar concepts through hands-on activities and games while learning. They will learn a specialized format to be able to speak sentences on the very first day! Kinesthetic learning will increase the student’s understanding and thus encourage him/her to excel.

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Classes: One hour classes held once a week – approximately 26 weeks

*Taught by Jan Castro

Middle School Spanish gives your student an opportunity to be exposed to Spanish conversation, vocabulary and bits of easy grammar concepts through hands-on activities and games while learning. They will learn a specialized format to be able to speak sentences on the very first day! Kinesthetic learning will increase the student’s understanding and thus encourage him/her to excel. Cost: $8 per student per class. One hour classes held once a week – approx 26 weeks.

Spanish 1 is for 9-12th graders who need a foreign language for high school credit. There will be at least 3 days of homework each week. The class consists of mostly grammar and vocabulary lessons with some conversation using Abeka curriculum. It covers both present and past tenses, and includes adjectives, articles, conjunctions, adverbs, object pronouns and other basic grammar. New concepts will be introduced in small doses, building upon what has already been learned.

Spanish 2 is open to those completing Spanish 1, or for those who can pass the review test if student has not previously enrolled in Spanish 1 using Abeka curriculum. There will be at least 3 days of homework each week. Spanish 2 continues to add more verb tenses and helps the student build more complex sentence structures to their Spanish abilities. Speaking, hearing, reading and writing in Spanish are encouraged throughout the year.

Spanish 3 is open to those completing any Spanish 2 curriculum. It will involve more conversation, reading, writing and speaking of Spanish grammar and vocabulary learned from previous years. In class, we will be using the Destinos Videos and Workbook (used at Wake Tech) to encourage hearing and understanding of native speakers, along with special guests to interview in person. Using the official study guide, students will also be prepared to take the Spanish CLEP test given by the College Board for college credit.

Cost: High School classes: $360 per student for the year (easy payments available; sibling discount available). Students will purchase their own books. A detailed list of class materials will be sent upon registering. Classes are once-a-week for 1.5 hours, mid-August through mid-May. Limited classes are available each year and are usually small in size. You are encouraged to register early in summer. See classes already scheduled for this year below.

Family Spanish classes in your home will be considered if interested and schedule availability. Please contact Jan for more information and specific cost.

If interested in hosting a class at your home or church in So. Wake county, please contact Jan for available days/time. As host, your schedule will be priority.

Classes 2013-2014:
KinderSpanish Wednesdays 9:30am (Garner) CLOSED
Middle School Spanish Wednesdays 11am (Fuquay/Willow Springs)

Spanish 1
Tuesdays 1-2:30pm Apex (Hwy 55/Old Jenks)
Thursdays OASIS Co-op* (FBC Garner)
Fridays/pm H&H Co-op* (TenTen/Sauls Rds)

Spanish 2
Tuesdays 3:00-4:30pm Apex (TenTen/Kildaire Farm)
Fridays/am H&H Co-op* (TenTen/Sauls Rds)

Spanish 3
Wednesdays 12:30-2pm Holly Springs (Hwy 55/Wilbon Rd)
Fridays/am H&H Co-op* (TenTen/Sauls Rds)

*OASIS Co-op is a homeschool ministry of First Baptist Church Garner. www.oasishomeschoolers.com
*H&H Co-op is a ministry of Highlands Baptist Church to homeschooled K-12th grades. Herohs.org
Please visit the co-op website for more information and registration.

Contact: Jan Castro, senoracastro03@yahoo.com, 919-776-6841

*Jan Castro graduated from California Baptist College in 1981 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree, and a Teacher’s Certificate from University of California, Riverside, in 1982. She spent two years in Uruguay, South America, studying Spanish as a Missionary Journeyman with the Southern Baptist while in teaching and youth ministry roles.
Jan has over 32 years of teaching experience of all ages, public and private schools and church, and over 28 years of speaking Spanish with church Hispanic ministries and her own extended family. She has homeschooled her 3 children for over 20 years (K-12), graduating her 2 oldest. She has been a leader of Colonial Homeschoolers (Isaiah 40) in Cary since it began in 1996, and a teacher for their co-op (SEEK) in various age groups. This will be her 15th year teaching Spanish to Homeschooled High Schoolers in NC and also tutors public and private school students in Spanish.