2025-2026 Calendar

Closings and Delays: HARC will post closings on the homepage of the Shepherd’s Homeschoolers Website. This is on a class basis depending on when the roads become difficult to drive on. Please check the site during bad weather. Announcements for closures will be posted by 7 am. In the event of closure, instructors have the option to move classes online. We recognize that each family must choose safety for their students. Make sure to contact your instructor to stay current with assignments. Assignments are tracked on Canvas.

HARC Workshop: Mastering Homeschool Transcripts

Thursday, April 30, at 7:00 pm
The Lodge in the Children’s Center Building at The Shepherd’s Church (Room CC 221)

Does the word “transcript” raise your blood pressure? Maybe you have a draft, but still have questions? Transcripts don’t need to be hard or mysterious! Come join a 21-year homeschool veteran to hear pointers that have helped her kids and many others get into their first-choice schools with scholarships. Learn how to create a professional transcript that employers and colleges will appreciate!

Topics include:

Do colleges accept homeschoolers?
How should I format a homeschool transcript?
Should I put any 8th grade courses on the transcript?
What counts as a credit on a homeschool transcript?
How do you list college dual enrollment?
How do you pick course titles?
When are homeschool courses honors or AP?
What do I need to include on a transcript?
What grading scale should I use?
How do you calculate a weighted/unweighted GPA?
How do you make a homeschool diploma?
What records do I need to keep for my homeschooler?
Do I need to make course descriptions?

SPRING SEMESTER – 2026

Classes Resume – January 5, 6, 7, 8
Classes will not meet on Monday, January 19, due to the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.
Spring Break –March 2, 3, 4, 5
Classes End* – May 11, 12, 13, 14
Homeschool Graduation – May 16, 2026 (check website)

*Last class day is at the instructor’s discretion depending on curriculum covered. Check with your instructor.

** If numbers are larger than what we can accommodate, first class will be via Zoom as arranged by the instructor.

2026-2027 Calendar

Closings and Delays: HARC will post closings on the homepage of the Shepherd’s Homeschoolers Website. This is on a class basis depending on when the roads become difficult to drive on. Please check the site during bad weather. Announcements for closures will be posted by 7 am. We do not follow Wake County Schools. In the event of closure, instructors have the option to move classes online. We recognize that each family must choose safety for their students. Make sure to contact your instructor to stay current with assignments. Assignments are tracked on Canvas.

FALL SEMESTER –2026

Parent orientations** – August 3, 4, 5, 6 (parents attend with students first 20 minutes unless other arrangements have been made by the instructor)
First day of classes- August 3, 4, 5, 6 (Steve Noble’s classes begin the week of August 10.)
Classes will not meet on Monday, September 7, due to the Labor Day holiday.
Fall Break – October 12, 13, 14, 15
Thanksgiving Break – November 23, 24, 25, 26
Classes End – December 7, 8, 9, 10

Midyear grades are emailed over Christmas Break unless they are already posted on Canvas.

SPRING SEMESTER – 2027

Classes Resume – January 4, 5, 6, 7
Classes will not meet on Monday, January 18, due to the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.
Spring Break –March 22, 23, 24, 25
Classes End* – May 10, 11, 12, 13
Homeschool Graduation – May 15, 2027 (check website)