Annual Homeschool 101 Event
sponsored by the Blount County Public Library and BHEA
Date: April 30, 2024
Location:
Blount County Public Library
508 North Cusick Street
Maryville, TN 37804 US
Blount County Public Library, in partnership with the Blount Home Education Association (BHEA), will offer a Homeschool 101 seminar on Tuesday evening, April 30, at the library in Maryville. Curriculum tables will be available beginning at 5:30 pm in the hallway and seasoned homeschool parents will be available to answer individual questions. The Homeschool 101 formal presentation will begin at 6:15 p.m. in the Sharon Lawson Room.
Homeschool 101 is an informative session for those interested in homeschooling, new homeschoolers, and current homeschoolers who still have questions about curriculum, teaching strategies, or are just new to the area and would like to learn more about laws governing homeschools in Tennessee. It is geared to both prospective and new homeschoolers. It will feature a Question and Answer session and provide ample opportunity to chat with current homeschoolers and to view their curriculum.
Topics covered include:
- The benefits of homeschooling.
- Getting started and legally registering to homeschool.
- The varying approaches to homeschooling.
- An introduction to what BHEA offers local homeschoolers in terms of support.
- And much more!
Featured Speaker: Diane Benson, HomeLife Academy Director of Academics and Counseling & BHEA Alumni Parent.
How to sign up: Please sign up at the BHEA Calendar (on the lefthand menu at http://bhea.net) by clicking on the event name on April 30 so that we know how many people to plan for.
BHEA Contact for questions: Karen Metcalf, Academic Advancement Coordinator for BHEA - [email protected].
Featured Speaker:
Diane P. Benson
Diane graduated from Adrian College in Michigan with a degree in Psychology and continued on to earn a M.A. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology. She spent nearly ten years in the corporate world before moving to the college environment where she has taught Psychology for over 17 years. Diane has been involved in the homeschooling world since 2005 when it became time for her son to “start” school. She has been active with local homeschool groups since then, teaching co-op classes, facilitating roundtables, training, and presentations for parents, as well as coaching students on transitioning from high school to college. Diane is now the Director of Academics and Counseling at HomeLife Academy.
The son she started homeschooling in 2005 and recently graduated with honors from the University of Tennessee Chattanooga.
If you would like some individual coaching on how to get started before that date, please drop an email to [email protected] and one of our volunteers would be happy to help. Also, feel free to visit our New to Homeschooling page and join the BHEA Homeschool 101 group on Facebook.