TEACHER DISCOUNTS
The following retailers offer teacher discounts
to home schoolers:
- Borders: 20% discount on materials used for home schooling. No home schooling verification needed. Joanne Fabrics: Need verification of home schooling; 25% discount for 1 st time teacher registration; 10% discount after that.
- Kinko's: 20% discount, need verification of home schooling
- Office Depot: 5% credit back to Waldenbooks: 20% discount, need verification of home schooling.
GEOGRAPHY BEE
For 4th through 8th graders, sponsored by National Geographic Magazine. The bee will be held in December. More details to follow.
WORD POWER CHALLENGE
For 4th through 8th graders, sponsored
by Readers' Digest. Held in February or March.
MAGIC WATERS
Offers discounted tickets for admission for a specific day in June. Details to follow. YMCA - Offers classes for home school families.
Four-H EXTENTION OFFICE
Located on Randall Road, St. Charles, IL
SIX FLAGS GREAT AMERICA
Offers a home school day. This years event will be held on Thursday,September 8th.
PIZZA HUT BOOKIT
A Pizza Hut sponsored reading program for students K-6.
Cougars Baseball
The Batavia Cougars Baseball Team sponsored reading program.
Children earn a ticket to see the Cougars play. 630-232-8811
CHEC
Christian
Home Educator's Coalition. This is a state-wide political
lobby group. They host Legislator's Day in the spring and monitor
bills that could affect home schooling freedoms and rights in
Illinois. Website: chec@chec.cc
ICHE
Illinois Christian
Home Educators.
This organization sponsors
a large convention each spring in DeKalb for home schoolers that
includes many good seminars and many vendors. A state-wide educational
group for home educators. Website: iche.org
HSLDA
Home School
Legal Defense Association. If you are interested in joining
this very effective organization. This site has lot of information
and interesting articles about law and homeschooling.
