We hope our courses will
enrich your homeschool experience. They are conducted online via
email, message boards, and/or real-time chats unless otherwise
noted. Course fees, which fund our effort to support South Carolina
homeschooling families, are listed with course descriptions.
This 4-week course
provides a gentle introduction to writing and is appropriate for
beginners and reluctant writers in middle and high school. My focus
is on teaching the writing process and helping students see writing
as an enjoyable and attainable goal. (We
will not focus on spelling or grammar in this course - our
goal is to help students become less intimidated with writing.)
Students must be able to
check the forums and complete assignments each day (Monday-Friday).
The fee for this course is $25 for students who are members of
Carolina Homeschooler associations (see our list of
participating associations) and $30
for non-members. This course may be cancelled if there are not
enough students.
Registration for our
Introduction to Writing course is now open.
To register, please:
1. Register for a
Discussion Forums account
Most class activities
will take place in the Course Area section of our
discussion forums. To gain access to this area, parents and
students must sign up for separate forum accounts. Parents of
students under 13 will need to complete a little more paperwork than
those with older students due to COPPA regulations.
For complete
instructions on how to sign up for forum accounts, please visit the
Course News and Information forum and read the "How to create
forum accounts" thread. You will need your account username (and
your student's account username) before continuing with the
registration process.
Note:
Please ask your child not to use his last name as part of his
username due to privacy concerns. His first name is fine.
2. Submit your
registration information
Once you've completed
Step 1, copy and paste the following form into
an email and supply the requested information (you can delete
the Second Student portion if it's not needed, or add a
Third Student section if you have more students to enroll):
NOTE: Please
don't send your registration to me until you create forum accounts
for you and your student. I will not be able to process your
registration until you do.
Copy the text between
the dotted lines.
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Parent Information
Parent's Name:
Parent's Email:
Parent's Discussion
Forum Username:
Association Name (if you
qualify for free tuition):
Home Address (for
returning graded materials, if any):
First Student
Information
Course Requested:
Student's Name:
Student's Email:
Student's Age & Grade Level:
Student's Discussion
Forum Username:
Any comments or special
needs concerning this student:
Second Student
Information
Course Requested:
Student's Name:
Student's Email:
Student's Age & Grade Level:
Student's Discussion
Forum Username:
Any comments or special
needs concerning this student:
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End of form. Click on
this link to open a new email form.
3. Confirmation,
Materials List, & Fee Payment
I will confirm your
registration, provide a list of required and/or recommended
materials for each course, and provide fee payment information
within a couple days after receiving your registration information.
Fee
Information
Course fees (if any) are listed
with each course description. Fees can be paid by check, money
order, cashier's check, or non-credit/non-debit card PayPal. Discounts and
free courses are available for members of associations which
participate in the Carolina Homeschooler network (see our
associations page for a list of participants). Fees do not include
any required course materials. Homeschoolers in other states are
welcome to participate in our courses if space is available.
