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February Events
March Events
April Events
Conventions, Conferences, Workshops, and
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February Events
CSI: Crime Scene Insects
Discovery Place in Charlotte, NC, invites adults and children over 8
to their new exhibition exploring forensic entomology. Visitors can
observe real crime scene insects in action, such as carrion beetles,
dermestid (flesh-eating) beetles, blowflies and their maggots. They
can use their forensic crime-solving skills to investigate recreated
crime scenes, explore the five stages of decomposition, view morgue
drawers containing medical models of cadavers (sculpted models).
This exhibition ends on April 30. For more information, visit their
website.
Historic Rosedale Special
Exhibit and Tours
Historic Rosedale announces a special exhibit through March 31, 2010
of a slave reward poster issued in November 1857 in Virginia. The
artifact poster with its original one cent postage stamp offers a
reward of $300.00 for 3 escaped slaves. Tours of the home which
offer the opportunity to view this unique historic artifact are open
to the public each Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 1:30 and
3:00 pm. Admission is $5.00 for adults, $4.00 for Seniors and
students. Special tours may be arranged for groups of 10 or more.
Call 704.335.0325 for more information or visit their
website.
Speech & Debate
Judges Needed
Five hundred volunteers are needed as judges for South Carolina's
NCFCA Qualifying Speech & Debate Tournament, hosted by Columbia
International University, from March 18-20. Two hundred homeschooled
students will arrive from NC, SC, GA, and FL for three days of
competition. Students will compete in several speech events and two
styles of debate. Judges will receive training, have access to
talented students, watch stimulating presentations, and enjoy tasty
refreshments. No speech or debate experience is needed to be a
community judge. The time commitment is approximately 3 hours on any
one of the tournament days, and there are sessions to choose from
beginning at 7:30 in the morning and ending at 8:30 in the evening.
For more information, or to sign up to judge, visit the
website, click
on "South Carolina," then on "South Carolina Community Judge
Registration." For more information, please contact Tournament
Public Relations Coordinator, Beth Robles, at
scxrobles@aol.com or
803.749.4062.
Homeschool Days at Old Salem Museums &
Gardens
Join Old Salem Museums & Gardens on February 24 and 26, from 9:30 am
to 4:30 pm for a gastronomic journey back to the 18th and early 19th
centuries. Find out how food was procured, prepared and preserved in
the past. Learn hearthside cooking techniques, discover the flavors
of the 18th and 19th centuries, chocolate in the 18th century, learn
early table manners and deportment, make a Marzipan treat and more.
For more information or to make reservations, call 800.441.5305.
BubbleWrap® Competition for Young
Inventors
Sealed Air Corporation and The National Museum of Education are
proud to announce the fourth annual BubbleWrap® Competition for
Young Inventors for grades 5-8. This innovative contest incorporates
national and state academic standards in the fields of engineering
design, problem-solving, entrepreneurship and all of the core
curricular subjects. The deadline to enter is March 3, and
applications may be received via hard copy mail, email or FAX. For
more information, visit their website,
email info@nmoe.org, or to call 330.376.8300.
Big Red Ticket
Concerts
The Music Foundation of Spartanburg's "Big Red Ticket" outreach
program provides Kindergarten through 12th Grade students with a
voucher to attend a performance of any of six concerts free of
charge. Remaining concerts include: The
Soldier's Tale on February 20 at 7:00 pm, featuring The Spartanburg
Little Theatre and Ballet Spartanburg; and Miniatures & Masterpieces
on April 10 at 7:00 pm, featuring Sopranos Katie Agocs and Becky
Turner. For more information, please call The Music Foundation of
Spartanburg at 864.948.9020 or visit their
website.
Mad Science Homeschool
Classes
Mad Science of Columbia offers exciting, hands-on science classes
for homeschoolers each Thursday from 12:30-1:30 pm in a fun,
interactive environment. Participants get pre- and post-class
resource packets that include vocabulary, reading suggestions, and
cross-curriculum ideas for relating to other subject areas. Children
also get a "take home" with each class designed to extend their
learning through play at home. For more information and to register,
call 803.739.2122 or visit their
website.
Dinosaurs:
Mesozoic Monsters!
The SC State Museum invites you to their robotic exhibit, Dinosaurs:
Mesozoic Monsters. Museum guests will discover firsthand life
beyond the mists of prehistory, when monsters walked the earth. This
6,500 square foot exhibit features moving, roaring, fleshed-out
robotic creatures along with other hands-on activities to engage and
enlighten visitors during their prehistoric journey. This exhibit
ends on February 28, 2010. For more information about this
new exhibit, visit their
website or
call 803.898.4921.
SC State Museum
Educational Programs
The SC State Museum holds many educational programs throughout the
year for students, including homeschoolers. For a list and more
information about these programs, visit their
website.
Living
History Saturdays at Historic Brattonsville
Step back in time at Historic Brattonsville on each Saturday from
10:00 am to 4:00 pm as costumed interpreters bring to life the 18th
and 19th centuries. Witness life in the Carolina Backcountry through
activities such as farming, shearing sheep, picking cotton and
military drills. Activities and demonstrations vary weekly. For
details, see their
calendar.
Culture and Heritage Museums
The Culture and Heritage Museums is a linked system of cultural
institutions in York County, SC, which includes Historic
Brattonsville, McCelvey Center, Museum of York County, the Future
Museum on the Catawba River and the new Children's Museum in Old
Town Rock Hill. As a group, they provide many educational programs
and field trip opportunities for homeschool families throughout the
year. For more information and a link to their field trip planner, visit their
website.
EdVenture Children's Museum
Programs
EdVenture's curriculum-based field trips and programs complement
instruction by encouraging hands-on learning. Their exhibits and
related programs in science, health and safety, social studies,
language arts and math place a strong emphasis on problem solving
and critical thinking. For more in-depth information on all of their
programs, call 803.400.1151 or visit their
website.
Lowcountry Children's Museum
Field Trips
The Children's Museum of the Lowcountry offers hands-on learning
field trips on Tuesday through Fridays to support homeschool
curricula. For more
information, visit their
website, call Desma Barker at 843.853.8962 extension 221, or
email her at
desma@explorecml.org.
Art Education
Programs
The Columbia Museum of Art offers many programs of interest to
families, groups, and homeschoolers. For information about these
programs, visit their
website.
Charleston Museum's Homeschool History Days
Visit the Charleston Museum from 10:00 to 11:00 am every second
Tuesday for special homeschool programs. These programs feature a
history class, time to go through the museum, and an activity. For
more information, visit their
website.
ScienceSouth Educational
Programs
ScienceSouth in Florence, SC, provides science-related workshops for
families and homeschoolers each month. For a schedule of classes and more information, visit their
website or call 843.679.5353.
Book Sales in
SC
There are many SC library
book sales featured throughout the year. To find one near you, visit
this website.
