August Events

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ScienceSouth Summer Camps
Enjoy a summer of fun and learning at one of ScienceSouth's week-long science themed camps. Mix it up with some crazy chemistry, find out what’s alive and kicking in biology, go to extremes with engineering, or maybe sleuth your way to the truth to solve the ScienceSouth mystery. You can do all this and more at one of ScienceSouth's five weeks of camp, where there's a little science for everyone. This year they’ve added a camp for junior scientists (grades 1-3), the rest are for rising 4th-8th grades. For cost and other information, visit their website or call 843-679-5353 x313. 

Pirates, Privateers and Buccaneers
The SC State Museum's exhibit, Pirates, Privateers and Buccaneers, features actual artifacts as well as reproductions to illustrate the lives and times of buccaneers during the heyday of piracy. It displays a pirate ship’s bell, rigging hook, cannon balls, pewter plates, buckles, ballast stones, cannon aprons and small vials of gold dust. A concretion tank features mineralized artifacts as they would have appeared when found on the ocean's floor. Visitors can view money plundered by pirates, including silver "pieces of eight," gold doubloons, and Spanish reals. Reproduction cannons from pirate ships give guests the feel of being on the deck of a pirate ship. Hands-on elements include: reproduction weapons, such as swords, pistols and muskets, learn to tie a variety of sailor's knots, walk off "paces" from a treasure map, try on reproduction pirate clothing, take pictures at a ship's wheel, and more. This exhibit ends on September 19, 2010. For more information, 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Book Sales in SC

There are many SC library book sales featured throughout the year. To find one near you, visit this website.