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Texts and Materials
Rock Solid - discounted
homeschool supplier, good prices and fast service.
Rainbow Resource Center
- another discounted supplier, good prices, service can be very slow
during main buying months so check their delivery time before
ordering.
Timberdoodle - a
favorite homeschool catalog published for many years.
Lab Kits & other science
tools - a great resource for science/lab supplies, can
order kits that contain the items needed for labs in various
textbooks.
Local Homeschool Stores
Children's Books -
Lyman, SC
The Cat's Pajamas - Woodruff, SC
The Curriculum Exchange
- York, SC
The Christian
Curriculum Connection - Aiken, SC
Brodsky Ministries -
Internet-only, based in Summerville, SC
Growing Scholars -
Charlotte, NC & Stallings, NC
Correspondence Programs
Calvert School
- a long-established correspondence school for grades 1-8,
textbook-based.
American School - the most reasonably priced high school
correspondence program. This link is to a message board that
discusses American School and other correspondence programs, not to
the American School website (which isn't maintained well). To
order an application and information, call 1-800-531-9268. Does not
have internet classes, students must communicate with teachers by
phone or letter.
Keystone National High
School - high school correspondence program, can be
pricey but does provide internet courses and communication.
Bob Jones University Press - all grade levels,
Christian, textbook-based.
A Beka - all grade levels,
Christian, textbook-based.
K12 - all grade levels,
internet-based.
Oak Meadow - correspondence
program with gentle learning
philosophy, all grade
levels, offers online curriculum in addition to their
home-based materials.
Sonlight Curriculum -
all grade levels, literature-based curriculum, no online
courses.
Seton Home
Study School - respected Catholic correspondence school, all grade levels,
offers online and home-based courses.
History & Academic Success
online courses - online high school courses and tutoring by a SC
teacher.
Test Suppliers
Seton Home
Study - reasonably priced, fast shipping, can take as
long as you need to administer the tests and return for scoring.
Bayside School
Services - more expensive, limited test administration
window.
Thurbers Educational
Assessments - more expensive, limited test administration
window.
High School & College
The College Board -
the website for the SAT and PSAT tests, provides a lot of
information as well as practice problems for the tests.
Free Application for Federal
Student Aid (FAFSA) - complete this online application as
soon as possible in January (after you complete your taxes) for aid
the following school year. (Complete in January 2007 for financial
aid for the 2007-2008 school year.) Must be submitted to be
considered for financial aid.
Financial
Aid Calculator - quick calculator you can use to guess
how much financial aid you'll receive. The results are only an
approximation.
SC Scholarships and Grants
- a detailed listing of SC scholarships and grants.
SC
Graduation & Diploma Requirements - current requirements for
public school students to receive a diploma. You can use this as a
guideline, but remember that homeschoolers are not required to
follow these requirements since they don't receive a diploma by the
State Department of Education.
SC
Uniform Grading Policy - this is the uniform grading scale used
in all SC schools. If your student is interested in applying for a
LIFE scholarship and needs to be ranked, you'll have to use this
scale in determining grades.
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