Lee County Homeschooling
Lee County Home Education Office:
2855 Colonial Blvd.,
Fort Myers, FL 33966
239-337-8301
Lee County Home Education Website:
Lee County Homeschool Evaluators:
Charles C. Tucker - 1-877-228-1569 www.Homeschool-Evaluations.com
Lee County Homeschool Support Groups:
May 18th, 2012
History Channel’s “Pick & Tell” Contest for 5th – 8th Graders Has $10,000 Grand Prize
Pick and Tell: American Pickers Student Contest HISTORY invites students in grades 5-8 to search for and tell us about the unique historical items in your communities. What collectibles or interesting items have you discovered? What did you pick? Enter the Pick and Tell contest for a chance to win up to $10,000 in scholarship [...]
Backyard Safari: Invasion of the caterpillars!
By Jessica Basham Spring has sprung and ’tis the season of the caterpillar. They are everywhere, crawling on outdoor walls, railings, cars, trees and picnic tables. You name it, caterpillars are on it. In the last few weeks I have seen at least five different species of this squirmy critter around our office in Gainesville: [...]
Wildlife Celebration Week at Chinsegut Features Kids’ Day Camp, Birding & Wildlife Festival
Come join the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) at the Chinsegut Conservation Center in Brooksville for a weeklong celebration dedicated to wildlife. It’s fun, fascinating and enjoyable for everyone in the family. Festivities kick off on March 19, with a day camp that runs through March 22 for kids ages 8-12. On March [...]
Bullying in School
This is a problem that is growing and getting worse in the schools: Here’s your child’s new lap top: Turn the volume down on this one. don’t watch this around your children because you don’t want your children around this stuff, or even seeing it on YouTube:
Google Science Fair 2012 – Great Homeschool Event!
As homeschoolers, we have to search out and find opportunities for our children to participate in academic activities and events, such as speech contests, science fairs, robotics competitions, etc. The Google Science Fair is an exciting event that can really motivate your child to explore questions in science, find answers, and share them with a [...]
Standardized Tests in Duval County
I will be doing testing in all county areas. [email, or call me anytime, for evaluations done easily, quickly and very economically ($25) I am a FL Dept. of Education certified teacher - exp. date: 6/30/16: CCTucker7@ gmail .com -no spaces of course - OR call: 904-272-7245 / 786-525-3545 C.C. Tucker] http://www.homeschoolingflorida.com/
URGENT: Phone Calls Needed to Protect Home Education in FL
HB 859 - HOME EDUCATION WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS BILL! YOU MUST CALL TODAY 2/23 OR 2/24! Not this year, but within 5 years, all homeschools will be affected – it is a slippery slope. See the article from the CATO Institute below, which explains how HB 859 will bring private schools taking scholarships under the [...]
PBS Kids Go! Writing Contest for K – 3rd Grades
Here’s a great story contest for younger children, sponsored by PBS Go Kids! The PBS KIDS GO! Writers Contest is a national-local contest designed to promote the advancement of children’s reading skills through hands-on, active learning. The Contest encourages children in grades K-3 in communities across the country to celebrate the power of creating stories [...]
Winter Star Party to Bring 600 Astronomers to View Lower Keys Skies
Do you have a budding astronomer in your family? Feed their appetite for stargazing at this unique event where you can see the Southern Cross – normally only visible in the southern hemisphere. SCOUT KEY, Florida Keys — As many as 600 amateur and professional astronomers from around the world are to gather in the Lower [...]
Summer Camps – Now is the Time for Reduced Prices For Youth Summer Camps
Ian, Gabriel and Karl became close life long friends after spending the most fun week of their lives catching the biggest fish they had ever seen before. Only one of them had ever been fishing before, Ian, and they were only 8 years old, so those weren’t difficult accomplishments to achieve, though the fish they caught [...]