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I'm planning to attend this alternative education conference and thought some of you might find it interesting as well! https://www.aeroconference.org/

Great college fair for homeschoolers to attend! Watch the info video to see how it will work. https://drive.google.com//1qqqAQSiOoqw9eFO3ZMe5wkHQkf/view

**UPDATED WED 4/28/21 W/CALL-IN NUMBER** PLS SEE BELOW. --->UPDATE 12:40 pm -- WE DID IT!!! We made our voices heard!!!! THANK YOU, EVERYONE!!!! I'm so sorry ...we didn't get the result we wanted, and we didn't all get a chance to speak and they had issues on their end that took some of our time, but we still appreciate EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU who took the time out of your day to hop on the phone lines and try to speak your testimony. We see you and appreciate ALL OF YOU!!!! Participation in democracy matters, and we did that, and we showed that to our families and our children and our schools, our communities, and each other. We will keep participating, and we will keep fighting. PLEASE NOTE: Please hang up to make room for more callers. You can still follow along after you’ve given your testimony by logging in to the live audio or video stream from the Education Committee on the CA Assembly pages here: Live Audio feed: https://www.assembly.ca.gov/media/437-video/audio Live Video Feed: https://www.assembly.ca.gov/media/437-video Here's the Call-in number!! 1-877-692-8957 PIN: 1315437 Let's make our voices be heard!!!! PLEASE LISTEN CAREFULLY AND ONLY SPEAK WHEN THEY CALL FOR COMMENT ON AB 1316. Please continue to share this post since it has important step-by-step instructions for calling in. If you are able to help us share this post and call-in number with your community groups, we will greatly appreciate it since we will be at the Capitol opposing AB 1316 in person. These are the detailed directions about calling into the hearing: 1. Dial the toll-free number provided on the day of the hearing: 1-877-692-8957 2. Enter the passcode/pin provided: 1315437 then press #. 3. A recording will come on to tell you that if you are not the meeting host or cohost, press #. 4. There will be a pause. 5. A recording will tell you the total number of participants on the line. 6. You will then be able to listen to the hearing in progress. You will be in a listen-only mode. 7. When the bill is up that you want to speak to, and the Committee starts accepting support/opposition via the phone line you will hear the operator state to press 1, then 0 to indicate that you would like to speak. 8. The operator will come on the line and tell you your caller number. Write this number down. 9. Listen and wait for the operator to call your number. When your number is called, your line will be unmuted and you can provide your statement of support/opposition. It is very important that you listen carefully to the Committee Meeting and that you only speak once they call for the opposition of AB 1316. We are being told that they will limit testimony to only 10 minutes per bill. In an effort to try to get as many of us through the phone lines as possible, please be ready to speak. All you will be able to say is: Your name, your city or affiliation, and that you oppose AB 1316. For example, I would say: I am Windi Eklund from Placentia and I oppose AB 1316. Thank you for your support of our children and charter schools!!! #NoOnAB1316 #AB1316 #HearMyVoiceForSchoolChoice #MyCharterEducatedChild #CharterSchool #SchoolChoice #LegislationTakeAction Please visit our blog to sign up for our email list with periodic updates on bills that impact school choice: https://www.homeschoolconcierge.com/legislation Please fill out your contact info and then at the bottom of the form select Legislation Take Action. Connect with us on social media for updates: @LegislationTakeAction on Facebook @LegislationTakeAction on Instagram If you are posting on social media please also include the following hashtags for our community grassroots movement: #NoOnAB1316 #AB1316 #HearMyVoiceForSchoolChoice #MyCharterEducatedChild #CharterSchool #SchoolChoice #LegislationTakeAction Facebook and Instagram Tag: Legislation Take Action

Homeschool/Hybrid Schooling Information Meeting - April 30 at 4:30pm at this link - https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81476210913 - Come ask all your homeschool questions and get them answered

Great article about older kids teaching younger kids and playing together - https://www.edweek.org//opinion-the-value-of-age-m/2008/04

Great interview!

So interesting!

URGENT - Please take action against another attempt to mess up the charter school system for homeschoolers: URGENT- URGENT, please read and take action today! Thank you:) We have to take URGENT ACTION against AB 1316 today and tomorrow: We have to submit letters today and tomorrow to the Assembly Ed Committee. Please see the instructions on submitting letters found here in a shared Google Drive:... https://docs.google.com//1zG_gAkr916NKEDselHSx-UDn39/edit See more

This might be useful to some high schoolers https://www.riveroakscharter.com/summer-academy/

Helpful websites listing all the different charter schools and their funding and features: https://hijola.wixsite.com/socalhomeschool/charter-schools

Great video! - Ted worked closely with Sir Ken Robinson - I listened to him recently at SXSW Education Seminar - so grateful for all our amazing teachers fulfilling those 5 things on the list of the Innovation Playlist - Community mobilization, Student-driven Learning, Real-world Challenges, Authentic Assessments, Caring & Connected Communities https://whatschoolcouldbe.org/why-not-now/

Grateful for the donations to support the teens and one teacher, who shaved their heads yesterday in support of St. Baldrick's Foundation for Childhood Cancer Research. If you still want to donate, it's not too late - https://www.stbaldricks.org/participants/mypage/1075221/2021

Reminder that the Learn Beyond The Book team of at least 4 will be shaving their heads this Saturday at 3pm in support of raising funds for St. Baldrick's Foundation who supports childhood cancer research. If you would like to support them, here is our team link: https://www.stbaldricks.org/teams/mypage/130703/2021

Some more virtual things to explore - this time from Skirball

I thought some of you might be interested in this, sounds kind of fun, I only know what is on this flyer :)

Something some of you might be interested in, sounds kind of fun, but I only know what's in the flyer below :)

Student Success Survey & Seminar for high schoolers - read more about it below https://learnbeyondthebook.com/the-good-student-survey-sem/

Truth and also applies to homeschooling :)

Some great free Math resources, games, training etc. from this non-profit: https://www.jrmf.org/

This is so cool! I was just sent this and haven't checked it all out, but wow, looks like great stuff! You have just over 2 hours to grab them! Here are 18 FREE Udemy courses worth ~$2.9k These all expire 9TH SEPT so be ULTRA FAST Please SHARE with others ... Python Immersive https://lnkd.in/geBDwJB SQL Server https://lnkd.in/g29dvpTHR Analytics in R https://lnkd.in/gJtqX7v Data Structures & Algos Interview https://lnkd.in/gmKatUP GitLab https://lnkd.in/gy8fBD9 Shell script automation https://lnkd.in/gmzsiSz Mac Terminal https://lnkd.in/gsRk7JK Intro to Problem Solving https://lnkd.in/gFMVSC6 Math Functions & Transforms https://lnkd.in/gm_6Zrv~ Soft SkillsAgile Scrum Master https://lnkd.in/g34Qi-R Agile Project Management https://lnkd.in/gttQqYH Persuasion and Influence https://lnkd.in/gtcVcUp Business Persuasion https://lnkd.in/gq4zZNV Networking for Success https://lnkd.in/gcssTJt ZEN habits https://lnkd.in/gxyMSV3 Goal Setting https://lnkd.in/gSUa6Vx Growth Mindset https://lnkd.in/gRNFyRC Self Control & Willpower https://lnkd.in/gMDX_XQ

Come learn with us about viruses from a virologist and our awesome Science teacher, Brooklyne for ages 12+, tomorrow, 8/26 at 10-11:30am - cost is $20 https://learnbeyondthebook.com/summer-camps-santa-clarita-/

College Prep & Leadership Skills Class (with Service Learning & Writing Projects) this year at Learn Beyond The Book - read more about the details here. https://learnbeyondthebook.com/college-prep-and-leadership/

Teacher Meet & Greet at Learn Beyond The Book on Sunday 8/16 at 2-4pm - if you have questions about any Fall classes or just want to meet a teacher, sign up for a 10-minute slot with any teacher you would like to talk to via Zoom by sending me a PM. Here is a list of all the classes: https://learnbeyondthebook.com/classes/

All the classes for Fall sorted by subject for your convenience of looking through the long list. Please send any questions my way through PM or email to [email protected]. Classes start Sep.8: https://learnbeyondthebook.com/classes/

Check out some great Technology classes starting soon!

Anyone interested in some 4-week summer camps or a one-time class focused on Viruses via Zoom with live teachers? Click below for the list of options - https://learnbeyondthebook.com/summer-camps-santa-clarita-/