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- Be Thankful
- 2017 CHAP Convention Details
- Open Positions
- Pursue Languages
- FAQs
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Looking for a way to encourage gratitude in your family? Try this idea for Thanksgiving.
Decorate a bunch of cards for your family, friends, neighbors, and possibly even strangers (like the mailman or store clerk). On the card list the reasons you are thankful for that person. What a great way to put a smile on someones face!
Not very crafty? Here is an easy way to accomplish the task. Buy some index cards and a pack of thanksgiving stickers. Put a sticker on the card and write out a simple heartfelt message and sign it. Easy!
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A Sampling of Speaker Topics
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We know that you come to the convention to be informed and encouraged as much as you do to look at and purchase curriculum. This year we have a great line-up of speakers (keep your eyes open for the upcoming list of speakers on our website). In the meantime, here's a sneak peek at some of the speaking sessions at CHAP's 2017 Convention:
- One Family's Journey to the Charlotte Mason Method in Math
- The Disciple-Making Parent: Raising Your Children to Love and Follow Jesus Christ
- Organize, De-Clutter, and Find Time
- Gospel Truths That Homeschoolers Forget
- Preparing Your Outside-the-Box Kid for an Outside-the-Box Future
- Making Brothers and Sister Best Friends
- After High School Soon; Now What? Guidance Counseling 101
- Journalistic Techniques in Christian Writing
- Pitchin' a Fit: Overcoming Angry and Stressed Out Parenting
This is just a sampling of the many topics that we have worked hard to arrange for you. All of these speakers are parents themselves who have (or continue to) raise their children in the fear and admonition of the Lord.
This year we will still have the regular sessions such as "Getting Started" and "The Nuts and Bolts of High School," but we will also be featuring a mini, sort-of Christian Writer's Conference within the convention, and this will be included in the price of your general admission. CHAP secured a local author and editor who has taught for over 20 years at Christian writer's conferences nationwide to help you and your students with various written communication skills.
This faith-boosting and strengthening time of encouragement will all begin
Friday June 2, 2017 with our keynote speaker at our new location in the Lancaster Convention Center. More information on this and everything else will be forthcoming later this fall and winter on CHAP's website. We look forward to seeing you in 2017!
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No CHAP Graduation in 2017
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By now you are aware that the CHAP Convention has a new location and date for 2017. Our annual convention will be held June 2-3 at the the Lancaster County Convention Center. With the many changes that are involved in moving locations and details that must be updated, CHAP wants to inform you that we will not be organizing a graduation ceremony during our convention in 2017. CHAP still plans to offer scholarships to graduating CHAP seniors and those details will be posted on our website the beginning of the year.
CHALC (Coalition of Homeschoolers Across Lancaster County) holds a large graduation ceremony every year at Calvary Church in Lancaster. If you have a graduating senior this year, you may want to inquire about joining CHALC's graduation ceremony which will be held Friday, May 26, 2017. Information about CHALC can be found at:
www.chalc.org or you may email Belinda at
scrawls@chalc.org. The deadline for graduation registration with CHALC is November 30th. Tell Belinda that you are affiliated with CHAP.
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How can saving my pennies now help care for my back later?
Book Check is the answer!
During the convention the Book Check booth will store your purchases in boxes, deliver them curbside, and even load them in your car! So diligently saving now can help you avoid an aching back later.
CHAP runs this service to support you. To help cover our costs we suggest a small donation for each box
- First box $4
- Additional boxes $2
- Oversized items $1
- Show your Friday receipt on Saturday and receive your first box for $2
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Convention Coordinator Assistant
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CHAP has a need for a part-time Assistant to the Convention Coordinator. This is a paid position.
General Description: Under the direction of the CHAP Convention Coordinator, the Assistant Convention Coordinator will work in making and overseeing various aspects of the arrangements for the CHAP Convention.
Further details are available at
http://chaponline.com/positions-available/#paid
- Cover letter
- Resume
- Brief salvation testimony
- Three references
There are also various volunteer positions that need to be filled. Visit
www.chaponline.com where you can see all available opportunities.
CH
AP is dependent on people just like you in order to continue serving PA homeschool families. Please prayerfully considering lending a hand.
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The
CHAP Magazine Editor position is open. If you are interested please send your name and contact information to
staff@chaponline.com with the subject 'Editor'.
Job Description: Magazine Editor
As the quarterly print publication of the Christian Homeschool Assocation of Pennsylvania, the CHAP Magazine seeks to inform, encourage, and equip families on their homeschooling journey. The magazine fully supports CHAP's mission of promoting Christ-centered, parent-directed, privately funded, home-based discipleship. The CHAP Magazine Editor must complete CHAP's Volunteer Information Sheet, agree with the CHAP Statement of Faith, and wholly endorse and support CHAP's mission statement and goals.
Time Commitment: The CHAP Magazine Editor is a part-time, year-round, volunteer position. Time commitment required to fulfill these duties could vary greatly from issue to issue. Roughly 2-4 hours a week has been suggested, but this would be an average figure and time required is concentrated around the magazine deadlines. The requested commitment for this position is for one year.
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Ministry work while staying at home?
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Pursue Languages is looking for a home stay coordinator as well as families to host Spanish high school students for 3 weeks this summer. The students plan to improve their spoken English, learn and experience the culture as well as sight-see while in America. The home stay coordinator job is mainly in the summer and can be a second source of income. Responsibilities of the coordinator include:
- Find good host families with teenage kids who are excited about hosting foreign students.
- Train the host families about hosting.
- Communicate regularly with the company in Spain.
- Act as a link between the host family and the student.
- Ensure host families meet the requirements.
- Report to Pursue Languages in Spain.
Terms: The host families are paid $600/student for the 3 weeks and the coordinator $200/student. If you are interested please contact Ephraim Wambu at
ewambu@pursuelanguages.com
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Q:
Do I have to teach all the required subjects every year?
A:
No. Home education programs must include instruction in specific subjects at the elementary and secondary school levels. Thus, the homeschool program should include sufficient instruction in each required subject to enable each student to become proficient or develop mastery at the required level.
For core subjects, this may require rigorous annual instruction. But the law does not specifically require students to receive instruction in every required subject every year—with one exception: programs must include "regular and continuous instruction in the dangers and prevention of fires." (24 P.S. § 13-1327.1[c]).
Parents must maintain a portfolio of records and materials to demonstrate that the program consists of "instruction in the required subjects for the time required in this act and in which the student demonstrates sustained progress in the overall program" (24 P.S. § 13-1327.1[a]).
Dan Beasley - HSLDA Attorney
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