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Academic Calendar and Weekly Class Schedules for Live Classes in 2010-11

Wednesday, August 11th, 2010

The Academic year with HistoryAtOurHouse will commence September 7, the day after Labor Day.  This will be the first day of live classes in the upcoming year of the American history program.  (Access to the archives of the Ancient and European history programs will begin September 1.) If you are an American history client for [...]

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By Popular Demand: HistoryAtOurHouse Registration Re-Opens Early for 2009-10!

Thursday, August 13th, 2009

Registration for the American, Ancient, and European history programs for the 2009-10 school year is now open, and will remain open until September 7, via the registration page. ANCIENT HISTORY REGISTRATION Three levels of Ancient history instruction are available in the coming year: Lower Elementary (for students age 6-8) Upper Elementary (for students age 9-11). [...]

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American History Registration Now Open

Friday, June 27th, 2008

Registration for American history is now open. Please visit the registration page for details.

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California Homeschooling Update

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008

Gideon Reich, one of my homeschooling parents in California, has this update about the homeschooling situation there, courtesy of his blog, “Armchair Intellectual”: California Resolution on Homeschooling

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The Four Phases of Columbus Scholarship

Saturday, October 6th, 2007

When Columbus first proposed his world-changing voyage, his ideas met with the resistance along the lines later captured in a quote from Gandhi: “First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.” Columbus’s fate in textbooks seems to be following the reverse course. First Columbus “won.” Even if, [...]

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The Powell Family is on the Move

Friday, August 10th, 2007

Hello: The Powell family is on the move, and I will be out of touch for a few days.  If you have questions about the program or enrollment, please watch this site, as I will let you all know when we’re settled in our new place. Best, Scott Powell.

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General Registration Opens at 12:00 PM Pacific

Wednesday, August 1st, 2007

Final testing of the enrollment system is being completed as we speak.  Please check back here at 12:00 PM Pacific, for general enrollment. Advance enrollment will be available to members of the mailing list in the next couple hours.

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How Does it Work?

Thursday, July 12th, 2007

If you’re interested in learning more about the HistoryAtOurHouse program, and how you might be able to include it in your homeschooling curriculum, take a look at the new Implementation Page.  There you can sample the types of resources that are typically provided for students, including maps, images, tests, and vocabulary exercises.  A sample MP3 [...]

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Main Site Now Up!

Thursday, July 5th, 2007

The main website for HistoryAtOurHouse is now available for prospective clients. Visit:  http://www.historyatourhouse.com/main/index.html. Be sure to sign up for the e-mail list, and send a link to your friends. E-mail list members have first dibs on scholarships and enrollment offers, and they receive the HistoryAtOurHouse monthly newsletter that includes pedagogical tips and exclusive books recommendations.

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