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Homeschool ZOOventure Classes, Sanford
Sponsored by Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens
Tuesday, April 12, 2-4 p.m.
Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens, 3755 NW U.S. Hwy. 17/92
  "Amazing Africa": Welcome to Africa, the second-largest continent in the world. Zoo teacher guides will take you on safari as you explore the lands, cultures and animals of beautiful, amazing Africa! For ages 6-8.

The cost is $12 for zoo members and $15 for non-members. For more information, contact the education registrar at 407-323-4450 ext. 123 or education@centralfloridazoo.org.

Directions: The zoo is right off I-4 Exit 104.

The Households of Strength Tour, Sarasota
April 15-16th, Friday, 7:00-10:00 PM & Saturday 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM
Sarasota Baptist Church
  The Households of Strength Tour is coming to Sarasota, FL April 15-16, 2011! It is a Christian movement that brings biblical wisdom to bear on the crucial issues facing Christian families today. It is a call to stand up and stand out where ever you are. God intended for households to work together in their church and community. It only takes a few like-minded householders to make the vision more practical. International speaker and Teaching Elder of Gresham Household of Faith Community Church, Gregg Harris, will be the main speaker for the Households of Strength Tour: dohardthingstogether.com. He is the father of Alex and Brett Harris, the founders of The Rebelution and authors of Do Hard Things and Start Here, and of Joshua Harris (author of I Kissed Dating Goodbye, Boy Meets Girl, Dug Down Deep, and founder of NEXT.

The Households of Strength Tour will be coming to Sarasota, FL April 15-16th, Friday, 7:00-10:00 PM & Saturday 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM at Sarasota Baptist Church: Proctor Road Campus 7091 Proctor Road Sarasota, Fl 34241. For Seminar details, please visit: dohardthingstogether.com

The Households of Strength Seminar focuses on how parents and their teens can live and work together as a team so that everybody wins. But in order to work together as a team it helps to be trained together as a team with parents, young adults, teens, younger siblings and grandparents, all coordinating their efforts with one another for the benefit of the entire household. So, the answer to “Who should attend?” is everyone (ages 13+). That is why we offer a “Flat Rate” for families of any size. We want you to bring your entire team.

Session Topics are: The New Mayflower: Living In a World With No Continents to Which We Can Flee, The Seasons of a Life Well Lived: Growing Stronger Together Over Time, How to Stay Engaged With the One You Marry (for singles as well as couples), What Do You Have In Your House?: A Historical Overview of the Household, Special Session: This hour is reserved for a guest speaker, Home Schooling: Delight-Directed Study All the Way Through High School, Family Business: Doing Well for Yourself by Doing Good for Others, The Household Embassy: Using Family-style Evangelism & Hospitality to Make A Little History in Your Own Home.

Would you be willing to join us in taking up the call to this generation and the generations to come by promoting The Households of Strength Seminar? We have posters to hang, and brochures to pass out. If you are interested in promoting this event, please email me at: ashley@therebelution.com with your mailing information and the quantity of brochures and posters you would be willing to distribute. As soon as we receive your request, we will ship out your materials.



Ninth Annual Tampa Bay Homeschool Prom, Tampa
Sponsored by Tampa Bay Homeschool Prom
Friday, April 15
The Rusty Pelican Restaurant, 2425 N. Rocky Point Drive
 

Come and enjoy a wonderful evening of dancing and fun with other homeschoolers in the Grand Ballroom overlooking Rocky Point Bay. The cost to attend includes a buffet dinner featuring oven-roasted sirloin, chicken Marsala, shrimp Alfredo and scallop pasta, with salads, vegetables, desserts and drinks.

The cost is $65. For more information, visit TampaBayHomeschoolProm.com. On the site you will find a registration form and a flier with information about the prom. You may also pay using PayPal from a link on the registration page. There is a fee of $2.50 to cover the cost of using this service. Directions can be found by visiting TheRustyPelican.com and clicking on Directions.


Iowa Testing for Grades 1-12, Gainesville
Sponsored by Cornerstone Academy
April 18 and 19
3401 NW 34th Street
  Two mornings of standardized testing. The cost is $55. Please register at www.cornerstone.st/academics/homeschool-connection.php. For more information, e-mail muni@cornerstone.st.

"Opera's Greatest Hits," Tampa
Sponsored by David A. Straz Jr. Center for the Performing Arts 
Monday, April 18, 2011, 10:15 and 11:45 a.m.,
David A. Straz Jr. Center for the Performing Arts
  This entertaining presentation will teach students about the classical art form of opera. Video footage of past productions is the backdrop of this concert showcasing a love of singing by the Opera Tampa New Artists (formerly OTAPs) and special guests. Highlighting the greatest arias ever to grace the stages of the Straz Center, this production includes excerpts from the music of Verdi, Puccini, Bizet and musical theater gems, showing the direct connection between the two art forms.
Recommended for grades 3-8. The cost is $5.50 per person. For more information or to place a reservation, please contact the field-trip coordinator at 813-222-1047 or spencer.meyers@strazcenter.org

Directions: If traveling north on I-275, take the Ashley Drive / West Tampa exit (44 --old Exit 25) to downtown. Once on Ashley Drive, go to the first traffic light, turn right onto Tyler Street and go a half-block to the center. If traveling south on I-275, take the Downtown East-West exit (45A) to downtown. Please note that the exit point for Downtown East-West Exit 45A is well in advance of Exit 44. Follow the Ashley Drive sign. Turn right onto Tyler Street and go a half-block to the center.


Earth Day, Brooksville
USDA, NRCS Brooksville PMC
Wednesday, April 20, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Brooksville Plant Materials Center, 14119 Broad St.
  Earth Day activities will include pollinator garden planting; Potato Possibilities; native plant information; Build a Tree Frog House; a wildflower giveaway; conservation information from federal, state and local conservation organizations; and other things! Fun activities for the whole family. Lunch will be available for purchase.

Admission will be free. For more information, contact Janet Grabowski at 352-796-9600 or janet.grabowski@fl.usda.gov.

Directions: The center is about seven miles north of Brooksville on U.S. 41.

Florida's Water Systems, Titusville and Christmas
Sponsored by Science Partners
Friday, April 22
  Come enjoy the great outdoors of Florida with Bill and Merilee Clifton, who are creationists, authors, Florida Master Naturalists and science educators. The Cliftons will guide a group from Canaveral National Seashore to Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Indian River Lagoon and the St. Johns River, explaining Florida’s water systems from the perspective of God’s great design in creation.

Begin at CNS with an orientation, beach walk and beach activities. Then go to MINWR to look at educational displays and see a film on the ecology of the area. After a picnic lunch at IRL, get into the brackish water with seining nets. A capture-and-release permit will allow study of marine specimens. You never know what you might find -- perhaps fish, shrimp, crabs, seahorses, jellyfish, puffer fish, horseshoe crabs, stingrays, dolphins, manatees and more! The last stop is the St. Johns River to observe the plant and animal life of this freshwater habitat from an airboat. Watch for alligators, bald eagles, many other birds, turtles and more!

The cost is $26 for ages 3-11 and $32 for ages 12 and up. All children must be accompanied by a responsible adult. The cost covers all activities as well as CNS entrance, the airboat ride, handouts and gratuities. Reservations are required. For more information, contact Merilee or Bill at 407-331-3427, 407-808-4458 or sciencepartners@cfl.rr.com, or visit http://sciencepartners.net/Calendar.htm.

Homeschool ZOOventure Classes, Sanford
Sponsored by Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens
Tuesday, April 26, 2-4 p.m.
Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens, 3755 NW U.S. Hwy. 17/92
  "Amazing Africa": Welcome to Africa, the second-largest continent in the world. Zoo teacher guides will take you on safari as you explore the lands, cultures and animals of beautiful, amazing Africa! For ages 9-12.

The cost is $12 for zoo members and $15 for non-members. For more information, contact the education registrar at 407-323-4450 ext. 123 or education@centralfloridazoo.org.

Directions: The zoo is right off I-4 Exit 104.

SAT Testing, Orlando
Sponsored by Classical Conversations Orlando SE
Tuesday, April 26, and Wednesday, April 27
Real Life Christian Church, 2413 S. Goldenrod Road
  Testing is being offered for students in grades 2-12. Registration is online through the main Classical Conversations web page -- simply follow the link. The cost is $55, and registration closes April 3, with no refunds after that date. For more information, e-mail juliegulliver@yahoo.com.

Doktor Kaboom!, A Riveting Science Show -- Jacksonville
Sponsored by The Artist Series
Thursday, April 28, 2011, 
The Wilson Center, FSCJ South Campus, 11901 Beach Blvd.
  Doktor Kaboom! is an interactive, one-man science variety show suitable for all ages. With a program creatively blending theatre arts with the wonders of scientific exploration, Doktor Kaboom! keeps his crowds riveted with interest and rolling with laughter. Join Kaboom! for a side-splitting journey of increasingly spectacular, and often successful, science experiments designed to involve, excite, educate and entertain. Study guide available. For all ages.

The cost is $9.50 per seat. For more information, call Lindsay or Cindy 904-632-3228 or e-mail groupsales@fscj.edu.

Directions: From the north or south, exit I-95 at Butler Blvd. (Exit 344) and go east on until you reach 9A. Take the 9A exit and bear left at the fork and go north on 9A until you reach Beach Blvd. Take a right on Beach Blvd. (east) until you get to FSCJ Blvd on the left. Turn left on FSCJ Blvd, and the theater is directly in front of the FSCJ South Campus. From the east, take Beach Blvd. west, cross the Intracoastal Waterway and continue past Kernan Road. Turn right onto FSCJ Blvd. The theater is directly in front of the FSCJ South Campus. From the west, take I-10 East to I-95 South, cross over the Fuller Warren Bridge, take the Butler Blvd. exit (344) and follow the north/south directions above.


Doktor Kaboom! -- Tampa
Sponsored by David A. Straz Jr. Center for the Performing Arts 
Tuesday, May 3, 2011, 10:15 a.m. and 11:45 a.m.,
David A. Straz Jr. Center for the Performing Arts
  By popular demand, a second performance has been added! Doktor Kaboom! performs original interactive science comedy shows for students of all ages. Creatively blending theater arts with the wonders of scientific exploration, Doktor Kaboom! keeps his crowds riveted with interest and rolling with laughter. Join Kaboom! for a sidesplitting journey of increasingly spectacular (and often successful) science experiments designed to involve, excite, educate and entertain.

Recommended for grades 3-8. The cost is $5.50 per person. For more information or to place a reservation, please contact the field-trip coordinator at 813-222-1047 or spencer.meyers@strazcenter.org

Directions: If traveling north on I-275, take the Ashley Drive / West Tampa exit (44 --old Exit 25) to downtown. Once on Ashley Drive, go to the first traffic light, turn right onto Tyler Street and go a half-block to the center. If traveling south on I-275, take the Downtown East-West exit (45A) to downtown. Please note that the exit point for Downtown East-West Exit 45A is well in advance of Exit 44. Follow the Ashley Drive sign. Turn right onto Tyler Street and go a half-block to the center.


"The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe," Tampa
Sponsored by David A. Straz Jr. Center for the Performing Arts 
Wednesday, May 4, 2011, 10:15 and 11:45 a.m.,
David A. Straz Jr. Center for the Performing Arts
  This enchanting musical is based on C.S. Lewis’ adventure story about four children in war-torn England who accidentally enter the land of Narnia by climbing through a magic wardrobe. This strange and wondrous place is ruled by the cold-hearted White Witch, who makes the winter last year round. Although they seem unlikely saviors, the children fulfill an ancient prophecy by defeating the witch, thus restoring sunshine and peace to the spell-bound Narnia and returning the great lion king Aslan to his throne.

Recommended for grades 1-7. The cost is $5.50 per person. For more information or to place a reservation, please contact the field-trip coordinator at 813-222-1047 or spencer.meyers@strazcenter.org

Directions: If traveling north on I-275, take the Ashley Drive / West Tampa exit (44 --old Exit 25) to downtown. Once on Ashley Drive, go to the first traffic light, turn right onto Tyler Street and go a half-block to the center. If traveling south on I-275, take the Downtown East-West exit (45A) to downtown. Please note that the exit point for Downtown East-West Exit 45A is well in advance of Exit 44. Follow the Ashley Drive sign. Turn right onto Tyler Street and go a half-block to the center.


Homeschool Matinee, Kissimmee
Sponsored by Arabian Nights
Tuesday, May 10
Arabian Nights, 3081 Arabian Nights Blvd.
  This year's event will have a special educational format. It will begin at 10:30 a.m. with the educational sessions, followed by lunch and the show at noon. 

The cost will be $25 per person. For more information, contact Jason Temple, director of sales, by calling 800-553-6116 ext. 211 or e-mailing Jason@Arabian-Nights.com.

Homeschool ZOOventure Classes, Sanford
Sponsored by Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens
Tuesday, May 10, 2-4 p.m.
Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens, 3755 NW U.S. Hwy. 17/92
  "Island Seekers": It's time to set sail in search of far-off and mysterious islands where strange and unusual animals roam the forests and walk the beaches.  Amazing animals and beautiful habitats await the island seekers. For ages 6-8.

The cost is $12 for zoo members and $15 for non-members. For more information, contact the education registrar at 407-323-4450 ext. 123 or education@centralfloridazoo.org.

Directions: The zoo is right off I-4 Exit 104.

Living History Symposium -- D-Day: 
The Invasion of Normandy -- Polk City
Sponsored by Fantasy of Flight
May 13-14, 2011, Fantasy of Flight, 1400 Broadway Blvd. SE
  The Normandy invasion came overnight with parachute and glider landings, naval bombardments, massive air attacks, and amphibious beachfront assaults. Given the code name Overlord, D-Day was complex logistically and fraught with risk.  Months in the making, it required the coordination of thousands of Allied Forces and was an operation so mammoth that once set in motion, there was no turning back.

Join in as American heroes tell their personal stories of the planning and execution of this historic invasion and of the battle for the Normandy beaches.  The symposium will feature an open forum question/answer session and the unique opportunity to meet real American heroes.

The cost is $10.95 per person plus tax. The event will include admission to Fantasy of Flight and the symposium, a meet-and-greet, and a student study guide. For more information, contact Stephanie Conner at 863-984-3500 ext. 220 or sconner@fantasyofflight.com.

Directions: From I-4, take Exit 44 (SR 559). Turn right toward Polk City & Fantasy of Flight. At the flashing red light, turn left. Fantasy of Flight will be less than 1/4 mile down on your left.


JOSH Curriculum Book Sale, Lutz
Sponsored by JOSH Support Group
Friday, May 20
Nye Park
  Admission will be free for this used curriculum sale. For more information, e-mail Marlene Baron at marlene@tampahomeschoolconnections.com. Directions may be found at www.recreationparks.net/FL/hillsborough/nye-park-lutz.

Environmental Education Fair, Marineland
Sponsored by Friends of A1A Scenic & Historic Coastal Byway
May 21, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
River to Sea Preserve
  This will be a day of interactive workshops, exhibits and speakers presenting ideas to the community on how to become better stewards of coastal resources. Admission will be free. For more information, e-mail Sallie_OHara@scenica1a.org, or call Friends of A1A at 904-425-8055 or 386-585-3679

Homeschool ZOOventure Classes, Sanford
Sponsored by Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens
Tuesday, May 24, 2-4 p.m.
Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens, 3755 NW U.S. Hwy. 17/92
  "Island Seekers": It's time to set sail in search of far-off and mysterious islands where strange and unusual animals roam the forests and walk the beaches.  Amazing animals and beautiful habitats await the island seekers. For ages 9-12.

The cost is $12 for zoo members and $15 for non-members. For more information, contact the education registrar at 407-323-4450 ext. 123 or education@centralfloridazoo.org.

Directions: The zoo is right off I-4 Exit 104.

Back to School Day, West Palm Beach
Sponsored by Parents Educating Children
Saturday, August 6, 8:45 a.m.-3 p.m.
Palm Beach Atlantic University, Greene Complex of Sports and Recreation, corner of Dixie Hwy. and Gruber St.
  Dari Mullins will be the keynote speaker, and there will be a vendor hall and a used curriculum sale. Admission will be free for PEC members and $15 for non-members. For more information, e-mail LeeAnn Wicklander at wicklanderj@bellsouth.net.

Directions:  Exit off I-95 onto Okeechobee Blvd. heading east. Palm Beach Atlantic is located within the boundaries of Okeechobee Blvd., Dixie Hwy. and Flagler Drive. The event is in the Greene Complex (#7 on the campus map-see link). At Dixie Highway, turn south (right). Make the second left onto Gruber St. Volunteers will be positioned to direct you to open parking.


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