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A
Look Back at 2008
Highlights
of 2008
A
trip down memory lane, or an opportunity to catch up on events
and info you may have missed the first time around:
In 2008, we enjoyed connecting with a cross section of Massachusetts
homeschoolers in a variety of ways:
• AHEM's Spring Social in April
• Whole Education Without Schooling Conference in October
• Field trips to Jackson
Homestead in January and March, The Misanthrope in February, Cyrano
in March, PhotoWalk of Boston's Back Bay in May, Tour of The Boston
Globe in May, Museum of Science High School Science Lectures in
September and October, Othello in November, RISD Museum of Art
in November, and A Christmas Carol in December.
Throughout
the year, we reported on a variety of issues important to Massachusetts
homeschoolers:
•
S. 3076, "Home School
Opportunities Make Education Sound Act of 2008"
• California homeschooling case In re; Rachel and its reversal
•
Legislation
•
Discounted MBTA Fares for Homeschooled
Students
We
were pleased to be able to offer:
•
AHEM membership cards
• AHEM brochures, with info on
homeschooling in Massachusetts - perfect for handing out at gatherings
or leaving at your local library
•
AHEM Unit Study on Massachusetts History
and Government
• AHEM News for those Friends without
email
•
Not-Back-to-School events
listing
We
were pleased to be able to announce:
•
Updated Getting Started Homeschooling
brochure
• Homeschool display
materials and tips for libraries
Ongoing
efforts include:
•
Legislative watch
• The Library Mailing Project, keeping Massachusetts
libraries stocked with informative brochures about homeschooling
in MA, along with an easy way for them to reorder
• Policy & Practice Database
about homeschooling in Massachusetts. Our questionnaire was
updated to gather information on issues of current interest to
MA homeschoolers
• Communicating with our
Friends (find archived newsletters at http://www.ahem.info/Newsletters.htm)
• Support group listings
(48 statewide now listed; do you know of any in Nantucket or Dukes
counties?)
• Events page
• County Contacts, available
for phone or email help anytime.
Thank
you
As
we bid goodbye to 2008, we want to be sure to thank all of you
for your support over the past year, whether it came in the form
of reading our emails or newsletter, filling out the questionnaire,
joining us on a field trip, participating in our effort to educate
legislators at the State House, handing out an AHEM brochure,
accessing Amazon.com through AHEM, or sending us a cash donation.
Any level of interest and participation is greatly appreciated
and is what fuels our efforts.
We look
forward to meeting more of you in 2008, and continuing to grow
the number of informed and active homeschoolers in Massachusetts.
We always appreciate feedback on how we are doing and ideas about
how we can serve you better.
Looking
ahead to 2009
•
Fun, games, and activism at the State House - Save the date: Monday,
April 27, 2009
• WEWS Conference highlights available in audible format
• Fresh new look for the AHEM web site
• Keeping an eye out for state bills that could affect homeschooling
• More field trips
• Meeting and connecting with more Massachusetts homeschoolers.
Help us by encouraging your friends to become Friends
of AHEM!
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