Science/Math Helps
conversion tables |
DancinGrits!
We are a family created organization designed to offer all types of dance training to local youth. The first thing you should know is that we are Christians, that means all of our classes, music, and events will ALWAYS have a high standard of ethics and excellence. We want to offer an awesome program to our guests, but most importantly, we want to be pleasing to our Savior- Jesus Christ. |
| Homeschooling in the Media |
The Fraser Institute: Home Schooling Improves Academic Performance
The Fraser Institute: Home Schooling Improves Academic Performance and Reduces Impact of Socio-Economic Factors |
Homeschooling Numbers Growining
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Home-school families like doing things their own way
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| State, Regional, National Homeschool Support Organizations |
Georgia Home Education Association
The Association will serve and assist any home schooling family or support group in Georgia, however, GHEA is a Christian organization and the counsel and direction of the organization will be Christian.
Great place to find support groups, regional and statewide homeschool events, instructional and encouraging articles and Georiga Law. |
Home School Legal Defense Association
The Home School Legal Defense Association is a non-profit advocacy organization established to defend and advance the constitutional right of parents to direct the education of their children and to protect family freedoms. Through annual memberships, HSLDA is tens of thousands of families united in service together, providing a strong voice when and where needed. |
Home Educator Information Resource
The political watch dog for the state of GA. They keep us inform of legislation which could affect homeschoolers in GA. |
| Curriculum Helps |
Vocablary Help
http://www.amazon.com/Tooth-Nail-Novel-Approach-New/dp/0156013827 |
Vocabulary Help
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Try Before you Buy
This is a link to allow you to try curriculum before you buy. |
Internet 4 classrooms
I was looking for some geography supplemental resources for Will yesterday and cam across this TERRIFIC site. It has online activities for Math, Science, LA, and Social Studies for grades K - 8. I tried several of the activities and was impressed. I'll be using this with Will this year. I thought some of you might also be interested. -----Jennifer |
Type racer
This is a cool website to practice typing skills. |
Daily Grammar
I stumbled on the website today. It could easily sub for a text book. |
| High School Helps |
HSLDA Homeschooling through High School Home Page
HSLDA's pages with advice, recommendations, links concerning the years before, during and after high school at home. Be sure to subscribe to their newsletter. |
College Board Testing
The general web page for info on any College Board tests. This includes PSAT, SAT, AP exams, and CLEP. You can page around within this website to find a lot of information about any of these tests. |
HSLDA Ranking of Colleges & Universities Regarding Homeschool Admission
This list ranks institutions of higher learning into 4 categories regarding homeschool admission "friendliness". |
Driver's Training
Defensive Driving course offered through Douglas County |
Teen Drivers Info
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| Things to do in Cobb County |
Marietta History Museum
Welcome to the Marietta Museum of History located in Marietta, Georgia. Open since 1996, our museum is housed on the second floor of the historic Kennesaw House. Originally a cotton warehouse built in 1845, it was remodeled to become the Fletcher House Hotel in 1855. During the Civil War the hotel temporarily served as a makeshift hospital and morgue. |
Southern Musemum
Home of the General |
COBB COUNTY YOUTH MUSEUM
Unique among participatory museums, the Cobb County Youth Museum uses role-playing to involve children in the learning experience. |
| Field Trips in and around Atlanta |
The African American Panoramic Experience
The APEX Museum ? 135 Auburn Avenue ? Atlanta, GA 30303
Gallery Info: (404) 521-APEX (2739)
Fax: (404) 523-3248 Email: apexmuseum@aol.com |
Alliance Theatre
Now in its 38th season, Atlanta?s nationally acclaimed Alliance Theatre is the leading professional resident theatre of the Southeast, creating the powerful experience of shared theatre for diverse people on two stages for youth and adult audiences. |
Atlanta Botanical Garden
Hours & Location
Open Tuesday - Sunday
April - October: 9 a.m. - 7 p.m.
November - March: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Closed Mondays except Monday holidays such as Labor Day and Memorial Day.
Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day. |
The Atlanta Civic Center
For more than three decades, The Atlanta Civic Center has played host to some of the world's most highly anticipated productions. In 2001, the Atlanta Civic Center was renamed as a lasting tribute to one of Atlanta's most beloved philanthropists, Boisfeuillet Jones. |
Atlanta Cyclorama & Civil War Museum
Home of the world's largest painting, "The Battle of Atlanta" and home of the historic Civil War locomotive, "TEXAS" (hero of the "Great Train Race"). Through spectacular music, art and sound effects, history comes alive as you step back to July 22, 1864 and become part of the battle. |
Atlanta History Center
History
The 14 founders of the Atlanta History Center could not have envisioned their future impact when in 1926 they formed what was then known as the Atlanta Historical Society. Beginning as a group of civic-minded Atlantans ? led by prominent attorney Walter McElreath and meeting in each other?s homes, collecting early manuscripts and photos, and publishing research bulletins to ?arouse in the citizens and friends of Atlanta an interest in history? ? it has turned into a primary source of Atlanta, regional and national history. |
Atlanta Preservation Center
We are promoting the preservation of Atlanta's architecturally, historically and culturally significant buildings, neighborhoods and landscapes through education and advocacy.
General Information
See Atlanta?s history firsthand on the Atlanta Preservation Center?s Guided Walking Tours:
* The Fox Theatre
* Historic Downtown
* Sweet Auburn/Martin Luther King Jr. Historic District
* Inman Park
* Frederick Law Olmsted?s Druid Hills
* Grant Park
* Ansley Park
Our Guided Walking Tours are an informative and fun way to learn about Atlanta?s remarkable history and the people who led the city to prominence as the capital of the New South. Our historic neighborhood tours illustrate why Atlanta?s quality of life has been sought after for generations. |
Atlanta Symphony
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The Breman Museum
The Breman is located at the corner of 18th Street and Spring Street, across from The Puppetry Arts Center in Midtown Atlanta. The museum is in The Selig Center, which we share with the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta. |
CNN Center
Control Room Theater
A one-of-a-kind re-creation of CNN's main control room where guests will see and hear the truly behind-the-scenes elements of 24-hour news, live |
Callanwolde
Callanwolde, the magnificent Gothic-Tudor style home of the Charles Howard Candler family, was completed in 1920. Howard Candler, the oldest son of Asa Candler (founder of the Coca-Cola Company), was the President of Coca-Cola from 1916 to 1923. |
Carlos Museum
located at Emory |
Jimmy Carter Library and Museum
Located in Atlanta, Georgia, the Jimmy Carter Library and Museum is part of the Presidential Library system administered by the National Archives and Records Administration, a Federal government agency. |
Center for Puppetry Arts
Contact Us
Thank you for your interest in the Center for Puppetry Arts. We welcome your comments and suggestions.
If you need an immediate response, please call 404.873.3391 for tickets or 404.873.3089 for general questions.
Hours | Address and Phone Numbers | Ticket Donations | Ticket Sales | Birthday Parties | Staff Contacts |
Hours
* The Center for Puppetry Arts is open Tuesday-Saturday, 9am-5pm and Sunday, 11am-5pm.
* The Ticket Sales Office is open Monday - Saturday, 9am-5pm and Sunday 11am-5pm. Extended hours during evening performances.
* The Museum is open Tuesday-Saturday, 9am-5pm and Sunday, 11am-5pm. Extended hours during evening performances
* The Museum Store is open Tuesday-Friday, 9am-2pm; Saturday, 9am-5pm; and Sunday, 11am-5pm. |
Fernbank Science
Welcome to Fernbank Museum of Natural History, Atlanta?s home to dinosaurs! Come face to face with the world?s largest dinosaurs, discover Georgia?s natural history, make a cultural connection, enjoy hands-on exhibitions and more! And don?t miss stunning special exhibitions or the incredible 5-story experience of an IMAX® film. Take a look behind-the-scenes, at the work being conducted in the areas of research and collections.
Our Mission
Fernbank Museum?s mission is to inspire life-long learning of natural history through dynamic programming to encourage a greater appreciation of our planet and its people. As a private 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, we rely on generous donations from visitors like you! Please consider making a gift to the Annual Fund.
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The Fabulous Fox
Atlanta's Fox Theatre, originally the Yaarab Temple Shrine Mosque, was designed in the late 1920's as headquarters for the 5,000-member Shriners organization. |
Imagine It! The Children?s Museum of Atlanta
The mission of Imagine It! The Children?s Museum of Atlanta is to create environments and activities where young children experience the power of imagination and the pure delight of learning with each other and with grown-ups.
The museum is ideal for children age 8 and younger. |
Hammonds House Museum
Hammonds House Museum is a fine art museum and educational reservoir for persons of all ages which also serves as a unique cultural ambassador to countless visitors from around the world. The organization maintains an excellent solid sense of identity and provides arts related community service deliverables to attendees in the form of diverse arts programming and events. Hammonds House Museum presents quality programming to support its philosophic mission which is to preserve, exhibit, and increase public awareness about the contributions that visual artists of African decent continue to make to world culture. |
Georgia Aquarium
Georgia Aquarium opened on November 23, 2005
As the world?s largest aquarium, the Georgia Aquarium features more animals than any other aquarium in more than eight million gallons of water. Through a path of more than sixty exhibits, the Aquarium tells a global water story, with features modeled after the greatest zoos and aquariums in the world. Guests will delight in majestic exhibits that inspire, entertain and educate. |
The High
The High is excited to offer this online resource for our visitors. Whether you've visited the Museum recently or this is your first time exploring us online, we invite you to take a closer look and discover all the exciting things that are happening at the High. |
Margaret Mitchell House
Tour the Margaret Mitchell House & Museum, the birthplace of Gone With the Wind. Learn more. |
Martin Luther King Center
Established in 1968 by Coretta Scott King, The King Center is the official, living memorial dedicated to the advancement of the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., leader of America?s greatest nonviolent movement for justice, equality and peace. |
Oakland Cemetery
The Historic Oakland Foundation Inc. was founded to cultivate resources to assist the City of Atlanta in the preservation, restoration and beautification of Historic Oakland Cemetery and to promote it as a local cultural resource and as an historic site of national importance. The Historic Oakland Foundation strives to enlighten the public of Oakland Cemetery's needs. Funds are raised through a strong membership base, tours, events, and grants to preserve and restore this aged treasure. |
Museum of Patriotism
Mission Statement - The National Museum of Patriotism is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the history of patriotism. The Museum is a research center for exploring the development of patriotism through educational displays and exhibits. |
Stone Mountain Park
Attraction Hours:
10:00AM - 8:00PM
Lasershow, 9:30 PM; (Some attractions may open later than 10:00 AM) |
Turner Field
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World of Coke
Welcome to the NEW World of CocaCola®!
Our new and expanded World has something for everyone!
Thrilling 4-D Theater
World's largest collection of Coke memorabilia
Fully functioning bottling line that produces commemorative 8-ounce bottles of Coca-Cola®
Tasting experience with over 70 different products to sample
Pop Culture Gallery featuring works by artists such as Andy Warhol and Steve Penley
World-famous Coca-Cola® Polar Bear
And so much more! |
Zoo Atlanta
Located in historic Grant Park, minutes from downtown Atlanta and Turner Field, Zoo Atlanta is one of Georgia's most loved institutions. Founded in 1889, it is one of the 10 oldest zoos in continuous operation in the United States. |
| Field Trips OUTSIDE METRO Area |
Andersonville
HISTORIC PRISON SITE
One of the features of the park is the site of Camp Sumter, commonly called Andersonville. To learn more about the historic prison site choose Places under the History and Culture tab to your left. |
Carter Home Plains, GA
Jimmy Carter National Historic Site
300 North Bond Street
Plains, GA 31780-5562 |
Cumberland Island
Sun, Sand, Beautiful Vistas and a Relaxing Atmosphere await you!
Cumberland Island is Georgia's largest and southernmost barrier island. Pristine maritime forests, undeveloped beaches and wide marshes whisper the stories of both man and nature. Come walk in the footsteps of early natives, explorers, and wealthy industrialists. Enjoy ranger guided tours or explore in quiet solitude. Your trip begins here. |
Fort Frederica
Centuries old conflict decided on St. Simons Island.
Georgia's fate was decided in 1742 when Spanish and British forces clashed on St. Simons Island. Fort Frederica's troops defeated the Spanish, ensuring Georgia's future as a British colony. Today, the archeological remnants of Frederica are protected by the National Park Service. |
Habitat for Humanity
Learn about the devastating effects of poverty everywhere.
See life-size Habitat houses from countries around the world.
Experience God?s love at work through Habitat volunteers and partner families across the globe.
Hours
Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Saturday 10 a.m.-2 p.m. (March-Dec. 8) |
Tanglewood Farm
Tanglewood Farm is nestled in the rolling hills of Cherokee County at the foot of the North Georgia mountains. |
Westville Home
Westville is a living history museum which depicts an 1850 west Georgia village... You may have seen pictures of little towns like Westville. They dotted the 1850s countryside in the southern United States. |
| Cobb County Govt |
Cobb County Homeschool Office
The Cobb County School District (District) recognizes that parents or guardians may teach their children at home in a home study program which meets the requirements of state law as well as CCSD Administrative Rule IHBG (See below). Cobb County follows the State Department of Education Home School Requirements. The coordinator for home school is:
Barbara Hancock
770-426-3349
6997 Keene Street
Kennesaw, GA |
