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March 28, 2008 Davidson County Community College will sponsor its third annual Home
School Conference Friday, April 4, on the Davidson Campus and Friday, April 11, on the Davie Campus. Both are free, open to the public, and will benefit families of homeschooled middle and high school students.
The DCCC Davidson Home School Conference is scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Brooks Student Center on the Davidson Campus located at 297 DCCC Road off Business 85 between Thomasville and Lexington.
The DCCC Davie Home School Conference will take place from 8:30 a.m. to noon in Room 116 of the Laboratory Building on the Davie Campus located at 1205 Salisbury Road in Mocksville.
Over 1,100 families in Davidson and Davie counties teach their children at home. Both conferences will provide opportunities for home educators to learn how DCCC can enhance their home school curriculum. Various home school associations and home school education vendors will staff information booths.
Workshops by DCCC faculty and staff include “Creating a Sample Schedule for Homeschooled/Dual Enrollment Students”;“Options for Developing Home School High School Transcripts”;“Preparing for College English and Math”;“Library Services for Home Schoolers”;“New Technology in Learning”;“Choose a College Major and Career” and “Walk Through the Curriculum.”
“Our college community stands ready to work with the growing numbers of home school families to help provide the best education possible,” said Dr. Mary Rittling, DCCC President. “Because DCCC is the only public institution of higher learning in Davidson and Davie counties, we eagerly share our college resources with home school educators and their children.”
The Dual Enrollment program is especially popular with homes schooled high school students because it allows them to attend DCCC and earn tuition-free credits for high school and college at the same time. Other home school students enroll at DCCC to pursue certificates, diplomas and two-year degrees after they graduate from their home school high school curricula.
For more information, visit the DCCC website www.davidsonccc.edu/homeschool.htm or call 336.249.8186, extension 6389. On-line preregistration is suggested but not required.
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