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Net Results Soccer Training now does more than just soccer! We are pleased to offer a program to provide Physical Education classes for home schoolers ages 6-13. Instructor Jeff Benjamin is also the PE teacher at Rivendell Elementary in Fort Collins.

Weekly one-hour mixed-age classes will focus on agility, balance, speed, strength and fitness in an engaging, active environment. There will also be an emphasis on team sports and activities; not just soccer but softball, volleyball, football and more. The focus is on skills, teamwork, following rules and healthy competition, rather than winning or losing. We will divide participants by age/ability level when appropriate.

No long-term commitments: sign up for 4 to 6 week blocks as you go (you can even sign up in the middle of a block, pro-rated, for the remaining weeks), or receive a discount when you sign up for the entire semester.

Some of the sports and activities for the class may include: Soccer • Flag Football • Volleyball • Baseball/Softball • Athletic Technique (balance, agility, strength) • Kickball • Dodgeball •Ultimate Frisbee • Track and Field events • Yoga • Fitness and Agility Training • Badminton • Street Hockey • Lacrosse • Invent-a-Game • Stretching and Flexibility

Fall classes run Aug 26-Dec 16, 2011, Fridays from 12:30-1:30pm. Join any time!

* No class Nov 25, Thanksgiving

Drop-ins welcome ($15 per class).

All classes are held at The Edge Sports Center, 4450 Denrose Ct., Fort Collins (SE corner of Mulberry & I-25, behind McDonald’s).

To sign up, fill ou tthe registration form at http://www.netresultssoccer.com or call us at 970-482-3779

SPRING CLASSES WILL START JANUARY 2012

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Wild Earth’s Children Website

Our mission is to re-connect children and families with the Earth through Primitive Skills & Nature Awareness. We offer hands-on experiences such as fire by friction, tracking animals, wild edibles and more. We tell stories, play games and have awesome adventures!

We are available for either groups or individuals. We have many years of experience working with home-schoolers and recognize that every group is different. We are here to meet your needs!

We use the Coyote Teaching method which is ideal to work with the natural passions of home-school children.

We’d love to hear from you!

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Estate Planning for Families with Kids

A whopping 69% of parents do not have any protections in place for their kids if something happened to them. Of those that have, many have made one of the six common mistakes that could make those protections useless. Martha, a local mom and attorney, will help you understand:

•  How to make sure your children are never taken from your home and placed with strangers if something happens to you.
•  How to avoid the 6 most common mistakes parents make when naming a guardian.
•  How to make sure that your assets are immediately and privately available to your guardians.
•  How you can take control away from judges who don’t know you or your children.
•  How giving kids money can harm them and what to do instead.

Whether you’re single, married, in a same-sex or a blended family, she’ll help you craft an effective estate and child protection plan so that your loved ones are protected from unnecessary trauma in the event something happens to you. 

In contrast to average estate planning firms, Martha knows that the greatest gift you have to give your kids is YOU, your history, your wisdom, your lessons. She will help you develop a personal legacy plan that will make certain that your greatest gift—the gift of who you are—is passed to your children.

Please call today to schedule your Family Wealth Planning Session (a $750 value) for free. At this session, Martha will lead you through what would happen under your current plan or without a plan. And if you decide Martha can help you save your loved ones significant time and heartache by creating an effective estate plan, she will also take 10% off the plan you chose because you are a homeschooling family. 

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Welcome to Colorado’s pre-eminent aerial dance-theatre company. Frequent Flyers Productions has been performing and teaching for over 20 years! We offer classes for adults and kids ages 4 and up in Aerial Fabric, Low-Flying and Circus Trapeze, Aerial Fitness Circuit Training, Performance, Hoop, Aerial Burlesque, Aerial Sling and More.  All classes are held at our new Aerial Dance Studio, 3022 E. Sterling Circle, Boulder, CO 80301.  Come express your creative side while getting fit and learning to fly with FFP!

*Our programing is designed to include all levels of fitness and ability with a wide variety of class options

*We offer classes weekdays and weekends, both during the day and during afterschool hours

*Fall 2010, we are starting a program where aerial students of all levels can audtion to perform with Frequent Flyers professional company’s performances

*We also offer special workshops, such as our Aerial Sci-Arts class, described below:

This class is for high school physics and math students, and their teachers, for a hands-on experience with low-flying trapezes to explore the physics, geometry, and mathematical principles inherent in the trapeze. Proven to stimulate understanding and excitement in students.

Check out our website for more informaion: frequentflyers.org

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The Boulder Public Library offers a Read to the Dog program where kids can practice reading out loud to a trained therapy dog.  We have found that this is a great confidence builder for kids.  Normally, the children have to be at least 7 years old to participate, but more importantly, they need to be able to read out loud for 10 to 20 minutes at a time although the dog’s handler helps with the occasional word. If a younger child fits into this category, we would be glad to include them.

School year hours:

Read to the Dog appointments are available beginning on the half-hour from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. as follows:

1^st Thursday of the month at the George Reynolds Branch library in south Boulder.

2^nd and 4^th Thursdays at the Main Branch in downtown Boulder.

3^rd Friday of the month at the Meadows Branch Library in east Boulder. 

In the summer, the locations are the same, but the Main Branch and Meadows Branches are offering Read to the Dog appointments from 11 a.m. to 12:30  p.m.

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Many sites post “Buy and Sell Used Curriculum and Books” but I found that some were MUCH easier to navigate than others. Some were more directed toward SELLING and others were diverse and offered forums for selling not only books, but collectibles and clothing too. I have sifted them into three categories below.

SELL YOUR BOOKS OR BUY USED

Educational Accents
Buy and sell your used homeschool books. Selling textbooks since 1992.
http://www.edaccents.com

Homeschool Classifieds
Homeschool used curriculum marketplace and homeschool group. Event and activity listings. Looks very much like Craigslist. (I have used the Homeschool Classifieds to buy curriculum, and found it very simple to find what I was looking for.)
http://www.homeschoolclassifieds.com

Second Harvest Curriculum and UsedHomeSchoolBooks.com
A family run business established by a homeschooling family in 1993. Buy and sell used homeschool books.
http://www.usedhomeschoolbooks.com

Yahoo Groups for Buying/Selling Curriculum Posted on Heart of the Matter (www.heartofthematter.com) An online homeschool magazine and blog, formed in January 2008 by a team of writers. Made up of some of the home schooling community’s most popular authors and bloggers.
http://www.heartofthematteronline.com/yahoo-groups-for-buyingselling-curriculum

SELLERS OF USED CURRICULA AND BOOKS

Educator’s Exchange
Since 1992, we have provided home educators with quality used curricula and educational materials. With years of personal homeschool experience, offering our customers free curriculum consultation and advice.
http://www.edexbooks.com

The Back Pack
Large selection of used textbooks, new textbooks teacher editions, teacher manuals, homeschool curriculum, Homeschool curriculum packages. Call for help with curriculum development.
http://www.thebackpack.com

Best Homeschool Buys
Offering homeschool curriculum and books at discount. Used books as well as new books at best buy prices.
http://www.besthomeschoolbuys.com

SELLER FORUMS, BOOKS AND MORE

The Homeschooler’s Curriculum Swap
The Swap was started in 1996, as a place for homeschoolers to sell their used homeschool curriculum. It has become a forum for buyers and sellers of homeschool curriculum, clothing and collectibles.
http://www.theswap.com

Homeschool Ads.com
Free classified ads. Buy and sell homeschool supplies and used items.
http://www.homeschoolads.com

Homeschool Bid.com
An online auction site developed especially for homeschoolers! Both homeschooling and non-homeschooling items can be listed and sold here such as used and new curriculum, computer hardware and software, household items, clothing and more.
http://www.homeschoolbid.com

Used Homeschool Curriculum
The place to buy and sell used homeschool curriculum books and resources.
http://www.usedhomeschoolcurriculum.com

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This is a group for Moms of children who have Sensory Processing Disorder/Sensory Integration Disorder. It is new in its formation and we have the yahoo group to kick us off with monthly meetings soon to follow. The meetings will consist of support for each other as well as professionals who will speak and offer advise. Please join us!

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A place for homeschooled teens and their parents to connect. Contact: ArabelaGreenleaf@aol.com

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