The Organization of Virginia Homeschoolers
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The Organization of Virginia Homeschoolers
VaHomeschoolers.org
Your Resource. Your Voice. Your Association.
10 Reasons to Homeschool Through High School
The National Home Education Network's teen page includes information on: getting started; methods; resources; support; teens answer our questions; college information; alternatives to college; career planning and more.
Explains a variety of options and resources.
Homeschooling Teens, By Wes Beach
Explains a variety of options and gives resources. Although the legal information pertains to California, the article offers information useful to all parents of homeschooled teens.
Homeschooling Eases the Transition into Teen Years
A series of post excerpted with permission from the VegSource Community Homeschooling Board. They were in response to a parent's concern about whether homeschooling had eased the trasition into the teen years.
A to Z Home's Cool includes brief descriptions with links in these categories: being a homeschooled teen; chats, message boards & more; e-mail lists or newsletters; entrepreneurs, gals, guys, volunteering and keeping busy.
An article at ParentingTeens.com, written by a mother of a homeschooled teen.
For all teens who are homeschooled and want to have a community in which to chat. We'll talk about events and other things tha tpertain to homeschooling. This isn't a list for al lof the philosophical aspects of what a homeschooler is, rather a place to chat about homeschooling.
VegSource Community HomeSchooling Board.
They were in response to a parent's concern about whether homeschooling had eased the transition into the teen years
Will Shaw's article on this "effective means to escape the compulsory school attendance requirement." Includes information on finding a GED testing center and testing schedules, as well as a free online rpactice test.
Clarification Regarding GED Testing Eligibility
VA Department of Education Superintendent's Memo of March 3, 2000.
Learn more about the SAT, register online, and get the latest information about the SAT Program.
S.A.T. and Other College Tests
A to Z Home's Cool's page includes dates, information, practice tests and more.
College credit can be earned by studying a subject at home and passing an exam such as the following.
College-Level Examination Program (CLEP)
There are 37 exams in undergraduate college courses accepted at 2,900 colleges. Study materials and sample questions are available from the College Board, producers of the CLEP tests, as well as many other sources. Students from one home-school family passed the history CLEP test on knowledge gained from a Christian high-school textbook. Complete information on the exams, preparation, testing locations, and costs.
Free Online CLEP Practice Tests
Offers 31 courses and 34 exams across 19 subject areas.
A complete lising of Virginia's community colleges, with links.
Virginia Community College Policies Toward Homeschoolers
VaHomeschoolers' list of policies at each of Virginia's 23 community colleges (current as of October 2003)
Community Colleges Look at Homeschooling
by Ann Cameron Siegal, Alexandria
Colleges Noticing Home Schooled Students (KATV) "As the numbers (of home schooled) have increased, and there have also been more admitted to college, they've actually performed quite well."
Find colleges, info on tests and test prep, search for scholarships, college applications online, school matching and more.
For discussing college admissioins and traisition to college from homeschooling. Many of the members are admissions officers, some are college students, formerly homeschooled. One may also read the list archives.
Military Enlistment by Homeschool Graduates
According to the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry:
In Virginia, every teenager fourteen or fifteen years of age must have an employment certificate in order to work. The certificates are generated by Issuing Officers who have been appointed by the local School Superintendent and trained by the Department of Labor and Industry.
"Teenagers can obtain the two forms they need in order to receive their employment certificates from their local school. The first form is the "Intention to Employ" which must be filled out by the employer. The employer must state clearly the kind of work the teenager will be performing, the number of days per week and the number of hours per day the teenager will be working as well as the amount of time given for lunch periods. The second form is the 'Permission for Employment' form. This form is filled out and signed by the parent.
"The work permit is issued in three copies. The first copy must be kept at the workplace, even if the teenager changes jobs. The teenager cannot use the same permit for another job, but rather must be issued a new one. Employment certificates are governed by 40.1-84 through 40.1-96 of the Code of Virginia. Violations of provisions of child labor, including the requirements for employment certificates can result in civil monetary penalties of up to $1,000.00 per violation.
Find your regional Department of Labor and Industry field office phone number other contact information at http://www.dli.state.va.us/whoweare/contact/add_phone.html
Frequently Asked Questions: Child Labor Law http://www.doli.state.va.us/whatwedo/labor_law/childlabor_faq.html
Guide for the Employment of Teenagers http://www.doli.state.va.us/infocenter/publications/laborlaws/guideforteens_web.pdf (English)
http://www.dli.state.va.us/infocenter/publications/laborlaws/trabajo.pdf (Spanish)
HEARTH homeschool groups page on Teen Jobs http://www.hearth.org/id62.htm
VA Cooperative Extension offers info on finding employment and evaluating employment options http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/ftc/354-095/354-095.html#L2
5 Worst Teen Jobs http://www.nclnet.org/childlabor/worstjobs01.html
Prince William Countys Youth Work Permit Frequently Asked Questions page offers in-depth information, much of which applies to the entire Commonwealth. http://www.co.prince-william.va.us/x?topic=030013000130001918
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