Recommended Homeschooling Classes, Summer and Fall 2008 and ongoing
Classes are held at the EIE Resource Center unless otherwise indicated: 2640 S. Myrtle Ave.Monrovia, CA 91016 (626) 821-0025. Some courses may also be offered online.
Many classes are ongoing with open enrollment. Please contact the individual teacher for enrollment questions, and online class availability.
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History Classes for Homeschoolers
- AP US History
- Battlefield Modelling
Some great thoughts for homeschoolers.
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During the childhood years of peak language acquisition, it is critical to acquaint children with good vocabulary and language usage -- language which, when assimilated, will benefit them in school, college, and throughout their lives.
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Children's books recommended for their use of language.
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The concepts introduced by Maria Montessori in 1907 now begin another hundred years of influence. She believed in basing education on obseving children and how they learn rather than upon an arbitrary curriculum.
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Montessori Homeschooling.
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Could I climb to the highest place in Athens, I would lift my voice and proclaim, "Fellow citizens, why do you turn and scrape every stone to gather wealth and take so little care of your children to whom one day you must relinquish it all.
- Socrates