St. Louis Homeschoolers

Oil Painting Classes


Trina Stephen’s Offers Children’s Oil Painting Classes

Trina Stephens is currently accepting registrations for her oil painting classes. Mrs. Stephens has been teaching oil painting at First Baptist Church of Arnold for 3 1/2 years, where she also serves as the director of their art ministry. Mrs. Stephens is a Certified Dorothy Dent Instructor (CDDI). Many of the paintings she teaches are Dorothy Dent’s original designs. For more information about Dorothy Dent or her artwork you can go to www.dorothydent.com.

Eleven of Mrs. Stephen’s students had pieces that were selected during the various juried regional homeschool fairs to hang in the St. Louis Artists’ Guild’s Children Choice Exhibit this summer. Several of these pieces will be on display through August 11th.

Mrs. Stephens is offering a number of courses this fall for home schooled students; including "Hunter's Cabin," "Grandpa's Barn," "Country Home", and “King of the Mountain.” These classes are open to all students 10 years of age and up. The beginning classes are designed for children who have no, or limited oil painting experience. In these classes they learn about the paint colors, color mixing, color value and brush strokes.

Classes are offered on Mondays at First Baptist Church of Arnold through the Family Life Center. Classes run from August 27th through September 17th and October 8 through November 5. Photos of the paintings and more detailed information is available at www.fbcarnold.com/artsandcrafts. Scroll down to the section titled “Just for Kids: Oil Painting for Home School Children.”

Mrs. Stephens also teaches beginning and advanced oil painting homeschool classes on Thursdays through the ARCHE learning co-op and is a grandmother of two homeschoolers. Mrs. Stephens would be glad to answer any questions regarding classes, schedule, supplies, etc. at 636-296-7729 ext. 148 or trina.stephens@fbca.us . Registration can be done by printing the registration form on their web site at; www.fbcarnold.com/artsandcrafts.

Yahoo Group for High School Home Schoolers


This new yahoo group is a meeting place for home school families to learn about high school options, especially Dual Enrollment at area colleges.The group is open to all St. Louis area home schoolers who are either home schooling through high school or are planning to do so. Topics posted so far include preparing for SAT, ACT, PSAT, CLEP, and CBE testing, transcripts, curriculum, choosing a college and much more.
Yahoo groups are free to use, and we help you learn as you go - for the "non-techies".
After only two weeks, this new group has 60 members and over 150 posts packed with great information.

Group moderator is Jo Ann Peterson, jeffreyandjoannp@aol.com
e-mail for info on how to join.

HomeLink Education
Learning Center for 6th-12th Grades


HomeLink's purpose is to assist families with homeschooling and to provide support, encouragement, accountability, and training that will enhance the parent's role as parent-teacher. It is not really a school. Rather, the program links academics to the students at home. It operates as a "college model," allowing students to come to a class for one period per week, then accomplishing their study for that class at home, then returning the following week to review their work and move to the next lesson in the class. The targeted group for actual classes in HomeLink are grades 6-12 (sometimes younger).

This year we are offering many classes--please consult the website for detailed descriptions and prices. The majority of the classes are offered on Thursdays with some on Wednesdays.

Courses offered: General Science, Physical Science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics (the last 4 having labs), Spanish, German, Japanese, General Math for grades 4-8, Pre-Algebra, Algebra, Algebra 2, Geometry, Trigonometry, English, Institute for Excellence in Writing (IEW), American Literature, Composition, World History, British Literature, Composition, World Geography,
Hands On English, Ancient Civilizations, Nutrition and Wellness, Missouri State History,
Music Appreciation, ACT Prep Personal Finance, Capsela Physics, Economics/Business & Advertising, Guitar, Developing Reading Skills, and Art.

HomeLink Education
South Area
5700 Leona
St. Louis, MO 63116
Contact Cathy Mullins
314-769-7965
e-mail homelinkstl@aol.com
http://www.homelinkprogram.org 

Homeschoole Sampler

The Homeschool Sampler has recently moved  to historic Eureka, under new ownership. The

Lee family, continues to offer a full selection of curriculum, educational helps, supplies, and

even consignment!