Resources

The resources listed below have been provided to Nevada Christian Home School by it's members. This list is not an endorsement by Nevada Christian Home School but provided only as a resource for homeschoolers in the State of Nevada and does not necessarily reflect the personal opinions of the NCHS board. Parents are responsible to verify if these resources meet your own family’s personal convictions and needs.

Beginner's Ballroom Dancing at Ballantine's Ballroom

(2920 Mill Street, 324-1000) 1st and 3rd Saturday of the Month.....the evening will start with a Beginner Class at 7:00pm. The Beginner's Class is a great way to be introduced to the basics of a variety of dances (waltz, rumba, foxtrot, tango, swing, salsa and more). Following the class is a dance party 8:00 - 10:00pm. Class $8.00 Dance $8.00 Class and Dance $10.00 per person. Teens welcome. http://www.ballantinesballroom.com/

Nevada Ballet Performing Arts Academy: $10 off classes with an NCHS membership card. Classes are in ballet, jazz, hip-hop, voice and drama. All ages, and boys only classes are available. Nevada Ballet is located at 2920 Mill Street above Ballantine's Ballroom. Check out their web site for more information! www.nevadaballet.com

Computer Classes

Alpine Center is a new computer center run by a homeschool mom. It has 8 brand new, custom PC's in it and the instructors teach using a wireless projector to their computers. Classes are available to homeschool students ages 12 and older. The instructors are UNR computer science majors and are capable of teaching most topics.

Some ideas for classes available are:
1. trouble shooting/defrag/ security/ virus protection
2. web design
3. selling on ebay
4. HTML-learn the code to make better web pages
5. data basing
6. office: word, spreadsheets, excell etc.
7. internet and basics
8. Lan party for X-box or computer games

Alpine Center would love feedback on what type of classes you may want. Please leave feedback at renohomeschooling@hotmail.com or call 825-3331

Visit MENDIVE COMMUNITY LIBRARY for a variety of books, magazines, audio books, DVDs, videocassettes, and programming for your home schooling and family-activity needs.

· The Home School Collection contains books, magazines, and videocassettes geared toward the home schooler’s needs.

· The Parenting Collection contains books and videocassettes to help parents with children of all ages.

· The annual Home School Book Sale is held at the Mendive Community Library. All year Washoe County Library branches save donated materials relevant to curriculum support and home school providers. One day only, each March, these items sell for approximately $1 or $2 each.

· Mendive Community Library conducts at least one family program each month. These programs are both educational and entertaining. Past programs include an East Indian dance demonstration, a presentation about snakes and their habitats (snakes included!), and storytellers from various regions and cultures, just to name a few. Family programs are available at all public libraries. Visit www.washoe.lib.nv.us for programs scheduled at other locations

· Each Wednesday at 4:00 p.m., Mendive Community Library conducts a story time for children of all ages. Parents are always welcome! Visit www.washoe.lib.nv.us for story time schedules at other locations.

Visit Mendive Community Library at 1900 Whitewood Dr, located inside Mendive Middle School. The library doors are located on the north side of the building on Del Rosa.

Contact us at 353-5989.
Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday - 2:00-7:00
Thursday and Friday - 2:00-6:00
Saturday and Sunday - Closed

COME SEE WHAT WE CAN DO FOR YOU!

This is Jesse Howard with Great Basin Outdoor School. Here is a little more information about Great Basin Outdoor School.

Our camp is located on Lake Tahoe, in Glenbrook, at Camp Galilee. Here we spend four days learning about local geology, forest and wildlife ecology, astronomy, and management of our resources. Our students are taught by naturalists who have environmental backgrounds and accustomed to working with children.

Along with this educational program, we also have a youth leadership and mentoring program. We give the opportunity for students 16 and older to participate in the learning and teaching by volunteering with us. Mentors have the responsibility of basically being counselors to the younger children. They stay in the cabins or tent cities with the kids to make sure they go to sleep and help them be prepared for the activities during the days. They also participate in the naturalist groups during the classes at camp, on our day trips to Spooner lake, and on a research boat at Lake Tahoe.

This isn't just a baby-sitting job, though. Mentors get to learn science in a fun, hands-on way;and they help the students prepare a skit for our "Share Ring." Mentors actually get to teach a short lesson on nocturnal animals and the senses they share with humans that help us during the night. Everything that we expect of our volunteers will be taught in a two hour training prior to their time at camp, and we will have ongoing support and training at camp as well.

Another plus for the volunteers, especially with home school students, is the opportunity to receive school or community service credit for their time with us. Two of our past mentors who are returning this fall, Courtney and Amber, spent approximately six weeks with us and were the best assets to the mentor program. At nearly 60 hours a week (including nights) they received adequate school credit from their mother Mrs. Bauman.

Please feel free to email me or call with any questions.

Warm Regards,

Jesse Howard

Great Basin Outdoor School

5125 Escuela Way,

Reno, NV 89502

tel; 775-823-8888