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NOT JUST FOR KIDS
Mini unit studies that encourage parents and children to discuss and explore a wide variety of topics and projects together.
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ARIZONA INDEX
Local educational opportunities, field trip ideas, a summary of the state's homeschool law, the history of home education in Arizona, and an Arizona study guide.
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Arizona Patriot Links
Homeschool Patriot Intro
National Patriot Links
American Heritage Weekend
A grand scale educational presentation celebrating America's history, held annually in Queen Creek, AZ. See also: We Make History
Arizona Reenacting Network
Helping to keep history alive in the Southwest.
The Center for Arizona Policy: Promoting
Family, Faith, and Freedom
The CAP mission is "to strengthen the family by educating Arizonans on public policy issues that impact the family and equipping them to promote traditional values." CAP President Len Munsil, an attorney, and his wife Tracy, a political journalist, are homeschool parents with eight children. CAP-initiated laws that have taken effect in Arizona include Covenant Marriage and reciting the Declaration of Independence in schools. You can become a member, sign up for e-mail updates and alerts, and/or volunteer to distribute monthly Family Focus bulletins at your church, which feature biblically-oriented issues and events of interest to concerned Christians.
Citizens Rule Book
This booklet was written in 1976 by my father-in-law Charles Olsen, a WWII Marine veteran and printer from Boston. Family-owned and operated Whitten Printers of Phoenix, AZ continues to print and distribute the Citizens Rule Book.
Daughters of the American Revolution
There are more than 30 DAR chapters in Arizona. Members are descendents of ancestors who aided in achieving American independence.
First Virginia Volunteer Infantry
Arizona based association portraying a company of "Gentlemen Volunteers" of Virginia in the Civil War.
Freedoms Foundation of Arizona
Living History Programs that make history exciting for schools and organizations, while preserving the ideals and principles upon which America was founded.
HOMESTARS Online
The East Valley Home School Teen Age Republicans.
Kids Voting Arizona
Training tomorrow's citizens today: Kids Voting is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, grassroots-driven program founded in Arizona in 1988.
Learning for Life: Educational Words of Wisdom
Compiled by a local home educator, Learning for Life: Educational Words of Wisdom contains quotes from our Founding Fathers, as well as rare and classic sayings by philosophers, scientists, writers, religious leaders, statesmen, and educators from throughout history. Many famous homeschoolers from the past, as well as contemporary advocates of homeschooling and education reform, are included.
Readers can learn from the remarkable words of John Adams, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Samuel Adams, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Stonewall Jackson, James Madison, Peter Marshall, George Patton, Ronald Reagan, Theodore Roosevelt, Benjamin Rush, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Henry David Thoreau, Daniel Webster, Noah Webster, John Taylor Gatto, and others.
“This wonderful inspirational book [is] an amazing collaboration of time-honored quotes from history's great men and women,” says Helene Charles, homeschool mom. “Teachers and parents will be amazed at the wisdom from many notables who knew how to get education at its fullest.”
The book contains biographical notes, appendix and index.
A must-have for parents, teachers, school reformers, alternative education advocates, home educators, unschoolers, speakers, writers, history buffs, book lovers, lifelong learners, and anyone who believes in educational liberty. Learning For Life: Educational Words Of Wisdom, by Teri Ann Berg Olsen. Phoenix, AZ: Knowledge House, July 2004. 420 pp. $19.95; ISBN 0-9759528-0-3.
Link to Voting Record of Arizona Legislature, from the Center for Arizona Policy.
No Bad Judges
Are you fed up with judicial activism, the lack of accountability for judges, and the lack of information on the records and decisions of judges, even though we are expected to vote on them each election? This is a new grassroots organization headed by Len Munsil and funded by the Citizens for Arizona Policy Political Action Committee.
Patriot Volunteers
Arizona's Own
Patriot Volunteers, reenacting the era of the American Revolution, French & Indian War, and Colonial Conflicts. See also: Gentlemen Volunteers of Old Virginia and The Society of Early America.
Sons of the American Revolution
The purposes of the Sons of the American Revolution are patriotic, historical and educational. This includes:
perpetuating the memory of Revolutionary War Patriots; promoting fellowship among their descendants; inspiring the community with a reverence for the principles of government founded by our forefathers; encouraging historical research of the American Revolution; preserving the records of Revolutionary War patriots; marking the locations of the Revolution events and its soldiers; celebrating anniversaries of the Revolution; fostering true patriotism; maintaining and extending institutions of American freedom; carrying out the purpose of the Preamble of the Constitution; following the injunctions of Washington's farewell address to the American people.
TeenPact Arizona
teenpact@azyouth.org
Arizona TeenPact had a phenomenally successful first class in 2002. Students got to meet with the Governor and the Secretary of State as well as with Senators, Representatives, lobbyists and other political leaders. TeenPact is an outstanding opportunity for kids to learn first-hand about citizenship, leadership, justice, true statesmanship, and the biblical principles upon which our government was founded. (4-day and 1-day classes are available.)
We Make History
Providers of Fine, Historic Events: "Be Inspired by our Cultural Heritage in the Context of a Creative, Interactive & Family Friendly Environment." See also: American Heritage Weekend
We the People of Arizona
We The People of Arizona is the Arizona chapter of We The People, a national organization dedicated to confronting governmental wrongdoing at all levels by institutionalizing vigilance and proactive educational outreach projects. "The people...are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty." ~Thomas Jefferson
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A special section just for Arizona homeschoolers!
Includes an Arizona study guide … plus a comprehensive listing of resources, services, suppliers, support groups, and field trip opportunities within Maricopa County and around the state.
Homeschool Patriots Intro
National Patriot Links
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