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SUMMARY:Homeschool New York / LEAH Statewide Commencement Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the Lord’s faithfulness to our graduates alongside like-minded families from all around New York State!
URL:https://homeschoolfreedom.com/event/homeschool-new-york-commencement-ceremony
LOCATION:The Smith Center for the Arts\, Geneva\, NY\, 82 Seneca Street\, Geneva\, NY\, 14456\, United States
CATEGORIES:Graduation Ceremony
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SUMMARY:Homeschool New York Legislative Day 2025
DESCRIPTION:PRE-LEGISLATIVE DAY RALLY\nwith Will Estrada (Senior Counsel\, HSLDA)\n\nWednesday\, May 14\, 2025 | 7:00-9:00 pmShaker Ridge Country Club \n\n\n\nWHAT TO EXPECT7:00-7:30 pm Introduction / Orientation7:30-8:30 pm Keynote: Will Estrada\, HSLDA8:30-9:00 pm Q&A9:00 pm Teen Hangout Session at the Hotel**Click here for time-sensitive hotel information \n\n\nHOMESCHOOL NEW YORK LEGISLATIVE DAY 2025\n\nThursday\, May 15\, 2025 | 8:30 am-2:00 pmThe Well\, Legislative Office Building (LOB) \n\n\nWHAT TO EXPECT\n\n8:30 am Worship\, Prayer\, Orientation\, and Catered Brunch | The Well\, LOB9:00-11:00 am *Meetings with your local Assembly Representative and Senator | LOB9:00-11:00 am Workshops | The Well\, LOB12:00 pm Will Estrada\, keynote | The Well\, LOB1:00-2:00 pm  Additional meetings and tour of the Capitol \n\n\n\n*All meetings will be facilitated by a Homeschool New York Board Member\, and we will offer training sessions via Zoom leading up to the event so you feel confident and equipped! Your teens will also have the opportunity to pass out Homeschool New York opinion papers and ask representatives for their support (we’ll pair teens who are new to the program with teens who are more experienced). \n\n\n\nCome early on Wednesday or stay late on Thursday to check out the New York State Museum! \n\n\nOUR PURPOSE is to have a winsome voice in the legislative and regulatory processes here in New York by sharing the heart and passion of home education with our elected and appointed officials. One of the ways we fulfill this purpose is through our Legislative Day\, giving home educators from across the state an opportunity to share their own experiences and convictions with their elected officials in Albany.\n\nThis year\, there are already two bills we are working hard to advance! One is the Sports Bill (A389 and S3436)\, which will allow homeschool students to participate on high school sports teams. The other is the Letter of Substantial Equivalence Bill (A2326 and S199)\, which will require District Superintendents to write the Letter when students have completed their home education in compliance with Section 100.10 of the Commissioner’s Regulations. We’re hoping to see it move this year! \n\n\nSeveral legislators have asked for specific examples of our students who have struggled to obtain the Letter. If that applies to you\, would you please send your story to legislative@nysleah.org? We are specifically looking for testimonies regarding the following:\n\n– The importance of the Letter for home educated students– How difficult the Letter is to obtain– Ramifications when superintendents refuse to write the Letter– Stories of colleges refusing to accept home educated students \n\n\n\nBRING THE WHOLE FAMILY!We are homeschoolers\, so\, of course\, this is a family-friendly event! No childcare is available\, as we encourage you to have your children present during the meetings. There will be a room set aside for nursing and a place for you to put coats. Every Individual Home Instruction Programs (IHIP) has a section for Citizenship; participating in this event together with your children is a great way to accomplish that! Further\, this event is open to all friends of NY home education! You do not have to be a current homeschooler or Homeschool New York member to participate\, so please bring your extended family and friends along! \n\n\nPlease make plans to join us at the New York State Capitol to promote homeschooling\, raise awareness\, and gather support for homeschooling freedom! Are you ready?\n\nRegister today!
URL:https://homeschoolfreedom.com/event/homeschool-new-york-legislative-day-2025
LOCATION:The Well\, Legislative Office Building\, Albany\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Homeschool Day at the Capitol,Legislative Event
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SUMMARY:Homeschool New York Statewide Commencement
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our Homeschool New York / LEAH Statewide Commencement Ceremony. Celebrate the Lord’s faithfulness in the lives of our 2024 graduates. Be encouraged and inspired by our Scripture-saturated ceremony. Rejoice with like-minded families from across the state! \nClick here for more information and to register your graduate: https://leah.regfox.com/2024-state-wide-commencement
URL:https://homeschoolfreedom.com/event/homeschool-new-york-statewide-commencement
LOCATION:The Smith Center for the Arts\, Geneva\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Graduation Ceremony
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SUMMARY:Homeschool New York Legislative Day 2024
DESCRIPTION:Join us in Albany for our annual Homeschool New York Legislative Day! After a time of worship\, prayer\, training\, and encouragement\, you’ll spend the rest of the day attending meetings with your senator and assembly representative\, as well as additional meetings with key committee members. These meetings will be facilitated by a Homeschool New York board member (so you won’t be alone!) and will provide an opportunity for you to advocate for New York home education in general\, as well as for specific legislation. \n 
URL:https://homeschoolfreedom.com/event/homeschool-new-york-legislative-day-2024
CATEGORIES:Legislative Event
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SUMMARY:Homeschool New York March Albany Day: Letter of Substantial Equivalence Focus
DESCRIPTION:At our Albany Day on Monday\, March 11\, we’ll be focusing on the Letter of Substantial Equivalence Bill\, which is good timing considering the flurry of activity around this bill toward the end of last week! We’ll have Houghton speaking mid-day (kind of a lunch-and-learn) about college in general\, admissions\, dual enrollment\, etc. And\, we’ll have TeenPact first thing in the morning\, briefly outlining their program. The meeting schedule is still coming together\, and we’ll be visiting the offices of key committee members as we seek to advance this bill. Plus\, if there are follow-up meetings for the Sports Bill\, we’ll have those\, too!\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister here to join us! https://leah.regfox.com/2024-albany-days-march-11
URL:https://homeschoolfreedom.com/event/homeschool-ny-march-albany-day
LOCATION:Legislative Office Building\, Albany\, NY
CATEGORIES:Legislative Event
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SUMMARY:Finger Lakes Homeschool Conference - LEAH/Homeschool New York
DESCRIPTION:Join us at our inaugural Finger Lakes Homeschool LEAH Homeschool Conference on March 9 from 8:30am – 4:30pm!\n\n\n\n$35 includes admission for one or both parents. Register and find additional information at fingerlakeshomeschool.com.\n\n\n\nKeynote Speakers:\nDan and Kim Murphy\n\n\nWorkshops:\n Reporting and Regulations in NY State\n Where Do I Start?\n What about Socialization?\n What if We Fail?\n Find Your Teaching Style\n What If My Family Is Not on Board?\n Homeschooling my Child with an IEP\n The Lazy Parent’s Guide to Homeschooling Teenagers\n Preparing Your High Schooler for a Career
URL:https://homeschoolfreedom.com/event/finger-lakes-leah-homeschool-conference
LOCATION:Tabernacle Baptist Church\, 1019 North Cayuga Street\, Ithaca\, NY\, 14850\, United States
CATEGORIES:Homeschool Conference or Convention
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