8/21/23 Weekly News and Events

Events this week:

Tuesday: 8/22/23:

Parent Cafe Social event

Time: 2:00 PM Eastern - 3:00 PM Eastern

Where: FA Parent Cafe on the Virtual Campus

What: Come enjoy the company of other homeschooling parents in a relaxed, online atmosphere.

Thursday: 8/24/23: FB Live Training: Signing on and Navigating the Campus

Time: 2:00 PM Eastern

Where: Facebook: FunCation Academy-Group

What: I will demonstrate logging onto the campus for the first time and navigating your avatar.

*This will be a bit longer than last week's FB Live campus tour.

Student Activity of the Week: The Art of Origami

Click the picture to access the activity.

Students with submissions will be entered into a drawing for a $25.00 Amazon gift card each quarter.

Next drawing: Oct 2, 2023 (1st quarter of 2023-2024 school year: July, August, September).

Each submission = 1 entry

Now Open!

The Virtual College and Career Counselor is now open as a paid resource for just $6.99/month per student.

This paid resource provides ongoing support for grades 8-12 students to help with academic planning, transcript preparation, and planning beyond high school. Access and support for Overgrad and the Common App are also provided.

Students needing to complete an SAT and ACT prep course will have the opportunity to sign up for this extra added benefit.

College, Career, and Higher Education Test Preparation Courses are now open!

Online, self-paced, teacher-supported test preparation for the following: ACT, SAT, Accuplacer, ASVAB, HiSET, GED, TASC, TEAS, and TABE.

What's included?

• Access to the chosen test preparation courses

• Unlimited Access to Study Hall

• Teacher support and guidance

Pricing: $25.00/month per student

Registration for the Fall Parent Workshop Series is now open!

• Workshop 1: Academic Planning for High School: September 29, 2023

• Workshop 2: Transcript Preparation: October 27, 2023

• Workshop 3: Life Beyond High School: November 17, 2023

• Workshop 4: Scholarships and FAFSA: December 15, 2023

• Workshops begin promptly at 1:00 PM Eastern and will end no later than 3:00 PM Eastern.

• All workshops are LIVE on our virtual campus.

• FA Community Members with Full Access and FA Community Members with Base Access plus Parent Support receive 1 free workshop. Please reach out to billing for instructions.

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Pricing:

• $35.00 per Workshop OR

• $100.00 for the Full Workshop Series

The PHS roll-over discount offer ended on 8/15/23. If you were a parent who came to us from PHS in April, signed up for the PHS 2-month special offer, and were not able to sign up for full membership by 8/15/23, please let us know. We will work with you.

Future Events and Resources:

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Coming in September:

• Bridging the Gap paid resource: a 3-month program to help identify and fill learning gaps.

We are currently reviewing an online Financial Literacy Course. Stay tuned for more information!