Extra Curricular
CLASS Day
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CLASS Day is a once a month enrichment day. Classes are offered for all children birth through 12th grade. CLASS Day meets on the second Wednesday of the month at a local church in Bolingbrook. During each meeting, the kids will learn about our topic through activities, crafts, snacks, and having some time to socialize with friends!
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For the 2024-2025 school year, our students will be studying world geography and world cultures. Students will be broken into groups as follows: PreK, Kindergarten through 2nd grade, 3rd through 5th grade and 6th through 12th grade.
Each month we will be studying the geography of the land. We will then have a focus country that we will study by engaging with the music, food, and traditional lifestyle and culture of that land. Junior high and high school students will have an oral presentation at the end of the year highlighting their study country of choice. |
Our Class Dates schedule from
10am-12pm for the 2024-2025 school year is as follows: September 11: Studying Asia October 9: Studying Africa November 13: Studying South America January 8: Studying North America February 12: Studying Europe March 12: Studying Oceania April 9: Studying Antarctica May 14: Review of the year 
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Field Trips for the 2024-2025 School Year!
(Month and Event down below!)
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Part of making school fun is seeing how things work and having hands-on in person experiences! We do that by making field trips an integral part of our group. Field trips are scheduled throughout the Chicagoland suburbs, Chicago, and Indiana. Some field trips are free to the group and some have a nominal fee.
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Field Trips for the 2024-2025 School Year
September: Primrose Farm October: Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum & Lincoln Park Zoo November: Graue Mill @ Fullersburg Woods December: William Tanner House & Christkindl Market January: Museum of Lapidary Art February: Naperville International Fresh Market March: Art Institute of Chicago April: Peabody Estate May: Fabyan Villa Museum and Windmill & Japanese Garden |
Special Events
Kick-off Picnic
To start the new school year, we begin with our annual Kick-off Picnic! Families come out to enjoy a pot-luck style dinner. HEART will provide hotdogs and families bring side dishes to share. This year, our picnic will be held on Saturday, August 24, from 4-7 pm in Bolingbrook. Please email heartbolingbrook@gmail.com if you are interested in attending and for more information!
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Mom's Night Out
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An important part of the homeschool journey is having a great support system. Our group strives to encourage one another through meaningful and fun activities! One way we love to do this is by having Mom's Night Outings throughout the school year!
See below for our Mom's Night Out Events we are hosting for the 2024-2025 school year: Mom's events: September: Bunco Game November/December: Dinner at a Local Restaurant January/February: Royal icing Cookie Decorating March/April: Game Night |
End of Year Celebration
Homeschooling is hard work! Each year we recognize the efforts of both teachers and students at our end of year celebration. This event focuses on the achievements of our students that are both promoting to the next grade level and graduating from high school. The ceremony is held at an area church in mid-May to early June.
