BHCFL Updates!

For us homeschooling means opportunity. We are able to have freedom in what we do, where we go, and just every aspect of learning and living. Homeschooling gives us room to be our true selves. It is a special place for us to grow and learn, as a family, together. Homeschooling means limitless. We are not bound by anything except listening to ourselves and deciding what is or is not for us.

Although 2020 had us all consumed with overwhelming uncertainty in life, school and work due to the pandemic, there were some highlights.   BHCFL’s annual 3-day Family Retreat Weekend was still able to take place. 80 acres is a beautiful way to socially distance. Our families had a blast camping, having movie night and bonfires, fishing and art, and just getting out in nature and relaxing among God’s Creation.   BHCFL has been a strong support for homeschooling families, and in 2021 we added more ways that we can be of service. In an effort to keep our youth and families engaged, we started a Science Club, Art Club, Youth Toastmasters Club, Parent Book Club, Science National Honor Society Club, and a WISE(Women in Science & Engineering) Club. We even adopted a calf this year named Pumpkin!  These clubs have been so much fun and such a blessing as we laugh and enjoy our brothers and sisters in the BHCFL Village. We are stronger together.

I can’t believe I have spent ten years of my life homeschooling. It’s been quite a journey. The homeschooling lifestyle has given our family so much freedom and opportunity–to make our own schedule, to learn the way that makes sense for us, to bond as a family. And boy, have we had our ups and downs. We’ve changed curricula, tried brick and mortar school, skipped forward grades, and repeated grades. We’ve had periods of total breakdown where we’ve had to just relax on the academics for a few weeks. We’ve weathered hundreds of kid and tantrums and mama tantrums (please tell me I am not the only one who has those). But one thing that has been consistent through it all is our love for reading.  From the preschooler days when the little ones flipped through books, making up the words, to car rides and late nights spent obsessing over a favorite series, I have so many great memories of us reading our way through these homeschool years. I am confident that for all I have gotten and conti...

    Do black people camp? This is a question that I hear all of the time, whether it be asked upon myself, heard in casual conversation, or mentioned in television or movies. If one was to do a quick Google search, you would find a plethora of answers most of which would be stereotypical, offensive, and utterly ridiculous. But overall the answer one would receive to that question would unfortunately, and falsely, be NO! What is camping? According to the Webster’s Dictionary, camping is a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence. This activity most often takes place outdoors in places such as local/state/national parks, campgrounds, sports arenas, and even your backyard. Camping is considered, by most, a very enjoyable event. It can be undertaken alone in a very serene, anti-stressed, meditative getaway, or experienced with family and friends, and includes time of games, socializing...

 

 

 

  A big  Thank You  goes out to  FISH FLORIDA  for donating fishing equipment to our  BHCFL  families for our Family Retreat Weekend!  Fishing is a sport that is relaxing, can create a bond between parent and child, and is super fun.  Let's Go  Fishing '!!!! Great  News!  We are excited to announce that  BHCFL  just received a $250 grant from  Walmart Giving  for our  Lending Library ! We can't wait to upgrade some of our equipment so that it's ready for our families! Thank you Walmart for doing great things in our community! #Better Together We can’t thank these two enough! Olive Garden and Panera Bread pulled out all the stops and donated food to help feed our families today! Thank you, thank you, thank you ! We are so grateful to   Daytona State College Science Club  for coming out and conducting a Science Lab with all types of Science experiments for our homeschool...

  Thank you to  Horizon Stars Toastmasters Club   for sponsoring  Black Homeschoolers of Central Florida, Inc.  for 10 weeks of public speaking and leadership classes!  Thank you to  Goodera  for partnering with  Black Homeschoolers of Central Florida, Inc.  to provide opportunities for companies and their employees to volunteer to share their careers as guest speakers and make motivational and teaching aids for our youth.  Thank you to  Junior Achievement  for providing virtual lessons for our youth to continue their studies  in financial literacy!  Thank you to  Walmart Giving   for supporting our  BHCFL Tutoring and College Preparatory Program  with a $500 donation!  Thank you to  UPchieve  for providing FREE live STEM tutoring and college counseling support for our students and students under our umbrella. Thank you to  Education Revolution...