BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.0.1//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1@ny.childrenshealthdefense.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230826T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230826T160000 DTSTAMP:20230820T153559Z URL:https://ny.childrenshealthdefense.org/events/introduction-to-home-scho oling/ SUMMARY:Introduction To Homeschooling + Meet & Greet DESCRIPTION:\n \;\n\nOn August 26 Children's Health Defense NY Will Be Hosting a Homeschooling Meet &\; Greet and an Introduction To HomeSchoo ling Class !!\n\nThis event will introduce homeschooling to parents and wi ll also serve as a meet and greet for parents that already homeschool !!\n \nLearn the basics of homeschooling\, the state requirements\, the benefit s\, and the many myths that you might have heard.\n\nCome hear from experi enced home schooling parents !!\n\nIf you already homeschool\, come and me et other homeschooling families !!\n\nThis Event is a fundraiser for Child ren's Health Defense NY. We Suggest a donation Of $20.\n\nThere are 2 Tick ets options. Suggested Donation &\; Free Ticket. All Donations Will Go To CHD NY to help them continue their important work\n\nIn addition to lea rning about home schooling\, you will be supporting Children's Health Defe nse NY. Every ticket purchased will be a donation to CHD NY to help them c ontinue their important work.\nIf You Are Not Able To Make The Event &\ ; Want To Donate To Our Fundraiser\, Please do so here\n \;\n\nMeet Th e Speakers:\n\nArlene Astacio Former DOE Teacher &\; CEO of Molding Min d's Academy\n\nAfter Religious Exemptions were taken away from Children in New York\, Arlene decided to step up and create a place where all childre n are accepted and can learn. She believes that we should have freedom of choice in what we want to do with our children and what is being taught to our children.\n\nMolding Minds Academy is where parents can feel at ease with their children learning\, They allow our children to learn outside of the box.\n\nJennifer Castaneda\n\nJennifer is an herbalist and homeschool mother of three who runs a small homeschooling co-op with other like-mind ed mothers. Her emphasis is teaching core family values and being intune w ith nature and the seasons. Jennifer strongly believes that children shoul d be geared in a way that caters to their emotional and educational needs to thrive in life.\n\nBonnie Skala Kiladitis\n\nFormer DOE Teacher\, Bonni e has been homeschooling her child since 2019 when religious exemptions we re taken away from children in New York. She will share her experiences an d tips.\n\nZoraida Quiles\n\nZoraida is a mother of two teenagers from Bro oklyn NY. She has been her children's primary academic educator since 2016 .\n\nPrior to homemaking\, she worked in the managed healthcare industry a s a provider relations representative for over 10 years\, volunteered for over 10 years as a Sunday school teacher\, and was a PTA president for two years at the school where her children attended prior to homeschool.\n\n& nbsp\; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ny.childrenshealthdefense.org/wp-content /uploads/SquarePic_20230820_11341385.jpg LOCATION:Flatbush Brooklyn\, 799 E 34th St\, Brooklyn \, NY\, 11210\, Unite d States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=799 E 34th St\, Brooklyn \, NY\, 11210\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Flatbush Brooklyn:g eo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20230312T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR