Picnic Market Day

Thursday 18th November

at the Mid Mountains Community Centre Lawson

10am to 1pm

Come along and meet with other home educating families, share ideas, sell on or pick up a bargain on pre-loved home education resources and find out what’s happening with the local homeschooling groups. Representatives from the Hub, Blackheath Homeschoolers, Riv Kids, Blue Mountains Natural Learners and the Teen Homeschooling Group will all be there to help you with your enquiries.

The Arcade Circus will provide a  playspace with fun characters and circus props to explore. Free workshops including Music with Catriona McKay from Little Sings and Art with Selena Seifert of Scribbly Bark Studio are all part of the fun. A raffle with great prizes generously donated by local business is also on offer. These include vouchers and gift packs from Megalong Books Leura, Selwood Science & Puzzles Hazelbrook, the Edge Cinema Katoomba, Josaphan’s Chocolates Leura, Body & Being Leura, Colourart Springwood, Angus & Robertson Lithgow, Cream hair Studios Leura, Gleebooks Blackheath, Yuko Moon Blackheath, Eckersley Arts & Craft Penrith, Harmony at Home Blackheath, Dymocks Penrith and Scribbly Arts Studio Wentworth Falls!!!

Bring a picnic, settle down on a rug and enjoy this fun community event. A great way to celebrate Home Education Week.

For details see Blue Mountains Home Education Network http:// bmhen.org

For stall enquiries contact Sarah at sarah.brooks@mac.com or on 0406 268 588.

Further enquiries phone Kiri on 0414 063 017 or Jane on 4784 2337.

(Insurance for this event is provided by the Home Education Association Inc)

Join in on some Friday afternoon fun with this class, learn the language and absorb some of the culture of Japan. Jamie, our enthusiastic tutor, makes regular visits to Japan and will be sourcing some great teaching aids there. Her class on Japanese cooking is sure to be a highlight!

Event Date: Starts November 12

Event Time: 1-2:30pm Fridays

Event Location: Mid Mountains Neighbourhood Centre, Lawson

Event Contact Name: Jane Shellshear

Event Contact Email/Phone: jane@hrlearning.com.au

Additional Information:Cost:$120 for 6 sessions of an hour and a half each. $102 if you are able to pay in full at commencement of course. For bookings contact Jane on 4784 2337 or email jane@hrlearning.com.au or Nikki on nikkileemartin@yahoo.com.au

Join other homeschooling families during National Home Education Week for a special screening of Gary Caganoff ‘s documentary National Pass. We are very lucky to have the documentary presented by the film maker Gary (also homeschooling dad) who has generously offered his time and a free screening of his film. For those who are keen we will then walk the National Pass track together with a little time for lunch at the base of the falls and fun along the way.

Documentary Screening: Saturday 20th November 10.30am – YHA Katoomba – 207 Katoomba Street Katoomba.

Please bring $10 per family to help contribute towards the venue hire for the screening. If we get more families than have already expressed interest the fee will be less. There will be DVDs of Gary’s films for sale for those who are keen. These are $20 each.

Walk: Make your way to outside the Conservation Hut in Wentworth Falls after the film screening. We will wait for everyone so that we can all head off on the walk together. If you don’t plan to come on the walk please let someone know on the day. We will finish the walk at Wentworth Falls picnic area. We can either all walk back to the Conservation Hut or do a car shuffle with the drivers. Refreshments are available at the Conservation Hut.

PLEASE NOTE: The walk will take approximately 2 hours. There is a huge set of stone steps to ascend near the end, to the top ofthe falls. So be prepared for a puffing 15 mins or so, then up to the car park. Remember to bring sun protection, wet weather protection, snow gear, scuba diving gear – you know the general Mountains everyday stuff , water, food and of course cameras!

More Information

To express your intention in coming along (if you haven’t already) or for any other enquiries please get in touch with Sarah at sarah.brooks@mac.com or on 0406 268 588

For more information about the film visit http://www.lysisfilms.com/?p=116

More information about the walk including track notes, maps and how to get there can be found at: http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/NationalParks/parkwalking.aspx?id=n0004

Finding the YHA: http://maps.google.com.au/maps?client=safari&rls=en&oe=UTF-8&redir_esc=&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=yha+katoomba&fb=1&gl=au&hq=yha&hnear=Katoomba+NSW&cid=0,0,1494540595789284650&ei=q9jRTNHmFoeOvQP7qKGFDA&sa=X&oi=local_result&ct=image&resnum=2&ved=0CBkQnwIwAQ

About the Conservation Hut: http://www.conservationhut.com.au/index.htm