Western Rockingham Home Educators, Rockingham County, NC

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Local Resources

American Red Cross

Boy Scouts of America

Girl Scouts of Rockingham County

North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service

Libraries

Rockingham County Public Library

Greensboro Public Library

High Point Public Library

Forsyth County Public Library

State Library of North Carolina

www.nclive.org !!

Museums

Angela Peterson Doll and Miniature Museum

ArtQuest at Green Hill Center

The Children´s Museum at Old Salem

Greensboro Historical Museum

Museum of Anthropology

Old Mill of Guilford

Reynolds House, American Museum of Art

SciWorks

SECCA

Weatherspoon Art Gallery

Furniture Discovery Center

Greensboro Children's Museum

Natural Science Center of Greensboro

Piedmont Environmental Center

N.C. Zoological Park

Castle McCulloch & The Crystal Garden

Charlotte H. Brown Memorial State Historic Site

Guilford Courthouse National Military Park

Mendenhall Plantation

Seagrove Area Pottery Tour

Tannenbaum Historic Park

Ice House, The Greensboro

Discovery Place, Charlotte

Other Things to Do

Passenger Train Service

WHRE Resources

Homeschool Links and Reviews

WRHE Hall of Science

Arts and Literature Fair

Creating Writing Group

Volunteer Youth Coordinator: Kristine Parker
Phone: (336) 349-3434
Fax: (336) 548-7330
3692 NC Hwy. 14
Reidsville, NC 27323

Boy Scouts of America

District Director: Willie Ore
Phone: (336) 623-6799
Old North State Council Phone: (800) 367-9166
Email: council@bsaonsc.org
Web-site: www.bsaonsc.org

Girl Scouts of Rockingham County

Field Executive: Debbie Bird
Address: 612 Business Park Drive Eden, NC 27288
Phone: (336) 627-5707
WRHE Contact: Tonya Totin
Phone: (336) 427-7140

North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service

Assistant Extension Agent 4-H: Peggie M. Lewis
Address: Governmental Center, PO Box 200, Wentworth, NC 27375-0200
Phone: (336) 342-8230
Fax: (336) 342-8242

Libraries

Rockingham County Public Library

Address: See website for branch locations.
Phone: See website for branch locations.
Web site: www.rcpl.org
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Information: One of our major resources.

Greensboro Public Library

Address: See website for branch locations.
Phone: See website for branch locations.
Web site: www.greensborolibrary.org
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Information: Great links for all ages.

High Point Public Library

Address: 901 N Main Street, High Point.
Phone: (336)883-3660
Web site: www.high-point.net/dept/library/
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Information: Great resource links - very homeschool friendly - huge children's section - great homeschool resource section (games, cds, reproducibles reference materials, etc.)

Forsyth County Public Library

Address: See website for branch locations.
Phone: See website for branch numbers
Web site: www.forsythlibrary.org
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State Library of North Carolina

Address: See website for branch locations.
Phone: See website for branch numbers
Web site: statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us/ncslhome.htm
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Information: This is a must see site. Info on anything you need to know!

NC Live

Address: Virtual Library
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Web site: www.nclive.org
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Information: MONSTER research site. This is a site that is supposed to be restricted to NC residents. This is how it is supposed to work: You can go to any branch library in NC and ask for the password to the site.

North Carolina Libraries for Virtual Education (NC LIVE) offers the citizens of North Carolina online access to complete articles from over 5,500 newspapers, journals, magazines, and encyclopedias, indexing for over 15,000 periodical titles, and access to over 13,000 electronic books. NC LIVE is available free of charge for library patrons, researchers, and educators from four communities of interest -- public libraries, community colleges, the state's university system, and members of the North Carolina Association of Independent Colleges and Universities. NC LIVE can be accessed from within an affiliated library or from home.

Museums

Angela Peterson Doll and Miniature Museum

Address: 101 West Green Drive High Point, NC 27260
Phone: (336) 885-3655
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Information: Visit with 1,700 dolls from around the world, including 130 Shirley Temple dolls, 50 rare creche dolls, Bob Timberlake dolls. 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday; 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday; 1-4:30 p.m. Sunday. Call for tour and admission rates.

ArtQuest at Green Hill Center

Address: 200 N. Davie St. Greensboro, NC 27401
Phone: (336) 333-2610
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Information: A children´s art gallery with hands-on exhibits and an open studio. 12:30-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; 2-5 p.m. Sunday. Adults, children; $3; Green Hill members, children 2 and under, free. Family night, 5-7 p.m. Wednesdays, free. Parent-child art workshops: 10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m., Mondays, ages 2-4 with adult. Adults, children, $2.50. Register.

The Children´s Museum at Old Salem

Address: 924 South Main St. Winston-Salem, NC 27101
Phone: (336) 779-6150
Web site: www.oldsalem.org
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Information: A fun, educational experience for children ages 4-9. Admission charged. Toys, games, costumes, interactive displays, climbing sculpture and more. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday. 1-5 p.m. Sunday.

Greensboro Historical Museum

Address: 130 Summit Ave. Greensboro, NC 27401-3016
Phone: (336) 373-2043
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Information: Our local history is full of surprises, and families will enjoy discovering them together on a visit to the museum. Explore a home built over 200 years ago. Imagine the bravery of young men who began the lunch counter sit-ins. Enjoy going on a "seek and find" hunt. Open daily except Monday. Corner of Lindsay Street and Summit Avenue, downtown. Free.

Museum of Anthropology

Address: P.O. Box 7267 Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC 27109
Phone: (336) 758-5282
Web site: www.wfu.edu/MOA
Email: moa@wfu.edu
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Old Mill of Guilford

Address: 1340 N.C. Highway 68 North, Oak Ridge, NC 27310
Phone: (336) 643-4783
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Information:This working, water-powered grist mill with the sights and smells of another era is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and offers a gift shop with a wide variety of stone-ground meals, honey, ham and North Carolina pottery and crafts. Hours: 9 a.m.-6 p.m. daily. Free. Reservations required for large groups.

Reynolds House, American Museum of Art

Address: Box 11765 2250 Reynolda Road Winston-Salem, NC 27116-1765
Phone: (336) 725-5325
Web site: www.reynoldahouse.org
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Information: "Bungalow" built in 1917 by tobacco magnate and wife, R.J. and Katharine Smith Reynolds. Sixty-four rooms, 40,000 square feet, extensive American-art collection, furnishings, family clothing, indoor swimming pool, bowling alley. 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. 1:30-4:30 p.m. Sundays. The American Association of Museums Accreditation calls it "one of the most exciting educational experiments using original art as its basis that we have seen."

SciWorks, the Science Center and Environmental Park of Forsyth County

Address: 400 W. Hanes Mill Road Winston-Salem, NC 27105
Phone: (336) 767-6730
Web site: www.sciworks.org
Email: info@sciworks.org
Information: At SciWorks, it´s fun to learn about science! Travel through the Solar System under the dome of the state-of-the-art planetarium. Come face-to-face with river otters and farm animals in the 15-acre Environmental Park. Enjoy interactive, hands-on, special exhibits in spacious exhibit halls. Don´t miss our latest traveling exhibit, "Insect Zoo, Arachnids Too!"

Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA)

Address: 750 Marguerite Drive Winston-Salem, NC 27106-5861
Phone: (336) 725-1904
Web site: www.secca.org
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Information: Nonprofit exhibition and education center. Presents and interprets contemporary art. Children´s programs focus on interactive learning, emphasize looking at, responding to, creating art while having fun. Hands-on art classes. At least two free community days annually. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; 2-5 p.m. Sunday. Adults, $3; senior citizens and students, $2.

Weatherspoon Art Gallery

Address: University of North Carolina at Greensboro P.O. Box 26170 Greensboro, NC 27402-6170
Phone: (336) 334-5770
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Information: Contemporary-art museum focuses on American art from turn of the 20th century. Exhibition schedule rotates work from permanent collection and temporary exhibitions from other art institutes. Lectures, gallery talks, community events, children´s programs. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, Friday; 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Wednesday; 1-5 p.m. weekends. Free admission.

Furniture Discovery Center

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Phone: (336) 887-3876
Web site: www.furniturediscovery.org
Email: info@furniturediscovery.org
Information: Free Fridays at the Furniture Discovery Center. Now discovery can be free. Every Friday you get free admission to the only museum and educational center for home furnishings in the world. That's right - free. You can come alone, bring a friend, bring your family, bring your school group, bring your neighborhood and you and all your guests get in free. But only on Firdays. If you want to bring a group we suggest you call for reservations. If you make a reservation for at least 15 people, you'll be taken on a private, guided tour by one of our wonderful tour guides. So come. Visit the Furniture Discovery Center any Friday and let your discovery be free. For information or reservations please call 336-887-3876 or e-mail us at info@furniturediscovery.org For teachers, parents, home school instructors and others who want to enhance the Furniture Discovery Center's learning experience for children, we have developed a new Instructors Tour and Activity Packet which will assist you in creating the perfect educational vehicle for your students. The Tour and Activity Packet allows you to customize your visit to the Furniture Discovery Center by offering extensive exhibit information, on-site learning activities, special in-class and/or at-home activities and resources for further study. We've designed the packet so that you have learning tools for elementary and early middle school ages. Since you become the tour guide, you can bring your students whenever you like - no reservations are necessary and no group minimums are required. We recommend that you plan to spend 1 -1/2 hours at the Center. We suggest that you bring a clipboard and pencil for each student and your enthusiasm for fun learning. We've taken care of the rest. Best of all, your Instructors Tour and Activity Packet and the accompanying Student Activity Packets are provided at no additional charge beyond our normal guest rates. Just ask for your packets when you visit. Or if you prefer, we'll mail one Instructors Tour and Activity Packet to you in advance of your visit. See you soon.

Greensboro Children's Museum

Address: 220 N. Church St. Greensboro, NC
Phone: (336) 574-2898
Web site: www.gcmuseum.com
Email: info@gcmuseum.com
Information: Information: Children can learn through hands-on play about many different things in their everyday world. They can learn about our community workers, grocery stores, and even learn about the making of a tv news show. Many endless possibilities for the young to have fun and learn through role play. One visit is not enough!

Natural Science Center of Greensboro

Address: 4301 Lawndale Drive Greensboro, NC 27455
Phone: (336) 288-3769
Web site: www.natsci.org
Email: rburkhart@natsci.org
Information: A fun and information filled museum and zoo all in one. Children learn about earth science through hands on activities and games geared to educate. In the Edward R. Zane Planetarium children and adults alike learn about astronomy. You and your children learn something new every visit.

Piedmont Environmental Center

Address: High Point
Phone: (336) 883-8531
Web site: www.piedmontenvironmental.com
Email: info@piedmontenvironmental.com
Information: Environmental education using hands-on teaching methods. *Founded in 1972 on 376 acres of completely protected land. *PEC's programs consist of classes, workshops, and trips for children, adults, and families. Nature Adventure Camp (Summer, Winter, and Herp) and Halloween Safari are examples of special programs and activities. *Permanent walk-on Mapscape of North Carolina demonstrating geology, geography ,and physiography of the region. *Bicentennial Greenway, which runs through the Center of PEC, and our own 11 miles of trails are available for bicycling, jogging, and hiking. *Ecotours to Panthertown Valley, NC, the Outer Banks, Asheboro, Combahee, and Edisto Rivers, Costa Rica, Galapagos Islands, Trinidad & Tobago, Belize and other sites.

N.C. Zoological Park

Address: : Zoo Parkway (NC 159) off US 220 and US 64, Asheboro NC
Phone: (800) 488-0444
Web site: www.nczoo.org
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Information: The nation's largest and finest walk-through natural-habitat zoo features more than 1,100 animals and 60,000 plants in its African and North American sections. The Streamside exhibit recreates North Carolina's stream wildlife from the mountains through the Piedmont region and coastal plain. Reservations required for group rates. April-Oct. hours: Daily, 9am-5pm. Nov.-March hours: Daily, 9am-4pm.

Castle McCulloch & The Crystal Garden

Address: 3925 Kivett Dr. Jamestown, NC 27282
Phone: (336) 887-5413
Web site: www.castlemcculloch.com
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Information: Office hours: Mon.-Fri., 9am-5pm. This castle is a restored gold refinery listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Built in 1832 and restored in mid-1980, the castle is a granite structure with a drawbridge, moat and a 70-foot tower. The Crystal Garden, built in 1997, is reminiscent of Victorian times with beveled glass walls, a crystal chandelier and a lovely veranda with a commanding view of the castle across the lake. This beautiful, secluded property is used for weddings/receptions, corporate and other private events. Visitors can enjoy seasonal activities, including gem and gold panning, historical tours and bridal festivals. Please call or click here for additional information.

Charlotte H. Brown Memorial State Historic Site

Address: : 6136 Burlington Road Sedalia, NC
Phone: (336) 449-4846
Web site: www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/hs/chb/chb.htm
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Information: 10 miles east of Greensboro off I-85 exit 135. Visit North Carolina's first official historic site to honor an African-American and a woman. The site is the former location of the Palmer Institute, an African-American preparatory school established by Brown in 1902. April-Oct. hours: Mon.-Sat., 9am-5pm; Sun., 1-5pm. Nov.-March hours: Tues.-Sat., 10am-4pm; Sun., 1-4pm. Groups of 10 or more should call in advance for tours.

Guilford Courthouse National Military Park

Address: : 2332 New Garden Road Greensboro, NC 27410
Phone: (336) 288-1776
Web site: www.nps.gov/guco
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Information: More than 200 acres and 28 monuments of soldiers, statesmen, and patriots of the American Revolution honoring the site of the March 15, 1781 battle. Visitors can enjoy recently premired projects telling the park story. Park activities include a self-guided auto tour (audiotape tour available) and colorful, informational on-site exhibits. Visitor center activities include a 30-minute dramatic, live-action film (shown on the hour); an animated battle map program; and information-packed museum exhibits featuring original Revolutionary War weaponry and artifacts. The park also provides paved walking trails and a bookstore. Reservations required for large groups.

Mendenhall Plantation

Address: : 603 West Main Street Jamestown, NC 27282
Phone: (336) 454-3819
Web site: www.thedepot.com/groups-mendenhall
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Information: This early 19th-century Quaker plantation includes many unique out-buildings, a museum and one of two existing false-bottom wagons used to transport runaway slaves during the time of the Underground Railroad. Group tours available throughout the year with advance notice. Jan.-Feb. hours: Fri., 11am-2pm; Sat., 1-4pm; Sun., 2-4pm. March-third week in Dec. hours: Tues.-Fri., 11am-2pm; Sat., 1-4pm; Sun., 2-4pm.

Seagrove Area Pottery Tour

Address: Seagrove, NC
Phone: (336) 873-8430
Web site: www.ncpotterycenter.com
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Information: : Nestled in the hills of the Piedmont plateau, 45 minutes from Greensboro in the town of Seagrove, visitors can discover one of the finest sources for decorative pottery on the East Coast. Ninety potters diligently work in the area and display their wares in individual shops and galleries. Seagrove pottery is also showcased at the NC Pottery Center, which features a museum/gallery and learning center. Call for tour information.

Tannenbaum Historic Park

Address: 2200 New Garden Road Greensboro NC
Phone: (336) 545-5315
Web site: www.ci.greensboro.nc.us/leisure/tannenbaum
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Information: Operated by the Greensboro Parks & Recreation Department, this 7.5 acre park was the 18th-century farmstead of Joseph Hoskins. Hoskins served the Guilford County community as a constable, tax collector and sheriff. During the Revolutionary War Battle of Guilford Courhouse, Hoskins' land served as a staging area for British troops under Cornwallis' command. The Colonial Heritage Center offers a variety of exhibits depicting life in colonial Guilford County. Living history programs are scheduled throughout the year. The park also offers a museum store and picnic area. Winer hours: Tues.-Sat., 9am-4:30pm; Sun., 1-4:30pm. Spring-fall hours: Tues.-Sat., 9am-5pm; Sun., 1-5pm. Please call ahead for daily schedule and group reservations. Click Here for more information.

Ice House, The Greensboro

Address: 6119 Landmark Center Blvd. Off Wendover Ave. Greensboro, NC
Phone: (336) 852-1515
Web site: www.icechaletgso.com (did not work last time I tried it..)
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Information: This 36,000-square-foot structure features a standard 200- by 85-foot ice surface. You'll find bi-level seating, four enclosed locker rooms with showers, three multipurpose rooms, a full-service snack bar and pro shop. The Ice Chalet is the official practice facility for the Generals, an East Coast Hockey League team. A wide variety of programs and events are available, including adult and youth hockey leagues and tournaments, figure skating lessons, clinics and daily public skating sessions.

Discovery Place, Charlotte

Address: 301 North Tryon Street, Charlotte, North Carolina.
Phone: (704) 372-6261
Web site: www.discoveryplace.org
Email: jimh@discoveryplace.org
Information: a combo admission to both Discovery Place and the OMNIMAX THEATRE, is as follows: adults $12; seniors 60+, $11; youth 6 - 12, $10; children 3 - 5, $8; and children under 3, free. Admission to the Morpheus MovieRide Theatre is $4, not included in the combo admission price.
Regular hours (Sept - May)
9 - 5 Mon - Fri
9 - 6 Sat
1 - 6 Sun

Summer hours (June - Labor Day)
9 - 6 Mon - Sat
1 - 6 Sun

GETTING THERE: Discovery Place is located in downtown Charlotte, NC, at the corner of 6th and Tryon Street. The parking deck is located directly behind the museum at the corner of 6th and Church Street. The quickest access from I-77 is to take the Trade Street exit.

Other Things to Do

Passenger Train Service

Address: 2603 Oakland Ave. Greensboro, NC
Phone: 1-800 BY TRAIN
Web site: www.bytrain.org
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Information:Getting there is half the fun! Take the Piedmont or Carolinian for your next day trip from Greensboro or High Point. Visit the State Capitol and museums in Raleigh. Shop at Concord Mills. See the transportation museum near Salisbury. Or visit Discovery Place in Charlotte. For an easy, relaxing and fun trip – take the train!

WHRE Resources

Homeschool Links and Reviews

WRHE Hall of Science

We need coordinators for these positions:

Geography Bee Coordinator
Math Olympiad Coordinator

We need Equipment:

A microscope
A telescope
An Oscilloscope
These items need to be good quality and in working order.

Testing Resources

Bayside School Services-(800) 723-3057
Bob Jones University Press (800) 845-5731
Crosspointe Educational Services (919) 577-1238
Hewitt Educational Resources (360) 835-8708
Piedmont Education Services (336) 924-2494
Southeast Educational Associates (540) 496-7791
Thurber's Educational Assessments (919) 967-5282

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