Some people think that there are no options for homeschoolers to participate in sports. However, both Cornerstone Christian School and Blue Ridge Christian School have opened up their sports to homeschoolers.

This past season several people within this co-op have played sports for Cornerstone. The privilege to be on the teams was opened to homeschoolers because in the previous year there were simply not enough people who wanted to play soccer to have a team, so  they decided to let homeschoolers play their sports. These include soccer, basketball, and volleyball. Also this Spring, Cornerstone is letting homeschoolers participate in middle school track.

by C.H., eighth grade CKC student

On March the fifteenth, there was a co-op field trip to Hatch 3D. Hatch 3D is a small business on West Market street that does 3D prints. In 3D printing, a computer reads a digital file and sends commands to the printer based on that. The printer then melts the material that is going to be used, most often plastic, and cools it in the pattern determined by the computer. This is done by the bottom up, so there can be extreme details inside and out. One example of this detail is a rook they had on display. It was shaped normally on the outside, but with windows. On the inside, however, there were stairs, and these stairs were forming a double helix. This is one of the ways 3D printing is superior to traditional crafting methods. In the future, the printers will be able to use anything that can be melted, such as chocolate.

by C.H., eighth grade CKC student

Learn more about Hatch 3D at hatch3dva.com.

One more place to find these songs:

• In the Palm of His Hand
• Lord, Help Us Be Your Children
• All to Jesus I Surrender
• There is No One Like My Jesus

Keep practicing!

We’ll meet on August 31 to review policies and give out schedules and curriculum. Also, IEW and Apologia teachers will meet with parents who have enrolled children in those classes. Fees for those classes should be paid that night. All teaching parents should attend this meeting!