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CiRCE Institute Essay Contest

Submitted by Julie on Wed, 03/10/2010 - 1:45pm.


CiRCE

CiRCE Institute Essay Contest
(Co-Sponsored by Institute for Excellence in Writing)

High school students, don't miss this opportunity to win a prize of up to $500!

Magnum Opus Magazine Print Publication Postponed

Submitted by Julie on Fri, 02/19/2010 - 2:41pm.

To Our Loyal Writers and Magnum Opus Magazine Readers,

The printed version of Magnum Opus Magazine had been put on hiatus due to printing costs. However, we are pleased to continue to accept student submissions for the Magnum Opus Magazine website.

Also, check out the latest 2010 Magalog to see a Sampling of Student Submissions!

"I Seriously Love This Spelling Program!"

Submitted by Julie on Tue, 02/16/2010 - 9:33pm.

It's such a delight when friends say nice things about you, isn't it? I would love to share a few excerpts of what Amy @ Raising Arrows posted on her blog:

Practical Homeschooling Readers Vote IEW as #1 in Writing and Spelling!

Submitted by Julie on Mon, 12/07/2009 - 11:09am.


2009 Award




Practical Homeschooling Readers Vote IEW as #1 in Writing and Spelling



Debt Free Scholar Reviews IEW's High School Essay Intensive

Submitted by Julie on Mon, 05/04/2009 - 2:47pm.

Nate Desmond, homeschooling teen and entrepreneur, has just reviewed our High School Essay Intensive video course.

You can check out his review at DebtFreeScholar.com

Let him know what you think!

2008 Excellence in Education Award

Submitted by Julie on Fri, 03/13/2009 - 11:59am.
2008 Award

The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine announces its 2008 Excellence in Education Awards

Gray, TN, May 11th, 2009—Each year, The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine, LLC
(TOS) hosts the prestigious Excellence in Education Awards, a popular
venue for TOS readers who are looking for the right products and finest
homeschool-friendly companies for their unique homeschool
environments—which is no easy task!

Homeschooling Parent 2009 Stamp of Approval

Submitted by Julie on Fri, 03/13/2009 - 11:39am.
2009 Award

We're so pleased that yet another homeschooling publication has seen the transforming power of our writing methods!
Selections are made based on a wide variety of criteria including: availability, support, user-friendliness, cost, and even parental input.
Click Here to read more about the award and other product recipients.

Meet Andrew Pudewa

Submitted by Julie on Thu, 01/01/2009 - 12:58pm.
Meet Andrew Pudewa

Andrew Pudewa is the director of the Institute for Excellence in Writing and a homeschooling father of seven. Presenting throughout North America, he addresses issues relating to teaching, writing, thinking, spelling, and music with clarity, insight, practical experience, and humor.

Read more

Free Lesson Plans for SWI and SICC

Submitted by Julie on Wed, 11/12/2008 - 11:11am.

If you are looking for the free SWI and SICC lesson plans, they are now on their respective product pages on our website.
Click here to find a list of the products with links for your convenience.

Success in Schools: Read one teacher's comments about how Excellence in Writing is working in her class.

Submitted by Julie on Sun, 10/12/2008 - 8:14pm.

As a 6th grade Latin and grammar teacher, I am always eager to integrate my subjects so that my students are practicing the skills of both subjects simultaneously. I have found Excellence in Writing to be a fantastic tool which enables me to do just this: during our preposition unit, we added the preposition dress-up and sentence starter. We were also doing a preposition unit in Latin and I taught my students about the plethora of derivatives which stem from Latin prepositions, which they were then able to use in their writing.

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