Teacher Spotlight: Dijana Trkulja
TEACHER SPOTLIGHT: Dijana Trkulja Read our interview with Dijana Trkulja below! Dijana was born in former Yugoslavia and studied Social Studies at the Banja Luka School for Natural Science and Mathematics...
Hear it from Homeschool Moms: âWhy I Homeschoolâ
Hear from three homeschool moms about why they homeschool, and why they chose CHESS. May it encourage you as you walk the sometimes challenging but rewarding road of homeschooling! As Marie sharesââThe journey is difficult but worth it!â Marie Pinneyâs Story My first...
Teacher Spotlight: John Jenkins
Teacher Spotlight: John Jenkins John is a publisher, author and conference speaker who has been teaching homeschoolers for 21 years and at CHESS since its inception. Johnâs classes include effective writing for high school and college, critical reading and thinking...
âWhy I Love Teaching Englishâ â Heidi Wethered
Heidiâs is one of our passionate English teachers at CHESS! She enjoys learning about historical events and figures and loves passing that on to her students. An avid reader, Heidi strives to encourage the love of books in her students, helping them to...
Hear it from Homeschool Moms: âWhy I homeschool.â â Mary Beth Balint
We love hearing stories from our homeschool parents! Here, Mary Beth, former Fairfax Country teacher and now homeschooling mom of six kids shares from her 17 years of homeschooling experience about why she homeschools, how CHESS provided valuable learning...
CHESS Expo
Thursday, February 27th from 7:00 â 9:00 p.m. At the CHESS Expo you can: Hear the teachers share why they are passionate about what they teachPersonally talk with our teachers to find out which classes are right for youGet course details, see textbooks, and...
Square Dance & Chili Cook-Off FundraiserÂ
Square Dance & Chili Cook-Off fundraiser â Square Dance Middle school & high school students come out with your friends and family for a fun Modern Western Square Dance. This event is open to homeschooling students and their families. Dig out your best...
An Unlikely Science Major – by Emily Gericke (CHESS Symposium Speaker)
Emily is a former CHESS Student who went on to study neuroscience at the College of William and Mary (â18). Emily was awarded the Excellence in Neuroscience award by the faculty for her senior thesis work on learning and memory and now works as a consultant in Washington D.C.
The Best Job in the World by Betsy Dill
Betsy Dill teaches 3-D Art, Drawing In Depth, Fearless Public Speaking and Studio Art at CHESS. Here she shares about her love of teaching, passion for homeschooling, and belief in CHESS students. I have never been asked what I do for a living without receiving...
CHESS â A Different Kind of Learning ExperienceâAn interview with CHESS Director Tara Taylor (Part 2)
CHESS director and veteran homeschool mom, Tara Taylor, shares about experiences and values that influenced her view of high school education and the shaping of the learning culture at CHESS.
âWhy CHESS?ââAn interview with CHESS director Tara Taylor (Part 1)
CHESS director and veteran homeschool mom Tara Taylor shares about her decision to homeschool through high schoolâstanding up against cultural pressure, intentionally re-defining education, and creating a place where homeschooling families can learn and grow together.
The Importance Of Rest To Academic Success
by Emily Hauge, former CHESS student and graduate of the College of William and Mary âIf I go to bed right now and fall asleep in the next seven minutes I will get exactly six hours of sleep.â Sound familiar? I know the science. I know that a lack of sleep reduces my cognitive ability […]