Perhaps Cherry Hill Park in MD would fit your needs. It's about 5min from a DC metro stop. I think it's a 20 min metro ride. There's a grocery store in between the metro and the campground. I think they have cabins.

Does the college have math tutors? If so, have her ask for a tutor that took Stats with the same professor that is teaching her class. It's likely that the student-tutor will have some insight into both the teaching style of the prof and the upcoming content of the class. It'll help her decide if she wants to add/drop the Stats class. Ds was persistent and dropped in to the tutoring center at different times and days until a tutor with the same professor became available.

On the Common App, under the education section, ds checked off Home Schooled. Then it asks "Date of Entry" Is that the start of Kindergarten? It also asks Counselor's job title? What is my title? Thanks!

My kids are involved in a group that I don't really volunteer with. However, I was the last person at a fundraiser with that group's treasurer. I assumed at the end of the event she'd count the cash in front of me and the two of us would go make the deposit. Bank was a couple blocks away. She looked at me like I had two heads! She left the event with the cash and a couple days later made the deposit. I mentioned that event to the leadership board. They were quick to realize that their money handling was not on target. So they started to try to get her to change her habits. They started by asking her just to bring in the bank statements to board meetings. She and her kids quickly left the group. Kids joined another group a couple of towns over. Amazingly that group was looking for a treasurer. Guess who volunteered?!

I'm the one with the narcissist family. I kept putting longer and longer time between visits. It was helping me but it was making her more crazy. So, a couple of years ago, she just showed up a couple days after Christmas (we really did have a stomach bug on the 25th) with a car full of gifts for the kids and bunch of other relatives to visit us. She didn't call. It was overwhelming. So she goes through this big show of being the most amazing grandparent in the whole world in front of the other relatives. She was the last to leave and on her way out she said all the typical stuff a narcissist mom says to their daughter with every intention to cause hurt and pain. That was the first time I ever spoke up. She's never been back. I don't miss the crazy towards my kids. Your situation is different than mine. But it was important that I was the one who sent her away. Follow your husband's lead. A little therapy is good too.

Thanks for the perspective everyone. I do think that Boy13 did well. I'm fine with the other teens gossiping. I just started to get uncomfortable when adults where part of the gossip. For me personally, I try to stay far away discussing teen dating habits. Even when ds was dating, it wasn't a conversation I would have with casual acquaintances. Thanks!

I could use some advice. My teens have for years have been attending another church's youth programs across town. I'm there at drop off/pick. Over the summer, Girl 16 develops a crush on my Son15. The girl's mom contacts me and they go place with the mom 4-5 times over the summer. Fair, movies, beach, etc. Parents are divorced and neither seem to attend the church. Girl is there with aunts, uncles, etc. I'm (mostly) fine with all of this. What I thought was strange was every time I did drop off/pick up at this church some adult needed to comment on the teens. Not the pastor or a youth leader. Not the girl's family. Like the ladies at the registration table would say, "Girl and Son having a snack together." um....ok.... "Don't worry they stayed where we could see them." um...ok Or a class room teacher would stop me and say, " Girl and Son worked on volunteer project but an adult was in the room with them. " um...ok... I always just said, " Thanks" and collect my kids without further comment. So, first week of November, Girl 16 tells Son 15 at a church event, "We should just be friends." Son15 mopes. We talk through it. Role play. List positives and negatives. Within a few days Son15 gets a message from Church Boy13, "just wanna tell you I'm dating Girl 16" Ugh, Boy 13 is a friend of Son 13. Son15 mopes more. We talk it through again, more role playing etc. Son15 sports schedule changes up, he hasn't been at an event at this church for all of Nov. I'm good with the space. BTW Son 15 is not my oldest. After every event in November, my younger teens have some weird bit of gossip to share on the ride home. Girl16 and Boy 13 are dating and hiding it from their parents. Boy 13 ask Son 13 how feels about the new relationship. etc. I remind my youngers it's up to Son15 to answer those questions. They don't need to get involved. Don't contribute to gossip. Move away from the conversation. Well this week, my younger teen walks by a group of adult volunteers gossiping about, "how everyone knows about the dating but it's being kept a secret." Details are sketchy but adults did not stop talking when my younger teen walked by. Is our family's approach to ignoring this and not engaging the best answer? What do I say if approached by Boy 13's mom? Is this whole thing as weird as I think? Adults involved in teen crushes? Secrets? BTW none of my teens want to stop attending events at this church. Plus, Son15 says he'll attend again when sports schedule changes up.

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The nearest StateU does dual enrollment but only for 30 high school students. So it's not widely know program. Did you check your StateU ?

I'm working on my teens transcript. I have a question about weighted GPA. I got my information from BigStateU website on calculating weighted GPA. It says a regular class (Health) is 1 credit and an Honors (English) is given an extra .5. Then AP and Dual enrollment get an extra 1.0 on a 4 point scale. However, it doesn't say what to do with a 4 credit dual enrollment class? CHM113 Chemistry I is a 4 credit class at the CC Health A 4.0 4.0 x 1=4.0 Honors English 11 A 4.0 4.5 x 1=4.5 MTH152 College Algebra A 4.0 5.0 x 1=5.0 Thanks for the help! I swear this transcript thing is gonna be the death of me!

I was that child. In my life, it was borderline mean. I am the oldest of a shotgun wedding. So as a child I did wonder if I was theirs. Turns out the teasing had more to do with their biological background than mine. When I was a teenager/early 20s there were some distant relatives that whispered to me about both my parents lineage. I will always be thankful to the people that whispered those long held family secrets to me. (And yes, I did confirm, double check the secrets)

There is a prepschool subforum on the collegeconfidential.com forums

Our Pack doesn't sell popcorn

One of mine swam USA swimming and those meets didn't start till noon on Sunday. Another one swam for the YMCA and the "over 13" swam 7am-noon ish on Sundays. Ask around there may be a league that fits your needs. My personal priority was to have all the meets be within driving distance. I didn't want to away in a hotel all weekend.

Did you get the info about the Calc class not transferring from the CC or the StateU ? I would suggested calling the Business/Marketing dept of the StateU to be sure that info is correct. Additionally, ask them from which CC they would take a Calc transfer. Perhaps there's a different CC that has a transfer agreement within driving distance or may that other CC would have an online Calc class. Good luck

I've met someone that teaches are one of those aggie high schools in MA. She went to college at the Strockbridge School of Argriculture at Umass Amherst. https://stockbridge.cns.umass.edu/

So he gets "points" when a new Pack opens?

LOL I really want to go to the library and stare at him and give him dirty looks tonight! That's probably not very classy, huh? I think he's opposed to VFW charters and likes church chartered better.

I think there's a New England Homeschooling facebook page. Perhaps someone over there will know the answer.

I'm having a disagreement with our Pack's Service Area Executive. Does anyone know the title of his boss? His boss' boss? The Service Are executive told the Pack leadership today to cancel the informational table at the elementary school's Open House. He informed me today, that he sent flyers to the elementary school (last week?) indicating that the informational table would be at the library tonight. In addition, he's forming a new Pack at a local church. The new Scoutmaster of this newly formed Pack will be at the library tonight. Additional info, there's only one elementary school in this small town. There's only one Pack in this town sponsored by the VFW. This Pack has for many years had a table at the Open House. Thanks

Today, I saw a flag on a flagpole for a candidate. A full size flag, run up the staff of a real flagpole in someone's front yard. All I could think was, "What did that flag cost?!"

A friend with open adoptions found a way to discourage visits on major holidays. She had 4 adopted children and she was concerned about the kids whose bioparents were not still involved. Plus holidays can be very overwhelming for some of her kids. YMMV

So, ds is about to start Senior year of high school with 45 credits from the local CC. He's only picked CC classes that will transfer to StateU to keep costs down. So the debate is to carry 3 or 4 classes this fall semester. Would 3 classes look too light when applying to college this fall? Part of this decision is cost but the other consideration is that he has other activities/sports/volunteering/work that he would like to do this fall. (He carried 4 classes the spring of Junior year) He's registered at local CC for Chem I (4 credit) and English 200 level Shakespeare class (3 credit). He's never studied chemistry during homeschooling. He did finish ENG 101 & 102 at CC but he's never studied Shakespeare. He's also registered for Calc I at State U (4 credit). He completed preCalc at the CC. Is that enough? Is it too light ? Does he need to add a 4th class ? Thanks for the input

I've used the Engineering is Elementary series. There's a high school in my area that uses the Engineering the Future book. http://www.mos.org/engineering-curriculum

Regentrude, This is what is available in my state. Probably similar to what G5052 posted at about the 2+2 program offered in her state not lining up.