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WINTER 2017 | VOLUME 8 ISSUE 3
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Advertiser Index
Finding Your NICHE: Southeast Iowa
Homeschool Options
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On the Shoulders of Giants
By Elizabeth Bailey
Iowa’s Gold Rush
By Abby & Emma Valiente
A Foundation of Humility and Obedience
By Kim Stillwell
Incorporating Music into Home Education
By Melody Wedergren
Aardvarks and Zucchini’s: A Des Moines mom’s
creative approach to teaching her child to read
By Laura Carlson
Has Your Child Been DiagnosedWith Dyslexia?
By Sonia Culver
Extend Your Visit on Homeschool Iowa Capital Day
By Jennifer Ciha
Homeschooling in Italy
By Laura Geertz
Excellence or Perfection? What Are You Expecting?
By Natalie Schneckloth
Our Homeschooling Journey
By Zelda Anderson
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Top Reasons to Join NICHE
• Support the promotion and protection of
homeschooling in Iowa
• Receive members-only e-newsletter
• Be in-the-know regarding the legal atmosphere and
regulations for homeschooling in our state
• Advertise in the NICHE Classified ads on our website
free of charge
• Be aware of events and opportunities of interest to
homeschooling families across the state
• Receive $20 discount on HSLDA membership
• Receive member discount at our annual conference
• Be eligible to participate in our statewide homeschool
graduation ceremony
• Be eligible to apply as a volunteer for our conference
• Be eligible to apply for membership in the ESA
National Home School Honor Society
Your support helps provide an informative website, toll-
free number for homeschool questions, homeschool
publications, statewide graduation, annual conference
with nationally-known speakers and Iowa’s largest
homeschool curriculum hall, legal liaisons, Homeschool
Day at the Capitol, support for homeschool groups
and leaders, homeschool national honor society, and
support for national homeschool research.
More about the
HSLDA Discount
NICHE members are eligible for a $20 discount on
Home School Legal Defense Association membership
(new or renewal). When you join NICHE, simply write
the NICHE Group Discount Number (available by
emailing on your HSLDA
application or renewal form. Pay only $95 (normally
$115) per year. Or sign up online:
Reminder:
All 2017 NICHE Memberships will expire on
December 31, 2017. We provide this magazine
as a free resource to our members and to those who
have recently contacted us or attended our events.
If you are not a member of NICHE, we hope you
will join us. Register online at .