The York Home School Association will present a Home School Orientation Session on Act 169, the Pennsylvania home education law, 7 to 9 p.m. Monday, Jan. 7, at Glenview Alliance Church, 10037 Susquehanna Trail South, Glen Rock.

The event will feature an overview of how to get started with your home schooling program, such as the law, goals and objectives, affidavits, curricula, portfolios, and local, state and national resources.
Free admission. Anyone thinking about home schooling should attend. For more information or directions, visit www.yhsa.org.

The York Home School Association will present a Home Schooling High School workshop, 7-9 p.m. Monday, Oct. 29, at Providence Presbyterian Church, 1215 Church Road, York.

The session will answer questions about homeschooling for grades 7 and up, including high school transcripts, credits, diplomas, college, PSAT and SAT.

Registration fee is $10 per family for the cost of handouts.

For more information, visit www.yhsa.org.

The York Home School Association will host its annual Curriculum Fair, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, March 31, at Grace Fellowship Church, 1405 Seven Valleys Road, York.

The fair will feature various workshops, new and used materials for sale, an auction, lunch, time to talk with current homeschooling families, and representatives from local educational businesses.

Admission is $1 per family. For more information, visit www.yhsa.org.

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The East Berlin Community Library will host two home school events in January.

Kindergartners to second-graders are invited to an author study on Jan Brett, 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 13. A shared reading of “The Mitten” will be followed by activities that relate to the story.

A program for third- to sixth-graders will begin at 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27. It will focus on personification, a poetic device that gives human characteristics, actions or emotions to things or ideas.

Both sessions will last about 45 minutes.

For reservations, visit the library, 105 Locust St., East Berlin, or call 259-9000.

The East Berlin Community Library will host several home school events in January.

Kindergartners to second-graders are invited to an author study on Jan Brett, 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 13. A shared reading of “The Mitten” will be followed by activities that relate to the story.

A program for third- to sixth-graders will begin at 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27. The class will focus on personification, a poetic device that gives human characteristics, actions or emotions to things or ideas.

Both sessions will last about 45 minutes.

For reservations, visit the library, 105 Locust St., East Berlin, or call 259-9000.