For Parents and Students
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The links below are not part of the U. S. Department of State Foreign Affairs Network, and the Department has no control over their content or availability.
Guide to State Residency
Public Schools in the Washington, DC, Area
Educational Programs
Financial Aid and Scholarships
- AFSA Scholarship Program - The American Foreign Service Association offers academic and art merit awards and financial ait scholarships to dependent of Foreign Service personnel.
- FastWEB - Scholarship information, check your fastWEB mailbox, focus on scholarship and loan information, and link to the FinAid Page.
- Federal Student Aid - Information on Federal student aid programs with help for every step in the financial aid process.
- Free Application for Federal Student Aid - FAFSA.
- Fin Aid Page Links to financial aid sources, tools, loans, and other valuable resources make up this collection--the most extensive on the web. The FinAid Page also offers another, albeit smaller, free Financial Aid Search Form.
- Sallie Mae - With categories like Planning for College, Apply for a Loan, Manage Your Loans, Student Loan Finder, Sallie Mae tackles the nuts and bolts of obtaining grants in a well-organized and easy-to-understand fashion.
- 2004-2005 Student Guide - Information on student eligibility, financial need, dependency status, procedure for applying, special circumstances, deadlines and telephone numbers, specific kinds of federal financial aid - Pell Grants, Stafford Loans, PLUS Loans, Perkins Loans - and Work-Study.
- www.bridge-rayn.org/Cgood.html - A good resource for career planning and study skills with links compiled by the Bridgewater-Raynham School District, MA.
- www.brokescholar.com - A free scholarship search engine.
- www.srnexpress.com - Scholarship Resource Network Express with access to a free data base on scholarships.
Homeschooling
- Homeschool Legal Defense Association - It provides legal requirements for each state as well as links to websites for homeschooling special needs children.
- About Special Ed - Links to homeschooling web sites.
- Council for Exceptional Children - Homeschooling Resources for Gifted Students.
- Home Education Magazine - Information on homeschooling, online newsletters, discussion boards, resources, etc.
- Homeschooling and Distance Learning Options for High School Students - Family Liaison Office, Department of State.
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln - A full curriculum of high school courses, including AP courses in English, computer science and U.S. history, in print and online formats leading to a diploma.
- www.mdlp.org/k6online/index.html - a kindergarten-grade 6 online program for children schooled at home.
- List of Homeschooling Resources .
- Calvert School - A complete homeschooling program.
- cdis.missouri.edu/MUHighSchool/HShome.htmcdis.missouri.edu/MUHighSchool/HShome.htm - An independent home study program offered by the University of Missouri.
- www.curriculumassociates.com - Publisher of supplementary K-8 educational materials- research-based reading, writing, language arts, mathematics, test prep, and special education assessment.
- http://cdis.missouri.edu - Courses, elementary through high school, will take IEPs into consideration for testing and time for course completion.
- http://saxonhomeschool.harcourtachieve.com/en-US/saxonhomeschool.htm - Math and phonics curricula.
- www.worldwide-idea.org/ - accredited, private academy offering distance education opportunities for parents schooling their children at home.
Distance Learning
There are many schools/colleges/universities that offer distance learning courses. Below are a few of the many resources available.
Overseas Educational Systems
Australia, Australian Capital Territory - Information on schools, services, programs, policies, publications and resources: www.decs.act.gov.au.
Australia, New South Wales - Information on private and state schools, www.schoolchoice.com.au.
Australia - Information on private schools. Searchable indices by school name, curriculum, special needs, boarding schools, alternative education and religion. www.privateschoolsdirectory.com.au
http://home.alphalink.com.au/~drednort/schoolsinaus.html this page is intended to serve as a guide for parents of intellectually gifted children living in Australia, who are seeking an appropriate education for their child. To access information for your state or territory simply click on the link.
Belgium - Information on the Educational System in Flanders.
France - French Government site on educational issues.
France - Information on French Government schools around the world.
The Embassy of France's site, in Washington, DC, has a description of the French educational system with links on additional educational information.
Italy, Rome International Schools' Association with links to private international schools in Rome.
Rudolf Steiner/Waldorf Schools around the world.
Relocation and Third Culture Kids
Miscellaneous Links
- LessonsForHope.org - A new curriculum for high school students, developed by the Jane Goodall Institute, to help them recognize their personal values and encourage them to translate those values into activities that benefit their communities.
- Roots & Shoots - A global program, developed by the Jane Goodall Institute, to engage and inspire youth of all ages through service-learning projects in the areas of the Environment, Animals, and the Human Community.
- www.couragetochange.com/ctcpub/index.html provides resources for parents, teachers, and counselors to help children, aged three to twelve, deal with common problems.
- www.eduhound.com - Education information for grades K-12, including links to home schooling sites, standards by state, safety and health, etc.
- www.learner.org/students - Part of the Annenberg Foundation offering educational activities for students that they can enjoy at home.
- www.scholastic.com - offers publications, activities, information advice as well as games, contests and books for children.
- Math Olympiad http://www.moems.org/
Annual World Championship competition for High School Students.
- Chess Clubs www.chessctr.org/teaching.htm and www.chessctr.org/best.htm
Information on teaching chess and links to websites in US and International.
- First Lego League www.firstlegoleague.org
Student teams design, build and program robots using LEGO MINDSTORMS technology.
Wordmasters www.wordmasterschallenge.com
Classroom competition in Language Arts for students in grades 3-12.
- Wordly Wise 3000 www.amazon.com and www.homeschoolsupercenter.com
Program designed to improve and increase vocabulary through fun exercises.
- Hands on Science www.hosoprograms.org
Program designed to spark an interest in Science and Math. Can be incorporated into
existing curriculum or can be used as an enrichment opportunity.
- Odyssey of the Mind www.odysseyofthemind.com
International educational program providing creative problem solving opportunities for
Student teams from Kinder through College.
- PeaceCorps - www.peacecorps.gov/wws/
Resources based on Peace Corps volunteer experiences.
- Prufrock Press Inc. www.prufrock.com
A great website for resources for the gifted (i.e. Workbooks, books, enrichment units,
journals and magazines).
- Discovery Education http://school.discovery.com/curriculumcenter/
Website with wonderful activities to support core curriculum topics.
- Virtual School Group www.vsg.edu.au
A site with online courses written specifically as enrichment for able students.
- Double Helix Science Club http://www.csiro.au/csiro/channel/pcha0.html
Club includes magazines, events, and email experiments.
- Virginia Center for Digital History http://www.vcdh.virginia.edu/research.html
This site promotes the teaching and learning of history using digital technologies.
Some of the research projects and programs on the site are: Valley of the Shadow (Civil
War), Virtual Jamestown, Race and Place: An African American Community in the Jim
Crow South, Dolley Madison Project, etc.
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