Homeschool Talk with HCS
Heritage Christian School is a Private Satellite Program (PSP) in the state of California established in 1988. We serve as an umbrella school for private Christian homeschool families. This podcast offers support and information on the various areas of homeschooling including curriculum, socialization, academics, college bound preparation, co-op classes, and so much more.
Episodes
24 episodes
The Importance of District Representative Office Visits
Join Principal Vicki Stormoen and special guest, private homeschool mom, Jennifer Avilla as they discuss how to help defend the freedom to privately homeschool our children via friendly office visits to your district representative.Use ...
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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33:13
Homeschooled Moms Now Homeschooling Their Kids
Principal Vicki Stormoen talks to HCS moms Michelle Conover, Jessie Hughes, and Emily Weld who are all homeschool graduates now homeschooling their own children. Listen in as they discuss their own experiences as homeschool...
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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44:14
Keeping the First Thing First
Join Principal Vicki Stormoen as she reminds us all of what our true priority is in the homeschooling of our children and how to keep that as the priority throughout the school year. This episode also contains an interview with staff member Kay...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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14:47
Protecting Private Homeschooling
In this special summer edition episode, Principal Vicki Stormoen discusses the fragile blessing of private homeschooling and how we can work to ensure this freedom remains intact in California. She also shares some things we offer here at HCS t...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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16:44
A Closer Look At CHEA
HCS member and President of CHEA Andrew Vandever joins Principal Vicki Stormoen on the latest episode of the podcast discussing who CHEA is, what they do for the homeschooling community, and information about the annual upcoming May convention....
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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21:10
Imparting a Biblical Worldview to Our Children
HCS mom, Allison Wardrip, joins Principal Vicki Stormoen on the latest episode of the podcast discussing the importance of teaching a biblical worldview to our children.
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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24:16
A Closer Academic Look At the Junior High Years
In this episode, Principal Vicki shares the academic skills that homeschooling parents should solidify and prepare in their junior high students to ensure success in their high school years.
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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20:56
Homeschooling Special Needs Students
Join Principal Vicki Stormoen and Special Needs Consultant Mary Resenbeck as they discuss the topic of homeschooling students who have special needs and/or learning challenges.
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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22:44
Accreditation: What Is It? Does It Matter?
Join Principal Vicki Stormoen and Assistant Principal Jane Richards as they address a commonly raised question about accreditation: what it is, why HCS is not accredited, and does it really matter.
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16:14
Seven Homeschooling Approaches
Join Principal Vicki Stormoen as she discusses seven of the more often discussed homeschooling approaches and gives some curriculum suggestions for each.
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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20:07
Motivation For the New School Year
Listen in as Principal Vicki shares four tips ( two do's and two don'ts) on getting your new homeschool year off to a great start.
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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Evaluating Your Homeschool Year
Join Principal Vicki Stormoen for the final podcast of the 2022-2023 school year as she discusses the four C's for your year-end homeschool evaluation as well as encourages everyone to stay vigilant for the rights of private homeschoolers.
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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15:38
Public Funding and Private Homeschooling
School choice, vouchers, ESAs, Charter Schools....what is the private homeschooling position on these topics that are in the headlines of educational news? Listen to the latest podcast by principal Vicki Stormoen to hear what those in private h...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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26:55
Homeschooling With Multiple Little Ones
How can I possibly homeschool and give each child one on one time when I have multiple little ones? That's a very common question when parents are considering this journey. In this podcast episode, HCS moms, Ashley Collins and Natalie...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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28:28
Mission Accomplished - Graduating Your Last Student
In this podcast episode, HCS Assistant Principal Jane Richards, Communications Director Lilia Sepulveda, and long time HCS mom Debbie Vannoy share the bittersweet experience of graduating their final student from homeschool...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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41:27
The Benefits of Class Day Co-Ops
In this podcast episode, HCS Principal Vicki Stormoen and Assistant Principal Jane Richards are joined by class day leads, Emily Weld (EC), Allison Wardrip (Escondido), Cecilia Leffew (Bonita), and Lydia Am...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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38:06
Motivation for Second Semester
Congratulations, you have made it through the first half of the school year! This podcast episode offers motivation and encouragement to approach the second semester with renewed purpose and focus on why you started this homeschool journey in t...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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Working Homeschool Moms
This week's episode features three HCS working moms with advise and tips on how they manage working either part time or full time while homeschooling their children.
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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43:12
AP Testing for Homeschool College-Bound Students
This week's podcast episode features an interview with HCS member Heather Jensen regarding AP testing and other preparations for homeschooled college-bound students.Summary of the five steps in registering for an AP test as expla...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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The Myth of Falling Behind
This episode discusses of the myth of falling behind in a homeschool context. This includes an encouragement and challenge for homeschooling parents to ensure we set aside the time and oversight required to help our students succeed.
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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24:45
Ask A Homeschool Alumni
This week's podcast features four HCS alumni students addressing various questions that both students and parents submitted. Tune in to hear how some of our HCS alumni were impacted by homeschooling generally and homeschooling through HCS speci...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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51:04
The Public School Experiment
In this episode, Principal Vicki Stormoen and Producer Lilia Sepulveda address some common objections to homeschooling and the misconception that homeschooling is the new kid on the block. Listen in as Principal Vicki gives us a brief history o...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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