HEAV's Virginia Homeschool Convention has 125+ workshops on parenting, homeschooling, and other topics; extensive Exhibit Hall (300+ booths); and much more. Free admission for first-time parents of preschoolers and non-homeschooling grandparents, as well as free how-to-begin workshops for all on Thursday, June 10. Visit www.heav.org for details, or call 804-278-9200.

The Summer Interpreters’ Boot Camp is designed for high school students that enjoy and want to learn more about history. The camp allows the students to participate in multiple hands-on activities. They will learn self-reliance working with others as they pursue pioneer skills. They will also learn basic interpretation skills, which is a process used in many museums and parks.

The Young Pioneers Summer Camp is designed so students learn by participating in hands-on activities. Students will learn basic frontier skills, team building, self–reliance, and creative problem solving. These skills were manifested in the men and women on the American Frontier…men and women like Daniel and Rebecca Boone. Activities Include but not limited to: Team Building Activities, Split Rails and Rive Shingles, Journaling,Rope Work, Weaving, Blacksmithing, Fire Building, Land Measurements Camp is held June 28- July 1 from 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Cost: $150 per participant.

Home School Day - Forest Education Students will learn to identify native trees and plants using a dichtomous key and read the rings of a tree. We will then take this knowledge outdoors to see what we learned. Please RSVP for this program by following this link: http://www.cochranmillnaturecenter.org/home_school_day_rsvp.html To be added to our Home School email list follow this link: http://www.cochranmillnaturecenter.org/home_school_email_signup.html

Find out what animals need to live and what you can do to help wildlife. Students will play a fun habitat game to help them fully understand that destroyng a habitat has negative effects on it's inhabitants. If time permits we will also make a pinecone bird feeder for the students to take home to their own backyard habitats. Please RSVP for this program by following this link: http://www.cochranmillnaturecenter.org/home_school_day_rsvp.html To be added to our Home School email list follow this link: http://www.cochranmillnaturecenter.org/home_school_email_signup.html

Explore the sun, moon, stars, planets and our galaxy throughout the month of August.

Planets, Comets, Astroids, Meteors, Oort Clouds and other solar system surprises.

Twinkle, twinkle little star....learn about the stars and the galaxy we live in with "sky-high" art projects.

Be an astronaut for the day and step in moon sand to form a moon footprint!

Learn fun facts about the moon and the sun, and make your own moon sand!