Thursday, October 4th, 2007
From the “about this site” page on Hands on Homeschooling:
This site was created by two homeschooling moms who wanted to see “the best of the best” hands on learning opportunities for the Central Florida area all in one place. This site is about more than just links for activities homeschooled children can be involved in–it’s about honest reviews from real homeschooling parents. We believe that organizing the things to do and places to visit by subject area will be especially helpful because parents who are looking for a particular type of experience for their children will be able to see what’s available and read reviews from other homeschooling parents within a matter of seconds.
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Thursday, May 10th, 2007
I’m starting a new category for FL homeschool info since that’s my home state…
The first info I’d like to share is that homeschooled students are eligible for the Bright Futures scholarship program. This one is near and dear to my heart because I was a recipient of one of these awards and had all 4 years covered. Anyway, it’s a great program which pays for 75% (the Medallion award) or 100% (Florida Academic Scholar) of a child’s tuition for all four years at a public university as long as they do well in their classes. I was able to continue getting my award all 4 years only because I kept a 3.0 or above… (I assume that’s the same requirement not but didn’t see that on the website.)
Anyway, the information is all here, including the home education requirements. Even if your child isn’t a junior now, I’d go ahead and take a look so you can help them plan for the future if they intend to go to college..
The home education packet is even available for download. 
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