Thank you to all who entered the contests held during our Facebook Progressive Dinner on December 12.

Here are the winners of the contests held here on the Apologia Live Blog.

If you are listed below, please send me your name, address, and phone number.

Starbucks gift card:

Sarah blogging at Growing for Christ (Homeschoolblogger/OhioSarahSarah )

Copy of How to Have a H.E.A.R.T. for Your Kids by Rachael Carman

PK at Knee Deep in Grace
Lisa K at Joyful Mom

Thank you, again, for joinging the party and entering the giveaways,

The Apologia Live team

Free Shipping Offer

Rachael Carman will be our special guest on the Apologia Wall during the Facebook Progressive Dinner  to share 30 minutes of fellowship and encouragement.

Have you registered to join the online book discussion for Rachael's book, How to Have a H.E.A.R.T. for Your Kids? The fellowship begins January 2, 2012, and is organized and hosted by Amanda Pelser at ThePelsers.com.

In celebration of the book discussion, we are offering free shipping on the book (U.S. mailing addresses only.) To receive the free shipping, please contact Liz Corson, Director of Apologia Live Retreats for Homeschool Moms, by emailing liz@apologia.com before you place your order on the Apologia site. Liz will give you details on how to order your copy of How to Have a H.E.A.R.T. for Your Kids? and received FREE SHIPPING! U.S. mailing addresses only.

Read about H.EA.R.T. here.

And sign up for the book discussion by clicking here. Amanda has a special discussion guide to share once you are registered.

Freebie #1:

Sign up for the Apologia e-newsletter, and you’ll enjoy free articles, podcasts, and sample PDFs from Apologia. Plus, starting in December (2011), one new subscriber to our e-newsletter will receive an Apologia science curriculum of their choice—this includes your choice of a text and Notebooking Journal or text and Solutions Manual.

Click here to subscribe to the Apologia e-newsletter!

Freebie #2:

Free How to Have a H.E.A.R.T. for Your Kids bookmarks! Print, download, assemble, and enjoy these reminders of God’s faithfulness in our parenting journey!

Click here to download the H.E.A.R.T. bookmarks.

Enjoy!

The winners have been randomly selected for the chemistry and physics DVDs. Thank you to all who entered!

Suzanne Sukhram Chemistry DVD
Peggy Bove, Physics DVD

Suzanne and Peggy, please email Michelle (at) Apologia (dot) com with your address and phone number.

You have until December 31, 2011 to contact us, at that time we'll select a new winner for any unclaimed prize.

Thank you, again, to all who entered!

How would you like to win a full course DVD of either Apologia's Exploring Creation with Chemistry or Apologia's Exploring Creation with Physics? These are valued at $125! Two people will win one of these courses. (2 winners total)

Contest ends midnight ET on Monday, December 19, 2011. US residents only. Must be 18 years or older to enter.

Read more details about these DVDs here.

Chemistry
Want to help your teen with chemistry but you don't know a catalyst from a compound? The solution is simple! Supplement your student's studies with this outstanding instructional DVD. Apologia Academy instructor Rusty Hughes will win your teen over with the best explanations, analogies, and stories he's collected over his sixteen-year career as a high school chemistry teacher. Packed with more than thirty hours of instruction, this DVD also contains video presentations of every experiment from the Exploring Creation with Chemistry textbook so students will know what their results should look like before performing the experiment themselves.
Retail Value = $125

Physics

Want to make physics "phun" for your student but you don't know Feynman from Faraday? Enhance your teen's course of study with this excellent instructional DVD featuring Apologia Academy physics teacher Rusty Hughes. Packed with more than twenty hours of instruction, this DVD also contains video presentations of every experiment from the Exploring Creation with Physics textbook.
Retail Value = $125

Please enter by rsponding to the giveaway question below. Please provide a way for us to contact you–you don't want to miss this if you win! We'll also announce the winners on this blog by Wedneday, December 14, at 5:00 p.m. ET for the giveaways held on this blog.

Leave your entry below as an answer to this contest question:  What concerns you most about homeschooling high school? Whether you are homeschooling high school now or will be in the future, what do you worry most about homeschooling through high school?

Make sure you leave a way for us to contact you or check back here on 12/21/11 after 5:00 p.m. ET.

Thanks!

The Facebook Progressive Dinner with Apologia, The MOB Society, and The Better Mom begins tonight at 9:00 EST!

You’re invited to enjoy 90 minutes of fellowship, encouragement, and giveaways! (Join each party to find out where the giveaways will be held.)

You can RSVP here: http://bit.ly/tbuDkw  and check out the schedule with Facebook information below.

 We’ll begin with the “appetizer” time on the Apologia Facebook Wall from 9:00-9:30 p.m. EST. Rachael Carman will be our special guest as we celebrate the upcoming online book discussion of Rachael’s book,  How to Have a H.E.A.R.T. for Your Kids. Amanda Pelser is organizing and hosting the online discussion on her blog. Visit http://www.thepelsers.com to get the details and sign up!

The “dinner” portion of our gathering will take place at 9:30 p.m. ET on the Facebook Wall of The MOB Society. Erin and Brooke invite you to join their team as they serve up lively discussion and fun prizes. They’ll be giving away something delicious to enjoy during Christmas dinner.  

And what party isn’t complete without dessert? From 10 until 10:30 ET, Ruth and her team at The Better Mom will host us for a sweet time during the “dessert” portion of our progressive dinner. We’ll chat and share encouragement! Don’t forget to enter to win a yummy and healthy sweet treat.

Here’s the schedule and Facebook information:

9:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. ET   Facebook/Apologiaworld

9:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. ET  Facebook/TheMOBSociety

10:00 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. ET Facebook/TheBetterMom

RSVP at this link: http://bit.ly/tbuDkw

Don’t forget, we’ll start at 9:00 p.m. ET,,spend 30 minutes with Apologia, then move to The MOB Society Facebook Wall for 30 minutes of fellowship, and then onto the Facebook Wall of The Better Mom for an encouraging dessert time and more giveaways!

Come hungry!