"Midwest Academic Talent Search (MATS) is a program of the Center for Talent Development (CTD) that offers above-grade-level testing for academically talented students in grades 3-9...
MATS uses the following above-grade-level tests: EXPLORE, ACT and SAT. The EXPLORE test, normally given to eighth graders, is used to gain perspective on the abilities of 3rd-6th graders... The ACT and the SAT, well-known tests used for college admissions, provide a more accurate picture of the mathematical and verbal reasoning abilities of talented 6th-9th graders.
After testing, students and parents receive information about specialized curricula, enrichment programs, and accelerated courses of study. This valuable feedback and planning material helps families use students' test scores to plan for the future."
Registration starts in September and ends in December through January, depending on test taken. More information is availabel online at the MATS site.
List of events, classes, and other opportunities for families who learn together in the Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan area...
If you have any suggestions or additions, please feel free to email me.
Looking for my book lists? They are at my other site, Walls of Books
Looking for my book lists? They are at my other site, Walls of Books
Area Organizations
- 577 Foundation
- Butterfly House
- Franciscan Center
- Henry Ford Museum - Greenfield Village
- Monroe County Public Library System
- Ritter Planetarium - Brooks Observatory
- Sauder Village
- Sylvania Recreation Center
- Toledo Botanical Gardens
- Toledo Area Metroparks
- Toledo Museum of Art
- Toledo Symphony
- Toledo YMCA
- Toledo Zoo
- Toledo-Lucas County Public Library
- WGTE Public Television
- Wolcott House (Maumee Valley Historical Complex)
State Homeschool Organizations
Area Homeschool Conferences
- Mid-Winter Home Educator's Conference (Byron Center, MI) - January 28 & 29, 2011
- Home-Schooling Works Conference (Farmington Hills, MI) - TBA, mid-March, 2011
- MidWest Homeschool Convention (Cincinnati, OH) - March 31- April 2, 2011
- FWAHS Resource Expo (Fort Wayne, IN) - TBA, mid-May, 2011
- INCH Conference (Lansing, MI) - TBA, mid-May, 2011
- CHEO Conference (Akron, OH) - TBA, mid-June, 2011 (??)
- Homeschool Works Summer Used Book Sale (Farmington Hills, MI) - TBA, mid-July, 2011
Local Shopping
Ohio Homeschool Law
- Read this first!: Ohio Homeschool Regulations
- Beginning of the year: Sample Notification Form
- End of the year: Academic Assessment Form - Achievement Testing
- End of the year: Academic Assessment Form - Written Narrative
- More info: Suggestions for Home Education Notification
- More info: Sample Notification Form Filled Out
- More info: Sample Answers to Questions #6 and #7
- More info: Recommended Procedure for Notification
- More info: Notification in a Nutshell
- More info: Challenges to Homeschool Laws
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