Day 18: High School Tip – Participate in Nanowrimo

Doing big things could include participating in Nanowrimo (National Novel Writing Month – November). At Nanowrimo.org you and your student can join the annual November challenge to write a 50,000 word novel in one month. My children and I participated in the challenge for a number of years and succeeded. The Young Writers Program gives…

Day 8: High School Tip – Enter Contests

Enter contests. Challenge your children to participate and see where it leads them! There are essay contests, poetry contests, art contests, music contests, etc. advertised all over the internet. There are opportunities to win prizes (some monetary awards!), get published, and earn scholarships for college. My children competed in a poster contest about safety sponsored…