"What is Demonstration Night?"

"Does my child have to demonstrate something or can they just give an illustrated talk?

"What are the categories?"

"Is there an age limit?" 

"Is this a contest?"

"Is there a fee?"

"How long must the oral presentation be?"

"What about musical,vocal or dramatic talent?"

WELCOME!

If you are asking any of the above questions, then you are at the right place. Hopefully, I will be able to answer your questions and explain just what the HEAR Homeschool Demonstration Night is all about!

Demonstration night is a special evening for our children to showcase their interests and talents.The exhibits are as varied and unique as our children. God has made a each of them with a purpose and a plan for their lives; this being true, He has also put within them different talents, interests and abilities. Demonstration Night is a place to see our children display God's creative genius in their personalities!

 In the past, we have had exhibitions of special projects such as dog obedience training, candle making, wildlife tracks,nature journaling, tree identification, rocketry, basket making, kites, food canning, chemical formulas, honey bees, flounder gigging, bird watching, solar power, lasers,  vocal, musical and drama presentations as well as many other fascinating subjects.

 On Demonstration Night participants arrive early  to set up their displays.Each participant will be provided with table top space to set up their projects. Visuals such as fold out boards and posters may be used to illustrate the presentation. If you use posters, you will need to bring your own easel. Tablecloths or fabric may be used to cover your table space and help separate your display from the exhibit beside you.

Each student should be prepared to give an oral explanation/description of their display to the audience. This should be appropriate for the child's age. Younger children may only want to share a few sentences, while older students may want to share 5-8 minutes about their project. This is an excellent opportunity for our home educated students to participate in public speaking! Individual music and vocal talent presentations should be 4 minutes or less.  Group talent presentations such as drama or skits should be 10 minutes or less.

Ideas for presentations and displays:

History - NC, US, World, maps, timelines, dioramas, demonstrations, etc.

Geography - relief maps, posters, collages of states and countries, etc.

Science- inventions, unit studies, nature collections, nature journals, experiments, entomology , wild flowers , butterflies, chemistry formulas ,etc.

Arts/Crafts -woodworking, drawing, floral arrangements, painting, photography, etc.

Language Arts - original work, poetry, essay, etc. 

Domestic Arts - sewing, cooking, demonstrations, displays, childcare, etc.

Christian Spiritual Growth- share a personal testimony, explain a meaningful passage of scripture, monologue of a Biblical character, etc.

Heritage skills- butter-making, corn shuck dolls, old-time games and toys, etc.

Homesteading -livestock management,gardening, solar power, herbs, wild foods, etc.

Music - singing, instrumentals, worship/liturgical dance etc.

Dramatic Arts- poetry recitation, acting, monologues, pantomime, dancing etc.

As you can see the possibilities are endless! HEAR Demonstration Night is much more than just demonstrations...in fact we may need to broaden our horizons and rename our program HEAR Homeschool Showcase!

I hope that I have managed to answer the questions that you had about Demonstration Night. I hope even more that I have gotten you excited about being involved and that you and your family will be joining us for this special event. There is no fee for participation and the age levels are K-12 grade. This is not a contest but each student will receive a participation certificate.  

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