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 November 6, 2009 - Homeschooler Ashley Joye, 16, and fellow homeschoolers from Academy Days Co-op listen intently as a colonial officer explains the duties of enlisted men in the Revolutionary War at American Village in Montevallo. The co-op students, ranging from grades 1 through 12, participated in activities at American Village to learn more about the Revolutionary War and early America as the culmination of their studies on early U.S. history this semester. During the field trip, the homeschoolers separated into colonies, voted on independence, practiced maneuvers as part of the colonial militia and learned firsthand about early America. The Academy Days Homeschool Co-op, held weekly during the school year at Grace Community Church in Millbrook, is designed for preschool through high school students to learn subjects difficult to teach at home or best taught in group settings. |