Welcome

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All are welcome!  De Novo Homeschool Network & Skye Chase Academy are ministries at Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Alexandria, Virginia.  Our homeschool community started in 1999 to support and encourage families who have chosen home education for their children in northern Virginia.  We have a thriving community that welcome families from many faiths and backgrounds.

Membership in De Novo Homeschool Network provides a wide variety of social gatherings, Kennedy Center performances, park days, family potlucks, and monthly field trips.  Our community also supports an all day Friday co-op, Skye Chase Academy (SCA), with a wide variety of elective classes offered by parents and volunteers.  

All are welcomed to visit a De Novo or SCA event to determine if our community would be beneficial to their family prior to membership.  You may contact Renee Fornshill at renee@gs-cc.org or Terri Hood at hoodterr@yahoo.com for information on De Novo's upcoming events or for more information about applying for Skye Chase Academy. 

Purpose Statement

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De Novo Homeschool Network & Skye Chase Academy is a catholic homeschool community with the purpose to encourage parents as the primary educators of their children.  We seek to form friendships, share resources, and learn from one another as we grow together in our families and in our faith.

NEWS! 
Odyssey of the Mind Team
Headed to World Finals

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This year the Skye Chase Academy team is competing in Division II, Problem 5, It's How You Look at It, Odyssey of the Mind.

At the Regional Competition, the team won 1st place!  They advanced to the Virginia State Finals and competed against ten Regional Champions and won 2nd place.  The team will now represent Virginia at the 2013 World Finals at Michigan State University.

First, we seek your prayers.   Second, we need your support. 

Please help these student with a donation through Paypal using the button here OR send in a donation by mail:
Skye Chase Academy, Odyssey of the Mind Team, 8416 Doyle Drive, Alexandria, VA 22308.  Thank you.

Click Here to Help the Team!

Mission Statement

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In the light of Christ, our mission is to:
*    Build a diverse homeschool community that welcomes all families,
*    Pray, worship, celebrate, and grow together in our our understanding of God and the great things He has done,
*    Be His head, heart, and hands of love to one another and to our community,
*    And to make God known to the world as we grow in our faith.