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Prices on individual items can go up starting July 1

Sonlight will announce the winner of a year's worth of free curriculum on the 30th

Here's to the husbands and fathers of our families!

See all of our Mother’s Day Specials here. (Offer good May 6-15.)

Homeschoolers united with Sonlight Curriculum and Mission India to fight poverty and illiteracy and share the Gospel through the Sonlight Rice Bag Project.

Connect with a pro who coaches with YOUR Sonlight program—one paper at a time

Donate by November 21st, and Sonlight will match every cent

Encouraging homeschool webinar starts today, Nov. 11 at 2:30pm (CST).

Dozens of discounted gifts—books, games, toys, music

Think you know your Christmas carols? Play until you win

Listen to Sarita Holzmann's radio interview on Rice Bag Project

No more losing your "wishlist" items—or having to write them down.

Get involved with our effort to support Mission India!

Your Version 3 supplements are now available—you can download them all here

Discover more secrets to make learning math easy and fun—with Justin and friends...

It's not too late to sign up online!

As Colorado children return to school for the year, some families are taking an alternate route.

This price reduction is only effective from July through September 30th, 2009!

You have a new option in paying for your Sonlight Curriculum order. We have teamed up with American Express and now accept credit card orders through our system.

Our new podcast page contains the first of our focused podcasts, which address some of the critical issues and concerns any homeschooling parent faces.

Ever wondered what your child's reading level is? Now you can know!

We are happy to offer a wonderful treasury of books, toys and games for your little ones (Ages 0-4). Enjoy the sound of your child's laughter as they listen to lullabies and sing-a-longs, stack brightly colored blocks and rings, or learn about the many shapes of animals and vehicles.

There's a whole new way of accessing, personalizing and purchasing your Sonlight homeschooling curriculum, and it's online now! Our web team has designed a streamlined interface that, we believe, makes understanding and obtaining a full year program easier and faster than ever.

Upload your homeschool snapshots! You could win $500 and appear on our 2009 catalog cover

A helpful summary of the new My Account feature and the many tools it puts in the hands of Sonlighters.

Pray for homeschoolers in California.

Not long ago, we announced the winners of our cover photo contest for the 2008 Sonlight catalog. Now we want to offer you a glimpse of our photo contest winners in each of the special categories for 2008.

We include about 120 photographs in our catalog each year of kids and parents who use Sonlight Curriculum^®. Photos you submit may appear in our catalog, on our web site, or in other promotional material Sonlight may choose to create. All published photos will be accompanied by captions we write based on the information you provide us.

As of August 6th, 2007, we now collect sales tax from both Colorado and Indiana residents.

NEW workbook takes your student to the highest level in the Handwriting Without Tears printing series. Read more...

Homeschool conventions can be incredibly helpful... and overwhelming. You can do a lot to prepare, and make your experience a productive, refreshing, and affordable one. Let Sonlight help you plan your convention trip and get the most from it.

The US Postal Service has discontinued their most economical service to foreign countries, Surface M-Bag. (click on title to read more)

Some products are NOT compatible with Microsoft's newest operating system, Windows Vista.

In March 2007, Sonlight President Sarita Holzmann recorded an in-depth conversation, sharing more detail about the company's completely new Language Arts K-6 Instructor's Guides. In this phone interview with several Sonlight Curriculum Consultants, she gives background, tells behind-the-scenes stories, and shares her heart and vision for how these significant changes will help homeschool families enjoy a program that's easier to learn—and easier to teach—than ever...

Math could be your child’s next favorite subject! This short video “trailer” is just a taste of the fun in MathTacular^®. It's a NEW DVD for getting young minds excited about math—and it's ONLY from Sonlight...

Now available! Please visit the media page to view and hear new Sonlight Media.

If you're new to homeschooling and need to build a curriculum for your children, where do you begin? What do you do when you're overwhelmed with choices, programs and products?

The Core 100 Instructor's Guide now follows the format of the other upper-level Instructors Guides: it now includes student questions without answers and a separate answer key.

It's no secret that the Sonlight^® Forums are popular places to chat with other homeschoolers just like you. As the community has grown, so has the need for keeping up with our customers. With that in mind, on March 1, 2006, the forums received numerous upgrades.

Some of the most common questions parents have when they start homeschooling are, "How do I know it's going to work?" and, "How can I make sure my children will be prepared for college?"

Purchase your very own copy of Sonlight Cooks, our cookbook that's chock full of recipes from Sonlight customers, before they run out!

You don't have to turn your home into a school in order for your children to learn, but sometimes it's nice to have a little space set aside solely for learning, educational games, science experiments, or even simply a quiet place to study. If you're not sure were to begin, here are a few simple steps you can take to turn an open space into a schoolroom.

October 13, 2005 -- Senator Larry Craig from Idaho and Colorado Representative Marilyn Musgrave introduced the Homeschool Non-Discrimination Act (HoNDA) bill to Congress in late September.

InquisiKids-produced Discover & Do, Volumes 3 and 5 DVDs have arrived and are available for purchase.

We realize that paying for homeschooling curriculum can be daunting and downright overwhelming at times. So in order to serve you better, we've made it possible for you to pay for your Sonlight materials over a six-month period.

Who knew that a casual conversation with a friend would turn into a lifetime of commitment?

In February of 2005, John and Sarita Holzmann traveled to Israel for a two-week vacation. While they enjoyed the opportunity to see the Holy Land, what they experienced in Bethlehem stunned them....

Although some Sonlight customers have often come up with creative uses for the foam peanuts, most customers have asked that we find a better alternative. And we think we have found one...

Just yesterday (February 17), we announced the new 2005 Sonlight scholarship winners. We encourage you to take a moment to learn more about these students' unique accomplishments.

Karen Lovejoy, a radio host in Georgia, recently interviewed John Holzmann for an upcoming radio broadcast.

Greek is Rosetta Stone's newest foreign language program, and it's now available at Sonlight. The Greek 1 program goes for $209; Greek 2 for $235; and the 1 & 2 Combo Pack for $349.

Rachel Shafer, a 16 year-old homeschool student from Longmont, Colorado, was named Grand Prize winner of the second annual National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) "Idea of America" essay contest.

We are excited to announce a new instructional video that shows you step by step how to put together your Instructor's Guide. Simply download the Real Player files and watch the video.

We've just added a new section to our web site called Instructor's Guide Links. This new section contains links to every single web site we reference in this year's Core Instructor's Guides.

We've just given the Saxon Math Samples section of our site a complete makeover. You will find over 300 all new sample images placed on newly designed pages.

We've just given the Singapore Math Samples section of our site a complete makeover. You will find over 200 all new sample images placed on newly designed pages.

The Sonlight^® Meetup group now has over 1,200 members. Become a member today (it's free) so you, too, can join local meetings around the world organized by and for Sonlight users.

Wyatt Webb, an MIT graduate, relates why homeschooling his son David has been such a positive experience.

The Myers Institute has just released (9 June 2004) a new DVD version of their Secrets of Great Communicators program.

On February 20 we made public who won the 5th annual Sonlight Curriculum Scholarship Competition. Find out who the winners are and what makes them stand out from the crowd.

15 October 2003 - CBS Evening News conveniently overlooked key information that would have cast the tragic deaths of three "homeschooled" children in a totally different light. John Holzmann, co-owner of Sonlight Curriculum, Ltd., responds.

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