Cola City Homeschoolers

Cache In -- Trash Out
2022-04-16 03:00 - 17:00 UTC
Cache In — Trash Out
By Cola City Geocache Club
Saturday, April 16 @3 pm
All ages — Free with Park Admission
Note this event is hosted by Cola City.
Pam Drayer, padrayer6@aim.com, 240-993-6924 to RSVP
Geocache Event: Aiken State Park. Help clean up the park and keep it beautiful for all to enjoy. You will receive a “find” and a virtual souvenir. There are also additional cache’s to be found that you can locate before or after the clean up event. The event is free but there is a fee to enter the park unless you have a Park Pass.

Girls Who Code Club
2022-04-11 16:30 - 17:30, 2022-04-04 16:30 - 17:30, 2022-03-28 16:30 - 17:30, 2022-03-21 16:30 - 17:30, 2022-03-14 16:30 - 17:30, 2022-03-07 16:30 - 17:30, 2022-02-28 16:30 - 17:30, 2022-02-21 16:30 - 17:30 | Virtual Event
Girls Who Code Club
By It-Ology
Mondays at 4:30 pm
FREE — Girls 6th-12th grade
Click HERE to register
IT-OLOGY’S GIRLS WHO CODE CLUB FOR GIRLS IN GRADES 6-12
IT-oLogy’s Girls Who Code Club is back this fall to teach South Carolina girls in grades 6-12 how to code. The club is free to join, and participants will meet virtually on Monday afternoons from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. beginning on September 13, 2021. The club will run throughout the 2021-2022 school year with the last meeting scheduled for May 30, 2022.

Girls Who Code Club is meant for girls to join the sisterhood of supportive peers and role models and use Computer Science to change the world. The middle and high-school Clubs encourage students to impact their communities in a positive way through code. Club members will learn how to code from fun, online tutorials and activities that will help them build animations, games, apps.

Students of any coding-ability levels are encouraged to join IT-oLogy’s Girls Who Code Club. This free opportunity is open to all South Carolina girls in grades 6-12.

Universal Paperclips Race
2022-04-10 08:00 - 2022-04-16 17:00 | Virtual Event
Universal Paperclips Race
By Cola City Gamers Club
Online — All Ages
Free with Game Club Dues
Click HERE to register for Gamers Club
Play the original clicker game and turn the entire universe into paperclips! This is a free for all event that we will be holding the week of April 10th, the link to the free web browser will be posted in Discord, then you will have until April 16th to send a screenshot of your fastest time from start to taking over the universe.
Fastest time wins! Specific rules and times will be posted the day before start.
Note: each playthrough unlocks speed boosts for the next round, so the more you play, the faster your times will be!
Hosted by Kira, vanderhoff.kira@gmail.com
Register for Gamer’s Club HERE

Homeschool Friday: Relic Room
2022-04-08 10:00 - 12:00, 2022-03-25 10:00 - 12:00 | Firefly Games, 736-C, St Andrews Shopping Center, 736 St Andrews R, Columbia, SC, 29210, United States
Homeschool Fridays Workshop
by SC Confederate Relic Room & Military Museum
Monthly: 3rd Friday 10 am or 11 am
Free — All ages
Contact Joe Long for more info: wjlong@crr.sc.gov
More information Click HERE
The SC Confederate Relic room and Military Museum’s Homeschool Fridays are a FREE program, offered one or two Fridays each month during the academic year. Sessions are at 10 am and 11 am (the same lesson is taught both hours). Programs are geared toward students of all ages. Get an “acheivement award” by attending 10 session and completing a project.
2021-2022 Workshops Schedule:

Aug 13: How to Study a Battle
Aug 20: Siege at Malta
Sept 10: Vienna: When the Winged Hussars Arrived
Sept 17: The Seige of Savannah
Oct 8: Thaddeus Kosciuszko and the Siege of Ninety-Six
Oct 22: The Sige of the Alamo
Nov 12: Forts and Artillery
Dec 10: The Great Beefsteak Raid: Wade Hampton’s Cavalry Coup
Dec 17: 11 am only Dueling & Dancing
Jan 21: The Leadership Legacy of Lee
Feb 11: Corporal Sowers at Hill 188 & SC Heroes at St. Quentin
Mar 25: Paratroops Under Seige: Operation Market-Garden
Apr 8: Seige of Firbase Ripcord
May 13: Memorials & Memory

Boys Who Code Club
2022-04-06 16:30 - 17:30, 2022-03-23 16:30 - 17:30, 2022-03-09 16:30 - 17:30, 2022-02-23 16:30 - 17:30 | Virtual Event
Boys Who Code Club
by IT-ology
Wedesdays @4:30 pm
FREE — 6th-12th grade
Click here to register; NOTE: this is not a Cola City activity, please contact IT-ology for more information and registration.

IT-oLogy’s Boys Who Code club is free to join virtual afterschool coding club for SC boys 6th-12th grades.

IT-oLogy’s all new Boys Who Code Club will begin meeting in December to kick off Computer Science Education Week. Please join us for live, instructor-led virtual workshops to teach South Carolina boys in grades 6-12 the fundamentals of coding, its history, technology evolution, cyber safety and cyber careers.

Students will learn to code, program interactive stories, create apps, animations and games with engaging activities with Hour of Code™. Students will also be introduced to artificial intelligence and the basics of machine learning. Hour of Code™ on-demand resources will also help nurture problem-solving skills, logic, creativity, and starts a foundation for success in any 21st-century career path. During IT-oLogy’s workshops, students will explore HTML, JavaScript, Python and Scratch programming languages and most importantly, have FUN coding!
IT-oLogy’s Boys Who Code club is free to join and hosted virtually bi-weekly on Wednesdays from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m beginning December 8, 2021 and will run through May 2022. Students of any coding-ability levels are encouraged to join. This free opportunity is open to all South Carolina boys in grades 6-12.

Hypixel Tournament
2022-04-05 15:30 - 16:30, 2022-03-22 15:30 - 16:30 | Virtual Event
Hypixel Tournament: Extended Edition!
by Cola City Gamers Club
Online — All Ages
Free with Club Dues

Join us for 6 events over the course of Spring Session of Cola City Gamers Club. Click HERE to register for Gamers Club
Dates:

3/22/22
4/5/22
4/19/22
5/3/22
5/17/22
5/31/22

Each match will be held at 3:30pm. Points and game specifics TBD based on an ongoing poll in the #minigames channel but the points will be cumulative and you will receive participation points!
REAL MONEY PRIZES: 1st place: $30 value, 2nd place: $15 value, 3rd place: $7 value. These prizes can be used for Hypixel ranks, gold, gems, etc..

Register for Gamer’s Club HERE
Hosted by Kira, vanderhoff.kira@gmail.com

Geocache for Teens
2022-04-01 12:00 - 14:30 | Firefly Games, 736-C, St Andrews Shopping Center, 736 St Andrews R, Columbia, SC, 29210, United States
Geocache Teen Meet-up
By HERO Co-op
Friday, April 1 at noon
Teens — $5/teen
Announcing HERO’s new Geocaching Club! Meeting the 1st Friday at one of the State Parks. Scavenger hunt, high-tech style! You do not need to be a member of the HERO Co-op to attend this activity.
This meet-up is at Redcliffe Plantation State Historic Plantation: 181 Redcliffe Road, Beech Island SC
This club is designed to offer social outdoor time for teens, learning some orienteering skills while also learning about South Carolina culture/history/geography.
More details: all state parks will be within a two-hour drive from the Irmo area.
Students will take the lead on locating geocaches.
One smartphone needed per family.
Orienteering videos are recommended to help with skills.
Club open for middle and high school students only. (Families with younger siblings will be grouped together apart from the teen group).
Easy to moderate hiking required.
Reward for completing all five club meetings.
Meet at the state park (carpooling can be considered) at noon.
Cost: $5 per event for participating students, plus admission to state parks.
Contact Amanda Phifer with questions, 803-467-8501, amandaphifer@yahoo.com
Register for Friday’s event Click HERE to register.

Homeschool Bowling League
2022-03-25 13:00 - 14:30, 2022-03-18 13:00 - 14:30, 2022-03-11 13:00 - 14:30, 2022-03-04 13:00 - 14:30, 2022-02-25 13:00 - 14:30 | Firefly Games, 736-C, St Andrews Shopping Center, 736 St Andrews R, Columbia, SC, 29210, United States
Homeschool Bowling League
By Stars and Strikes
Fridays 1:00pm-2:30pm
All ages — $5
This is not a Cola City Event. Contact Stars and Strikes Jason jcanfield15@gmail.com
Welcome to Stars and Strikes’ IRMO Home School Bowling League! We want to take this time to say
“Thank You” for choosing Stars and Strikes IRMO as your place to bowl. Bowling is the world’s largest
participation sport and unlike so many other sports, no one has to sit on the bench. The following rules are
put in place to help make league bowling run smoothly.
League Name: Home School
Divisions are Bumpers & No Bumpers
PRACTICE BEGINS AT 1:00pm
length: 10 minutes (scored bowling to begin afterwards)
SCHEDULE (subject to change due to scheduled events at the bowling center)
The league will bowl a twelve (12) week schedule, with a hosted special “Fun Day” at the end of each
session.
The Winter League will start on January 7th, 2022 and end on March 25 th , 2022. The Spring League
will start on April 8 th , 2022 and end on June 24 th , 2022. The Fall League will start on September 23 rd ,
2022 and end on December 16 th , 2022.
note: League dates are subject to change due to other events taking place at the center.
The League will NOT bowl on the following dates:
April 15 th , 2022 Easter Break
November 24 th , 2022 Thanksgiving Break
MANAGEMENT
The Home School League is considered a “house league” at the Stars and Strikes IRMO location. There is
a possibility of there being certified USBC Coaches available during this league but is not guaranteed.
This league will not be sanctioned through the USBC in any way.
FEES
Are paid directly to the Stars and Strikes IRMO center and will be a straight-out fee of $5.00 per bowler
each week. Make checks payable to Stars and Strikes. Fees should be paid before the end of the 1 st game.
Stars and Strikes Family Entertainment Center
800 Lake Murray Blvd, Irmo SC 29063
(678) 212-1198

Geocache for Teens
2022-03-04 12:00 - 14:30 | Firefly Games, 736-C, St Andrews Shopping Center, 736 St Andrews R, Columbia, SC, 29210, United States
Geocache Teen Meet-up
By HERO Co-op
Friday, March 4 at noon
Teens — $5/teen
Announcing HERO’s new Geocaching Club! Meeting the 1st Friday at one of the State Parks. Scavenger hunt, high-tech style! You do not need to be a member of the HERO Co-op to attend this activity.
This meet-up is at Poinsett State Park: 6660 Poinsett Park Road, Wedgefield SC
This club is designed to offer social outdoor time for teens, learning some orienteering skills while also learning about South Carolina culture/history/geography.
More details: all state parks will be within a two-hour drive from the Irmo area.
Students will take the lead on locating geocaches.
One smartphone needed per family.
Orienteering videos are recommended to help with skills.
Club open for middle and high school students only. (Families with younger siblings will be grouped together apart from the teen group).
Easy to moderate hiking required.
Reward for completing all five club meetings.
Meet at the state park (carpooling can be considered) at noon.
Cost: $5 per event for participating students, plus admission to state parks.
Contact Amanda Phifer with questions, 803-467-8501, amandaphifer@yahoo.com
Register for Friday’s event Click HERE to register.

Palmetto Pride Poster Contest
2022-02-28 16:00 - 17:00 | Virtual Event
Palmetto Pride Poster Contest
by Palmetto Pride
Deadline: February 28
All Ages — FREE
Click here to enter: https://www.palmettopride.org/education/art-contest/ or contact Kim/Cola City for official paper for art submission
“Every child is an artist” — Pablo Picasso
PalmettoPride knows that South Carolina students are creative and care about the environment. Our annual art contest is available to any South Carolina K-5th grade teachers or educational groups to participate in this fun and educational competition.
Students will still need to create artwork themed around Litter Trashes Everyone, on either the paper provided by PalmettoPride OR a white sheet of paper no smaller than 14×8.5 inches. The winning artwork will become the design for our new t-shirt.
Here is what you will need to do to participate:

Complete the application using the form below.
We will send you our official Litter Trashes Everyone paper to use.
Your school administration is required to judge all the participating students’ artwork and select one student to represent your school or class.
Submit your winning entry to PalmettoPride online or postmarked by February 28, 2022.

PalmettoPride can supply 14 X 8.5 in. sheets of paper to teachers who wish to participate once your application is received. Entries can be drawn on the sheets provided by PalmettoPride. Five (5) color maximum allowed. Images/ photographs of the student’s work may be featured on our various social media outlets and promotional material.
All elementary school entries will be judged by PalmettoPride’s guest judges to select the four (4) regional winners (Lowcountry, Midlands, Upstate and Pee Dee) and (1) statewide winner.

February Build Contest
2022-02-28 08:00 - 17:00 | Virtual Event
February Build Contest
By Minecraft/Gamers Club
With Cola City Homeschoolers
Build must be completed by February 28th
All Ages – Online
FREE
Contact Kira vanderhoff.kira@gmail.com
Theme to be announced Feb 1st, CONTACT ME for a build plot.
-teams of 2
-build must be completed by Feb 28th
-possible prizes: extra claim blocks, in game money, hard to find items!
All ages — Free (with club dues)
Join Minecraft and Gamers Club: Click HERE
Join Gamers Club only: Click HERE
Game Club activities are limited to kids who have permissions for certain channels, such as the Hypixel Tourneys are only gonna be available to kids with permission to play Hypixel, Roblox is the same, Party games are for kids who own the Among Us game specifically and have permission for party channel. The Valentine’s party, the social games, and the build contest are open to ALL minecraft club players. If you’d like more info about the permissions or would like to expand your child’s channel permissions, please contact Kira vanderhoff.kira@gmail.com

Living History at the Battle of Aiken
2022-02-25 08:30 - 15:00 | Firefly Games, 736-C, St Andrews Shopping Center, 736 St Andrews R, Columbia, SC, 29210, United States
Living History at the Battle of Aiken
By Battle of Aiken Living History
School Day: February 25, 2022
8:30 AM – 3:00 PM
FREE
This is not a Cola City event. Contact Darlene Stokes, School Day Coordinator, at boalivinghistory@gmail.com.
Register using this form: https://forms.office.com/r/X2QYH8NaLd
The Battle of Aiken, past recipient of: The Governor’s Award for Best South Carolina Event and the Dr. James Butler National Award for Best Living History Program.

Since 1995, thousands of school children have traveled to the Battle of Aiken Park for the annual School Field Trip Day held the Friday, after President’s Day, each February. Students go through a living history program that makes history come alive! Over 75,000 children have experienced the program. Today, some of the past attendees are now parents and bring another generation of students to the program! Schools from across Georgia and South Carolina attend every year. All public schools, private schools, and home schools are invited to attend this event which is appropriate for all ages. The educational program is believed to be the largest attended single day field trip in the state.
Thanks to our generous sponsors, the field trip will have no costs to schools and is free of charge to students and teachers.

This year’s Battle of Aiken will feature the CSS H. L. Hunley traveling exhibition featuring a full-scale replica of the world’s first successful combat submarine! Reenactors will tell the unique and tragic story of the heroic Hunley crew. The recreated submarine will be featured in an upcoming movie. This is a must-see for children!

Students will rotate, at their own pace, through different stations that bring history alive. Students will step back in time as living historians in authentic dress or uniform explain: Women’s Camp Life, Women’s 1865 fashions, Military uniforms, The role of infantry, artillery, and calvary, Tent & camp set up, 1865 music, Artillery fire demonstration, Evolution of the musket with firing, Military engineering and signal corps, Blacksmithing, Pioneer crafts, 1865 open fire cooking.

Students can also see and tour: An authentic 19th century log cabin, A recreated one room school house, Corral with horses, A recreated 1850 jail, An 1865 country store, Soldier campsites.
Admission: Free
Time: Gates open at 8:30 A.M. and close at 3:00 P. M. Presentations begin at 9 A. M. There is no minimum or maximum time requirement. Most schools spend five hours at the site.
When: Friday morning prior to the annual Battle of Aiken reenactment.
Food: Students are welcome to bring box lunches. Food and soft drinks are available for purchase at our concessions.
What to Bring: Warm clothing, umbrella, jacket, cap, comfortable walking shoes, and a camera.
Souvenirs: Some historical-based souvenirs and books will be available for purchase.

1210 Powell Pond Road
Aiken, SC 29801
706-589-8479
For more information visit: https://battleofaiken.com

Party Games
2022-02-23 16:00 - 17:00 | Virtual Event
Party Games
By Minecraft/Gamers Club
With Cola City Homeschoolers
February 23rd at 4 PM
All Ages – Online
FREE (with club dues)
Contact Kira vanderhoff.kira@gmail.com
Among Us…. there’s an imposter….and we will find you!
All ages — Free (with club dues)
Join Minecraft and Gamers Club: Click HERE
Join Gamers Club only: Click HERE
Game Club activities are limited to kids who have permissions for certain channels, such as the Hypixel Tourneys are only gonna be available to kids with permission to play Hypixel, Roblox is the same, Party games are for kids who own the Among Us game specifically and have permission for party channel. The Valentine’s party, the social games, and the build contest are open to ALL minecraft club players. If you’d like more info about the permissions or would like to expand your child’s channel permissions, please contact Kira vanderhoff.kira@gmail.com

Hypixel Tourney
2022-02-18 15:30 - 16:30 | Virtual Event
Hypixel Tourney
By Minecraft/Gamers Club
With Cola City Homeschoolers
February 18th at 3:30 PM
All Ages – Online
FREE (with club dues)
Contact Kira vanderhoff.kira@gmail.com
Fight for glory and riches! Prizes to be won with Cola City Game Club.
All ages — Free (with club dues)
Join Minecraft and Gamers Club: Click HERE
Join Gamers Club only: Click HERE
Game Club activities are limited to kids who have permissions for certain channels, such as the Hypixel Tourneys are only gonna be available to kids with permission to play Hypixel, Roblox is the same, Party games are for kids who own the Among Us game specifically and have permission for party channel. The Valentine’s party, the social games, and the build contest are open to ALL minecraft club players. If you’d like more info about the permissions or would like to expand your child’s channel permissions, please contact Kira vanderhoff.kira@gmail.com
