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Homeschool Art – Is it Worth the Mess?

Speaker: Sarah Harmeling Art can be messy and throw us off our regular schedule and routine. Is it worth it? Yes!! The benefits of including art for ALL children are compelling. This workshop will convince you of the value of learning, appreciating, and creating art for your children AND give suggestions of how to include […]

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How to Encourage Your Artistic Child Without Surrendering Them to the World

Speaker: Heather Bitterling This session will explore ways that you can develop and support your child’s artistic giftings without exposing them to teachers and content that rejects a Biblical worldview. It is not necessary to compromise your beliefs to pursue these creative outlets. The world needs artists that are communicating truth! You will leave with […]

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How to encourage your artistic child without surrendering them to the world

Speaker: Heather Bitterling This session will explore ways that you can develop and support your child’s artistic giftings without exposing them to teachers and content that rejects a Biblical worldview. It is not necessary to compromise your beliefs to pursue these creative outlets. The world needs artists that are communicating truth! You will leave with […]

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Artists of the Renaissance that Everyone Ought to Know

Speaker: Linda Hobar Need to brush up on art history? Want a better grasp on the masters of the Renaissance? Join Linda Lacour Hobar, author of the award-winning series, The Mystery of History, for a delightful presentation of six major artists of the Renaissance that everyone ought to know. This fact-filled lecture includes beautiful family-friendly […]

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Proper Care and Feeding of the Artistic Child

Speaker: Damon Evans Do you have a creative child? Do you worry about his or her future? Do you feel ill-equipped to guide your budding artist? Filmmaker Damon Evans shares fascinating discoveries about creative kids and how the arts prepare students to be successful adults. You will learn how to nurture artistic gifts in your […]

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Tips for Doing Art With Your Child

Speaker: Beth Herrild Are you intimidated by the thought of teaching art to your children? You don’t have to be a great artist to do art with your kids. Learn easy ways to become more confident and encourage your child to be more creative and think outside the box! Creating art with your child enhances […]

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Discovering the Artist Within

Don’t feel like you’re creative, or perhaps you have let your creativity lie dormant? We were all created in God’s image, which means each of us has creativity that needs to be nurtured and developed in order for us, and our children, to be whole hearted individuals. In this session, Lori will not only remind you of that creativity but also give you practical ways grow that creativity within your own life and the life of your family.

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Get Crafty with Math!

For many homeschool families, arts and crafts get phased out and eventually ignored as children move beyond kindergarten. Most children love creative arts and crafts, whereas many find learning math to be not-so-motivating. Math time can be so much more than writing the solutions to problems. Join author and veteran homeschool mom, Carlita Boyles, as she unpacks creative, exciting ways to mix math and fun. Combining the techniques acquired during years of teaching Special Education with her experiences homeschooling her own children, Carlita’s talk includes demonstrations, take-away craft ideas, and even a chance to make a project yourself. Let her provide you with engaging ways to integrate math with arts and crafts focused at a variety of interest and skill levels:? and come away with a new practical way of looking at teaching math. Your kids won’t want you to miss this workshop!

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Teaching Mathematics with Art (or is it Teaching Art with Mathematics?)

Can your child’s future really be boiled down to something as simplistic as whether they are right-brained, or left-brained? Surely, as homeschooling parents, we want our children to believe that they are capable of using “both sides” of their brains. In this educational and entertaining workshop, we will explore the natural and logical connections between Mathematics and Art. We will investigate mathematical principles, and see how they are related to, and illustrated by, artistic applications. Likewise, we will explore several artistic concepts, and see how they are based on mathematical ideas. Of course, throughout, the importance of language and communication will be stressed, as it must play a key role in the understanding of both areas.

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The Importance of Art in the Homeschool

Why is art vitally important in the development of our child’s education? It’s a tool that promotes creativity in solving life problems and growth intellectually. By working their way through art projects, students learn wise decision-making, creative strategies, and the importance of completing a task. Whether your child is artistic or not, you will understand why art is such a vital tool in their personal development.

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