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Ready to Launch: Preparing Teens for Life After High School

How can a homeschool parent be sure their students are prepared for life after high school? The subjects of logic, current events, debate, public speaking, worldviews and critical thinking are often considered electives, yet are vital to developing a well-rounded, articulate individual. We will cover how a parent can easily introduce and master these subjects, with recommended resources included. In addition, we will discuss testing and transcripts, dual enrollment, college choices, gap year programs, and other post-high school options.

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I Believe in Homeschooling

Most parents place a high value on the education they can give to their children. It prepares them for life and gives them hope for a happy future. In the old days, the three R’s of schooling included reading, ‘riting, and ‘rithematic. Is homeschooling succeeding because it is reclaiming the tried and true educational philosophy or is something else going on? In this workshop, Davis presents a compelling case for you to believe in the power of homeschooling and six new R’s to back it up.

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Heartbeats of Discipleship: Shaping Your Child’s Heart to Live for God

“Who REALLY “Owns” YOUR Children?”

“Who REALLY “Owns” Your Children?” Two radically opposing views of parenting and education at war in America today… It boils to this: who REALLY “owns” your children? There is an extreme danger to faith and freedom in allowing government to become parent. Learn the real history of so called “public” schools, and the purpose their architects intended. The battle for faith and freedom in America hinges on giving children the education our Creator expects.

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Connected Teens, Connected Families

Parents and Teens learn together in this session. Leah will discuss the most popular social media platforms available for teens. She’ll cover basic social media principals for teens and their families as well as go over how to set up and use a variety of social media platforms. She’ll also cover safety issues. This is a fun and engaging session for the family!

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How to Teach Your Children to be Independent Learners

Is there really a benefit in teaching our children to learn independently? Come see how this one skill builds successful learners, decreases mommy-burn-out, and brings peace into your home once again. This is a practical workshop. You will leave with a vision for how to encourage independent learning in your home, as well as, several free printables to help manage your day.

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Homeschooling Teens

Debra Bell teaches this seminar from her varied perspectives as a mom who raised four teens, a long-time high-school-level teacher, and an evaluator of numerous high school homeschool programs. The high school years are your children’s résumé for the future. Here’s how to maximize their time, prepare them for a changing job market, find doors to open, and facilitate non-traditional learning experiences.

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Homeschooling through Adversity

In 2005, Sandi Queen’s youngest son, Jeremiah, was diagnosed with cancer while the family was away from home at a homeschool convention.  What followed was 3 1/2 years of daily chemotherapy, spinal taps, bone marrow aspirates, and more.  How in the world does a family make it through daily life and continue to homeschool through an ongoing, lengthy trial such as this?  Sandi shares her family’s experience, how to prioritize, where to find strength, practical tips, and more.

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Contemplate, Advocate, Navigate…Reaching Children with Reading Struggles in the Home

Please join Natalie Hoover with Hoover Learning Group to learn how to ‘learn’ your children and students…and help them ‘learn’ themselves! This fun, interactive class will offer innovative insight into the importance of identifying individual learning styles and accessing and implementing appropriate strategies for homework and study times. We will offer specific learning tools for you to take home, discuss the importance of appropriate diagnostic testing, as well as offer a plethora of resources for you to further educate yourselves about and embrace multisensory learning! You are not alone. Come and mingle with other like-minded parents and educators and see that together, we C.A.N.!

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The Power of Mentorship: Secrets to a Truly Higher Education

This session is a “must hear” if you have students ages 15 and up. Everyone recognizes that there are problems with traditional higher education, yet for all the press, commentary, and money spent to fix the problem, far too few people recognize the amazing benefits of one-on-one mentor-driven education. Even as homeschoolers, we often fail to realize that the need for biblical discipleship in education also applies to the college years. Prepare to have your eyes opened as Daniel spells out the why, who, and how of mentorship, and shares the keys to a truly higher education for your children.

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Joy in the Home: Parenting

It is easy to turn our kids into trophies, idols, or even enemies.  Homeschooling doesn’t help.  If you can relate, then join us for a PRACTICAL, Bible-focused, Gospel-centered approach to parenting.  If you worry about your kids “backsliding” when they leave home, join us.  If homeschooling has become more heartache than delight, join us.   You will be encouraged, refreshed, and equipped to return home and ENJOY your children.  

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Twaddle-Free History

Most of us have a bad taste in our mouths about history.  It was boring and we hated it.  It doesn’t have to be that way.  Homeschoolers have the chance to rediscover the fun and excitement of history (yes, we did just use fun, excitement and history in the same sentence).  The seminar will focus on WHY we should study history – because its an essential tool for building godly character – and a number of practical ideas about HOW to teach history (in ways that won’t torture children or adults).

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Beauty and Reason for Mathematics

Most people are not neutral in their feelings towards mathematics.  Either they like it, or they hate it. Join us to see how all of math from arithmetic to calculus can be summarized in three simple charts.   You will walk away being able to see the big picture of mathematics with the perspective that math was created by God, revealing another piece of His picture.

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Notebooking – Creativity with a Purpose

“Tell me, and I will forget; show me, and I may remember; involve me, and I will understand.” When children create something from their learning, they will remember what they learned far longer than if they completed a worksheet page about it. This workshop explains why and how to give kids an easy, effective approach that replaces workbooks, enhances learning and retention of the subject, and develops a true love for learning. Jeannie Fulbright shares tips and actual demonstrations for replacing workbook assignments with creative ideas for science, history, geography, literature, and more. Examples and visual aids make the information easy to understand and implement in your homeschool.

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Building Dynamic Essays in Middle and High School

Building Dynamic Essays in Middle and High School

Essay-writing is a building process that begins with planning, tools, and organization and ends with a final product—a well-written essay. Discover how these building blocks help your students gain confidence and skill to conquer the daunting task of a writing a successful essay.

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Learning with Living Books

Good living books feed our children a feast of ideas, not just dry facts. Join Sonya for a look at this simple yet effective approach to true education. Learn what makes living books “living,” and practice using them in a way that makes learning stick.

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Aiming Arrows into Adulthood

I Corinthians 13:11 says, “When I was a child, I spoke as a child; I understood as a child; I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things.” As homeschooling parents, how can we prepare our children for adulthood? And how can we prepare our hearts (through prayer and effective communication) to release our kids, into a new season? There’s life after graduation– with college, careers, romance, weddings, and next-generation purpose. Let’s aim and launch our arrows to hit God’s mark!

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