The following came from the Home Scholar (a website with lots of great helps for the homeschooler, especially those looking at homeschooling high school):
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Tag: Conferences
Mini-homeschool expo
The CHESS homeschool support group is planning a small scale Homeschool Expo on August 25 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Grace Fellowship Church (15150 Oak Park Ave. in Oak Forest). They are asking those who assist and support homeschoolers in the community to come out and share information regarding their areas of support. A “New to Homeschool” seminar to assist new homeschoolers will also be available. The evening will also provide an opportunity to register for the CHESS support group.
If you would like more information or would like to reserve a table at this event, please e-mail Sandi Grutzius (sgrutzius@ymail.com).
Unschoolers Winter Retreat
The 3rd Annual UWWG Announced for 2010:
We’re excited to announce the 3rd Annual UWWG (Unschoolers Winter Waterpark
Gathering) will be Feb 7 – 13, 2010 at the awesome Kalahari Indoor
Waterpark Resort – Sandusky, Ohio!Join us for a week of awesome fun
and support among a 1000+ unschoolly / life learning homeschooling
families from around the country, at Ohio’s Kalahari Waterpark Resort
– the largest Indoor waterpark in the USA! Plus, NO register or
Conference Fees! Our super discounted room rates start at only $99/per
night for a standard 4 person room – and that includes your waterpark
passes and participation in all our UWWG Events! What a tremendous
deal!!! Our 2010 UWWG will be even bigger and better! We’ll be doubling
the size of the conference area we’ll be using, so we’ll have lots
more room for all the Funshops, Talks and Events being planned.
Further details and to start chatting with other UWWG attendees,
please join our UWWG yahoo group.Please help us spread the word, by
sharing this announcement with all your unschooling friends and
posting on all your unschooling groups!THANKS and see you next February!!!
Carol Reinhard
UWWG Coordinator
Unschoolers Winter Waterpark Gatherings
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/UWWG/
Marriage Conference
I received the following email with details on an upcoming marriage conference:
Dr. Bob Moeller’s For Better, For Worse, For Keeps Marriage Conference has been used by churches all over the country as a tool to help their couples get close and stay close. You’ll love Bob’s pastoral heart, humor, storytelling, and winsome spirit!
The conference will be held at
Bethany Baptist Church
6700 W. Gunnison, Harwood Heights, IL
Saturday, June 27th, from 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM. Doors will open at 8:15 AM for registration.
Why not invite another couple to join you and your spouse for this special presentation of Bob Moeller’s challenging, husband-friendly and life-changing marriage conference, For Better, For Worse, For Keeps. Even strong marriages will benefit from the teaching, challenges and insights Bob shares.
There is no charge to attend and it’s open to all couples who want to refresh, renew and enjoy even more their marriage relationship. Even lunch is provided!
If you’re planning to attend please call the church office at (708) 867-9111 or e-mail bethanybc@sbcglobal.net and make your reservation today. Space is limited and couples are expected to attend from all over the Chicago-land area so register please right away to save a place.
Here’s the schedule for the marriage conference on Saturday, June 27th:
8:15 Am – 9:00 AM Registration
9:00 Am Session One – Communication and Conflict
10:15 Am Break and Snacks
10:45 Am Session Two –
Building Emotional Intimacy
12:00 Pm Lunch Provided
1:00 Pm Session Three –
Seven Secrets to a Great Sex Life
2:00 Pm Break and Snacks
2:15 Pm Session Four –
Staying Close for a Lifetime
3:30 Pm Conference Ends
Bob has been married to Cheryl for 30 years and is a homeschool dad of 6. He is a TV host for five years (Total Living Network), radio personality, (The Marriage Minute on Moody Broadcasting, WMBI- 90.1FM/1110 AM) conference speaker, pastor, and author.
Here’s what Gary Chapman, author of the Five Love Languages, said about Bob and Cheryl’s book, For Better, For Worse, For Keeps, “This book can give hope and perspective to any marriage. I highly recommend it!”
HSLDA sponsored webinar tomorrow, June 2
HSLDA: Don’t miss tomorrow’s FREE @home e-vent: What Wives Wish Their
Husbands Knew About Homeschooling
How can a homeschooling dad play an active, involved role in his
children’s education without neglecting other essential
responsibilities? What ought to be his highest priorities?
Some homeschooling husbands feel they have a nearly impossible role to
play–as the provider, protector, and primary educator of the family.
Scott Somerville offers his wisdom and advice from years of experience
as a homeschooling father as he explains the hierarchy of priorities
that ensure a thriving home education. Scott helps husbands realize
that most moms’ desire for practical help, bigger budgets, and time to
plan curriculum come far down on that list of priorities. When
husbands understand that wives want a principal and pastor more than
they need a teacher’s aide or assistant janitor, they can provide the
necessary assurance, godly leadership, and involvement that their
families need.
Learn how to balance and strengthen your family’s homeschool by
listening to Scott Somerville’s helpful and encouraging webinar
tomorrow, Tuesday, June 2, at 3 p.m. (ET). Gain a clearer
understanding of how to provide the education, encouragement, and
leadership needed to make your home the best learning environment
possible.
There is still space in tomorrow’s free e-vent! Don’t miss this
important and helpful session–register now at
http://www.hslda.org/athome .
This webinar is free to both members and non-members. If you are not
an HSLDA member, we invite you to join today for future webinar
discounts and other benefits at www.hslda.org/join.
If you have any questions, please contact the @home e-vent coordinator
at webinars@hslda.org
-> Have you ever yelled into the wind, only to hear the sound of your
voice blown back at you?
voice blown back at you?
It’s hard to be heard in the midst of a storm. Trying to influence
federal legislation is much like yelling to be heard while
standing in a fierce wind. Yet when 80,000 voices join together,
they become a powerful force that cannot be drowned out.
Join HSLDA to be heard above the tempests that threaten homeschool
freedoms.
More reasons to join HSLDA…
http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1939
Institute for Excellence in Writing Workshops
Looking for help in teaching writing to your children? There are a number of workshops this summer that may be of interest to you.
A little about the teacher:
Linda Mikottis, a Special Education Consultant with the Institute for Excellence in Writing, offers writing workshops for students in grades 4-5, 6-8 and high school. She also offers seminars for parents and teachers. New classes are always being added.
Linda is an Accomplished Instructor with the Institute for Excellence in Writing and is a certified elementary education and special education teacher. She has home schooled for the last 13 years. She and her husband have graduated their oldest children and continue to teach their youngest son at home.
Teaching Writing: Structure and Style
Parent/Teacher Seminar
The only writing method you will ever need to teach writing to students in grades one through twelve!
July 10-11, 2009 in St. John, IN
Registration Deadline: June 26th, 2009
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 4:30p.m.
Where:
Harvest Ridge Church Office Building (upstairs meeting room)
9495 Keilman
St. John, IN 46373
Cost: $89.00 Materials fee: $27.00
July 17-18, 2009 in Monee, IL
Registration Deadline: July 3rd, 2009
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 4:30p.m.
Where:
Family of Faith Church
6645 W. Steger Rd.
Monee, IL
Cost: $89.00 Materials fee: $27.00
The Teaching Writing: Structure and Style two day seminar, gives you, the teacher, the skills needed to confidently model for your students how to outline and summarize, generate cohesive paragraphs, create stories, produce reports and critiques, develop essays, and put into writing the information hidden in their brains.
Writing Workshops
Registration Deadline: June 8, 2009
Classes available for various grade levels that cover outlines, note taking, narratives, “dress-up” your writing, and other useful tools and tasks.
Class size: Minimum 8, Maximum 15 per workshop
Cost: $75.00 (discounts for additional students in same family)
June 22-26th, 2009 in St. John, IN
For more information or to register contact Linda at linda@excellenceinwriting.com or 630-244-5735
Homeschooling High School for College and Beyond
Title: Homeschooling High School for College and Beyond
Location: Plainfield Public Library
Link out: Click here
Description: A free workshop on July 1 at 7:30 pm, sponsored by The Plainfield Homeschool Group. Come for some helpful encouragement on homeschooling high school.
See library website for more details.
Start Time: 19:30
Date: 2009-07-01
Classical Conversations Practicum
Title: Classical Conversations Practicum
Location: Wheaton, IL
Link out: Click here
Description: Come practice the skills needed to teach your children how to recover the lost tools of learning. Learn to see Him in all you teach. Plan to use your brain and laugh a lot! The CC facilitators love teaching the fundamentals of learning and turning the difficult into the doable!
These Practicums are for parents and teachers of all grade levels. The cost is FREE for adults and teens! The costs listed for children\’s camps are for all three days or any part of the three days. Come when you can, as even part of a Practicum is beneficial. It is important for Children attending to be there on time the first day, as they are taught a lot of foundational material the first day.
Parents attending practicums can relax knowing that their younger students are learning AND having fun, whether they are in the nursery or in one of our academic camps.
Start Date: 2009-06-22
End Date: 2009-06-24
Classical Conversations Practicum
Title: Classical Conversations Practicum
Location: Rockford, IL
Link out: Click here
Description: Come practice the skills needed to teach your children how to recover the lost tools of learning. Learn to see Him in all you teach. Plan to use your brain and laugh a lot! The CC facilitators love teaching the fundamentals of learning and turning the difficult into the doable!
These Practicums are for parents and teachers of all grade levels. The cost is FREE for adults and teens! Parents attending practicums can relax knowing that their younger students are learning AND having fun, whether they are in the nursery or in one of our academic camps.
Start Date: 2009-05-27
End Date: 2009-05-29
Carole Joy Seid Seminar
Title: Carole Joy Seid Seminar
Location: Elmhurst, IL
Link out: Click here
Description: A Literature Based Approach To Education
West Suburban Community Church
825 N. Van Auken
Elmhurst, IL 60126
$45.00 advance (postmarked by October 2nd)
$53.00 after October 2nd, or at the door
Contact:
Michelle 630-748-1242; mlpollard7@gmail.com
Karen 630-279-2647; k.semrau@att.net
Start Time: 9:00
Date: 2009-10-17
End Time: 17:00