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Through her unique perspective as a parent of five children (two with additional learning needs), a neuro-education specialist, and a child of God, Karen is committed to helping you experience peace and confidence as you lead your children.
Explore how brain health and the science of neuroplasticity can profoundly change overall wellness and success. Learn practical techniques you can incorporate into your day, explore innovative resources, and be inspired by the transformative changes that come from improving brain health.
By targeting and strengthening the weak cognitive functions that underlie specific learning challenges–such as dyslexia, dysgraphia, and dyscalculia–or the effects of ADHD, anxiety, Autism, and brain injury or brain fog, people of all ages can experience success in every area of life, including social-emotional well-being

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Karen Friesen is a dedicated educator with a Bachelor’s in Education and a Master of Arts specializing in English instruction. She is also a licensed provider of the Arrowsmith Program. Over 18 years, Karen homeschooled her five children and continues to lead the Winnipeg South Homeschool Collective, which she founded in 2012.
She believes that your brain is powerful, and the fine details make all the difference in helping you thrive. As a parent of children with additional learning needs, she saw the gaps in the typical education model for those who didn’t learn the same way. Despite all the professional diagnoses, her family was left searching for lasting answers. They needed more than a pile of resources and yet another referral. What they needed were real solutions.
Since being told that he had severe learning difficulties, Karen’s son put in the work with the Arrowsmith Program. He’s now opening doors to his exciting future as a full scholarship student athlete. As a parent, she’s beyond thrilled for him, and wants the same for you.

Credit cards are not your friend! After hearing this, Jason applied good financial advice and climbed out of his financial hole. Hear practical ideas on how to pay off debt, how to make money with your kids and how to buy a 15-passenger van with a briefcase full of cash!

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Jason Weening is the dad of 10 kids and husband of one awesome wife. He is the author of, “Danger in the Jungle,” a wholesome fiction book for kids and a brand new book about the injuries and adventures of dadhood, “Yes, Dear…I’m Watching Them”. He speaks, writes and podcasts to encourage parents to be intentional in their most important organization…their family.

Come on a visual exploration of caverns, mineral springs, mines, and other underground areas of our planet which throw into question the vast age of cavern formations. How caverns formed will be discussed. Vance has travelled to many areas of the world to “un-earth” new evidence demonstrating the formations seen on typical cavern tours do not require vast periods of time to form. Stalactites, stalagmites, columns, and even “cave bacon” have all been found forming rapidly around the world. If you have heard caverns and the formations within them take long periods of time to form, you must see this presentation. Biblical creation chronology and history will be supported as presented in Genesis 1-11.

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Vance Nelson was born into a non-Christian home in Manitoba, Canada in 1973, and went through life like many in our world today, without the knowledge of Jesus Christ. At age nineteen, Vance accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Saviour, and started on a new journey to tell his old friends about the one who created them—Jesus.
Vance has earned both a theology and a biology degree, and has spent a decade and a half doing field research in various locations around the globe. He is the director of Creation Truth Ministries Inc. He is also the founder of Untold Secrets of Planet Earth Publishing Company Inc. which he began as a means to distribute his research and promote the evidence supporting Biblical creation.
Vance and his wife now have three daughters: aged twenty years, fourteen years, and twelve years old, all of which they have homeschooled. Vance now travels all over the world doing research, writing, and speaking on the topic of the Creation and its vital importance to the Christian faith.

Of all the subjects and concepts you will teach to your children, there is one central thing that every parent must prioritise as being of first importance. Every other subject you will teach truly pales in comparison to this one lesson. In this session we will explore the central importance of the gospel in Christian education.

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Riley Toews serves as a pastor of Grace Covenant Church in Altona. He and his wife Diana have 4 children, whom they home-disciple in Gretna, MB.

Choosing curriculum doesn’t start with the right books but with acknowledging your family’s uniqueness. Until you know what you are working towards how can you choose the right tools? When you are ready to assemble your tool kit, you will need both standard tools that are similar to everyone else’s (language arts and math) and those that meet the needs of your particular situation. (Gaelic anyone?) There is no magic bullet for getting homeschool right but there is a way to optimize the plan for your family. This workshop will be full of both big picture planning and ground level preparation tools for getting the right resources to serve you as you travel along on your homeschooling journey.

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Cori Dean is a wife, a mom, a teacher, a writer and publisher, and book addict. She and her husband, Mark, have graduated three students from their exclusive all-girls school and have one teenager left at home. Cori enjoys speaking to homeschoolers coast to coast and is the author or editor of several publications including, Working Together: Teamwork Starts at Home Base. The Deans live in Bradford, Ontario where they own and run The Learning House, Canada’s premier homeschool resource provider and publishing house. They are also in full-time ministry with The Shop Vehicle Donation Program, a program of Youth for Christ. Cori loves long days of bicycling as well as camping and boating with the family or mucking in the garden and thinks there’s nothing better than a good book, some dark chocolate, and a cup of tea.

This session will seek to encourage fathers to take a proactive approach in helping sons through adolescence into manhood, no matter what your background is, or how ill equipped you may feel.

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Arron Bergeron once thought he hated kids and would never have any, but a personal relationship with Jesus Christ changes everything. He has been married for 25 years, and has been blessed with the sacred responsibility of raising four sons and three daughters. A teacher at heart, he is a strong advocate for intentional parenting.

Come and be encouraged in your call to motherhood; the joys, and challenges, but more about how to walk into the life that Christ has prepared you and equipped you for! Often, as mothers, we feel like the weight of the world is on our shoulders. Come and see how you can be broken, while not being breakable.

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Vera Louden, married to Jim for over 30 years, mother to 14 children and grandma to 6, she has been on this home education journey since 2001. She has learned to navigate education through the challenges of life–including many years of childbearing, through grief, caring for aging parents, mothering a special learner and walking through health challenges. Through every twist and turn she has found the Lord Jesus to be her refuge and strength. One of her strongest desires is to pass the vision for motherhood on to the next generation through teaching and by walking it out alongside younger women.

Men in the Bible made a ton of mistakes! But so do we, right? What can we learn from their mistakes so we don’t have to make the same ones? Let’s learn together how a man’s choices, words, and actions influence his family.

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Jason Weening is the dad of 10 kids and husband of one awesome wife. He is the author of, “Danger in the Jungle,” a wholesome fiction book for kids and a brand new book about the injuries and adventures of dadhood, “Yes, Dear…I’m Watching Them”. He speaks, writes and podcasts to encourage parents to be intentional in their most important organization…their family.

Empower your homeschooling journey with this comprehensive class. Learn how to navigate the unique challenges of teaching young children, from toddlers to 4th grade. Discover strategies for; how to get started, managing homeschooling with babies and toddlers in the mix, creating a schedule and routine that works for your family, and gain some tips and tricks too! Improve your confidence and clarity as you embark on this rewarding journey.

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Heather Wickstrom is a first generation homeschool mom of five, with more than ten years experience. She serves on the MACHS board and as the MACHS Winnipeg Regional Representative. She is also the creator and author of the Winnipeg Homeschool Events Newsletter. Heather loves people and is passionate about community and bringing homeschoolers together.

Meet 4 moms who do homeschool very differently. Learn the difference between doing unit studies, doing school ‘out-of-the-box’, Charlotte Mason style or Literature based homeschooling. Come and be encouraged that it is the heart behind homeschooling and not the method or ‘style’ that will affect your students the most.

Panelists: Jaime Geisbrecht, Vera Louden, Shauna Wagenhoffer, Danielle Kirpluk

Moderator: Heather Teichrib

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This session provides a wealth of knowledge to help you master your money and go from “struggling” to “surplus” (using the Margin Meter). You will also be introduced to the Five Simultaneous Competing Priorities for the use of money and discover the Five Biblical Principles to guide your financial decisions. This session will help you be a better steward of your resources and move you toward contentment. A time for Q&A will be available.

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Lorne Robinson, has more than 35 years of progressive experience which includes pastoral ministry and serving clients as a financial advisor. Lorne serves as National Director for Kingdom Advisors Canada (a network of Christian financial professionals providing advice based on Biblical financial principles) and Executive Director – Canada for Compass Financial Ministry. His qualifications include a Bachelor of Theology, CFP® (Certified Financial Planner), CLU (Chartered Life Underwriter), and CKA® (Certified Kingdom Advisor), equipping him to communicate stewardship more effectively. His passion is to help people find a deeper purpose in their financial dealings and contentment with their lifestyle.

Father’s, you are created to direct, teach, and shepherd your family in life’s learning. Discover how you can effectively serve your family as God intended. Realize the position you’ve always had, and may not have known. Uncover tips on how to involve your family in your busy life.

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Karl Wagenhoffer is husband to his lovely wife Shauna, and father to four children: Heidi, Hannah, Levi, and Megan. He enjoys sharing his enthusiasm for the Lord, Life, and Learning with his family. Believing learning is a life mindset, he seeks to share that joy with those around him.

 

Do you have a child that needs a little (or a lot) more attention than the others? Do you feel as though you are the only one in this situation? Come learn that you are not alone. Listen to a panel consisting of homeschool parents and hear from a psychologist that helps parents. They will share how they teach their special needs children and how to tackle the highs and lows.

Panelists: Kelly Gislason, Lynn Kleinsasser, Alide Sanguin, Kristy Burton

Moderator: Cheryl Ronald

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Heather Teichrib has been walking the homeschool road for over 21 years now. Through infants and toddlers, loss and grief, working and starting a business, graduating and marrying off kids, the road has been rewarding yet challenging through different seasons. Come, be challenged and encouraged to continue in your own journey, no matter the path you find yourself on!

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Heather Teichrib is married to her high school sweetheart, Dana. Together they have ten children and five and a half grandchildren. They have been homeschooling for over 21 years.

This session will explore the common vision dysfunctions seen in children who otherwise have “healthy” eyes. We will provide an overview of Vision Therapy and discuss some symptoms to look for when wondering if your child could benefit from Vision Therapy. During this session, we will have some hands-on materials to help demonstrate some of these conditions and will be answering vision related questions. Join us for this one-hour informative lecture that will equip you with the necessary knowledge to recognize the red flags of these binocular vision dysfunctions.

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Dr. Kaitlyn Rose earned her undergraduate degree in Biomedical Sciences with a minor in French from the University of Waterloo in Canada. She attended the New England College of Optometry (NECO) in Boston, MA, where she earned her Doctor of Optometry Degree and is Board Certified, American Board of Optometry. Dr. Rose is a member of the Ontario Association of Optometrist as well as the Manitoba Association of Optometrists. Dr. Rose is currently completing a residency in Stonewall and Winnipeg in the optometric specialty of Pediatrics, Vision Therapy, and Vision Rehabilitation.