Laying Firm Foundations – Kevin Swanson
Nothing is more important when it comes to our children’s education than laying firm worldview foundations, solidified with rebar. Worldviews matter, How does this work its way into the science course, the history course, and the literature course?
In 2009, Stacy and her husband Ryan made the decision to pull their three oldest kids out of public and private school and bring them home for the remainder of their education. Stacy and eldest daughter Ariana team up in this session to let you in on what precipitated the difficult decision to pull kids out of school, what happened after and how they wouldn’t change things for the world! If you are considering home education, have recently pulled kids out of school or even just generally new to homeschooling, come and hear as they share their story and allow time for questions! You will be encouraged!
Unfortunately homeschooling is usually done during the day when dad is at work and so it becomes ‘mom’s job’. This doesn’t have to be the case! The fathers in this session have found ways to include themselves in their children’s education. Being a support to the main teacher can be tricky, figuring out who does what even trickier. Come and see how these dad’s juggle all their roles; including that of a homeschooling father.
In our world technology cannot be ignored. It must be navigated and used as a tool and controlled rather than having it control you. Teaching this to our children can be a bit tricky. Join this panel of dad’s as they share their family’s theories on technology and how they handle these ‘tools’ in their home.
Starting to home educate can be overwhelming. Whether you are on the fence about home education, just starting off or need to review the basics, this workshop is for you. Join us as a panel of home educators share their ‘how-to’s’ about getting started. Come see how different doesn’t mean wrong. Ask the questions you need answers to like “Am I qualified? How do I prepare? Where can I go for help? What should I avoid? What does Manitoba law require?” This is a free session open to the public. Plan to come and be inspired to start to home educate your way.
This is a practical application seminar for parents with challenging homeschool circumstances. As the mother of two children with learning challenges – Dyslexia and severe delays induced medically – this session is born out of experiencing God’s leading and wisdom in the trenches.
Continue reading “Guiding With Grace: How to Shepherd Your Children Through Trials and Suffering”
Discover how to incorporate the required subjects into a memorable family integrated learning journey. Tears are not a necessary part of education.
You’d like to home educate, but you have so many questions. Is it legal, sensible or even possible? What about planning, curriculum, teaching methods, and registering? How do I deal with skeptical friends and relatives? And what results can I expect – will my children be properly educated, successful and happy? We address all these questions, and many more.
Continue reading “Getting Started: Important Things to Know as You Begin Your Homeschool Adventure”
Many home educating families don’t continue on through the high school years. Concerns over college and university admissions, forgone social opportunities, and a possible inability to teach challenging subjects (like chemistry!) dissuade many families. However, homeschooling the high school years can be the most rewarding of all for both students and parents. Find out how to overcome the challenges and enjoy this special season in your child’s life.
If you want to know how to tackle the preparation of a transcript for your homeschooled highschoolers, then this is the workshop for you!!
Before walking you through the daunting task of preparing the transcript that your student may need for post secondary acceptance, I will explain how post secondary institutions use the transcript. Step by step, I will show you how I prepared the transcript for each of my three children who went on to post secondary education, each having a unique journey. You will leave with copies of these transcripts, backup documentation (which could also be referred to as a portfolio of sorts) and samples of other transcripts all of which you may use as a reference as you put together the unique transcripts for your own future grads.
Is recalling names difficult? Or making change? Or perhaps you struggle to read social cues or find the right size storage container for leftovers? Each of these skills is tied to a cognitive function that may or may not be working optimally. When cognitive difficulties pile up, you may receive a diagnosis of dyslexia, dyscalculia or dysgraphia and a plan composed of compensatory techniques to work around each issue is developed. You may use voice to type, or have a scribe write for you, or use a device as your personal post-it note. Unlike typical interventions, the exercises that make up the Arrowsmith Program strengthen someone’s capacity in the targeted area, changing brains functionally and physiologically, so these skills are available to use for more complex tasks like reading, writing, mathematics and being kind to your sibling. Join us to learn how cognitive enhancement can complement the work you do at home, whether online, in-person or independently.
Continue reading “Strengthening Capacity to Learn Changes Futures”
This session led by Peter Stock (President of HSLDA Canada) and Gerald Huebner (MACHS legislative Liasion) will review the homeschool legal situation in Manitoba and across Canada and will host a presentation and discussion involving Manitoba Education Homeschool Liaison staff. The MB Ed staff will review new online notification and progress report procedures. There will be opportunities for you to get answers to your homeschool legal questions and concerns.
Do all of the curriculum options overwhelm you? Join Felicia as she walks through the “how-to” on beginning to choose the curriculum for your year. One subject at a time, let’s go through options and talk about specifics of many of the main curriculum programs. Let’s start with the necessities for what your student should complete each year and then talk about any potential electives they can add into their education. Some families do well with freestyling, but if you need a little structure and some concrete knowledge of different curriculum ideas, come and join us.
Are your littlest ones excited to start learning or maybe they just want to drive their toy cars around but you want to teach them some ABCs? Diane will share curriculum and activity ideas that are mostly free or very low cost. A printer, the internet, books, toys, some basic craft supplies, and a little creativity is all you need to make an environment of learning for children 6 and under.
Continue reading “Creative Ideas for Preschool and Kindergarten”
If you are considering what employment might look like alongside homeschooling, come be a part of the conversation!
Do you ever wonder what is it that you are searching for, what would make you truly happy? Living in a homeschooling family is a countercultural lifestyle just as being content is a countercultural value nowadays. In this seminar, we will search out the secret of the true meaning of contentment and how it is that we can practically work towards this ever elusive paradise in a home that is lived in 24/7 and on a limited income. Looking at our goals and expectations, our priorities, our stuff, our money, our relationships, we will set out on a journey that will prepare us to not only endure the trials of everyday life as a home educating family but to thrive and to be truly content.
Continue reading “In Search of the Secret: Road to Contentment”
In this seminar we will look at ways to enrich the basics that you are studying in your math curriculum so that your family can move beyond the theoretical study of a pure science into the realm of everyday life through practical application. Enhancing teaching through the use of games, literature, activities and manipulatives as well as through unit studies, and various subjects, such as science and art, are just starters to helping your family enjoy their math studies.
Integrating the great educational ideals of Charlotte Mason’s philosophy into a real home needn’t be overwhelming or scary. In this seminar we will talk about the methods that are used to implement this life giving education and which you can use in your home even if you aren’t a dedicated Charlotte Masonite. Miss Mason’s ideals fit into the messy everyday of real life with kids. As such we will look at how these methods can be used in various subject areas and what a “typical” day might be like while pursuing this style of educating.
The meat and potatoes of an education are the ideas that we ingest. While Charlotte Mason considered academics to be only one third of the equation in a full education she also advocated for great breadth and quality in education. In this seminar we will look at feeding our kids “living books” and at nourishing them on an experiential education. As a sample menu for this healthy cornucopia of brain food we will look at practical ideas for teaching most academic subjects as well as scheduling ideas. We will also talk about the best places to dig up great books and about how to choose the right books for your learning time.
Diane Kroeker
Have you ever met one of those magical unicorn
homeschool moms that have a perfectly clean
house, a homeschool plan you can only dream of,
and pre planned meals on the table 3 times a day?
I’m not one of those moms! I think they are as rare
as unicorns and most only exist behind filters and
fancy camera angles on pinterest and instagram. But
I have learned a few tips and tricks over 10 years of
homeschooling and 15 years of raising children that
I want to share with you. We’ll discuss planning out
your day without feeling trapped by a schedule, how
to keep your house clean (clean enough) without
cleaning all day every day, how get meals on the
table 3 times a day without feeling like a full time
chef (hint: kids are pretty good at feeding themselves
when they are hungry), and more.
Continue reading “Organizational Tips for the Homeschool Mom”
