Pre-conference Track – 9:00 am Friday
Before You Begin – Panel (FREE)Wisdom
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, along with Peter Stock of HSLDA, 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 - be inspired to start to home educate your way.
Wisdom
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, along with Peter Stock of HSLDA, 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 - be inspired to start to home educate your way.
Workshop 1 – 10:30 am Friday
Lies Homeschoolers Believe – Todd WilsonPrairie hall
Your house is a disaster, your kids seem out of control, and you wonder how you’ll ever make it through another day of school. Your “get up and go” has “gotten up and went”. You used to think homeschooling was the best thing since sliced bread, but now you’re feeling like burnt toast. Take heart – you’re not alone! No one homeschools because it’s easy. You do it because you believe it is best. But there are times when you need to be reminded once again why it’s best. Join me as we do just that. You’ll laugh and be encouraged in the toughest job you’ll ever…love.
TODD WILSON, is a dad, grand dad, writer, conference speaker, and former pastor. Todd’s humor and down-to-earth realness have made him a favorite speaker at homeschool conventions, retreats, and churches across the country.
As founder of Familyman Ministries, his passion and mission are to remind dads and moms of what’s most important through a weekly e-mail for dads, seminars, and books and products that encourage parents.
Todd, and his wife Debbie, homeschool four of their eight children (four have graduated) in northern Indiana and travel America in the Familyman Mobile. You can read more at www.familymanweb.com
Homeschool Organization – Rebecca SpoonerWisdom
Let’s talk about portfolios, record keeping, so so many pencils, the workbox system, bins and crates, children’s desks, spiral notebooks, creating your own planners, time management strategies, file folders, creating student binders and more!
This session will be full of pictures to show you real-life examples of different homeschool organization methods from your books to your room. Walk away inspired and with an entire list of ideas PLUS a free resource page to learn more about each strategy and how to implement it into your homeschool.
Rebecca Spooner is a second generation homeschool mom to 5 beautiful kids. She is married to an RCMP officer and lives in Northern BC, surviving on an ample supply of coffee and Jesus. She is the creator of Gather ‘Round Homeschool and blogs over at Homeschool On where she shares not Pinterest perfect, but real life chaos. She passionately believes that God is raising up a generation of families who are connected and following Him, and that she (and many others) are called to this path they are on. Her sessions have a simple underlying message: life and life abundantly, no more settling for mere survival, and you can find joy in the journey! You are not here by accident. Come and hear the imperfect testimony of a mom in the trenches with you and be encouraged to persevere!
Legal Town Hall – Gerald Huebner/ Peter StockUnderstanding
How can you run your Manitoba homeschool legally? What are we required by law to do? How do I answer questions from the Department of Education about my reports? Come and join Peter Stock and Gerald Huebner from HSLDA as they answer these questions and more. Get updated on the legal and legislative developments affecting home education in Manitoba, and raise questions regarding your rights and responsibilities as a home education parent.
Peter Stock is an experienced pro-family leader and strategist with nearly a quarter century of success in government, media and public relations. For over 13 years Peter and his wife, Tarah, have homeschooled their four children. Peter’s deep appreciation for homeschooling also comes from sharing the teaching responsibilities with his wife. As President of HSLDA Canada, Peter continues to culminate his expertise and passion to serve homeschooling families across the country.
Gerald Huebner, veteran parent of two home educated children, and now grandparent of four home educated grandchildren, is from Manitoba, Canada. Gerald has served in home education leadership for 30 years at the provincial and national level in Canada and is the board chair of the Home School Legal Defense Association of Canada (HSLDA) and the Canadian Centre for Home Education. Gerald serves to advance parental educational choice broadly and the human right to choose home education internationally as chair of the Global Home Education Exchange Council board. Gerald has extensive experience having worked for over 37 years in senior management in the Government of Manitoba. Although Gerald & Bev started homeschooling with the plan to do it for only one year, they went on to experience the joys and challenges of teaching their two children all the way to high school graduation. All of this life, work, and home experience gave them the credibility to also become involved in homeschool leadership at the local, provincial, national and global level. Gerald has spoken on home education in ten provinces and 12 countries, and is a great encouragement to homeschooling families everywhere he goes.
Distracted or Prepared – Vanessa Brobbel (Voice of the Martyrs)Knowledge
We sing, “Like a mighty army, moves the church of God,” but if only one out of four in the North American Church is using his weapons, our attitude gives lie to our profession. This session will look at 4 points on the battle-ready checklist to prepare you and your children to pick up your spiritual weapons and live with purpose the life God intended for you.
Vanessa Brobbel, a veteran homeschool mom & artist, works alongside her husband Floyd for a mission called The Voice of the Martyrs. For the past 19 years she has spoken at conferences & women’s retreats across Canada in this capacity. This ministry purposes to create an awareness of the persecution leveled against Christians around the world, while actively providing tools to mentor the Body of Christ both domestically and internationally to grow through adversity.
Prairie hall
Your house is a disaster, your kids seem out of control, and you wonder how you’ll ever make it through another day of school. Your “get up and go” has “gotten up and went”. You used to think homeschooling was the best thing since sliced bread, but now you’re feeling like burnt toast. Take heart – you’re not alone! No one homeschools because it’s easy. You do it because you believe it is best. But there are times when you need to be reminded once again why it’s best. Join me as we do just that. You’ll laugh and be encouraged in the toughest job you’ll ever…love.
TODD WILSON, is a dad, grand dad, writer, conference speaker, and former pastor. Todd’s humor and down-to-earth realness have made him a favorite speaker at homeschool conventions, retreats, and churches across the country.
As founder of Familyman Ministries, his passion and mission are to remind dads and moms of what’s most important through a weekly e-mail for dads, seminars, and books and products that encourage parents.
Todd, and his wife Debbie, homeschool four of their eight children (four have graduated) in northern Indiana and travel America in the Familyman Mobile. You can read more at www.familymanweb.com
Wisdom
Let’s talk about portfolios, record keeping, so so many pencils, the workbox system, bins and crates, children’s desks, spiral notebooks, creating your own planners, time management strategies, file folders, creating student binders and more!
This session will be full of pictures to show you real-life examples of different homeschool organization methods from your books to your room. Walk away inspired and with an entire list of ideas PLUS a free resource page to learn more about each strategy and how to implement it into your homeschool.
Rebecca Spooner is a second generation homeschool mom to 5 beautiful kids. She is married to an RCMP officer and lives in Northern BC, surviving on an ample supply of coffee and Jesus. She is the creator of Gather ‘Round Homeschool and blogs over at Homeschool On where she shares not Pinterest perfect, but real life chaos. She passionately believes that God is raising up a generation of families who are connected and following Him, and that she (and many others) are called to this path they are on. Her sessions have a simple underlying message: life and life abundantly, no more settling for mere survival, and you can find joy in the journey! You are not here by accident. Come and hear the imperfect testimony of a mom in the trenches with you and be encouraged to persevere!
Understanding
How can you run your Manitoba homeschool legally? What are we required by law to do? How do I answer questions from the Department of Education about my reports? Come and join Peter Stock and Gerald Huebner from HSLDA as they answer these questions and more. Get updated on the legal and legislative developments affecting home education in Manitoba, and raise questions regarding your rights and responsibilities as a home education parent.
Peter Stock is an experienced pro-family leader and strategist with nearly a quarter century of success in government, media and public relations. For over 13 years Peter and his wife, Tarah, have homeschooled their four children. Peter’s deep appreciation for homeschooling also comes from sharing the teaching responsibilities with his wife. As President of HSLDA Canada, Peter continues to culminate his expertise and passion to serve homeschooling families across the country.
Gerald Huebner, veteran parent of two home educated children, and now grandparent of four home educated grandchildren, is from Manitoba, Canada. Gerald has served in home education leadership for 30 years at the provincial and national level in Canada and is the board chair of the Home School Legal Defense Association of Canada (HSLDA) and the Canadian Centre for Home Education. Gerald serves to advance parental educational choice broadly and the human right to choose home education internationally as chair of the Global Home Education Exchange Council board. Gerald has extensive experience having worked for over 37 years in senior management in the Government of Manitoba. Although Gerald & Bev started homeschooling with the plan to do it for only one year, they went on to experience the joys and challenges of teaching their two children all the way to high school graduation. All of this life, work, and home experience gave them the credibility to also become involved in homeschool leadership at the local, provincial, national and global level. Gerald has spoken on home education in ten provinces and 12 countries, and is a great encouragement to homeschooling families everywhere he goes.
Knowledge
We sing, “Like a mighty army, moves the church of God,” but if only one out of four in the North American Church is using his weapons, our attitude gives lie to our profession. This session will look at 4 points on the battle-ready checklist to prepare you and your children to pick up your spiritual weapons and live with purpose the life God intended for you.
Vanessa Brobbel, a veteran homeschool mom & artist, works alongside her husband Floyd for a mission called The Voice of the Martyrs. For the past 19 years she has spoken at conferences & women’s retreats across Canada in this capacity. This ministry purposes to create an awareness of the persecution leveled against Christians around the world, while actively providing tools to mentor the Body of Christ both domestically and internationally to grow through adversity.
Keynote – 1:00 pm Friday
Teaching the Child You Have – Rebecca SpoonerPrairie hall
In this session, I introduce you to one of my own kids: Malakai. I take you on a journey through this child of mine who is both not what I expected in a "what now” kind of way, but also blows me away with his ability to see things differently. Through my journey with my little rambunctious, not-book-learner son… we’ll talk about homeschooling the kids who don’t fit in the box. How to take off our lenses of expectation and see the heart. Walk away laughing, maybe with a few tears in your eyes, and with practical tips of how to understand the child you have and cater your homeschooling to fit their unique little selves.
Rebecca Spooner is a second generation homeschool mom to 5 beautiful kids. She is married to an RCMP officer and lives in Northern BC, surviving on an ample supply of coffee and Jesus. She is the creator of Gather ‘Round Homeschool and blogs over at Homeschool On where she shares not Pinterest perfect, but real life chaos. She passionately believes that God is raising up a generation of families who are connected and following Him, and that she (and many others) are called to this path they are on. Her sessions have a simple underlying message: life and life abundantly, no more settling for mere survival, and you can find joy in the journey! You are not here by accident. Come and hear the imperfect testimony of a mom in the trenches with you and be encouraged to persevere!
Prairie hall
In this session, I introduce you to one of my own kids: Malakai. I take you on a journey through this child of mine who is both not what I expected in a "what now” kind of way, but also blows me away with his ability to see things differently. Through my journey with my little rambunctious, not-book-learner son… we’ll talk about homeschooling the kids who don’t fit in the box. How to take off our lenses of expectation and see the heart. Walk away laughing, maybe with a few tears in your eyes, and with practical tips of how to understand the child you have and cater your homeschooling to fit their unique little selves.
Rebecca Spooner is a second generation homeschool mom to 5 beautiful kids. She is married to an RCMP officer and lives in Northern BC, surviving on an ample supply of coffee and Jesus. She is the creator of Gather ‘Round Homeschool and blogs over at Homeschool On where she shares not Pinterest perfect, but real life chaos. She passionately believes that God is raising up a generation of families who are connected and following Him, and that she (and many others) are called to this path they are on. Her sessions have a simple underlying message: life and life abundantly, no more settling for mere survival, and you can find joy in the journey! You are not here by accident. Come and hear the imperfect testimony of a mom in the trenches with you and be encouraged to persevere!
Workshop 2 – 2:30 pm Friday
Priority Homeschooling – Todd WilsonPrairie hall
For over ten years now, I have been reminding moms and dads of the truth behind homeschooling. I tell them it’s about relationships and letting their children be what God has created them to be, and blah blah blah blah blah…
Moms often come up to me and say, “I believe everything you say…but how do I do that? How do I homeschool in light of all these truths?”
Well, Madam Homeschooler, I’m going to show you. Join me as we get down to the nuts and bolts of homeschooling in light of these truths. Buckle your seat-belts and hold onto your seats.
TODD WILSON, is a dad, grand dad, writer, conference speaker, and former pastor. Todd’s humor and down-to-earth realness have made him a favorite speaker at homeschool conventions, retreats, and churches across the country.
As founder of Familyman Ministries, his passion and mission are to remind dads and moms of what’s most important through a weekly e-mail for dads, seminars, and books and products that encourage parents.
Todd, and his wife Debbie, homeschool four of their eight children (four have graduated) in northern Indiana and travel America in the Familyman Mobile. You can read more at www.familymanweb.com
How I homeschool All my Kids Together – Rebecca SpoonerWisdom
Find out how I now use unit studies, morning basket, and nature journaling to homeschool all of my children and all of their subjects (other than math) in one sitting. I’ll share a sample day, an inside look at how I created my own curriculum to work for us, and some strategies you can try to blend even the more challenging subjects like LA.
Rebecca Spooner is a second generation homeschool mom to 5 beautiful kids. She is married to an RCMP officer and lives in Northern BC, surviving on an ample supply of coffee and Jesus. She is the creator of Gather ‘Round Homeschool and blogs over at Homeschool On where she shares not Pinterest perfect, but real life chaos. She passionately believes that God is raising up a generation of families who are connected and following Him, and that she (and many others) are called to this path they are on. Her sessions have a simple underlying message: life and life abundantly, no more settling for mere survival, and you can find joy in the journey! You are not here by accident. Come and hear the imperfect testimony of a mom in the trenches with you and be encouraged to persevere!
Public Speaking 101 – Leanne TeichribUnderstanding
Come join Leanne to learn a hands on approach on how to effectively public speak. We have many opportunities in our lives to put forth our thoughts, whether it be in a small setting or a large audience. Give your child the gift of being able to speak confidently, clearly and concisely.
Leanne resides near Plumas, Manitoba with her husband, Carl. Together they operate a small publishing business, Whitemud house. Speech arts have evolved into a passion. First, by encouraging her own children in speech art festival participation and seeing the benefits firsthand. Then, in judging 4H speech competitions, giving workshops in various communities, and festival adjudicating. Leanne has also been involved in Toastmasters, a significant stepping stone in developing her passion. She has seen the benefits and character building that learning to speak/perform in public settings can give any age.
Teaching a Special Needs Child – PanelKnowledge
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.
Prairie hall
For over ten years now, I have been reminding moms and dads of the truth behind homeschooling. I tell them it’s about relationships and letting their children be what God has created them to be, and blah blah blah blah blah…
Moms often come up to me and say, “I believe everything you say…but how do I do that? How do I homeschool in light of all these truths?”
Well, Madam Homeschooler, I’m going to show you. Join me as we get down to the nuts and bolts of homeschooling in light of these truths. Buckle your seat-belts and hold onto your seats.
TODD WILSON, is a dad, grand dad, writer, conference speaker, and former pastor. Todd’s humor and down-to-earth realness have made him a favorite speaker at homeschool conventions, retreats, and churches across the country.
As founder of Familyman Ministries, his passion and mission are to remind dads and moms of what’s most important through a weekly e-mail for dads, seminars, and books and products that encourage parents.
Todd, and his wife Debbie, homeschool four of their eight children (four have graduated) in northern Indiana and travel America in the Familyman Mobile. You can read more at www.familymanweb.com
Wisdom
Find out how I now use unit studies, morning basket, and nature journaling to homeschool all of my children and all of their subjects (other than math) in one sitting. I’ll share a sample day, an inside look at how I created my own curriculum to work for us, and some strategies you can try to blend even the more challenging subjects like LA.
Rebecca Spooner is a second generation homeschool mom to 5 beautiful kids. She is married to an RCMP officer and lives in Northern BC, surviving on an ample supply of coffee and Jesus. She is the creator of Gather ‘Round Homeschool and blogs over at Homeschool On where she shares not Pinterest perfect, but real life chaos. She passionately believes that God is raising up a generation of families who are connected and following Him, and that she (and many others) are called to this path they are on. Her sessions have a simple underlying message: life and life abundantly, no more settling for mere survival, and you can find joy in the journey! You are not here by accident. Come and hear the imperfect testimony of a mom in the trenches with you and be encouraged to persevere!
Understanding
Come join Leanne to learn a hands on approach on how to effectively public speak. We have many opportunities in our lives to put forth our thoughts, whether it be in a small setting or a large audience. Give your child the gift of being able to speak confidently, clearly and concisely.
Leanne resides near Plumas, Manitoba with her husband, Carl. Together they operate a small publishing business, Whitemud house. Speech arts have evolved into a passion. First, by encouraging her own children in speech art festival participation and seeing the benefits firsthand. Then, in judging 4H speech competitions, giving workshops in various communities, and festival adjudicating. Leanne has also been involved in Toastmasters, a significant stepping stone in developing her passion. She has seen the benefits and character building that learning to speak/perform in public settings can give any age.
Knowledge
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.
Workshop 3 – 4:00 pm Friday
Don’t Tell Me What You Believe…Live it – Todd WilsonPrairie hall
There’s a lot of talk about Christian worldview. In fact, never before have Christian teens received so much training in developing a proper worldview. But something seems dreadfully wrong, because the truth is…there just doesn’t seem to be much difference between “our teens” and “their teens.” To be honest, there sometimes isn’t much different between “our adults” and “their adults.” That’s about to change.
Join funny guy, Todd Wilson as he talks about a very REAL, Real Christian Worldview.
TODD WILSON, is a dad, grand dad, writer, conference speaker, and former pastor. Todd’s humor and down-to-earth realness have made him a favorite speaker at homeschool conventions, retreats, and churches across the country.
As founder of Familyman Ministries, his passion and mission are to remind dads and moms of what’s most important through a weekly e-mail for dads, seminars, and books and products that encourage parents.
Todd, and his wife Debbie, homeschool four of their eight children (four have graduated) in northern Indiana and travel America in the Familyman Mobile. You can read more at www.familymanweb.com
Homeschooling the Nothing Works Child – Rebecca SpoonerWisdom
In this session, I share my journey to understanding my daughter. We’ll talk about the kinds of questions you need to ask, identifying when there might be a problem, and how to address and teach a child who has (or you suspect may have) a learning challenge or disability. Full of practical tips for kids who think and learn outside the box when traditional curriculum just doesn’t seem to work, walk away with some solutions for once!
Rebecca Spooner is a second generation homeschool mom to 5 beautiful kids. She is married to an RCMP officer and lives in Northern BC, surviving on an ample supply of coffee and Jesus. She is the creator of Gather ‘Round Homeschool and blogs over at Homeschool On where she shares not Pinterest perfect, but real life chaos. She passionately believes that God is raising up a generation of families who are connected and following Him, and that she (and many others) are called to this path they are on. Her sessions have a simple underlying message: life and life abundantly, no more settling for mere survival, and you can find joy in the journey! You are not here by accident. Come and hear the imperfect testimony of a mom in the trenches with you and be encouraged to persevere!
Not a Gadget: Putting Technology into Perspective – Carl TeichribUnderstanding
Information technologies have re-shaped how we learn, work, and think. Through the connectivity of the web we have gained access to vast stores of knowledge, while at the same time our cultural norms and expectations have shifted. Are worldviews at play in the gadgets that dot our technological landscape? Is there a bigger game in motion? How do we preserve our soul in cyberspace?
Carl Teichrib is a researcher, writer, and lecturer focusing on the paradigm shift sweeping the Western world, including the challenges and opportunities faced by Christians. Over the years he has attended a range of internationally significant political, religious, and social events in his quest to understand the historical and contemporary forces of transformation – including the Parliament of the Worlds Religions, Burning Man, and the United Nations Millennium Forum.
Since the mid-1990s, Carl’s research has been utilized by numerous authors, media hosts and documentary producers, pastors, professors and students, and interested lay people. From 2007 until the end of 2015, he edited a monthly web-based magazine, Forcing Change, documenting and detailing the worldview revolution underway – points of pressure, forces of change.
He frequently speaks to church groups, in conference settings, and occasionally teaches a modular course on Secular/Pagan Trends at Millar College of the Bible.
Carl’s book, Game of Gods: The Temple of Man in the Age of Re-Enchantment, was released in October 2018.
Education and Learning Vs. Schooling – Gerald and Bev HuebnerKnowledge
This session explores the power of Christian education and will contrast the difference between “schooling” and education or learning and what this means for families. Huebners will share how rather than simply focusing on academics and being bound by curriculum, you can use every part of family life as a way to teach and learn and grow the kind of children God intended. As Winston Churchill once said, “Schools have not necessarily much to do with education…Education is quite different and has little place in school”.
Gerald Huebner, veteran parent of two home educated children, and now grandparent of four home educated grandchildren, is from Manitoba, Canada. Gerald has served in home education leadership for 30 years at the provincial and national level in Canada and is the board chair of the Home School Legal Defense Association of Canada (HSLDA) and the Canadian Centre for Home Education. Gerald serves to advance parental educational choice broadly and the human right to choose home education internationally as chair of the Global Home Education Exchange Council board. Gerald has extensive experience having worked for over 37 years in senior management in the Government of Manitoba. Although Gerald & Bev started homeschooling with the plan to do it for only one year, they went on to experience the joys and challenges of teaching their two children all the way to high school graduation. All of this life, work, and home experience gave them the credibility to also become involved in homeschool leadership at the local, provincial, national and global level. Gerald has spoken on home education in ten provinces and 12 countries, and is a great encouragement to homeschooling families everywhere he goes.
Beverly Huebner is a veteran homeschooling mom from Manitoba, Canada. Beverly and her husband, Gerald (Chair of the Board of Directors for HSLDA Canada) have two children whom they homeschooled through high school. Now the Huebners are enjoying their four grandchildren, who are also being homeschooled. Bev has served for 30 years in leadership on the Manitoba provincial organization, the Manitoba Association of Christian Home Schools. Bev has been involved with homeschool leadership by working in organizing conferences, support groups, many field trips and publishing home education newsletters as well as working alongside Gerald at the national and global level. Beverly has spent many years supporting homeschool moms with her encouraging and informative workshops. Beverly has spoken at many provincial conferences and internationally. Her wisdom and experience in the areas of curriculum choices, learning styles, and support groups are very beneficial to homeschooling parents everywhere.
Prairie hall
There’s a lot of talk about Christian worldview. In fact, never before have Christian teens received so much training in developing a proper worldview. But something seems dreadfully wrong, because the truth is…there just doesn’t seem to be much difference between “our teens” and “their teens.” To be honest, there sometimes isn’t much different between “our adults” and “their adults.” That’s about to change.
Join funny guy, Todd Wilson as he talks about a very REAL, Real Christian Worldview.
TODD WILSON, is a dad, grand dad, writer, conference speaker, and former pastor. Todd’s humor and down-to-earth realness have made him a favorite speaker at homeschool conventions, retreats, and churches across the country.
As founder of Familyman Ministries, his passion and mission are to remind dads and moms of what’s most important through a weekly e-mail for dads, seminars, and books and products that encourage parents.
Todd, and his wife Debbie, homeschool four of their eight children (four have graduated) in northern Indiana and travel America in the Familyman Mobile. You can read more at www.familymanweb.com
Wisdom
In this session, I share my journey to understanding my daughter. We’ll talk about the kinds of questions you need to ask, identifying when there might be a problem, and how to address and teach a child who has (or you suspect may have) a learning challenge or disability. Full of practical tips for kids who think and learn outside the box when traditional curriculum just doesn’t seem to work, walk away with some solutions for once!
Rebecca Spooner is a second generation homeschool mom to 5 beautiful kids. She is married to an RCMP officer and lives in Northern BC, surviving on an ample supply of coffee and Jesus. She is the creator of Gather ‘Round Homeschool and blogs over at Homeschool On where she shares not Pinterest perfect, but real life chaos. She passionately believes that God is raising up a generation of families who are connected and following Him, and that she (and many others) are called to this path they are on. Her sessions have a simple underlying message: life and life abundantly, no more settling for mere survival, and you can find joy in the journey! You are not here by accident. Come and hear the imperfect testimony of a mom in the trenches with you and be encouraged to persevere!
Understanding
Information technologies have re-shaped how we learn, work, and think. Through the connectivity of the web we have gained access to vast stores of knowledge, while at the same time our cultural norms and expectations have shifted. Are worldviews at play in the gadgets that dot our technological landscape? Is there a bigger game in motion? How do we preserve our soul in cyberspace?
Carl Teichrib is a researcher, writer, and lecturer focusing on the paradigm shift sweeping the Western world, including the challenges and opportunities faced by Christians. Over the years he has attended a range of internationally significant political, religious, and social events in his quest to understand the historical and contemporary forces of transformation – including the Parliament of the Worlds Religions, Burning Man, and the United Nations Millennium Forum.
Since the mid-1990s, Carl’s research has been utilized by numerous authors, media hosts and documentary producers, pastors, professors and students, and interested lay people. From 2007 until the end of 2015, he edited a monthly web-based magazine, Forcing Change, documenting and detailing the worldview revolution underway – points of pressure, forces of change.
He frequently speaks to church groups, in conference settings, and occasionally teaches a modular course on Secular/Pagan Trends at Millar College of the Bible.
Carl’s book, Game of Gods: The Temple of Man in the Age of Re-Enchantment, was released in October 2018.
Knowledge
This session explores the power of Christian education and will contrast the difference between “schooling” and education or learning and what this means for families. Huebners will share how rather than simply focusing on academics and being bound by curriculum, you can use every part of family life as a way to teach and learn and grow the kind of children God intended. As Winston Churchill once said, “Schools have not necessarily much to do with education…Education is quite different and has little place in school”.
Gerald Huebner, veteran parent of two home educated children, and now grandparent of four home educated grandchildren, is from Manitoba, Canada. Gerald has served in home education leadership for 30 years at the provincial and national level in Canada and is the board chair of the Home School Legal Defense Association of Canada (HSLDA) and the Canadian Centre for Home Education. Gerald serves to advance parental educational choice broadly and the human right to choose home education internationally as chair of the Global Home Education Exchange Council board. Gerald has extensive experience having worked for over 37 years in senior management in the Government of Manitoba. Although Gerald & Bev started homeschooling with the plan to do it for only one year, they went on to experience the joys and challenges of teaching their two children all the way to high school graduation. All of this life, work, and home experience gave them the credibility to also become involved in homeschool leadership at the local, provincial, national and global level. Gerald has spoken on home education in ten provinces and 12 countries, and is a great encouragement to homeschooling families everywhere he goes.
Beverly Huebner is a veteran homeschooling mom from Manitoba, Canada. Beverly and her husband, Gerald (Chair of the Board of Directors for HSLDA Canada) have two children whom they homeschooled through high school. Now the Huebners are enjoying their four grandchildren, who are also being homeschooled. Bev has served for 30 years in leadership on the Manitoba provincial organization, the Manitoba Association of Christian Home Schools. Bev has been involved with homeschool leadership by working in organizing conferences, support groups, many field trips and publishing home education newsletters as well as working alongside Gerald at the national and global level. Beverly has spent many years supporting homeschool moms with her encouraging and informative workshops. Beverly has spoken at many provincial conferences and internationally. Her wisdom and experience in the areas of curriculum choices, learning styles, and support groups are very beneficial to homeschooling parents everywhere.
Keynote – 7:00 pm Friday
When the Teacher Becomes the Student – Todd WilsonPrairie hall
Like you, when we began our homeschooling journey, we asked ourselves, “Will we be able to teach them all they need to know for success?” There were so many options and subjects to teach them. They were loaned to us knowing almost NOTHING, and we were expected to fill up their noggins and prepare them for adulthood.
Little did we know then that homeschooling turned out to be not only what we taught them…but what THEY taught US. Never would we have believed how God would use homeschooling to teach us what he needed us to know as parents, homeschoolers, and as His children.
So park your car early, get a latte, and join me for an intimate time of sharing and laughing at the lessons my children taught me. My hope is that you’ll start to view your homeschool day less as a time to teach and muscle through but as a time to learn and enjoy.
TODD WILSON, is a dad, grand dad, writer, conference speaker, and former pastor. Todd’s humor and down-to-earth realness have made him a favorite speaker at homeschool conventions, retreats, and churches across the country.
As founder of Familyman Ministries, his passion and mission are to remind dads and moms of what’s most important through a weekly e-mail for dads, seminars, and books and products that encourage parents.
Todd, and his wife Debbie, homeschool four of their eight children (four have graduated) in northern Indiana and travel America in the Familyman Mobile. You can read more at www.familymanweb.com
Prairie hall
Like you, when we began our homeschooling journey, we asked ourselves, “Will we be able to teach them all they need to know for success?” There were so many options and subjects to teach them. They were loaned to us knowing almost NOTHING, and we were expected to fill up their noggins and prepare them for adulthood.
Little did we know then that homeschooling turned out to be not only what we taught them…but what THEY taught US. Never would we have believed how God would use homeschooling to teach us what he needed us to know as parents, homeschoolers, and as His children.
So park your car early, get a latte, and join me for an intimate time of sharing and laughing at the lessons my children taught me. My hope is that you’ll start to view your homeschool day less as a time to teach and muscle through but as a time to learn and enjoy.
TODD WILSON, is a dad, grand dad, writer, conference speaker, and former pastor. Todd’s humor and down-to-earth realness have made him a favorite speaker at homeschool conventions, retreats, and churches across the country.
As founder of Familyman Ministries, his passion and mission are to remind dads and moms of what’s most important through a weekly e-mail for dads, seminars, and books and products that encourage parents.
Todd, and his wife Debbie, homeschool four of their eight children (four have graduated) in northern Indiana and travel America in the Familyman Mobile. You can read more at www.familymanweb.com
Workshop 4 – 9:00 am Saturday
Raising Dangerous Sons in a Safe World – Todd WilsonPrairie hall
Let’s face it! Most men today are yellow-bellied, Lilly-livered weenies. They may wear tall Stetsons, drive fast cars, bungee jump from bridges, collect souped-up power tools, and carry big black Bibles, but they’re weenies. They flex their biceps and proclaim their faith, but when the economy collapses, the newest pandemic hits the scene, a family crisis arises, or the going gets tough…they play it safe. Truth is: God wants your sons to leave the heavily-populated, safe waters and live dangerously. He wants your sons to trust dangerously, work dangerously, and love dangerously. But, that doesn’t come naturally. Everyone around them, from the talking heads in the media to pastors in the pulpit, keep repeating, “Play it safe.” Here’s a secret: dangerous living leads to joy, family happiness, and real success while safe living results in worry, family failure, and heartache.
So join Todd as he encourages you and your sons to GET DANGEROUS.
TODD WILSON, is a dad, grand dad, writer, conference speaker, and former pastor. Todd’s humor and down-to-earth realness have made him a favorite speaker at homeschool conventions, retreats, and churches across the country.
As founder of Familyman Ministries, his passion and mission are to remind dads and moms of what’s most important through a weekly e-mail for dads, seminars, and books and products that encourage parents.
Todd, and his wife Debbie, homeschool four of their eight children (four have graduated) in northern Indiana and travel America in the Familyman Mobile. You can read more at www.familymanweb.com
Spirit-Led Homeschool – Rebecca SpoonerWisdom
Feeling dry, discouraged, easily angered or impatient, unmotivated or like you aren’t cut out for this? Jesus tells us in John 10:10 that He came to bring life and life abundantly! Where is this abundant life in the stress and chaos of homeschooling? We know that we have an enemy, and he is on the prowl for our peace, our joy, our marriages, our kids! It’s time to stop surviving and start going on the offence: suit up mama! This session is about life, about following God’s calling, about recognizing the lies we believe, and watching the words that we speak over ourselves and our homes. The victory has been won; it’s time to walk in it!
Rebecca Spooner is a second generation homeschool mom to 5 beautiful kids. She is married to an RCMP officer and lives in Northern BC, surviving on an ample supply of coffee and Jesus. She is the creator of Gather ‘Round Homeschool and blogs over at Homeschool On where she shares not Pinterest perfect, but real life chaos. She passionately believes that God is raising up a generation of families who are connected and following Him, and that she (and many others) are called to this path they are on. Her sessions have a simple underlying message: life and life abundantly, no more settling for mere survival, and you can find joy in the journey! You are not here by accident. Come and hear the imperfect testimony of a mom in the trenches with you and be encouraged to persevere!
Highschool and Beyond and pre-requisites – Jerry and Paula ChackoUnderstanding
“Home school through high school? We can’t do that…we don’t want to mess up their future!” Come join Jerry & Paula Chacko as they share how they overcame this sentiment to homeschool through to the end of high school. They will cover how they completed the homeschool journey and supported their kids in the pursuit of post-secondary education. They will also provide practical insights to navigate applications, portfolios and transcripts to help your kids take the next step into God’s call for their lives.
Jerry and Paula Chacko homeschooled their 2 children from grades 5 and 6 right through high school. Both children are currently pursuing post-secondary degrees at UBC and University of Waterloo. The Chacko family helped establish a network for high school homeschoolers that enhanced the experience of the high school years. Jerry & Paula believe that homeschooling throughout high school provides a unique opportunity to disciple your teens and to launch them into the Lord’s plans for each of their lives.
The Brief History of Mankind: Evidence for the Tower of Babel Dispersion – Vance NelsonKnowledge
Based on the Biblical description of events in Genesis 11, all the different people groups of the earth were in one location just a few thousand years ago. If this is true, is there any evidence for this? Is there cultural evidence found among these supposed isolated people groups themselves? What about archaeological evidence? This lecture will take you on a visual exploration around the globe. These and other questions will be answered with photographic evidence. Do we all go back to Babel just a few thousand years ago? Prepare to be amazed!
Born into a non-Christian home in Manitoba, Canada in 1973, Vance 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.
Prairie hall
Let’s face it! Most men today are yellow-bellied, Lilly-livered weenies. They may wear tall Stetsons, drive fast cars, bungee jump from bridges, collect souped-up power tools, and carry big black Bibles, but they’re weenies. They flex their biceps and proclaim their faith, but when the economy collapses, the newest pandemic hits the scene, a family crisis arises, or the going gets tough…they play it safe. Truth is: God wants your sons to leave the heavily-populated, safe waters and live dangerously. He wants your sons to trust dangerously, work dangerously, and love dangerously. But, that doesn’t come naturally. Everyone around them, from the talking heads in the media to pastors in the pulpit, keep repeating, “Play it safe.” Here’s a secret: dangerous living leads to joy, family happiness, and real success while safe living results in worry, family failure, and heartache.
So join Todd as he encourages you and your sons to GET DANGEROUS.
TODD WILSON, is a dad, grand dad, writer, conference speaker, and former pastor. Todd’s humor and down-to-earth realness have made him a favorite speaker at homeschool conventions, retreats, and churches across the country.
As founder of Familyman Ministries, his passion and mission are to remind dads and moms of what’s most important through a weekly e-mail for dads, seminars, and books and products that encourage parents.
Todd, and his wife Debbie, homeschool four of their eight children (four have graduated) in northern Indiana and travel America in the Familyman Mobile. You can read more at www.familymanweb.com
Wisdom
Feeling dry, discouraged, easily angered or impatient, unmotivated or like you aren’t cut out for this? Jesus tells us in John 10:10 that He came to bring life and life abundantly! Where is this abundant life in the stress and chaos of homeschooling? We know that we have an enemy, and he is on the prowl for our peace, our joy, our marriages, our kids! It’s time to stop surviving and start going on the offence: suit up mama! This session is about life, about following God’s calling, about recognizing the lies we believe, and watching the words that we speak over ourselves and our homes. The victory has been won; it’s time to walk in it!
Rebecca Spooner is a second generation homeschool mom to 5 beautiful kids. She is married to an RCMP officer and lives in Northern BC, surviving on an ample supply of coffee and Jesus. She is the creator of Gather ‘Round Homeschool and blogs over at Homeschool On where she shares not Pinterest perfect, but real life chaos. She passionately believes that God is raising up a generation of families who are connected and following Him, and that she (and many others) are called to this path they are on. Her sessions have a simple underlying message: life and life abundantly, no more settling for mere survival, and you can find joy in the journey! You are not here by accident. Come and hear the imperfect testimony of a mom in the trenches with you and be encouraged to persevere!
Understanding
“Home school through high school? We can’t do that…we don’t want to mess up their future!” Come join Jerry & Paula Chacko as they share how they overcame this sentiment to homeschool through to the end of high school. They will cover how they completed the homeschool journey and supported their kids in the pursuit of post-secondary education. They will also provide practical insights to navigate applications, portfolios and transcripts to help your kids take the next step into God’s call for their lives.
Jerry and Paula Chacko homeschooled their 2 children from grades 5 and 6 right through high school. Both children are currently pursuing post-secondary degrees at UBC and University of Waterloo. The Chacko family helped establish a network for high school homeschoolers that enhanced the experience of the high school years. Jerry & Paula believe that homeschooling throughout high school provides a unique opportunity to disciple your teens and to launch them into the Lord’s plans for each of their lives.
Knowledge
Based on the Biblical description of events in Genesis 11, all the different people groups of the earth were in one location just a few thousand years ago. If this is true, is there any evidence for this? Is there cultural evidence found among these supposed isolated people groups themselves? What about archaeological evidence? This lecture will take you on a visual exploration around the globe. These and other questions will be answered with photographic evidence. Do we all go back to Babel just a few thousand years ago? Prepare to be amazed!
Born into a non-Christian home in Manitoba, Canada in 1973, Vance 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.
Keynote – 10:30 am Saturday
This We Believe – Todd WilsonPrairie hall
Dads and moms, in all the busyness of life and swell of expert advice, we’ve forgotten the fundamental truths of homeschooling and family. In short, we’ve forgotten why we do what we do. We have plenty of “how tos” but have forgotten the “why tos” and it evidences itself in our lack of joy of homeschooling, family, and parenting.
Join funny guy and familyman, Todd Wilson, as he sets the stage for a great homeschool convention and the best year ever as he brings us back to the basics of what we believe about family and homeschooling. You’re not going to want to miss this for the world.
TODD WILSON, is a dad, grand dad, writer, conference speaker, and former pastor. Todd’s humor and down-to-earth realness have made him a favorite speaker at homeschool conventions, retreats, and churches across the country.
As founder of Familyman Ministries, his passion and mission are to remind dads and moms of what’s most important through a weekly e-mail for dads, seminars, and books and products that encourage parents.
Todd, and his wife Debbie, homeschool four of their eight children (four have graduated) in northern Indiana and travel America in the Familyman Mobile. You can read more at www.familymanweb.com
Prairie hall
Dads and moms, in all the busyness of life and swell of expert advice, we’ve forgotten the fundamental truths of homeschooling and family. In short, we’ve forgotten why we do what we do. We have plenty of “how tos” but have forgotten the “why tos” and it evidences itself in our lack of joy of homeschooling, family, and parenting.
Join funny guy and familyman, Todd Wilson, as he sets the stage for a great homeschool convention and the best year ever as he brings us back to the basics of what we believe about family and homeschooling. You’re not going to want to miss this for the world.
TODD WILSON, is a dad, grand dad, writer, conference speaker, and former pastor. Todd’s humor and down-to-earth realness have made him a favorite speaker at homeschool conventions, retreats, and churches across the country.
As founder of Familyman Ministries, his passion and mission are to remind dads and moms of what’s most important through a weekly e-mail for dads, seminars, and books and products that encourage parents.
Todd, and his wife Debbie, homeschool four of their eight children (four have graduated) in northern Indiana and travel America in the Familyman Mobile. You can read more at www.familymanweb.com
Workshop 5 – 1:00 pm Saturday
An Unbeattable Homeschool Team – Todd WilsonPrairie hall
Marriage is hard…in fact, it’s real hard! Yet when it is right and good, it can withstand anything. It doesn’t matter what the economy does, the status of your bank account, the condition of your home or vehicles, or what your children dish out…because when a husband and wife are right, they’re unbeatable.
On the flip side, when a husband and wife feel distant or apathetic, it only takes the slightest breeze to ruffle a bunch of feathers. The truth is a mediocre marriage sucks the joy right out of life and your homeschool. The economy can swing up, your checking account can be healthy, your home and vehicles can purr like kittens, and the kids can behave like angels, and life still…stinks.
That’s because marriage matters.
TODD WILSON, is a dad, grand dad, writer, conference speaker, and former pastor. Todd’s humor and down-to-earth realness have made him a favorite speaker at homeschool conventions, retreats, and churches across the country.
As founder of Familyman Ministries, his passion and mission are to remind dads and moms of what’s most important through a weekly e-mail for dads, seminars, and books and products that encourage parents.
Todd, and his wife Debbie, homeschool four of their eight children (four have graduated) in northern Indiana and travel America in the Familyman Mobile. You can read more at www.familymanweb.com
Homeschool Challenges – Rebecca SpoonerWisdom
Whiny kids, a messy house, all your kids needing you at once, feeling disorganized, disliking your curriculum, not having support, lacking motivation... these are just some of the many challenges that homeschool moms face. It’s time to stop talking about them and do something about it! You are going to walk out of this room with a printed list filled with strategic plans of action for some of the top struggles we face as homeschoolers.
This session is not for the faint of heart! I’m going to be sharing some of my own horror stories, both as a homeschooled child and as a homeschool mom of 5. No matter what challenges you are facing, leave equipped with a game plan to stop being overcome by these challenges and start rising above them! You are not a victim to your homeschool day; let’s take charge!
Rebecca Spooner is a second generation homeschool mom to 5 beautiful kids. She is married to an RCMP officer and lives in Northern BC, surviving on an ample supply of coffee and Jesus. She is the creator of Gather ‘Round Homeschool and blogs over at Homeschool On where she shares not Pinterest perfect, but real life chaos. She passionately believes that God is raising up a generation of families who are connected and following Him, and that she (and many others) are called to this path they are on. Her sessions have a simple underlying message: life and life abundantly, no more settling for mere survival, and you can find joy in the journey! You are not here by accident. Come and hear the imperfect testimony of a mom in the trenches with you and be encouraged to persevere!
Alumni Townhall – PanelUnderstanding
Wondering how home educated children are faring in the ‘real’ world? This panel will introduce homeschool graduates who all have different stories. Come hear them speak about their journey into the workforce whether through direct entry or post-secondary education and what they wished they had known beforehand. Discover the proven benefits of home education and beyond.
Family Bible Time – Mike KnoxKnowledge
Routines. Boring old things…the heart is where it’s at! And yet, in a rink near you, kids are falling in love with skating and hockey through routine practices and drills. In this session we will learn how to make your faith infectious though regular routines of family worship so that Christ becomes your children's magnificent obsession.
Mike Knox is a man in Christ who is also a husband of one, father of four, and feeder of five (if his math is right). He loves teaching the Bible and proclaiming Jesus Christ so much that four years ago he quit his career to do it full time. He loves to grill for Helen and their four little women in Austin, MB.
Prairie hall
Marriage is hard…in fact, it’s real hard! Yet when it is right and good, it can withstand anything. It doesn’t matter what the economy does, the status of your bank account, the condition of your home or vehicles, or what your children dish out…because when a husband and wife are right, they’re unbeatable.
On the flip side, when a husband and wife feel distant or apathetic, it only takes the slightest breeze to ruffle a bunch of feathers. The truth is a mediocre marriage sucks the joy right out of life and your homeschool. The economy can swing up, your checking account can be healthy, your home and vehicles can purr like kittens, and the kids can behave like angels, and life still…stinks.
That’s because marriage matters.
TODD WILSON, is a dad, grand dad, writer, conference speaker, and former pastor. Todd’s humor and down-to-earth realness have made him a favorite speaker at homeschool conventions, retreats, and churches across the country.
As founder of Familyman Ministries, his passion and mission are to remind dads and moms of what’s most important through a weekly e-mail for dads, seminars, and books and products that encourage parents.
Todd, and his wife Debbie, homeschool four of their eight children (four have graduated) in northern Indiana and travel America in the Familyman Mobile. You can read more at www.familymanweb.com
Wisdom
Whiny kids, a messy house, all your kids needing you at once, feeling disorganized, disliking your curriculum, not having support, lacking motivation... these are just some of the many challenges that homeschool moms face. It’s time to stop talking about them and do something about it! You are going to walk out of this room with a printed list filled with strategic plans of action for some of the top struggles we face as homeschoolers.
This session is not for the faint of heart! I’m going to be sharing some of my own horror stories, both as a homeschooled child and as a homeschool mom of 5. No matter what challenges you are facing, leave equipped with a game plan to stop being overcome by these challenges and start rising above them! You are not a victim to your homeschool day; let’s take charge!
Rebecca Spooner is a second generation homeschool mom to 5 beautiful kids. She is married to an RCMP officer and lives in Northern BC, surviving on an ample supply of coffee and Jesus. She is the creator of Gather ‘Round Homeschool and blogs over at Homeschool On where she shares not Pinterest perfect, but real life chaos. She passionately believes that God is raising up a generation of families who are connected and following Him, and that she (and many others) are called to this path they are on. Her sessions have a simple underlying message: life and life abundantly, no more settling for mere survival, and you can find joy in the journey! You are not here by accident. Come and hear the imperfect testimony of a mom in the trenches with you and be encouraged to persevere!
Understanding
Wondering how home educated children are faring in the ‘real’ world? This panel will introduce homeschool graduates who all have different stories. Come hear them speak about their journey into the workforce whether through direct entry or post-secondary education and what they wished they had known beforehand. Discover the proven benefits of home education and beyond.
Knowledge
Routines. Boring old things…the heart is where it’s at! And yet, in a rink near you, kids are falling in love with skating and hockey through routine practices and drills. In this session we will learn how to make your faith infectious though regular routines of family worship so that Christ becomes your children's magnificent obsession.
Mike Knox is a man in Christ who is also a husband of one, father of four, and feeder of five (if his math is right). He loves teaching the Bible and proclaiming Jesus Christ so much that four years ago he quit his career to do it full time. He loves to grill for Helen and their four little women in Austin, MB.
Workshop 6 – 2:30 pm Saturday
10 Things You Need to Teach Your Daughter Before She Graduates – Todd WilsonPrairie hall
When you’re choosing what to teach your daughter, it really boils down to what matters and what doesn’t…or what your daughter needs to know to live happily ever after. The only problem is that everyone seems to have a different answer. Experts stand on every street corner shouting something different, “They need to know state history…master advanced algebra…and speak a foreign language.” It’s enough to give a well-meaning parent a headache and an ulcer. After all, what if you forget to teach her something important, dooming your daughter to a life of misery and failure?
Problem solved. During this hour, Todd will cut away the tall grass and share with you the top 10 Things You Need to Teach Your Daughter before She Graduates that guarantees happiness and success.
TODD WILSON, is a dad, grand dad, writer, conference speaker, and former pastor. Todd’s humor and down-to-earth realness have made him a favorite speaker at homeschool conventions, retreats, and churches across the country.
As founder of Familyman Ministries, his passion and mission are to remind dads and moms of what’s most important through a weekly e-mail for dads, seminars, and books and products that encourage parents.
Todd, and his wife Debbie, homeschool four of their eight children (four have graduated) in northern Indiana and travel America in the Familyman Mobile. You can read more at www.familymanweb.com
Confessions of a Recovering Type A Homeschooling Mom – Rebecca SpoonerWisdom
When I first started homeschooling, I was Type A to the core. I was driven, I had a schedule printed for every member of my family (including my husband) for every 15 minute increment. I knew what I wanted and how I was going to get there. But then I had more kids. One by one they came, and day by day I lost control of the little world I had tried to create. I wanted tests, I wanted grades, I wanted desks and recess and workbooks. But my reality was total chaos... I couldn’t merge the two and felt like an utter failure. Sound familiar?
Today I identify as a mostly Charlotte Mason, relaxed homeschool style, but that journey didn’t happen overnight. It happened when year after year, day after day, my reality collided with my expectations. Bring a coffee, some tissues, and settle in to hear my story. It’s full of failures and mistakes and regrets, but also victory and hope and anticipation of something new. You’ll walk away with a handout of my top tips to help you let go of the need to “do it all” and find peace and yes, even joy, in the journey.
Rebecca Spooner is a second generation homeschool mom to 5 beautiful kids. She is married to an RCMP officer and lives in Northern BC, surviving on an ample supply of coffee and Jesus. She is the creator of Gather ‘Round Homeschool and blogs over at Homeschool On where she shares not Pinterest perfect, but real life chaos. She passionately believes that God is raising up a generation of families who are connected and following Him, and that she (and many others) are called to this path they are on. Her sessions have a simple underlying message: life and life abundantly, no more settling for mere survival, and you can find joy in the journey! You are not here by accident. Come and hear the imperfect testimony of a mom in the trenches with you and be encouraged to persevere!
Protect and prevent your child from sexual abuse – Denise EgerUnderstanding
Denise Eger is a Volunteer Facilitator for the Little Warriors “Prevent IT” workshop. It’s a workshop aimed at helping adults understand that it is an ADULTS responsibility to protect children …..and children are best protected when they are surrounded by adults who are Educated, Attentive ( needs to be on your radar) and Prepared to Take Action… Responsibly ………when a disclosure is made! Our mission is to empower communities, people, and organizations with the knowledge, the tools and the resources to help Prevent IT ….
With all the media attention on Sexual Abuse these days, it is an issue we no longer can ignore…in our homes, our schools, our sports clubs and in our churches.
The 7 C’s of History…and Why they Matter! – Creation Resources/AIG Calvin SmithKnowledge
Many Christian’s find it difficult to connect the Bible to the ‘real
world’ issues they deal with and face on a daily basis. Can we really
trust the Bible when ‘science’ has supposedly disproven it? How do we
interact with a culture that seems so hostile to the message Jesus
brought? Learn the 7 C’s of history and how they connect the ‘earthly
things’ to the ‘heavenly things’ the Bible talks about (John 3:12).
This multi-media presentation will surely help have your faith renewed
and ignited as the ‘big picture’ of the Bible is unfolded from Genesis
to Revelation!
Calvin Smith has spoken at hundreds of churches and has been seen on TV in Canada and internationally (CA, UK, US, AUS) teaching and preaching on creation apologetics and biblical authority since 2001. He is well known for his ability to engage audiences of all ages and being able to communicate theological concepts and scientific information in an easy-to-understand manner.
Calvin was formerly on the pastoral staff of a church in Guelph, Ontario, overseeing the youth and small group ministries. Through working with young people, both inside the church and with a small group at the University of Guelph, Calvin personally witnessed the devastation brought to our youth by the teaching of evolutionary rationalism. But he also saw the life-transforming effect of biblical answers that encourage people to know that God’s Word can be trusted from the very first verse.
He is now the Executive Director and Speaker for Answers in Genesis Canada and is excited about bringing the ministry of Answers in Genesis to Canada.
Calvin lives with his wife in Ingersoll, Ontario. His hobbies include music and wrestling.
Prairie hall
When you’re choosing what to teach your daughter, it really boils down to what matters and what doesn’t…or what your daughter needs to know to live happily ever after. The only problem is that everyone seems to have a different answer. Experts stand on every street corner shouting something different, “They need to know state history…master advanced algebra…and speak a foreign language.” It’s enough to give a well-meaning parent a headache and an ulcer. After all, what if you forget to teach her something important, dooming your daughter to a life of misery and failure?
Problem solved. During this hour, Todd will cut away the tall grass and share with you the top 10 Things You Need to Teach Your Daughter before She Graduates that guarantees happiness and success.
TODD WILSON, is a dad, grand dad, writer, conference speaker, and former pastor. Todd’s humor and down-to-earth realness have made him a favorite speaker at homeschool conventions, retreats, and churches across the country.
As founder of Familyman Ministries, his passion and mission are to remind dads and moms of what’s most important through a weekly e-mail for dads, seminars, and books and products that encourage parents.
Todd, and his wife Debbie, homeschool four of their eight children (four have graduated) in northern Indiana and travel America in the Familyman Mobile. You can read more at www.familymanweb.com
Wisdom
When I first started homeschooling, I was Type A to the core. I was driven, I had a schedule printed for every member of my family (including my husband) for every 15 minute increment. I knew what I wanted and how I was going to get there. But then I had more kids. One by one they came, and day by day I lost control of the little world I had tried to create. I wanted tests, I wanted grades, I wanted desks and recess and workbooks. But my reality was total chaos... I couldn’t merge the two and felt like an utter failure. Sound familiar?
Today I identify as a mostly Charlotte Mason, relaxed homeschool style, but that journey didn’t happen overnight. It happened when year after year, day after day, my reality collided with my expectations. Bring a coffee, some tissues, and settle in to hear my story. It’s full of failures and mistakes and regrets, but also victory and hope and anticipation of something new. You’ll walk away with a handout of my top tips to help you let go of the need to “do it all” and find peace and yes, even joy, in the journey.
Rebecca Spooner is a second generation homeschool mom to 5 beautiful kids. She is married to an RCMP officer and lives in Northern BC, surviving on an ample supply of coffee and Jesus. She is the creator of Gather ‘Round Homeschool and blogs over at Homeschool On where she shares not Pinterest perfect, but real life chaos. She passionately believes that God is raising up a generation of families who are connected and following Him, and that she (and many others) are called to this path they are on. Her sessions have a simple underlying message: life and life abundantly, no more settling for mere survival, and you can find joy in the journey! You are not here by accident. Come and hear the imperfect testimony of a mom in the trenches with you and be encouraged to persevere!
Understanding
Denise Eger is a Volunteer Facilitator for the Little Warriors “Prevent IT” workshop. It’s a workshop aimed at helping adults understand that it is an ADULTS responsibility to protect children …..and children are best protected when they are surrounded by adults who are Educated, Attentive ( needs to be on your radar) and Prepared to Take Action… Responsibly ………when a disclosure is made! Our mission is to empower communities, people, and organizations with the knowledge, the tools and the resources to help Prevent IT ….
With all the media attention on Sexual Abuse these days, it is an issue we no longer can ignore…in our homes, our schools, our sports clubs and in our churches.
Knowledge
Many Christian’s find it difficult to connect the Bible to the ‘real
world’ issues they deal with and face on a daily basis. Can we really
trust the Bible when ‘science’ has supposedly disproven it? How do we
interact with a culture that seems so hostile to the message Jesus
brought? Learn the 7 C’s of history and how they connect the ‘earthly
things’ to the ‘heavenly things’ the Bible talks about (John 3:12).
This multi-media presentation will surely help have your faith renewed
and ignited as the ‘big picture’ of the Bible is unfolded from Genesis
to Revelation!
Calvin Smith has spoken at hundreds of churches and has been seen on TV in Canada and internationally (CA, UK, US, AUS) teaching and preaching on creation apologetics and biblical authority since 2001. He is well known for his ability to engage audiences of all ages and being able to communicate theological concepts and scientific information in an easy-to-understand manner.
Calvin was formerly on the pastoral staff of a church in Guelph, Ontario, overseeing the youth and small group ministries. Through working with young people, both inside the church and with a small group at the University of Guelph, Calvin personally witnessed the devastation brought to our youth by the teaching of evolutionary rationalism. But he also saw the life-transforming effect of biblical answers that encourage people to know that God’s Word can be trusted from the very first verse.
He is now the Executive Director and Speaker for Answers in Genesis Canada and is excited about bringing the ministry of Answers in Genesis to Canada.
Calvin lives with his wife in Ingersoll, Ontario. His hobbies include music and wrestling.
Keynote – 3:45 pm Saturday
Dream Big – Todd WilsonPrairie hall
Everyone has dreams – you, your spouse, and your children, but for every dreamer a dream killer lurks in the shadows. They’re the ones who constantly remind you why you shouldn’t homeschool, have more children, be a stay-at-home mom, start a new business, or take that step of faith God’s telling you to take. Dream killers grew up with you. They live in your house and sometimes they even…are you.
Their intentions may be good, but if you listen to them, you will miss out on God’s best for your life. Join Todd as he helps you revive old dreams, fan the dreams in others’ lives, and urges you to throw caution to the wind and set sail for the adventure of a lifetime.
TODD WILSON, is a dad, grand dad, writer, conference speaker, and former pastor. Todd’s humor and down-to-earth realness have made him a favorite speaker at homeschool conventions, retreats, and churches across the country.
As founder of Familyman Ministries, his passion and mission are to remind dads and moms of what’s most important through a weekly e-mail for dads, seminars, and books and products that encourage parents.
Todd, and his wife Debbie, homeschool four of their eight children (four have graduated) in northern Indiana and travel America in the Familyman Mobile. You can read more at www.familymanweb.com
Prairie hall
Everyone has dreams – you, your spouse, and your children, but for every dreamer a dream killer lurks in the shadows. They’re the ones who constantly remind you why you shouldn’t homeschool, have more children, be a stay-at-home mom, start a new business, or take that step of faith God’s telling you to take. Dream killers grew up with you. They live in your house and sometimes they even…are you.
Their intentions may be good, but if you listen to them, you will miss out on God’s best for your life. Join Todd as he helps you revive old dreams, fan the dreams in others’ lives, and urges you to throw caution to the wind and set sail for the adventure of a lifetime.
TODD WILSON, is a dad, grand dad, writer, conference speaker, and former pastor. Todd’s humor and down-to-earth realness have made him a favorite speaker at homeschool conventions, retreats, and churches across the country.
As founder of Familyman Ministries, his passion and mission are to remind dads and moms of what’s most important through a weekly e-mail for dads, seminars, and books and products that encourage parents.
Todd, and his wife Debbie, homeschool four of their eight children (four have graduated) in northern Indiana and travel America in the Familyman Mobile. You can read more at www.familymanweb.com