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Workshop 1 – 9:00 am Friday
Before You BeginWisdom
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.
Panel:
- Vera Louden
- Larissa MacDonald
- Christine Wiebe
- Peter Stock
Moderator
- Peter Stock
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 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.
Panel:
- Vera Louden
- Larissa MacDonald
- Christine Wiebe
- Peter Stock
Moderator
- Peter Stock
Workshop 2 – 10:30 am Friday
Real Brain Food: Education is a Life – Cori DeanPrairie Hall
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.
Cori Dean
The $3,250 Piece of Paper – Linda KarnWisdom
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.
Linda and her husband home educated their children from birth through to adulthood! They all went on to university or college. Our teaching style started out as a copycat of public school, but by the time we were done, we had graduated to a much more relaxed unschooling environment as we realized that learning in children soars when it is interest based. Some of our most interesting projects included hatching baby chicks in an incubator, establishing a mealworm farm to feed the leopard gecko which turned into a small business, riding a unicycle, a couple of teens taught piano lessons, examining pond water from around the province under a microscope, buying inflatable dinghies to row on the local river for phys ed class, creating a replica Star Wars Mandalorian costume and having an annual formal spring tea party with Mom’s fine china!
Guiding With Grace: How To Shepherd Your Children Through Trials and Suffering- Vanessa BrobbelUnderstanding
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.
Vanessa Brobbel, a veteran homeschool mom & artist, works alongside her husband Floyd for a mission called The Voice of the Martyrs. For the past 21 years she has spoken at conferences & women’s retreats across Canada in this capacity. This ministry purposes to create an awareness of the persecution levelled against Christians around the world, while actively providing tools to mentor the Body of Christ both domestically and internationally to grow through adversity.”
Manitoba Legal Townhall- Gerald Huebner and Peter StockKnowledge
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.
Peter Stock is the President of the Home School Legal Defence Association of Canada. For 30 years, Peter has been a successful pro-family leader and strategist in government, media, and public relations. His experience with public policy, from conception to implementation, naturally progressed into protecting and promoting home education. For over 16 years, Peter and his wife, Tarah, have homeschooled their four children. Peter shares the teaching responsibilities with his wife and understands the needs of homeschooling families.
Gerald Huebner, veteran parent of two home educated children, and now grandparent of four home educated grandchildren, from Arborg, Manitoba, Canada. Gerald has served in home education leadership for 30 plus years at the provincial and national level in Canada and is the board chair of the Home School Legal Defence Association of Canada (HSLDA) and the Canadian Centre for Home Education as well as MACHS. 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 more than 15 countries.
Prairie Hall
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.
Cori Dean
Wisdom
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.
Linda and her husband home educated their children from birth through to adulthood! They all went on to university or college. Our teaching style started out as a copycat of public school, but by the time we were done, we had graduated to a much more relaxed unschooling environment as we realized that learning in children soars when it is interest based. Some of our most interesting projects included hatching baby chicks in an incubator, establishing a mealworm farm to feed the leopard gecko which turned into a small business, riding a unicycle, a couple of teens taught piano lessons, examining pond water from around the province under a microscope, buying inflatable dinghies to row on the local river for phys ed class, creating a replica Star Wars Mandalorian costume and having an annual formal spring tea party with Mom’s fine china!
Understanding
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.
Vanessa Brobbel, a veteran homeschool mom & artist, works alongside her husband Floyd for a mission called The Voice of the Martyrs. For the past 21 years she has spoken at conferences & women’s retreats across Canada in this capacity. This ministry purposes to create an awareness of the persecution levelled against Christians around the world, while actively providing tools to mentor the Body of Christ both domestically and internationally to grow through adversity.”
Knowledge
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.
Peter Stock is the President of the Home School Legal Defence Association of Canada. For 30 years, Peter has been a successful pro-family leader and strategist in government, media, and public relations. His experience with public policy, from conception to implementation, naturally progressed into protecting and promoting home education. For over 16 years, Peter and his wife, Tarah, have homeschooled their four children. Peter shares the teaching responsibilities with his wife and understands the needs of homeschooling families.
Gerald Huebner, veteran parent of two home educated children, and now grandparent of four home educated grandchildren, from Arborg, Manitoba, Canada. Gerald has served in home education leadership for 30 plus years at the provincial and national level in Canada and is the board chair of the Home School Legal Defence Association of Canada (HSLDA) and the Canadian Centre for Home Education as well as MACHS. 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 more than 15 countries.
Lunch – 11:30-1:00 Friday
Lunchtime Special Needs Meet and GreetKnowledge
Whether it is a learning, physical, cognitive, or behavioral disability you are not alone. Come and meet with other parents that have children with difficulties. Find like minded people who are looking for a community to ask, answer, encourage and support one another.
Knowledge
Whether it is a learning, physical, cognitive, or behavioral disability you are not alone. Come and meet with other parents that have children with difficulties. Find like minded people who are looking for a community to ask, answer, encourage and support one another.
Keynote – 1:00 pm Friday
Laying Firm Foundations – Kevin SwansonPrairie Hall
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?
Kevin Swanson
Prairie Hall
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?
Kevin Swanson
Workshop 3 – 2:30 pm Friday
Charlotte Mason in Real Life – Cori DeanPrairie Hall
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.
Cori Dean
Designing a Successful High School Education- Sherri Dyckwisdom
Wondering how to homeschool in high school or how to prepare your students for life beyond high school? This session will focus on identifying strategies for homeschooling through high school, with an emphasis on how to prepare for post secondary education, utilizing a student focused, strengths-based approach.
Sherri Dyck (formerly Sherri Plett) is a homeschool graduate who never stops learning! Sherri is both a licensed practical nurse and a registered psychiatric nurse, currently completing graduate studies for a masters in psychiatric nursing. Following a wide variety of hospital-based nursing jobs, Sherri settled on teaching psychiatric nursing with Brandon University, Winnipeg Campus, granting her the opportunity to explore the world of research. When not working or studying, Sherri enjoys spending time with family and friends, playing Catan, volunteering in various organizations, and finding ways to make her dreams reality. Sherri draws from personal experience as a home school graduate as well as her ongoing educational and work experiences in the post secondary environment.
Navigating The Curriculum Maze- Felicia DeBoerUnderstanding
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.
Felicia DeBoer is a homeschool graduate and has worked at Heritage Resources for several years, helping parents across Canada make curriculum choices for their family. She has especially enjoyed the face-to-face conversations with many moms at the store- talking about curriculum & the homeschool life. She even survived working through the panicked pandemic homeschool boom, when curriculum was in more demand than toilet paper. Felicia lives in Carman, Manitoba with her husband Rob and they are so thankful for the gift of their one-year-old daughter.
Homeschooling, Learning with Littles! – Heather TeichribKnowledge
Do you homeschool with littles under foot? Or are you looking for ideas on how to teach your little ones? Having younger kiddos around while teaching your older kids can be challenging. Come and gather ideas for activities to enrich this precious time with your youngest of students, and be encouraged by a homeschooling mama who has schooled her children at home for 19 years, each year with littles in tow!
Heather Teichrib…is married to Dana and has been homeschooling for over 19 years. Of their ten children, two are graduated, married, and have started their own families! She is a fierce advocate for schooling at home and especially enjoys reading books aloud, no matter how old the kids get!
Prairie Hall
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.
Cori Dean
wisdom
Wondering how to homeschool in high school or how to prepare your students for life beyond high school? This session will focus on identifying strategies for homeschooling through high school, with an emphasis on how to prepare for post secondary education, utilizing a student focused, strengths-based approach.
Sherri Dyck (formerly Sherri Plett) is a homeschool graduate who never stops learning! Sherri is both a licensed practical nurse and a registered psychiatric nurse, currently completing graduate studies for a masters in psychiatric nursing. Following a wide variety of hospital-based nursing jobs, Sherri settled on teaching psychiatric nursing with Brandon University, Winnipeg Campus, granting her the opportunity to explore the world of research. When not working or studying, Sherri enjoys spending time with family and friends, playing Catan, volunteering in various organizations, and finding ways to make her dreams reality. Sherri draws from personal experience as a home school graduate as well as her ongoing educational and work experiences in the post secondary environment.
Understanding
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.
Felicia DeBoer is a homeschool graduate and has worked at Heritage Resources for several years, helping parents across Canada make curriculum choices for their family. She has especially enjoyed the face-to-face conversations with many moms at the store- talking about curriculum & the homeschool life. She even survived working through the panicked pandemic homeschool boom, when curriculum was in more demand than toilet paper. Felicia lives in Carman, Manitoba with her husband Rob and they are so thankful for the gift of their one-year-old daughter.
Knowledge
Do you homeschool with littles under foot? Or are you looking for ideas on how to teach your little ones? Having younger kiddos around while teaching your older kids can be challenging. Come and gather ideas for activities to enrich this precious time with your youngest of students, and be encouraged by a homeschooling mama who has schooled her children at home for 19 years, each year with littles in tow!
Heather Teichrib…is married to Dana and has been homeschooling for over 19 years. Of their ten children, two are graduated, married, and have started their own families! She is a fierce advocate for schooling at home and especially enjoys reading books aloud, no matter how old the kids get!
Workshop 4 – 4:00 pm Friday
Getting Started: Important Things to Know as You Begin Your Homeschool Adventure – Peter StockPrairie Hall
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.
Peter Stock is the President of the Home School Legal Defence Association of Canada. For 30 years, Peter has been a successful pro-family leader and strategist in government, media, and public relations. His experience with public policy, from conception to implementation, naturally progressed into protecting and promoting home education. For over 16 years, Peter and his wife, Tarah, have homeschooled their four children. Peter shares the teaching responsibilities with his wife and understands the needs of homeschooling families.
Man of Prayer – Standing in the Gap, Leading into Battle, Engaging Spiritual Warfare – Kevin SwansonWisdom
A workshop entirely focused on spiritual battle, and the critical element of prayer. We wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities and against powers. . . Fathers/husbands do not realize how effective prayer can be for equipping, encouraging, defending, and upholding their families (and especially, their wives) in the struggle. Homeschooling isn’t easy, and there is spiritual opposition for the moms in the trenches.
Kevin Swanson
Creative Ideas for Preschool and Kindergarten – Diane KroekerUnderstanding
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.
Diane Kroeker, and her husband Tyson Kroeker, homeschool their 4 children in Niverville, MB. They were both homeschooled as children and have homeschooled their children since birth. Diane leads a homeschool group in the Niverville area and has worked with MACHS for many years in conference planning and graphic design.
How Strengthening the Capacity to Learn Changes Futures – An Introduction to the Arrowsmith ProgramKnowledge
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.
Karen Cameron Friesen, B.Ed, MA, ARCT
A passionate educator and fearless advocate for students with disabilities, Karen has taught from preschool through undergraduate levels. A homeschooling parent since 2006, Karen founded the Winnipeg South Homeschool Collective, a vibrant fine arts, academic and outdoor learning community for homeschooling families. Her company, Ck2 Inc., also provides the cognitive therapeutic Arrowsmith Program for people with learning challenges and those desiring peak performance. Her work with business and education leaders and parenting five amazing kids uniquely inform her leadership with Ck2 Inc
Prairie Hall
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.
Peter Stock is the President of the Home School Legal Defence Association of Canada. For 30 years, Peter has been a successful pro-family leader and strategist in government, media, and public relations. His experience with public policy, from conception to implementation, naturally progressed into protecting and promoting home education. For over 16 years, Peter and his wife, Tarah, have homeschooled their four children. Peter shares the teaching responsibilities with his wife and understands the needs of homeschooling families.
Wisdom
A workshop entirely focused on spiritual battle, and the critical element of prayer. We wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities and against powers. . . Fathers/husbands do not realize how effective prayer can be for equipping, encouraging, defending, and upholding their families (and especially, their wives) in the struggle. Homeschooling isn’t easy, and there is spiritual opposition for the moms in the trenches.
Kevin Swanson
Understanding
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.
Diane Kroeker, and her husband Tyson Kroeker, homeschool their 4 children in Niverville, MB. They were both homeschooled as children and have homeschooled their children since birth. Diane leads a homeschool group in the Niverville area and has worked with MACHS for many years in conference planning and graphic design.
Knowledge
Supper Break – 5:00-7:00 pm Friday
Keynote – 7:00 pm Friday
Homeschooling or Family Discipleship: Catching the Bigger Vision – Kevin SwansonPrairie Hall
The bigger vision of relationships, discipleship, the development of character and faith, and doing life together in the family is much more fulfilling and attractive than merely transferring the school into the home and calling it homeschooling. This is especially helpful as a basic introduction to the homeschool ethos for the new homeschoolers, and a vision refresher for the regulars.
Kevin Swanson
Prairie Hall
The bigger vision of relationships, discipleship, the development of character and faith, and doing life together in the family is much more fulfilling and attractive than merely transferring the school into the home and calling it homeschooling. This is especially helpful as a basic introduction to the homeschool ethos for the new homeschoolers, and a vision refresher for the regulars.
Kevin Swanson
Workshop 5 – 9:00 am Saturday
Enhancing Your Math Teaching – Cori DeanPrairie Hall
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.
Cori Dean
Role of Fathers – PanelWisdom
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.
Moderator:
- Arron Bergeron
Panel:
- Rob McLoed
- Mike Knox
- Earl Toews
- Phil Guse
How to Build a Unit Study- Shauna WagenhofferUnderstanding
Discover how to incorporate the required subjects into a memorable family integrated learning journey. Tears are not a necessary part of education.
Shauna Wagenhoffer is a second generation homeschooler. Through her own educational experience, she believes that learning which engages the mind is often more fun than formal. Usually her four children agree, but on occasion they have been known to request a textbook or two.
Juggling Homeschooling and Work – Amber HebertKnowledge
If you are considering what employment might look like alongside homeschooling, come be a part of the conversation!
Amber is a first-generation Home Educator in her 6th year of Homeschooling. Her and her husband live on a farm south of Portage la Prairie where they homeschool their four children. She’s a full-time, work-at-home mom. A slow living and slow schooling advocate. Amber enjoys taking the “scenic route” and helping others slow down to reclaim motherhood. If you are considering what employment might look like alongside homeschooling, come be a part of the conversation! Amber can be found on Instagram @theunhurriedhomestead where she shares their Homestead and Homeschool life.
Prairie Hall
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.
Cori Dean
Wisdom
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.
Moderator:
- Arron Bergeron
Panel:
- Rob McLoed
- Mike Knox
- Earl Toews
- Phil Guse
Understanding
Discover how to incorporate the required subjects into a memorable family integrated learning journey. Tears are not a necessary part of education.
Knowledge
If you are considering what employment might look like alongside homeschooling, come be a part of the conversation!
Amber is a first-generation Home Educator in her 6th year of Homeschooling. Her and her husband live on a farm south of Portage la Prairie where they homeschool their four children. She’s a full-time, work-at-home mom. A slow living and slow schooling advocate. Amber enjoys taking the “scenic route” and helping others slow down to reclaim motherhood. If you are considering what employment might look like alongside homeschooling, come be a part of the conversation! Amber can be found on Instagram @theunhurriedhomestead where she shares their Homestead and Homeschool life.
Keynote – 10:30 am Saturday
Come What May: Preparing the Next Generation of Daniels and Esthers – Kevin SwansonPrairie hall
Considering that the next generation will be facing a less than friendly world, how can we prepare our sons and daughters to be fathers and mothers (husbands and wives) first, but ready with the faith to take on whatever may come.
Kevin Swanson
Prairie hall
Considering that the next generation will be facing a less than friendly world, how can we prepare our sons and daughters to be fathers and mothers (husbands and wives) first, but ready with the faith to take on whatever may come.
Kevin Swanson
Lunch Break – 12:00-1:00 pm Saturday
Workshop 6 – 1:00 pm Saturday
In Search of the Secret: The Practical Road to Contentment – Cori DeanPrairie Hall
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.
Cori Dean
Theories of Technology – PanelWisdom
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.
Moderator:
- Carlos Wiebe
Panel:
- Tim Neufeld
- Mark Reimer
- Tyson Kroeker
- Arron Bergeron
Homeschooling Through the High School Years – Peter StockUnderstanding
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.
Peter Stock is the President of the Home School Legal Defence Association of Canada. For 30 years, Peter has been a successful pro-family leader and strategist in government, media, and public relations. His experience with public policy, from conception to implementation, naturally progressed into protecting and promoting home education. For over 16 years, Peter and his wife, Tarah, have homeschooled their four children. Peter shares the teaching responsibilities with his wife and understands the needs of homeschooling families.
ADHD and Homeschooling – Ross McCallumKnowledge
Inattentiveness and hyperactivity can be normal in young kids. When big enough, they can get in the way of learning. This session will help you make sense of distractibility and impulsivity and give you practical guidance for managing them in the homeschool.
Ross and his wife Jen are parents to birth, adoptive, and foster children and have been homeschooling for over 10 years. Ross also works as a clinical psychologist in Winnipeg, assessing, diagnosing, and treating mental health, developmental, behavioural, and learning challenges for adults and children.
Prairie Hall
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.
Cori Dean
Wisdom
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.
Moderator:
- Carlos Wiebe
Panel:
- Tim Neufeld
- Mark Reimer
- Tyson Kroeker
- Arron Bergeron
Understanding
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.
Peter Stock is the President of the Home School Legal Defence Association of Canada. For 30 years, Peter has been a successful pro-family leader and strategist in government, media, and public relations. His experience with public policy, from conception to implementation, naturally progressed into protecting and promoting home education. For over 16 years, Peter and his wife, Tarah, have homeschooled their four children. Peter shares the teaching responsibilities with his wife and understands the needs of homeschooling families.
Knowledge
Inattentiveness and hyperactivity can be normal in young kids. When big enough, they can get in the way of learning. This session will help you make sense of distractibility and impulsivity and give you practical guidance for managing them in the homeschool.
Ross and his wife Jen are parents to birth, adoptive, and foster children and have been homeschooling for over 10 years. Ross also works as a clinical psychologist in Winnipeg, assessing, diagnosing, and treating mental health, developmental, behavioural, and learning challenges for adults and children.
Workshop 7 – 2:30 pm Saturday
Repairing the Breaches: Restoring and Maintaining Healthy Family Relationships – Kevin SwansonPrairie hall
Jesus come to a broken world, and that is nowhere more real than what we find in family life. By God’s grace and Jesus’s redemption, we can repair the relationships that are broken in our homes. How does this happen?
Kevin Swanson
Homeschooling Post Public School – Stacy Fraser and Ariana ForsmanWisdom
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!
Ariana Forsman lives in Petersfield with her husband, Josh, and her daughter, Evangeline. She was homeschooled through high school after six years of public education and two years of private education. She is passionate about home making and family discipleship.
Stacy Fraser, Wife to Ryan and Homeschooling mama to four school aged children, one preschooler and three who graduated and are now married. As a former high school teacher, she is passionate about not only educating children, but teaching them everything through a biblical lense and most importantly keeping our children's hearts in the process.
Learning Disabilities and Homeschooling – Ross McCallumknowledge
One of the advantages of homeschooling is being able to tailor a child’s learning to their needs. Sometimes kids have learning needs that are greater than most. Come find out about what learning disabilities are, how they affect academics, and tips and suggestions for supporting kids who have them.
Ross and his wife Jen are parents to birth, adoptive, and foster children and have been homeschooling for over 10 years. Ross also works as a clinical psychologist in Winnipeg, assessing, diagnosing, and treating mental health, developmental, behavioural, and learning challenges for adults and children.
Prairie hall
Jesus come to a broken world, and that is nowhere more real than what we find in family life. By God’s grace and Jesus’s redemption, we can repair the relationships that are broken in our homes. How does this happen?
Kevin Swanson
Wisdom
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!
Ariana Forsman lives in Petersfield with her husband, Josh, and her daughter, Evangeline. She was homeschooled through high school after six years of public education and two years of private education. She is passionate about home making and family discipleship.Stacy Fraser, Wife to Ryan and Homeschooling mama to four school aged children, one preschooler and three who graduated and are now married. As a former high school teacher, she is passionate about not only educating children, but teaching them everything through a biblical lense and most importantly keeping our children's hearts in the process.knowledge
One of the advantages of homeschooling is being able to tailor a child’s learning to their needs. Sometimes kids have learning needs that are greater than most. Come find out about what learning disabilities are, how they affect academics, and tips and suggestions for supporting kids who have them.
Ross and his wife Jen are parents to birth, adoptive, and foster children and have been homeschooling for over 10 years. Ross also works as a clinical psychologist in Winnipeg, assessing, diagnosing, and treating mental health, developmental, behavioural, and learning challenges for adults and children.
Graduation Recognition and Keynote – 3:45 pm Saturday
Rebuilding the Wall one Family at a Time – Kevin SwansonPrairie hall
The generational blessings of the biblical family that comes by family-based home education, family discipleship, family economy, and family culture.
Kevin Swanson
Prairie hall
The generational blessings of the biblical family that comes by family-based home education, family discipleship, family economy, and family culture.
Kevin Swanson