Christchurch

Tuesday 14 June, 2011

Conference Details

Venue has been checked after the two earthquakes today and it has been deemed safe. Erena and Jay have arrived safely in Christchurch this evening. So all is ready for the conference to begin on time tomorrow, Tuesday 14 June

Date: Tuesday 14th June, 2011

Venue: Bishopdale Reformed Church, 90 Highstead Road, Bishopdale

Contact & registrations: Tinatmfrater@slingshot.co.nz or Ph (03) 347 3119

Conference Programme

8.30am	Venue Opens for registratons and resource viewing
9am	Keynote Address with Jay WIle – “Recent News in Creation Science”  The more we learn about nature, the more we see the scientific futility of evolutionary theory.  In this talk, Dr. Wile discusses some of the latest discoveries in science and how they affect the creation/evolution debate.  From soft tissue discovered in supposedly ancient fossils to the latest research in physiology, the most recent scientific advances support the case for creation and weaken the case for evolution. This session is suitable for Adults and Teens
10.15am	Morning Tea and vendors
10.45am	Choose from:   “Goodbye Chaos, Hello Peace” – Cynthia Hancox   (Mums focus)   Let Cynthia share her tips for keeping on top of it all when it all seems to be on top of you ! www.cynthiahancox.com “The Earth: Fearfully and Wonderfully Made” –   Dr Jay Wile (Teens focus)   Includes Q& A so your teens can ask all those burning questions www.drwile.com
12.00pm	Lunch – vendor stalls open  Vendors: LearnEX , Lennie Harrison, CDs & DVDs, EuroGames
1.00pm	Keynote Address with Jay Wile – “Ask the Beasts”  In this seminar, Dr. Wile will talk about Job 12:7-10, which begins by commanding the reader to “Ask the beasts.” In his view, this Scripture is telling us that we must study nature to fully understand God. While God’s divine revelation (the Bible) is clearly more detailed and precise than His natural revelation (creation), both are necessary to have a full and complete understanding of God. He will give a bit of history to show you that this was the motivation for many of the great scientists of the past, and some great scientists of the present. He then draws from fields such as astronomy, microbiology, zoology, and botany to share at least a bit of what science tells us about God. This session is suitable for Adults and Teens
2.15pm	Workshops for Adults and Teens  Choose from: Food Intolerance, Learning and Behaviour Living Room Adventures with Cynthia Hancox with Erena Fussell and Linda Gage Food sensitivities are often not well understood, but can have a profound effect on mood, behaviour, learning and health. In this workshop, Cynthia shares some of her family’s journey in recognising and dealing with food intolerance. She will explain the 7 main food chemicals that can cause problems, and how to identify and overcome food intolerance. Cast aside the workbooks for an hour and join us on your own Learning Adventure. Discover the things that encourage real and lifelong learning which you can use to inspire your families right from your own living room! No previous experience required. Does your Homeschooling Adventure Seem to be Failing? (Christian Focus) 7 Reasons Why the Bible Makes the IPOD Look Out of Date! (Teen focus) with Lennie Harrison with Kris Baines Don’t believe you’re alone! Most of us experience times of self-doubt or our circumstances convince us that we’re not making the grade. This can be a passing phase, but for some of us the phase seems to last too long. Come along and see whether a different view can refresh you or give you new courage and inspiration. With the increase in knowledge and technology, you would think that our world would have become a better place morally and ethically but sadly this is not the case. In this session Kris Baines will look at 7 reasons why young adults today can place their full trust and confidence in the Bible and what it has to say.
3.15pm	Afternoon Tea – Vendor stalls open for browsing
3.45pm	Keynote Address with Jay Wile – “Where are They Now?”  Dr. Wile became involved in homeschooling because while he was teaching at the university level, his best students were homeschool graduates. Since then, he has expected homeschoolers to become the true leaders of their generation. To investigate whether or not his expectation is coming true, Dr. Wile tracked down several homeschooled students who are now adults and learned what they are doing. In this talk, Dr. Wile tells you what he learned. You will be amazed at what these young adults are doing and how they have already impacted the world. If you are wondering whether or not homeschool graduates can make a difference in the real world, you should definitely listen to this talk! This session is suitable for Adults and Teens
5.00pm	Relaxed BYO dinner, networking and Resource Viewing
7pm	Evening Session Open to the Public  “Creation vs Evolution: Religion vs Science or Religion vs Religion?” with Dr Jay Wile In this seminar, Dr. Wile explores the complicated Creation Versus Evolution debate. He discusses Christian attempts to make the Genesis account compatible with the theory of evolution and shows how these attempts fail. He then proceeds to show that this is not at all a problem for someone who is both a Christian and a scientist. He discusses evolutionists attempts to explain away this data and how such attempts fail. Perhaps the most intriguing part of this seminar comes when Dr. Wile details some of the fantastic life forms on this planet whose existence can never be explained using the theory of evolution. This session is suitable for all including the general public (i.e. not specifically for homeschoolers)
8.30pm	Conference concludes

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We have a day and time for Dr Jay Wile’s interview on Radio Rhema.

According to the producer, it will be tomorrow at 8.10am on Aaron Ironside’s show. Not sure how tight their scheduling is.

http://www.rhema.co.nz/

Listen live here:

http://www.rhema.co.nz/player/rhema-stream.html

Today at 10:30am Jay Wile is to be interviewed on Radio Rhema.

http://www.rhema.co.nz/

Listen live here:

http://www.rhema.co.nz/player/rhema-stream.html

A note from Erena

It seems the interview was pre-recorded for using at a later date. I will let you know when we have more details. Apologies if you have been glued to your radios waiting!

Erena

for English, Maths, History, Geography, Economics, Science, Music, Art, Foreign Languages, and more.

For more info, see Creation Ministries table at the Jay Wile conference.

This 2 hour workshop is mostly hands-on, but also explains the principles behind these game designs. You will become familiar with games that are easy to learn, quick to play, cheap to make an enjoyable for the whole family. These games are adaptable to age, interest and ability. Younger children can help you make them and older children can design and make them.

Where:     Upper Riccarton

When:      Friday 14^th August 7 p.m.

Cost:        $10 per person. This includes games manual.

Who:        Adults. Teens over 12 may attend (additional $10) but only if they are likely to be able to keep up with the pace.

Booking by 3^rd August and prepayment essential. To book, please email jandl@e3.net.nz or phone Lennie on 03-3143720.

Erena has sent me some of the feed back from the Palmerston North Conference over the last couple of days. It was fantastic. Everyone I spoke to loved all the talks and visiting with all the vendors. Not only that they loved talking with the other home educators there. The place was buzzing during the breaks. I heard several people say that they regreted not asking their friends along to the talks. This conference is excellent for home educating parents and their youth. This conference in Palmerston North had several teachers and some of their pupils from Christian schools at it. Lots of people put up their hands when Erena asked how many had traveled for longer than two hours.

Here is some of the feedback that was received at the conference:

Loved it!!!!

Fantastic – very interesting. Great to bring your teenage children.

All very inspiring and informative. Well worth hearing from my own point of view and also my children.

Very interesting and engaging speaker.

Good Q&A sessions.

My children didn’t want to miss any of the sessions.

Relevant – stretched my horizons.

Thoroughly enjoyed topics.

He was a captivating speaker. I had been looking forward to this as soon as I knew of it.

Fabulous. Commonsense. Relevant.

Would definitely come again

Loved all the sessions – varied and interesting

10/10 – much better than I was expecting

Approachable, real, down to earth yet appreciate his expertise

Appreciate the cheap cost of the conference and very affordable for spouse and teens to come.

He has an excellent way of communicating information

Never boring.

It was great to be challenged to think outside the square again and yet encouraged to relax and trust the worth of what we as homeschoolers are doing. If you get a chance to go in Auckland, Nelson or Christchurch then do!!

Don’t miss these Conferences over the next few days:

Auckland Friday 10 June and Saturday 11 June

Auckland Workshop sessions at the Conference

Nelson 12 and 13 June

Christchurch 14 June

So after reading all the comments above and the programmes at each event be sure that you let all your friends, family and neighbours know about these conferences. Bring your youth along as well – they will love it.