South Island Home EducationTour 2011

26 March all day workshop in Nelson
28 March half day workshop in Westport
29 March half day  workshop in Hokitika
31 March half day workshop in Te Anau
1 April all day workshop in Invercargill
2 April all day workshop in Dunedin
4 April half day workshop in Oamaru
5 April half day workshop in Timaru
8 April half day workshop in  Kaikoura
9 April all day workshop in Blenheim
Please click on the town to find out more information about each event. As information is confirmed it will be put up on the website.

Te Anau Home Education Workshop

Venue: Lakeside Presbyterian Church, Te Anau Terrace, Te Anau

Contact: Kelly 03 249 7707 ‘wairauwhanau@maxnet.co.nz’

Cost: $5.00 per family including grandparents

Programme:

1:00 Registration
1:15 2 Electives
1. Craig “Home Education: A Practical Approach to learning–Choosing or Developing Your Own Curriculum
2. Barbara “Avoiding Burnout – Keeping Going When the Going Gets Tough”
2:45 afternoon tea
3:15 2 electives
1. Craig “Home Educating Through Secondary and Preparing For Tertiary Education and the Workforce”
2. Barbara “Training Our Children’s minds”, “The Tools of Learning” and “Motivation”
4:45 Question time

Oamaru Home Educators Workshop: 4 April 2011

Venue: TBA

Contact: Tani 03 434-9253 tani.newton@paradise.net.nz

Cost: $10.00 per family including grandparents or $5.00 per session

Programme:

1.00pm   Registration and Viewing Resources

1:15pm Welcome

1.30pm   Two electives

1. “Home Education From a Biblical Perspective” Craig

2. “Avoiding Burnout – Keeping Going When the Going Gets Tough” Barbara

3.00pm   Afternoon tea

3:30pm   Two electives

1. “Is it possible to Discipline children in our unDisciplined society?” Craig

2. “Books, Great Books and More Books – Creating your own library; how to use it” Barbara

5.00pm   Question & Answer session

6:00pm shared tea

7.00pm   Two electives

1. “Reforming the Future through Home Education” Craig

2. “Training Our Children/Youth to Be Pure” Barbara

Blenheim Home Educators Workshop 9 April 2011

Venue: 5 Merlot Place, Blenheim

Contact: Reena 03 570 5143 tatts.family@slingshot.co.nz

Cost: Morning free,  Afternoon donation

Programme:
9:45am start for the morning with a continuous morning tea.
Sessions for those looking at homeschooling, or just starting out.
Topics to be covered are:
Why homeschool?
How to get started?
What is homeschooling?
What’s wrong with school?
And any other questions you might have about why homeschool and getting started.
Experienced home educators please come along to this as well. There will be the opportunity for you to answer questions from those looking at home schooling their children as well.

12:00pm Shared lunch, hot drinks provided

12:30pm afternoon session
Sessions will be for existing homeschoolers, those not yet started or just getting started most welcome as well.
12:30pm  2 Electives

1. “Home Educating Through Secondary and Preparing For Tertiary Education and the Workforce” Craig

2. “Training Our Children’s minds”, “The Tools of Learning” and “Motivation” Barbara

1:30pm afternoon tea

2:00pm two electives

1. “Christian Dad’s Essential Role in Home Education” and “Is it possible to Discipline children in our unDisciplined society?” Craig

2. “Training Our Children/Youth to Be Pure” and “Christian Parents Preventing and Changing Rebellion in a Child’s Heart” Barbara

3:00pm Questions & Answer time

Christchurch Home Education Workshop: 7 April 2011

Date: 7 April

Venue: Bishopdale Reformed Church, 90 Highsted Rd, Bishopdale, Christchurch

Contact: Barbara Phone 06 357-4399 email barbara@hef.org.nz

Cost: $15.00 per family including grandparents, $5.00 per session

Programme:

9:00am Registration
9:15am  2 Electives
1. “Home Education — Getting things into Perspective” Craig
2. “Avoiding Burnout – Keeping Going When the Going Gets Tough” Barbara
10:30 Morning tea
11:00 2 Electives
1. “Getting Started, dealing with MOE/ERO, pulling children out of School, doing exemption form etc” Craig
2. “Training Our Children’s minds”, “The Tools of Learning” and “Motivation” Barbara
12:15 lunch break  Bring your own lunch – drinks available
12:45 2 electives
1.  “Choosing or Developing Your Own Curriculum” Craig
2. “Books, Great Books and More Books – Creating your own library; how to use it” Barbara
2:00 afternoon tea
2:30 Keynote message
“Home Educating Through Secondary and Preparing For Tertiary Education and the Workforce” Craig
3:30 Question Time and help with filling out individual exemption forms
4:00pm Conference finishes