Melbourne Home Education Conference

Craig Smith Editor of Keystone Magazine

Wendy Hill from The Gift of Music

Date: Saturday  11 September 2010

Venue: Presbyterian Church of Hawthorn, 580 Glenferrie Rd Hawthorn, Melbourne  3122,

Cost: $20 per family or $5.00 per session (including grandparents).  If you are in genuine financial difficulty, please contact us, and we would love to help you.

Register and Map here: http://lifelonglearning.co/lifelonglearning.co/Welcome.html

Speakers: Craig Smith, Wendy Hill and Jonathan Field

Contact:  Jonathan  and Katie 03 9018 9286 2010-craig-smith-seminar@lifelonglearning.co

Programme:

9:00am Registration

9:15 Welcome & Notices

9:30-11:00  Keynote: Craig Smith “Home Education — Getting Things into Perspective”

11:00-11:30 Morning Tea (Drink and light refreshment provided)

11:30-1:00 Two electives

1. “Christian Dad’s Essential Role in Home Education” Craig Smith

2.  “The Elements of Music” Wendy Hill

1:00-1:30 BYO lunch. Drinks provided.

1:30- 2:30 Two  electives

1. “The Christian Imperative–Why all Christians Must Rescue Their Children From State Schools” Craig Smith

2. Teaching your children  Christian World Views” Jonathan Field

2:30-3:00 Afternoon Tea (Drink and light refreshment provided)

3:00-4:00 Two electives

1. “Christian Parents Preventing and Changing Rebellion in a Child’s Heart” Craig Smith

2. “Teaching your children Foreign Languages” Jonathan Field

Conference ends/looking at stands

Stands at Conference:

Home Education Foundation: https://hef.org.nz

The Gift of Music: https://www.lem.com.au/thegiftofmusic

Life Long Learning:  http://lifelonglearning.co/lifelonglearning.co/Welcome.html

plus possibly others

Please note that all sessions will be presented from a distinctly Biblical perspective, although all attendees are most welcome.

Conference website

Wanganui Home Educators Conference

with Rosie Boom

Date: Saturday 31st July 2010

Time: 9am – 5pm

Where: Riverside Church, corner of Somme Parade and Ingestre St, Wanganui

Cost: $20 per person, $25 per couple, $5 per session

Contact: Lisa 06 345 8645 or neil.lisa@xtra.co.nz

Programme:

9am -10am               Register, look at resource tables, welcome & introductory talk by Craig Smith

10am-11am              Rosie – Joy in the Homeschooling Journey (general encouragement)

11am-11.30am         Morning tea  (provided)

11.30am-12.45pm    Rosie – The Gift of Values (how to nurture character in our children’s lives)

12.45pm -1.45pm     Lunch (please bring your own)

1.45pm – 2.45pm      Rosie – Help I’m a Cracked Vessel! (understanding the strength of our weaknesses)

2.45pm – 3.15pm      Afternoon tea (provided) Last chance for viewing of resource tables.

3.15pm – 4.15pm      Rosie – Fear of the Lord (raising our children to walk in God’s word)

4.15pm – 4.30pm      Closing talk by Craig and thank yous

We will have several Vendors attending including:

Craig and Barbara Smith (Hefnetnz and Home Education Foundation)

Learnex,

TISA (Singapore Maths),

ATI

We will also have a second-hand table available for you to sell any resources you no longer need.  Please label them clearly with your name and price – and provide an envelope for people to put the money into.

Craig and Barbara Smith are going to be available throughout the day too (including during the workshops) so if you have any questions, worries or just want to speak to them personally, please contact me and we can set aside some time for you to have a private time together.

Feel free to contact me for further details or to register (contact details above).

Thanks

Lisa

http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/Notices/Notice.aspx?NoticeId=613767

National Student CHOGM 2010

Dates: 20–21 September

Held at Parliament, this conference is a fun and enriching experience for Y13 students, and is open to all secondary schools.

Based on the international Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, this conference gives students the chance to step into the shoes of a commonwealth country’s political leader. It allows students to steer their way through political crises, issue press statements and grapple with some of the key concerns facing today’s Commonwealth countries.

The theme for 2010 is The Commonwealth: Science, Technology and Society.

Delegations consist of two students in the roles of Head of Government and Foreign Affairs Minister. Each delegation is required to represent an assigned Commonwealth country. Students need to become very conversant with the governance, political and social climate of their assigned country.

Due to the size of the Legislative Council Chamber, the Student CHOGM is limited to 24 delegations. The Student CHOGM includes a State dinner in the Banquet Hall, on the first evening.

Schools that have attended in recent years will be posted information and an enrolment form. Other interested schools/colleges should please email: commonwealth.trust@paradise.net.nz

Fri-Sat 30-31 July 2010

Rosie Boom

Home Education Conference

Wanganui

Venue: Riverside Church, cnr Somme Pde and Ingestre St, Wanganui

Cost: Fri — $5 per family. Sat — $15 per person; $20 per couple $5 per session per person.

Contact: Lisa Crosse 06 345 8645 or neil.lisa@xtra.co.nz

Workshop Topics – Speaker Rosie Boom:

* Joy in the Homeschool Journey

* The Gift of Values – how to nuture character

* Building a Strong Family

Craig and Barbara Smith will also be available throughout Saturday at the conference for private individual time. Contact Lisa (details above) to book in a time.

Vendors:

* Learnex

*Home Education Foundation