Tue 27 April 2010

Workshop in Oamaru

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

Venue:  Elim Church

Cost:  $10.00 per family $5.00 per session

Programme:

1:00  Registration and view resources

1:30 Two electives

Craig: Choosing or Developing Your Own Curriculum

Barbara:  Training Our Children’s Minds

3:00 Afternoon tea and view resources

3:30 Two electives

Craig: Changing the Heart of a Rebel

Barbara:  Training Our Children to Worship

4:30 – 5:00 everyone into main auditorium for Q & A session

6:00 Pot Providence Tea

7:30 Two electives

Craig:  The Christian Dad’s Essential Role in Home Education

Barbara: Training Our Daughters to Be Godly Wives and Mothers

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For more Coming Events for April/May/June  please check here:

https://hef.org.nz/category/coming-events/

Mon 26 April 2010

Dunedin Home Education Seminar

Venue: Musselburgh Baptist Church, 131 Musselburgh Rise, Dunedin

Time: 10a.m – 3p.m and 7 – 9p.m evening

Speakers: Craig and Barbara Smith

Cost: $15 per family, which includes the Children’s Programme   

Contact: Dunedin Committee on register4dunedinseminar@gmail.com or ph Katie 03 489  2349 or Barbara 021 027 82221

Programme:

10:00 Registration and view resource table

10:15 Welcome and Notices

10:30 -12:00  Two Electives:

1. Craig  Home Education – Getting things into perspective

2. Barbara  Home Education through Secondary and preparing for Tertiary

12:00 – 1:00 Lunch Tea and coffee provided. Bring your own lunch. Alternatively a Dairy is across the road, or a 500 m walk to Musselburgh Shops [Baker’s Dozen, and two Takeaways]. Woolworths 1km in same direction.

1:00 – 2:30pm Two Electives:

1. Craig  Changing the Heart of a Rebel

2. Barbara  Avoiding Burnout – Keeping going when the going gets tough

2:30 – 3:00 pm Afternoon tea and browsing resource tables. [ 3:00 to 7:00 p.m Home ]

7:00 – 9:00 p.m Two electives:

1.  Craig  Dad’s Essential role in Home Education – from a Christian Perspective

2. Barbara   Training our children’s minds – ‘The tools of learning’ and ‘Motivation’

For more Coming Events for April/May/June  please check here:

https://hef.org.nz/category/coming-events/

Sat 24 April 2010

Workshop in Invercargill

Venue: Rosedale Bible Chapel Cnr Bourke & Exmouth Sts Invercargill

Contact: Joy Gibson  Phone: 03 214-4493 briangibson@clear.net.nz

Costs: $15 / family or $5 / session

Programme:

9:00am Venue Opens, Resources

9:15am Welcome & Notices

9:30-11am Two Electives

Craig Smith: The Christian Dad’s Essential Role in Home Education

Barbara Smith: Avoiding Burnout — Keeping Going When the Going Gets Tough

11:00am AM Tea, View Resources

11:30am Two Electives

Craig Smith: Choosing or Developing Your Own Curriculum

Barbara Smith: Training Our Children’s Minds, The Tools of Learning and Motivation

1:00pm BYO Lunch, Resources

1:30pm Two Electives

Craig Smith: Changing the Heart of a Rebel (for preventing rebellion and dealing with it as a Christian)

Barbara Smith: Training Our Children to Worship

2:30pm PM Tea, View Resources

3:00pm Two Electives

Craig Smith: Training Our Children/Youth to Be Pure

Barbara Smith: Raising Our Daughters to Be Godly Wives and Mothers

4:30pm View Resources. End

For more Coming Events for April/May/June  please check here:

https://hef.org.nz/category/coming-events/

Ballarat, Victoria, Australia

Home Education Conference 15 May 2010

Venue: The Venue has changed to: One2one Gillies Street Church of Christ (formerly known as Ballarat Family Church of Christ)

121 Gillies St , Alfredton VIC 3350

Cost: Donation

Contact: Joy 03 53447290   email: jam@goonly.net

Speaker: Barbara Smith

Programme:
9:00am Registrations, Resources

9:15am Welcome & Notices

9:30-11am
Avoiding Burnout — Keeping Going When the Going Gets Tough
(During this presentation Barbara Smith will look at the symptoms and causes of home school burnout and strategies for avoiding it. Many of us worry about whether what we are doing is right, is there a better way and strive too hard. Barbara will lead us to an understanding of what home education really calls us to.)

11:00am AM Tea, View Resources

11:30am
Training Our Children’s Minds, The Tools of Learning and Motivation
( Barbara takes the grammar, logic and rhetoric stages of classical education and applies it to the Hebrew/interpersonal approach to learning which results in a very interesting and informative workshop.)

1:00pm BYO Lunch, Resources

1:30pm
“Christian Parents Preventing and Changing Rebellion in a Child’s Heart”

2:30pm PM Tea, View Resources

3:00pm

“Books, Great Books and More Books – Creating your own library; how to use it”
How is your home library coming along? From her years of home education experience Barbara will share her wisdom of what it really is worth spending your money on to develop your home library. What books are of greatest value? And Why?

4:30pm View Resources. End

For more information:
https://hef.org.nz/2007/workshop-electives-offered-by-barbara-smith/

An Evening in Te Anau

Thursday 22 April 2010

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

Time: 7pm

Contact: Nancy, 03 349-8166, gnbarnes@xtra.co.nz