Sat 1 May 2010

Workshop in Christchurch

Contact: Angela McDowell  383 0652 pm only  Andrew.McDowell@xtra.co.nz

Venue: Bishopdale Reformed Church, 90 Highsted Road, Bishopdale, Christchurch  http://www.rcnz.org.nz/about/church-view.php?church=bishopdale

Cost: $15.00

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

Thur 29 April 2010

Ashburton Home Education Conference

Contact: Melanie, 03 303-6564, midcanthomeeducators@gmail.com

Venue: Ashburton Baptist Church, Cnr Cass & Havelock Sts, Ashburton PH 308 5409

COST: $5 one session, $10 Single, $15 Family

TIME: 1-5pm.

1.00pm Registration and review resources

1.15pm -2.45pm  Elective 1: Barbara – Avoiding Burnout – Keeping going when the going gets tough

2.45pm-3.15pm Afternoon tea

3.15pm-4.30pm Elective 2: Craig – Home Educating Through Secondary and Preparing For Tertiary Education and the Workforce

4.30pm half an hour chat and last look at books etc

5.00pm Finish

Sat 17 April 2010

Top of the South Conference in Tasman Bay

Venue: Tasman Bible Church Cnr Coastal Highway and Williams Rd, Tasman

Contact: Rose Sutherland Phone 03 526 6767 evenings only or topofthesouthreg@live.com Cost: $5.00 per family

PROGRAMME:
8:45am Venue opens, Resource Table

9:15am Welcome

9:30 – 11am          Craig and Barbara Smith: “Home Education – Getting Things Into Perspective”

11am Morning Tea

11:30am Two Electives
Craig Smith:  “Dad’s Essential Role in Home Education – from a Christian Perspective”
Barbara Smith: “Changing the Heart of a Rebel”  (For preventing rebellion, and dealing with it – Christian presentation)

2:30pm  Lunch – BYO, Resource Table

1: 00pm Two Electives
Craig Smith: “Is it Possible to Discipline Children in our Undisciplined Society?”
Barbara Smith: “Training our Children’s Minds”, “The Tools of Learning”, and “Motivation”

2:30pm Afternoon Tea, Resource Table

3.00pm Two Electives Combined
Craig and Barbara Smith: “Training our Children/Youth to be Pure” and “Raising our Daughters to be Godly Wives and Mothers”

(Q’s and A’s can be included in this session.)

For more information:

http://www.nelsonhome.school.nz/blog/activities/top-of-the-south-conference-in-tasman-bay/

Wednesday 28 April 2010

Workshop in Timaru

Contact: Rachel, 03 686-3393 or thelittles@maxnet.co.nz. Please register by Friday 23 April by contacting  Rachel Little and indicating which Elective in which Session you would like to do.  Many thanks

Venue: Connect Community Church,  Intersection of College Road and Harper Street, Timaru

Cost: $5 per family per session or $15 per family for all the 4 sessions to be paid at the door on arrival

We are working on activities downstairs for younger children (under 10s) for the 2 afternoon sessions, and a children’s dvd for the evening session, but parents are still responsible for their own children being settled.

Please bring a plate to share for afternoon tea, and if you are staying for the dinner time, you are welcome to bring your own food – kitchen available

Programme:   1.45 pm    Arrive and welcome  

Session One 2.00  pm

Elective 1  Craig Smith –  “Home Education – Getting Things Into Perspective” (Schooling v Education, Character Training, Tutoring/Mentoring, Developing Vision)

Elective 2  Barbara Smith – “Avoiding Burnout – Keeping Going with the Going Gets Tough” (Symptoms, Causes and Strategies)”

3.30pm    Afternoon tea    

Session Two 4.00pm

Elective 1  Craig Smith – “Choosing and Developing Own Curriculum”

Elective 2  Barbara Smith – Training Our Children’s Minds – The Tools of Learning and Motivation” (Grammar, Logic and Rhetoric Stages of a Classical Hebrew/Interpersonal Education)

5.30 pm  Break and Bring Your Own Dinner Time

HEF Resource Table    

Session Three 6.30 pm

Elective 1 Craig Smith – “Dad’s Essential Role in Home Education – from a Christian Perspective”

Elective 2  Barbara Smith – “Books, Great Books and More Books – Creating Your Own Library ” and “The Vital Nature of Reading Aloud”

Session Four 7:35 pm

Keynote

Craig Smith  – “Home Educating Through Secondary and Preparing for Tertiary Education and the Workforce”

8:35 pm   Short testimonies to encourage us from parents/young adults who have transitioned successfully into tertiary/workforce – very welcome.

Question & Answer Time

9:00 pm   Supper

Mon 3 May 2010

Evening Meeting in Blenheim

Venue: The Community House in Riversdale, 131 Budge St.

Cost:  Donation

Time: 7:00pm

Contact: Sandy, 03 578-1296, home_spun3@live.com

Informal Q & A time: with C & B Smith, including college & university entrance.