New Plymouth Conference:

“Refresh”

23-24th April 2010

“Encouragement is oxygen to the soul”

GEORGE M. ADAMS

With ROSIE BOOM
Author, Speaker, Singer & Song-writer

New Plymouth, New Zealand
Saturday, 24 April 2010

With a Family Concert – Friday, 23 April 2010  7pm to 9 pm

Come and be refreshed

Refresh is a one-day conference with special guest Rosie Boom, a
homeschooling mother of six. Rosie will encourage and inspire you as
she shares her family’s homeschooling journey in her humorous, honest
and engaging way.

You are also warmly invited to bring your family along on Friday evening
for a fantastic concert with Rosie and her talented family.

Boom Family evening concert – Fri 23 April 2010

Rosie Boom Conference – Sat 24 April 2010

For information on Rosie and her family, visit http://www.boomfamily.co.nz

North Taranaki Home Educators Inc.
Organising committee:
Sue Innes, Shelly Farr, Merryn Hooper, Helen Powick

Conference Programme

Venue: Northpoint Baptist Church, 116 Mangati Road, Bell Block

9.00 Venue opens
9.30 Rosie Boom: Joy in the Homeschool Journey
10.30 Morning tea
10.50 Rosie Boom: The Gift of Values (how to nurture character in our children’s lives)
11.50 Home-grown talent
12.30 Lunch
1.00 Stalls open (book-sellers)
2.15 Rosie Boom: Building a Strong Family
3.15-6.00 Stalls open

This is a conference for mothers only, but if you are breast feeding, you are welcome to bring your baby.

The following book-sellers will be available on the day:
Learnex
Curriculum Concepts
Pohutukawa Books

Conference Information

Cost: $30, Early Bird- $25 (If received before 31st March 2010)

Lunch, morning & afternoon tea included in cost

To Register:
Complete the form below and return with a cheque made payable to:
North Taranaki Home Educators
c/o Helen Powick 805 Otaraoa Road, RD 43 Waitara

Payments can also be made by direct credit to:
North Taranaki Home Educators Bank Account (email for the details)

Please indicate your name and ‘Refresh’ on the payment.

Enquiries:
Sue Innes – 06 758 5294 innesnz@xtra.co.nz
Helen Powick – 06 754 7158 powicks@gmail.com
Merryn Hooper – 06 752 0132 mmhooper@maxnet.co.nz
Shelly Farr – 06 759 9378 shellyfarr@xtra.co.nz

We look forward to seeing you

With Love from

The Refresh Team

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We are concerned that there are a number of people who have not been able to contact us over the last few days.

Barbara’s father died on Tuesday morning. Barbara has been down in Christchurch since the beginning of the month. She did take two days out last weekend to speak at the Hamilton THEN Conference and flew back to Christchurch just as the conference was finishing. Craig and the rest of the family are all gathering in Christchurch now.

We wanted to put this up to let people who have ordered books over Trademe and Sella know why you may not have heard from us yet. We are only taking brief looks at our email at the moment and you will have to leave messages on our land line. We are focusing on family at the moment. We have family over from Australia and the States.We are especially enjoying seeing our 5 week old grandson and his 14 month old sister.

If you URGENTLY need to contact us over MoE or ERO issuses you can contact us at 021 027 8 2220 or 021 027 8 2221.

We will be back in Palmerston North late on Monday night. So we will endeavour to contact those who have left messages on our answer phone or emails over the days following that.

PATCHWORK OF GRACE 2010

“Much more than I had ever expected.  A great blessing.”

“Fantastic!”

“Great variety.”

“Everything so well organised.”

“I am leaving more charged and hopeful that I can spend more quality time with my children.”

“Elm Court accommodation is awesome – warm, comfortable and modern.”

Contact Gayle McDonald for all enquiries regarding registration forms or finance lotsamacs@xtra.co.nz

For all other enquiries please contact one of the following:

Ruth Stormer

Saramaree McDonnell

Hineawe Green

Home Education Coming Events for March 2010

6 March

THEN Conference Hamilton

Venue: Hamilton Sth Baptist Church, 131 Ohaupo Rd, Hamilton

Contact: Margaret, Phone: 07 843 5656, THENmail@gmail.com

Costs: $20 THEN member, $35 nonmember, $40 on-day

Registrations close: Sunday 28 February 2010

(you can still turn up on the day and pay the on-day registration)

SPEAKERS: Katherine Baxendine, Gladys Billings, Margaret Evans, Rowena Powell, Craig and Barbara Smith, Wintech, University and Vision College reps and Johanna Whittaker. Plus there will be a panel of parents and home educated young adults.

For more information on the THEN Conference go to:  https://hef.org.nz/2010/6589/

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“Mind Your Brain” Tour

Earlybird Savings Close Shortly

“Mind Your Brain” tour with Terry Small

Terry Small a.k.a. “The Brain Man” http://www.terrysmall.com is a sought after International conference speaker who will leave you astounded at the wonders of the human brain while giving you practical tips to help your brain work more efficiently.

PALMERSTON NORTH:

Thursday 11 March (combined with Curriculum Fair)

Reformed Church, Ruahine Street, Palmerston North

Early bird registration and discount close-off: Monday 8 March (5.00pm)

Info & booking: www.learnex.co.nz/Editable/conference/MindYourBrainPalmerstonNorth.shtml

(the online booking form is the easiest and quickest)

AUCKLAND:

Friday 12 March/Sat 13 March

Manukau City Baptist Auditorium, 9 Lambie Drive, Manukau City

Early bird registration and discount close-off: Monday 1 March (5.00pm)

Info & booking: www.learnex.co.nz/Editable/conference/MindYourBrainAuckland.shtml

(the online booking form is the easiest and quickest)

CHRISTCHURCH:

Wednesday 17/Thursday 18 March

Parklands Baptist Church, 180 Queens Park Drive, Parklands

Early bird registration and discount close-off: Sunday 7 March (5.00pm)

Info & booking: www.learnex.co.nz/Editable/conference/MindYourBrainChristchurch.shtml

(the online booking form is the easiest and quickest)

Don’t miss out on these conferences. You will be encouraged, challenged and glad you come.

Sat 6 March 2010

THEN Conference Hamilton

Venue: Hamilton Sth Baptist Church, 131 Ohaupo Rd, Hamilton

Contact: Margaret, Phone: 07 843 5656, THENmail@gmail.com

Costs: $20 THEN member, $35 nonmember, $40 on-day

Registrations close: Sunday 28 February 2010

(you can still turn up on the day and pay the on-day registration)

Vendors: Home Education Foundation, Learnex, CES Books and more.

Programme

9am Open for Registrations including on the day registrations

10am Start and Welcome

10.05am – 10.30am Craig Smith — Keynote Address

10.30 Morning Tea, Vendors Open

11.00am – 12.00pm Session 1

Craig Smith: Getting Started in Home Education: In this presentation Craig Smith covers the details of getting your child out of school, different approaches to home education, curriculum materials and the legal aspects of home education. For those new to home education this is a great place to get an over view.

Wintech, University and Vision College reps: Preparing for Tertiary

Rowena Powell: Reading, the Reluctant Reader and Maths Reluctant: Rowena home educated her own children and now specializes in teaching reading writing and maths to children who need extra help. Her workshops usually have a hands on approach to how you go about helping children to master the art of reading writing and maths.

Barbara Smith: Coping with/Avoiding Burnout: 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.

12 pm Lunch BYO. Tea and coffee provided

12.45 pm – 1.25pm Session 2

Craig Smith: Is it possible to discipline children in our undisciplined society? It will be very interesting to hear what Craig has to say here. He is right; society is undisciplined. How do we teach discipline to our children in a world that mocks it.

Barbara Smith: Books, Great books and more books: 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?

Gladys Billings: Teaching Writing: Gladys is the home schooling mother of Anna (15) and David (15).
If our child is a good reader we naturally think they will be a good writer. But this does not always follow. Writing is a skill which any child can acquire so as to express themselves creatively or in essays. For the last 4 years Gladys used Andrew Pudewa’s wonderful user-friendly Excellence in Writing material to teach children how to write.

Johanna Whittaker: Lapbooking and Unit Studies: Johanna is the home schooling mum to Nathan (10) and Grace (12). She discovered the creativity, fun and convenience of Lapbooking when undertaking unit study work with her children. They have been making lapbooks for about five years, subjects ranging from butterflies to India. If you just want to find a way to conveniently record and store project work in an attractive innovative way, then investigate this workshop.

1.30pm – 2.30pm Session 3

Craig Smith: Dads: The dad’s essential role in home education is what Craig will explore during this session. The father’s input into home education and family life is vital. Craig as father of a large family will share his wisdom and experience and hopefully inspire other dads to get more involved in their children’s education.

Margaret Evans: Homeschooling on the Smell of an Oily Rag: Margaret is a mother of 6, who has home educated her family over 22 years, much of that time while on the DPB. Can it be done without spending much money, and how do you choose what to spend the little you have on? Alison Kinghorn, who home educated her three children, will also have some input.

Barbara Smith: Training our Children’s Minds: 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.

Katherine Baxendine: Home schooling Large Families: Kathy is married to David. They live on a dairy farm in Matamata area with their 11 children who range in age from 19 years to 15 months. Along with Kate Molloy (mother of 8 children) Kathy will lead the workshop whereby they will share ideas and tips that have helped them in their homeschooling.

2.40pm – 3.15pm Panel of homeschooling parents, and homeschool graduates – chaired by Craig Smith.

Close and thank yous

Afternoon tea and vendors stalls open until 4pm