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AHE Conference 2017

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AHE Learning Together Conference

Saturday 20 May, 9 am – 5 pm
Raye Freedman Arts Centre, Epsom Girls’ Grammar School

Come and join us for an inspirational day of encouragement, ideas and networking to help you in your home-schooling journey.  The AHE Learning Together Conference is a ‘locally produced’ event designed to help parents on their home-schooling journey.  Whether you’re investigating home-schooling as an option for your child, or have been underway for many years -there’s something for everyone!

Home-schooling is a great way to set a family culture.  It’s a way to bond to one another, to hold to each other, to create a kind of community with each other that can withstand even the hardest stuff.

My home-school success is not based on my children’s achievement in maths or writing.  But in my ability to stay connected to the people my children are, not who I hope they will be.  Allow your home-school life to create space for discovery…

from Julie Bogart, creator and owner Brave Writer

We will have main speakers, plenty of workshops to choose from, time to talk with other home-schooling parents, and peruse available vendors.

TIMETABLE

8.00 am  Registrations open
9.00 am  Keynote speaker: Kate Jaunay
Once Upon a Time – a Home-Educating Story
10.00 am Morning tea and Vendors
10.45 am Session 1 – Workshops (1 hour)
12.00 pm Session 2 – Workshops (1 hour)
1.00 pm   Lunch and Vendors
2.00 pm   Keynote speaker: Siobhan Porter
Creating a Community for Yourself and Your Children
2.45 pm   Panel: Dads
3.30 pm   Session 3 – Workshops (1 hour)
5.00 pm   Finish

2017 is the 20th Anniversary for Auckland Home Educators.  Home-schooling is alive and well in Auckland – yay – and AHE is still going strong. We’ve asked founding member, Kate Jaunay, and current Director, Siobhan Porter, to share some of their stories, and insights they’ve gained from learning together with their family and community.

Panel Discussion – Dads
Popular demand has seen this panel reappear not as a workshop but for the benefit of all attendees.  A panel of experienced home-educating fathers will talk about their participation: cheering from the sidelines to really getting stuck in. If you have questions for the Dads’ Panel please email them to conference@ahe.org.nz

WORKSHOPS

Note: All our speakers are home-educators. The views they hold are their own, and not necessarily representative of AHE. We hope you enjoy the variety of speakers and topics. You may choose one workshop per session.

Workshops
SESSION 1
10.45 am		 Mastering Maths
Erin Parkinson		 Unschooling for Excellence
Rose Carlyle		 Online Learning
Rhys Lewis
& Val Robb		 Terrific Teens
Rosie Boom
SESSION 2
12 noon		 Stay Sane Home Management
Rachael Ayres
Frances Peeter		 Let the Music Speak
Stacey Shuck		 Te Tiriti o Waitangi
Natasha Hoffmans		 Home-schooling Solo
Rachael Anderson
SESSION 3
3.30 pm		 Starting Out
Fiona Taylor		 Learning on the Road
Rachael Ayres		 Out of the Box
Monica Bayldon		 Finishing Well
Natalie Donaldson

CLICK HERE TO READ WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS…

 

CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT ABOUT SPEAKERS…

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

Lunch and Morning Tea will be provided. We can accommodate some dietary requirements (GF and vegetarian).

Children
Please make other arrangements for your children as we are unable to provide child-care. Breast/bottle-fed babies are welcome, though we would ask that you are sensitive to others if your baby is getting too noisy ?.

Vendors
A number of vendors selling home-school curriculum and resources will be attending the conference.

PRICING

Because it is AHE’s 20th year to celebrate we are subsidising conference costs. If you are an AHE member, you receive a concession for the conference (and other AHE run events). If you would like to become a member, please click here to join.  (Membership subscription is $20/year or $35 for two years per family).

Early-bird Pricing (register by 20 April)
Individual: $35 ($50 non-member)
Couple: $60 ($85 non-member)

Standard Pricing (registration closes 14 May)
Individual: $45 ($60 non-member)
Couple: $80 ($105 non-member)

Please pay to AHE a/c 12-3011-0543821-04  (Ref ‘name’ and ‘conference’)

Special Concessions
If you are a solo-parent we have a limited number of free tickets to the conference; also if you struggling financially we have concessions available. PLEASE contact Irene (conference@ahe.org.nz) if you are in this situation (or could recommend someone who is).

If you live out of Auckland and accommodation/transport costs plus registration are limiting factors, please also contact Irene.

Please contact us about financial assistance before the end of April.

QUERIES
If you have queries or questions feel free to email Irene at conference@ahe.org.nz.

 

READ FEEDBACK FROM THE 2015 AHE LEARNING TOGETHER CONFERENCE

 

 

REGISTER HERE!

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Needing help for your home schooling journey:

https://hef.org.nz/2011/needing-help-for-your-home-schooling-journey-2/

And

Here are a couple of links to get you started home schooling:

Information on getting started: https://hef.org.nz/getting-started-2/

and

Information on getting an exemption: https://hef.org.nz/exemptions/

This link is motivational:https://hef.org.nz/2012/home-schooling-what-is-it-all-about/

Exemption Form online:https://hef.org.nz/2012/home-schooling-exemption-form-now-online/

Coming Events:https://hef.org.nz/2013/some-coming-events-for-home-education-during-2013-2/

Beneficiaries: http://hef.org.nz/2013/where-to-for-beneficiary-families-now-that-the-social-security-benefit-categories-and-work-focus-amendment-bill-has-passed-its-third-reading

Science Opportunities

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 Nathalie Thomas will be running a few courses in Wellington, Lower Hutt, Palmerston North and Wanganui.

See information below.

Basic chemistry laboratory course (ages 12+) – for waiting list only

This 6-hour lab course covers a large part of the chemistry practical skills usually covered in high school science classes during years 9 and 10. No prior skills or knowledge required.

Content: safety in the lab, the Bunsen burner, separation techniques, chemical reactions,making and testing 3 common gases, pH scale, acids and bases, indicators.

Important: students aged 13 and under need to be accompanied by an adult in the lab, up to 3 students allowed per adult.

Friday 24 February 2017 from 9:30am to 4:30pm with a lunch break from 12:30 to 1:30pm.

Course fee: $45 per student or $120 for 3 siblings. Note: Victoria university is offering their lab, equipment anddemonstrators free of charge making this a very affordable day ?

Venue: Victoria University, Kelburn campus, Wellington.

Radiation and radioactivity (ages 10-14)

During this workshop students will learn about radiation and radioactivity.

There will be a demonstration of the Geiger counter with real radioactivesources. The central theme is space travel and the possibility of colonisation of Mars. A high interest workshop. No prior knowledge or skills required.

Course fee: $20 per student or $50 for 3 siblings.

Dates & venues: Lower Hutt, Mon 27 Feb, 1:15pm to 3:45pm. Russell Keown House.

Palmerston North, Thu 2 March, 10am to 12:30pm, Gateways Church.

Wanganui, Fri 3 Mar, 10:15am to 12:45pm, Training for You campus.

Introduction to Nuclear Physics (ages 13+)

Students will learn about radiation, radioactivity, isotopes and the concept of half-life as well as everydayapplications of nuclear science. We will measure radioactive sources with a Geiger counter. An understanding of atom structure is recommended.

Course fee: $20 per student or $50 for 3 siblings.

Dates & venues: Lower Hutt, Tues 28 Feb, 1:15pm to 3:45pm. Russell Keown House.

Palmerston North, Thu 2 March, 1pm to 3:30pm, Gateways Church.

About the tutor

Nathalie Thomas is a homeschooling mum who lives in the Bay of Plenty. She has a MSc in Chemistry, did her teacher

training in Auckland and taught at high school level for more than 10 years before retiring 11 years ago to become a

home educator. She now runs science workshops and laboratory courses specifically for homeschooled children as well

as online courses. Her website is www.science-for-home-educators.co.nz.

Booking and payment details

To register for the above workshops email Nathalie on info@science-for-home-educators.co.nz , with your name and

contact phone number, your child’s name and age and which workshop(s) you would like to attend.

Payment is due by Wed 15 February 2017. More detailed information about the venue and what to bring will be

provided closer to the time of the workshops.

Note that a refund will only be given if the workshop is cancelled or if there is another family who can take your place.

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Needing help for your home schooling journey:

https://hef.org.nz/2011/needing-help-for-your-home-schooling-journey-2/

And

Here are a couple of links to get you started home schooling:

Information on getting started: https://hef.org.nz/getting-started-2/

and

Information on getting an exemption: https://hef.org.nz/exemptions/

This link is motivational:https://hef.org.nz/2012/home-schooling-what-is-it-all-about/

Exemption Form online:https://hef.org.nz/2012/home-schooling-exemption-form-now-online/

Coming Events:https://hef.org.nz/2013/some-coming-events-for-home-education-during-2013-2/

Beneficiaries: http://hef.org.nz/2013/where-to-for-beneficiary-families-now-that-the-social-security-benefit-categories-and-work-focus-amendment-bill-has-passed-its-third-reading

 

Tauranga film to debut with Lion King

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“Home Educated sisters have written, produced, filmed, directed and edited this movie. If you’re in the BOP pop on down tonight and check it out.”
Cast and Crew from Tauranga short film Implications of Imagination, which will debut at Mount Drury's Lion King screening tomorrow night. Photo/supplied
Cast and Crew from Tauranga short film Implications of Imagination, which will debut at Mount Drury’s Lion King screening tomorrow night. Photo/supplied

People gathering at Mount Drury tomorrow for a Night Owl Cinema screening of The Lion King will be treated to the debut of a short film created by a Tauranga 16-year-old.

Implications of Imagination is the directional debut short film from teen photographer and film maker Rose McMahon. Rose is the founder of photography business Little Miss Rose.

The film features NZ’s Got Talent finalist Fletcher Oxford as one of the main stars and explores the relationship between Oliver, a teenage boy, and his much younger sister Maggie (played by Daria Galey) and possibly one or two fairies.

The film will be screen at Mount Drury from 8pm tomorrow night.

Cast and Crew from Tauranga short film Implications of Imagination, which will debut at Mount Drury's Lion King screening tomorrow night. Photo/supplied
Cast and Crew from Tauranga short film Implications of Imagination, which will debut at Mount Drury’s Lion King screening tomorrow night. Photo/supplied

Rose said the goal of the film was to encourage people of all ages to dream a little. To let themselves imagine what might be possible and believe in themselves.

The movie was filmed in one day on an almost zero budget with a cast and crew of volunteers.

”Seeing the film on the big screen in front of a big crowd will make all the hard work and effort worthwhile. And [it] will be a thrill for all the cast and crew,” Rose said.

The crew involved included scriptwriters, camera operators, sound technicians, drone operators, film production people, hair and makeup artists and casting agents.

Rose said the film showcased ”just how talented people in the film community in the Bay of Plenty is, with so many incredible and capable people”.

Fletcher will also perform a song he has written, inspired by the movie. Other performers include Seth Rackman and the Hitmen Fuse Bucket Drummers.

Street Food Union food trucks will also be available.

The movie is awaiting classification but is expected to be family friendly.

The event is open to the public from 6pm and a gold coin donation to attend. The movie is expected to screen at 8pm.

– Bay of Plenty Times

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Needing help for your home schooling journey:

https://hef.org.nz/2011/needing-help-for-your-home-schooling-journey-2/

And

Here are a couple of links to get you started home schooling:

Information on getting started: https://hef.org.nz/getting-started-2/

and

Information on getting an exemption: https://hef.org.nz/exemptions/

This link is motivational:https://hef.org.nz/2012/home-schooling-what-is-it-all-about/

Exemption Form online:https://hef.org.nz/2012/home-schooling-exemption-form-now-online/

Coming Events:https://hef.org.nz/2013/some-coming-events-for-home-education-during-2013-2/

Beneficiaries: http://hef.org.nz/2013/where-to-for-beneficiary-families-now-that-the-social-security-benefit-categories-and-work-focus-amendment-bill-has-passed-its-third-reading

Above Rubies Family Camp, with Colin and Nancy Campbell!

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Early Bird registrations close tomorrow

Oct 28 at 4 PM to Oct 30 at 1:30 PM
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    From Michelle:
    Hey everyone, we’re really excited about this upcoming family camp – please tell all your friends!
    More details will be added to this event over the next few days – you also can PM Michelle Campbell to find out more!Registration form link:

    https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeoOLrwBwDnXOfwxc6sKXEdPIDRQ3qlIMXq-5Tq1QjJsdKdEg/viewform?c=0&w=1

    Basic Program

    Friday

    Arrivals and registrations from 4 pm

    Own dinner19.30 Colin and Nancy speaking

    9 pm Supper

    Saturday

    7 am Prayer meeting

    07.30 Breakfast

    9 am Colin and Nancy each taking a session

    10.30 Morning tea

    11 am Colin and Nancy each taking a session

    12.30 Lunch

    Free time

    4 pm Question & Answer

    17.30 Dinner

    7 pm Colin speaking after a concert. Families may present items.

    Sunday

    7 am Prayer meeting

    07.30 Breakfast

    9 am Colin and Nancy Speaking

    10.30 Tea

    11 am Testimonies

    12.00 Lunch

    What is Above Rubies?

    Above Rubies is a ministry to encourage women in their high calling as wives, mothers, and homemakers. Its purpose is to uphold and strengthen family life and to raise the standard of God’s truth in the nation.

    The name has been chosen from Proverbs 31.10 AMP, “A capable, intelligent and virtuous woman, who is he who can find her? She is far more precious than jewels and her value is far Above Rubies or pearls.”

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    Who are Colin and Nancy Campbell?

    “Colin and I both are both blessed to come from a Godly Christian heritage. We are grateful for this legacy. I believe God’s plan is that every family build a godly generation so that His truth is passed on from one generation to the next.

    They say that the most difficult time of a relay race is to pass the baton to the next runner. We must be careful that we don’t drop the baton as we seek to impart God’s truth to the next generation…….”

    A biography of the Campbell family, how they have lived the Christian life, how they have been blessed by Godly Children and grandchildren.
    ABOVERUBIES.ORG

     

    Isn’t Above Rubies a lady’s magazine? Why would men want to attend the camp?

    This family conference will be a powerful time of encouragement for the whole family, as both Colin and Nancy share godly wisdom gleaned over many faithful years serving God in raiding their children.

    Check out the “Meat for Men” page, where Colin shares a vision of Uncompromising Manhood for married men and singles alike.

    Meat for Men's photo.
    Meat for Men
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Needing help for your home schooling journey: https://hef.org.nz/2011/needing-help-for-your-home-schooling-journey-2/

And

Here are a couple of links to get you started home schooling:

Information on getting started: https://hef.org.nz/getting-started-2/

and

Information on getting an exemption: https://hef.org.nz/exemptions/

This link is motivational: http://hef.org.nz/2012/home-schooling-what-is-it-all-about/

Exemption Form online: https://hef.org.nz/2012/home-schooling-exemption-form-now-online/

Coming Events: https://hef.org.nz/2013/some-coming-events-for-home-education-during-2013-2/

Beneficiaries: http://hef.org.nz/2013/where-to-for-beneficiary-families-now-that-the-social-security-benefit-categories-and-work-focus-amendment-bill-has-passed-its-third-reading

NZDC YEP! AUCKLAND SPRING SCHOOL 2016 JUST BROS & JUST GALS!

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From Melanie

Kia ora

The New Zealand Dance Company have a Spring School coming up, 3-7 October and we are keen to get information about our seasonal schools and YEP programmes out to home educators

NZDC YEP! AUCKLAND SPRING SCHOOL 2016

JUST BROS & JUST GALS!  

Join NZDC Bros Carl Tolentino & Chris Ofanoa and NZDC Gals Katie Rudd & Chrissy Kokiri for a full week of dancing.

Daily classes: contemporary, fusion, ballet, yoga and Swing!

Technique development and co-creating work.

Be the first to learn a brand new Chris OfanoaFusion! 

Featuring a JUST BROS & JUST GALS“DANCE OFF” for family and friends at the end of the week, 4pm on Friday 07 October.

BOOK NOW

Dates:             Monday 03 October – Friday 07 October 2016

Times:9.00am – 4pm

DANCE OFF: Friday 4pm

Location:        Wellesley Studios, 113 Wellesley St West, Auckland

Registrations: Open now until Monday 03 October 2016, unless full earlier.

Ages: 11+ years students.  NB. Maximum 20 Bros and maximum 20 Gals

Cost:   $350 incl. GST

There is opportunity for financial assistance.  If you would like to apply for a scholarship, please email Kerry-Ann at kerry-ann.stanton@nzdc.org.nz.  All scholarships are awarded on individual financial need, based on a referee’s endorsement.


Melanie Bayly
Community & Education Administrator

p  +64 (0) 9 378 7361 
e  melanie.bayly@nzdc.org.nz

Wellesley Studios
113 Wellesley Street West
Auckland 1010

PO Box 90810 Victoria Street West
Auckland 1010 New Zealand

www.nzdc.org.nz

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