VaHomeschoolers
2007 Conference
and Resource Fair

July 20-21, 2007

Science Museum of Virginia
2500 Richmond Street
Richmond, Virginia

Homeschooling - A Passport to Learning

Conference Schedule

Friday, July 20

3:00 p.m. Volunteer training
4:00 p.m. Registration opens
4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Teen Volunteer Party
4:00 - 7:00 p.m. Resource Fair Preview Sale
4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Beginning Homeschooling session
7:00 p.m. "Tropical Treats" Talent Show & Art Exhibit at Holiday Inn Crossroads

Saturday, July 21

8:00 - 9:00 a.m. Registration opens
9:00 a.m. Resource Fair opens
9:00 - 10:00 a.m. Session 1

1-A. Beginning Homeschooling, Part 1: Navigating Paperwork and Legalities
1-B. Homeschooling the Teen Years: Nurturing the Whole Teen
1-C. Reading, Writing and 'Rithmetic' for Right Brain Learners
1-D. Engineering an Engineer
1-E. Eclectic Homeschooling: Choose What Works

10:20 - 11:20 a.m. Session 2

2-A. Beginning Homeschooling, Part 2: But What Do I Do Monday?
2-B. On Course for High School
2-C. Keynote by Dr. Thomas Armstrong. Awakening the Genius in Every Child
2-D. Exploring Charlotte Mason Education
2-E. Incorporating the Arts Into Home Education

11:20 a.m. - 12:40 p.m. Lunch Break
11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Special Session

Support Group Council - Support for Support Group Leaders
(All homeschool group leaders invited to attend)

12:40- 1:40 p.m. Session 3

3-A. Homeschooling the Tween Years
3-B. Passport to College: Preparing Transcripts
3-C. Trickster Tales! Puppet Show - Barefoot Puppet Theatre
3-D. Homeschooling with Infants and Toddlers
3-E. How Father Figures
3-F. Montessori in the Home

2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Session 4

4-A. Passport to Creativity: Writing for Self-Publication
4-B. Passport to the World: Homeschoolers and International Studies
4-C. Keynote by Dr. Thomas Armstrong. Awakening the Genius in Every Child
4-D. Exploring Waldorf Inspired Homeschooling
4-E. Multiple Ages and Multiple Styles? Unit Studies to the Rescue!

3:00 - 3:45 p.m. Break
3:45 - 4:45 p.m. Session 5

5-A. Homeschooling Outcomes: But Will They Get Along in the Real World?
5-B. A True Individualized Education: Homeschooling Special Needs
5-C. Let Your House Do the Homeschooling
5-D. Homeschooling and Blogging
5-E. Screen Time: Approaches to television, computer use and video games in homeschooling families

Free Session on How to Begin Homeschooling

Join us Friday, July 20th 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. as VaHomeschoolers Board Member Stephanie Elms presents a Free Session on "Beginning Homeschooling". (In order to have enough handouts for all who attend, pre-registration is required.)

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