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Special Pre-Expo Event
The Expo begins a day early this year! Show up at Scandia
Fun Center in Ontario on Thursday for some screaming fun for $9.95! Later, take a break and go back to the hotel for a
swim or a trip to Ontario Mills Mall, and then return for more
fun—Scandia is open til midnight!
This offer is for Expo attendees only!
Download the session schedule today!
Homeschool Sessions at the Expo
Adding FUN to Your Curriculum with Games!
Carolyn Forte
Join Carolyn Forte, the co-author of "The Game Curriculum", as she helps you liven up your school day by
supplementing with games and activities to enhance your home school experience. Discover the vast number
of fun educational games that are available as well as how to use traditional games to teach your children
everything from Astronomy to Zoology.
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ADHD vs. Kinesthetic Learner: Which is it? Part 1
Dr. Stephen Guffanti
Learning styles affect the details people see and the understanding people get. They act as filters to our
world. You will experience the world as a kinesthetic learner does and discover how IQ and other tests don't
effectively test the kinesthetic world. Understand your child - and possibly your spouse - better!
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ADHD vs. Kinesthetic Learner: Which is it? Part 2
Dr. Stephen Guffanti
You can transform your home life to more calm, happy and loving with a new way of interacting with your child.
Expect dramatic improvement with these coping skills, resources, and techniques! Whether you are using medication
or not, your goal is to find your child's strengths and help him compensate for his weaknesses.
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Adventure Schooling
David and Ann Severi
If you are the "get-out-of-the-house" type, David and Ann can show you how to make the world your classroom
no matter what your budget. Make "adventure" a core subject and try "away-from-home-schooling". The Severi's homeschooled
children have camped, hiked, and learned in 34 states and 4 countries, and they have been to over 100 historic sites. David
and Ann have advice on making field trips educational without ruining the fun!
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All That Jazz: Non Radical Unschooling as Educational Improv
Ann Lahrson-Fisher
Unschooling frees kids and families to live a rich learning life. Many parents like the idea of unschooling but
have trouble departing the structured notions of their own school years. Winging it seems terrifying! Ann will explore ways to
balance parental schoolish notions against where we want to go with our children's learning experience; she is an enthusiastic
fan of this fascinating approach to homeschooling. She will share some of her best efforts and observations as well as some
personal lessons from her mistakes - mistakes despite which, by the way, her kids still learned and grew up to be healthy
functioning adults! You don't have to be perfect and there is no one right way to unschool!
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All You Need to Learn About Getting Started in Homeschooling—The Condensed Version!
Karen Taylor
With so much that you want to do, Karen is going to speed up "how to get started" and put it into one
quick session. She will offer it bright and early before the other sessions start, and then the rest of the Expo will
make more sense—and you won't miss anything!
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A Colorful Solution for Perceptually-Based Reading Problems
Marilyn Ashley
Do you know people who have poor reading comprehension, read slowly, or lose their place when reading?
They may complain that they get sleepy, are tired, have headaches, and are restless or fidgety when reading. These types
of problems can affect the enjoyment and efficiency of reading for both children and adults. Learn about the Irlen Method
and Irlen colored filters. This method has been the subject of over 56 published research studies and has been featured on
"60 Minutes," "ABC World News with Peter Jennings," "MSNBC News," and "National Geographic."
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Barbershop Sing-A-Long!
Kristen Taylor, Chorus Director
Join in some good old
fashioned singing fun with guys from the Hi-Country Harmonaires
Barbershop Chorus. Stop by to listen to old favorites and
learn a song or two in the barbershop style! www.angelfire.com/ca/harmonaires
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CHN Town Hall Meeting: What's on Your Mind?
CHN's trustees and volunteers want to know what's on your mind.
Do you have suggestions or comments? How can CHN better help California's
homeschoolers? What's in the future for homeschooling in California? This
informal and fun meeting is open to CHN members, prospective members, and
anyone who is interested in homeschooling in California, as well as all parents
who are waiting for their teens who will be at the dance! This will be the very
last Expo session for 2006, and we expect to kick back and enjoy ourselves while
brainstorming at the same time!
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Dad to Dad
Martin Forte
ALL dads are encouraged to attend this popular session planned just for them. Even if you go off to work every
day, you're still a homeschooling dad. Learn how to be an important part of your child's homeschool experience, and get your
"What did they do all day while I was at work?" questions answered.
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Dr. Homeschool
Martin & Carolyn Forte
Is something wrong with your homeschool? Fortunately, Dr. Homeschool is available to diagnose your problem!
Let the good "doctor" provide an analysis of your homeschool health, with the assistance of his "nurse". This fun presentation
will have you laughing while you learn.
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The Educational Aspects (And Many Other Benefits) of Drawing
Peter Kraus
Anyone can draw, and everyone should! Homeschoolers offer many learning opportunities to their
children, and Peter will explain the benefits of including teaching art in your home-based school. These benefits include improving
math and reading skills, promoting thinking and problem solving, increasing attention span and focus, boosting self esteem, and if
that isn't enough, it's a very marketable skill that doesn't require special talent—it can be taught!
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Fairytales with Jim Weiss
Jim Weiss
Families will be intrigued with Jim's fabulous renditions
of myths, fables and fairytales. Huff and Puff with Aseop's Tortise and
the Hare, try to second-guess that famous trickster, Djuha, and simply enjoy
the magic of best loved fairytales.
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Filing Your Private School Affidavit the Easy Way!
Melissa Zawrotny
Will this be your first year filing an R-4, or are you just not quite sure if you are doing it correctly? Melissa, a
CHN Legal Rights Team member, will walk you through each step. Learn what you need to do (and when you need to do it) to establish
a legal private school in California, and learn what to expect after you file it!
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Friday Night Family Entertainment
Jim Weiss
There's nothing like a family bedtime story hour! Bring
the entire family and enjoy this wonderful entertainment as Jim Weiss captivates
young and old alike with some very fun stories!
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The Frugal Homeschooler
Susan K. Stewart
Is the cost of curriculum and materials getting you down? Do you have a garage full of unused books and supplies? With
19 years experience, Susan gives methods of saving money and making wise choices in acquiring your school materials.
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Geocaching: Adventure and Learning for the Homeschool Family
Colleen and Kevin Cato
Geocaching is an activity in which participants use GPS devices to find hidden items that other geocachers have
hidden—it's like a high tech treasure hunt! It's also great fun for the whole family. There are caches that vary from the easiest,
in-town find, to ones that require long distance hiking, biking, or climbing, and everything in between! Geocaching can also include
orienteering and map work. Find out more about this great activity that the whole family can do together, as well as how you can turn
this into another learning opportunity that the kids won't even recognize. The Cato family will share humorous stories and actual finds
with you, while sharing with you how you can get started having the time of your life searching everything from bushes and parking lots
to desert, mountain, or local hikes and bike trips and even an underground search! Some caches take you to historic areas, some give
interesting local information, some are just for the fun of it and offer nothing but the thrill of the hunt. Either way, once you try
it you will most likely be hooked on this 21st Century adventure! And you will never look at your town the same way again once you
discover all the treasures hiding there.
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Getting a Great Start in Reading
Dr. Stephen Guffanti
You'll learn the #1 skill you can teach your child to ensure reading success, a skill you can start building in very
young children and on up. What's the goal? A child who reads well above grade level, and who loves to read. In this workshop you'll
have fun while you learn hands-on tips you can begin using today!
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Greek Mythology. . . Stories Worth Telling
Jim Weiss
Sit back and relax as extraordinary storyteller Jim Weiss
captivates his audience with his renditions of Greek Myths. Jim's tellings are
not only delightful and enjoyable, they give parents a workable example in how to
share these age-old stories with their children. Jim will also answer questions
from the audience.
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The Habits of Successful Homeschooling Families
Ann Lahrson-Fisher
Successful homeschooling families often share the common habits of play, conversation, togetherness, growing up rituals,
and a commitment to exploring the world. Learn how parents shun schoolish-ness and instead focus on a home learning atmosphere that is
joyful and challenging. Minimize burnout and optimize success!
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Hands-On Academics
Mary Landau
Join this exciting presentation and gain information and knowledge on where to find lesson plans
and resources that help teach academic subjects through hands-on activities. The use of agricultural practices
and education as an application tool for traditional subjects has proven effective. The California Foundation for
Agriculture in the Classroom has a variety of tools to teach children core subjects through agriculture and the
environment.
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Happiness is Having a Full Tank of Gas
Maria Egbert
Having a car with a full tank of gas gives us a sense of freedom
and feeling that we can travel endlessly. Using this as an analogy, come and learn
of ways to avoid homeschooling burnout. We can keep our "tanks" full of gas to
continue on one of the greatest journeys of our lives - homeschooling!
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Historic Adventures
David and Ann Severi
Would you like your children to dance with Ulysses Grant and
Robert E. Lee "in person"? Perhaps they could learn to dance like Indians and
try to blend in with real Native Americans on stage. Could they portray apprentices
to Johann Gutenberg or carry on a conversation with Martin Luther? Would their
imaginations expand if they could walk the streets portraying children from Oliver
Twist, or conversing with the ghost of Jacob Marley? We are experienced homeschoolers
and reenactors who will show you how to immerse your family in historic, cultural,
and literary events here in Southern California. Anyone can attend these events,
but how many put on the clothing, speak the language, and live another life for a
few days? Drama, history, literature, science, cooking -- it's all here in a
fascinating context which makes "living" and "learning" a shared family adventure.
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Homeschoolers & An Alternative Future For the Computer
Ben Cooper
Over the past four years, while being incubated at the Hawthorne
Center for Innovation in Southern California, inventor and futurist Ben Cooper
has created a new non-binary, multi-value based computer architecture that will
revolutionize the computer. CHN was instrumental in connecting Ben up with the
homeschooling community - and it was homeschoolers that helped him in his early
research and development. Late last year, Ben was introduced to the software he
was looking for to go with his hardware - Squeak Smalltalk. Homeschoolers are
again leading the way in working with Ben to learn and then develop applications
with this computer language. Ben would like more homeschooelrs to get involved
in learning an incredibly powerful language while receiving training for a future
in computer science.
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Homeschooling Your Gifted Child
Corin Barsily Goodwin and Becca Orlowski
Homeschooling
any child can be a joy and a challenge. The issues specific
to homeschooling gifted children can make for an intensive
experience for your entire family, even as it allows the gifted
child's individual needs to be met, accruing long-lasting
academic, social and emotional benefits. This session will
cover the "how to" of homeschooling your gifted children,
as well as address common concerns and provide resources specific
to homeschooling gifted children.
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Homeschooling Children With Special Needs
Laura Chapman
Homeschooling special needs children can be an
exhausting, yet very rewarding experience. This session will make
you remember why you are homeschooling your special needs child, strategies
for you and your child, and provide resources that can be used with mixed
ages and abilities so that you can have more successful learning experiences
with all the children in your family.
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Homeschooling Q&A for New Homeschoolers - free and
open to the public
On Friday night, CHN will be offering this
session to all people who are interested in learning more
about homeschooling. It's for people who are registered at
the Expo, and also for people in the community who would like
to stop by for an hour or so to learn about homeschooling.
Tell your friends that they can attend this evening session
for free!
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How to Teach Math so Children Will Ask for More
Kathleen Cotter Lawler
Parents often find math difficult to teach because they themselves do not
have a good foundation. Math is discovering patterns and relationships, so much more than
memorizing facts. Finger counting, flash cards, and tears need not be part of the equation!
Incorporate the child's natural ability to visualize using the AL abacus. Use math games for
mastering the facts. Hands-on learning and visual strategies help master the facts and solve
problems. This workshop
will introduce you to a new way to teach math--one both you and your child will enjoy.
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How, Why, and Where to Buy a Microscope, and What to do With It!
Amy Lyen
Do you need a microscope if you homeschool? If you aren't sure, or
have lots of questions, bring them to this session. CHN's Adventure Sciences
columnist, Amy Lyen, is very enthusiastic about microscopes!
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I Have to Talk to Someone NOW!
CHN Local Contacts
Have you ever heard something that either got you so excited
(or perhaps worried) that you just needed to talk about it right away? Or perhaps
the speaker's comments just left you with more questions! Why not grab a snack or
cup of coffee at the concession stand and head on over to our chatting room, where
you can talk to others about what you've learned so far.
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Lapbooking and Notebooking: A Creative Way to Help Your Child Learn!
Dana L. Eppele and Amy Lyen
Learn the basics of lapbooking and notebooking to add a spark
of excitement to your coverage of the sciences, literature and language arts,
history or mathematics! Amy and Dana will discuss how to incorporate the process
into your curriculum and explain how the projects work for a wide variety of
subjects and learning styles. View samples and obtain resources so that you
will soon be prepared to start on your first lapbooking or notebooking
adventure!
The Laptop Approach to Early Reading, Writing, and Literacy
Ann Lahrson-Fisher
Your baby's babbles, early crayon scribbles, pointing at objects
for you to name, looking at books: these are the ways that your child shows his or
her natural desire to communicate just as you do - speaking, listening, writing, and
reading. Learn how to plan a home environment in which it is nearly impossible for
your child not to learn to read and write when he or she is ready. (This session is
about kids learning from your lap, not from your notebook computer!)
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Late Night Parent Chat
It's late Saturday night, and your teen is
at the Expo dance. Instead of wondering what to do until 10:30,
why not hang out with other parents? Let's talk, ask questions,
compare notes, and generally enjoy ourselves. My, the time
will pass fast!
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Barbershop Sing-a-long!
Kristen Taylor, Chorus Director
Join in some good old
fashioned singing fun with guys from the Hi-Country Harmonaires
Barbershop Chorus. Stop by to listen to old favorites and
learn a song or two in the barbershop style! www.angelfire.com/ca/harmonaires
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Learning Styles
Carolyn Forte
Be prepared to save hundreds if not thousands of dollars
over the next 2 - 10 years by simply understanding the learning styles and
personalities of both you and your children. Not only will you save money but
your home school will be a smooth-running and stress-free environment. We will
explore all aspects of learning styles and attributes in this session.
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Legal Assurance!
Karen Taylor and Melissa Zawrotny
What's better than legal insurance? Why it's legal assurance
and CHN gives that for free! Come get assured, learn how to homeschool legally
and become fully empowered. Meet CHN's Legal Rights Team up close and personal,
and get your questions answered!
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Making Paper Airplanes
Bill Taylor
Drop by any time during the lunch/shopping break and learn
how to fold a paper airplane. This is for airplane enthusiasts of all ages!
Parents who don't know how to fold a paper airplane will be shown how too!
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ManagerMom
Shannan and Lynnette Hardy
Do you feel like you’re a reasonably competent person overwhelmed
by the prospect of managing nap time with your toddler and the daily meals, not to
mention the cleaning and household projects that need attention? Household management
issues are a very real part of life’s work and if done well, can not only be
accomplished reasonably easily, but actually help reduce stress and free up time
for what’s really important...relationships. Lynnette Hardy received her degree in
Interior Design and worked as a commercial interior designer; she has four children,
formerly homeschooled and resides in Portland, Oregon. Shannan Hardy received her
degree in Marriage and Family Therapy and worked as a individual, group and family
therapist; she also has four children, currently homeschools and resides in Chino
Hills, CA. Together these two sisters-in-law have joined forces and created
ManagerMom: Managing Your Home for Better Parenting; a series of books and
stay-at-home mom network. Their books present advice gleaned from moms, like you,
all around the country aimed at more efficient, meaningful and enriched living.
The principles they teach are designed for us to manage our homes and lives in
such a way that all members of the household can ultimately feel peace, love and
joy (on most days!). Visit them online at www.managermom.net
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Money Talks! The Ultimate Crash Course on Money
Sally Taylor
In this powerful presentation, award-winning author Sally Taylor
teaches students the basic foundation they need to know about money. She says, "If
they don't learn how to balance a checkbook, they'll never make it to the 'saving
and investing' part of life. They'll never be able to buy a new car, a home, or save
for retirement. We must teach them about money. It's no longer an option …" Learn
the 7 simple steps to manage your money and start building wealth! This session is
designed for teens (read what they say about it at
www.onmyown.com) but
adults also like it, so it's open to everyone! Homeschool parents don't have to
teach everything themselves, so if your teens attend, don't forget to include this
as part of their high school curriculum when you write write their transcript!
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Mud Pies and Finger Paint: Optimal Home Learning for the Younger Set
Ann Lahrson-Fisher
Parents are often led to believe that preschool is the be-all and
end-all of early childhood education. Nothing could be further from the truth! In
this session, you'll learn how to create a varied and supportive environment for
learning excellence for your young child. A rich home life, "staffed" by involved
and nurturing parents, is the ideal environment to support growth and to challenge
every child to learning excellence according to her own developmental timetable.
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My Grandchild is Homeschooled: A Session for Grandparents
Carolyn and Martin Forte
This special just-for-grandparents session will be an opportunity
for grandparents to learn more about homeschooling and ask plenty of questions. The
hot topic issues such as, "Is it legal?", and "My daughter-in-law never went to
college", along with "What about socialization?" will all be covered-and more.
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No Child Left Behind: What Homeschoolers NEED to know!
Carolyn and Martin Forte
Explore the history of NCLB and its influence on homeschoolers.
We will explore the current push for both Universal Pre-School and the extension
of post-secondary educational requirements. With increased knowledge in this all
important legal-legislative area you will be better equipped to influence your
legislators.
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Operation Box Cars
Nancy McGuire
This strategy based workshop for parents with elementary aged
children focuses on the best card, dice and multi-sided dice games that help
learners understand and master addition, subtraction, multiplication and
division. By connecting game practice with strategies, students will become
more empowered and successful. This workshop is for you if you want to help
your children develop understanding, proficiency, and confidence when it comes
time to "operate".
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Parenting and Educating the Gifted Child
Corin Barsily Goodwin and Becca Orlowski
Stop by and chat informally with the director of the Gifted
Homeschoolers Forum. Bring your questions and concerns, and she will
do her best to help you. This is also an opportunity to meet other parents
who are homeschooling gifted and gifted/LD children.
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The Physiology of Learning: The Brain Body Connection
Barbara Schwartz, M.A.
Find out the real reasons for academic/behavioral problems and the
labels we attach to them. Learn how easy, scientifically based Brain Gym movements
enable people of all ages to access all areas of the brain and body for improved
neurological organization, ease of learning, and provide a new structure for success
in learning and life.
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Raising Accountable Kids One Step at a Time
Scott and Traci Heaton
Discover ways to develop accountability, responsibility, respect,
and confidence in your children by understanding how to apply essential parenting
principles. Learn effective ways to teach kids life lessons in a manner that will
bring the entire family closer together. Discover ways to help children become
contributing members of the family in a fun and interactive way.
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Real Life Heroes: Fascinating Stories of Great People
Jim Weiss
Jim brings sparkle and inspiration to the nonfiction genre.
He brings historical figures to life in his stories about the lives and times
of history's most interesting people such as: Abraham Lincoln, Archimedes,
Queen Elizabeth, Sir Francis Drake and Galileo. This program is guaranteed to
lead the audience straight to the nonfiction bookshelves!
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Real Life High School
Loren Mavromati
Get out of the institution and into real life. Yes, you CAN
homeschool your teen AND prepare them for life after high school. Homeschooling
high school is an empowering experience for teens, and the opportunities are
endless. In this session, we will go over popular options for high school, the
coursework schools must offer and creative ways of covering the essentials. We
will practice translating life into a transcript. We will discuss providing
social outlets and dealing with unique teen and parent personalities. We will
also examine the choice between preparing for an internship, an apprenticeship
or a college path. And of course, we'll go over every teen's favorite, designing
your own diploma!
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The Reluctant Home Learner
Ann Lahrson-Fisher
What do you do when your child doesn't want to homeschool - or
even learn - and you know that homeschooling is the best choice for this child or
for your whole family? Learn how to read clues from your resistant child and
use them as a springboard to creating an optimum learning environment for him
or her. In this session, Ann will look at ways to help both family and student
work through the early stages of homeschooling and to help your child work
through his hopes and fears. She will address different approaches for working
with young children and teenagers and will center the discussion on maintaining
a strong parent/child relationship.
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Science in the Kitchen
Susan K. Stewart
Is it possible for the home educator to provide a complete
science experience without leaving the comforts of home? Yes! The lab is in
the kitchen and the chemicals are probably already on the shelves. Susan shares
her secrets along with some helpful hints from high school science teachers.
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Seize the Moment
Susan K. Stewart
It wasn't long after beginning to home school,
that Susan found that more learning was taking place outside
the books. Her family began to use life as the foundation
for their curriculum. This session will cover how to have
a lifestyle of learning and how to ease into this learning
method without feeling like you are missing important topics.
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Stealth Schooling: Your Kids Won't Even Know They're "Doing School"
Colleen Cato
Can school really be so much fun that kids won't even know
they're doing it? Yes! You too can learn how to make school so much fun your
kids won't want to stop learning. Colleen will share the techniques that she
has used for years to make learning fun, and will share practical ways to play
and teach at the same time.
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Storytelling: Up Close and Personal (a family workshop)
Jim Weiss
An exciting and interactive workshop for children and
adults! Participants will learn about the art of storytelling and oral language.
This workshop will focus on setting the scene, characterization, voice technique,
shaping the story, building confidence and developing one's own style. The tenor
is casual and the goal is to have fun with literature. Participants should be
prepared to play, laugh, and discover how literature can truly come alive!
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Storytelling and Character-Building (an adult workshop)
Jim Weiss
Jim has dedicated his life's work to telling stories that have
endured since the begining of civilization. All of Jim's stories reflect character
development and strong values that epitomize the highest standards, especially in
making difficult choices, problem resolution, and critical thinking. In this
workshop, Jim will tell stories that exemplify virtues such as perseverance,
chartiy, collaboration, piety, honor, and more, and he will reference stories
from classical literature and other literary pieces.
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Teaching History with G.A. Henty and other Great Works (an adult workshop)
Jim Weiss
Master storyteller and recording artist Jim Weiss brings the
works of the prolific G.A. Henty to life as he demonstrates how to best utilize
Henty's historical classics in teaching history and language arts. Having
recorded several of the Henty novels, Jim will share storytelling and critical
thinking techniques that parents can immediately employ in making the Henty books
a beloved family experience. In addition to Henty, Jim will reference several
other authors and historical/literary pieces.
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Transitioning Successfully to College!
Loren Mavromati
Going from homeschool to college IS possible. Loren will
delve into the pros and cons of application as a freshman admit and discuss the
current policies of some colleges accepting homeschoolers as freshmen. She will
discuss the advantages of community college and their admission policies across
the state and will touch on concurrent enrollment versus early-admit, placement
testing, AP courses and the difference between college and high school credit.
She will also share some tips on what to expect at a traditional or community
college as a minor student and go over the "How To's" of transferring.
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Two Networking Sessions for Single Homeschoolers and Working Homeschoolers
Joylyn Souter
Single mom/working mom Joylyn Souter will facilitate
two back-to-back sessions. She will be there to welcome everyone and to get
the discussions started, but as she says, she doesn't have all the answers!
These will be open discussions where everyone gets to comment or ask questions,
as you learn together and network. Come to both, if they both apply to you, or
come to one session!
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Tying Up Loose Ends
CHN Local Contacts
As the conference comes to a close, you're bound to have
some questions! Stop by and ask them in this open discussion session. We can't
tell you what the topic will be, because that's up to you!
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Unplugged Jam Session
Bring your unplugged instruments and jam into the evening! This
is open to music lovers of all ages!
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VIDEO ROOM - Topic: Homeschooling!
Three videos about homeschooling will be running continuously on
Friday. Stop by and take a break and watch a few minutes or stay and watch an
entire video. You'll be reassured, entertained and some questions may just get
answered.
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Wake Up and Smell the Crayons
Susan K. Stewart
The need for preschool is a hot topic. Do you need
to send your child to preschool? Do you need to start teaching at the age of
2? Will your child fall behind? Susan answers these questions and more in this
very practical session.
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Why Art is Essential to Your Child's Education
Mark Osterink
Art is essential in developing right brain skills
(creativity, synthesis, spatial awareness, intuition, imagination,
visualization, etc.) and in enabling children to develop their full
potential as students! Learn the essentials of a good process-oriented
art program; and view numerous examples of artwork produced by children
in this type of program.
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Why Children Need to Know
Etan Boritzer
Learn about the literary help that is available to children and
parents in order that children growing up in our high-risk society can develop
intuitive and wholesome decision-making faculties. The willingness of adults
to address difficult issues in a forthright but gentle manner with their
children through the agency of a book can allow the nurtured and wise child
to emerge prepared to face risk.
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Why Should a Homeschool Teen Take AP Classes?
Mark Cruthers
Some public schooled high schoolers take advanced placement
classes, and so can homeschoolers! It's just one option open to teens and
can be an avenue for scholarships and other learning possibilities that otherwise
would be very difficult to realize without some form of a widely recognized
performance-based curriculum and test. Learn if it's right for your child.
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Write to Read: Using the writing process to increase reading
fluency, text comprehension, and expository writing.
Patricia Padgett
Which came first, the chicken or the egg? This timeless question
applies to many philosophical debates. So let's ask ourselves, what came first,
writing or reading? Surely someone had to write words before they could be read.
So why do we teach reading first and why do we so often separate it from writing?
In this Write to Read workshop participants will learn how to use prewriting to
preread text, enabling students to access prior knowledge, brainstorm language
and expand their vocabulary.
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Xtreme Math Games, Taking Math to the Extreme!
Nancy McGuire
Motivate your children from 3rd to 8th grade, using exciting
Xtreme Math Football, Baseball, Basketball, and Soccer math games as a teaching
strategy. It’s easy to differentiate instruction in order to meet the needs of
all levels of students, using games, based upon research based teaching strategies,
and multi-sided dice. Concepts addressed are basic operations, fractions, decimals,
integers, algebra, and more! Participants will be given hands-on, practical
strategies for factoring numbers, manipulating fractions, preparation for difficult
algebra concepts, and managing Xtreme Mathletes. Great family fun too! Put on your
Game Face and come prepared to play!
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Teens, Children, and Family Activities
NEW THIS YEAR—
The KEVA Planks Construction Zone
 After rave reviews at Children's Museums and Science Centers around the country, Keva planks are coming to
the CHN Expo. Over 10,000 of these amazing precision cut identical planks will inspire the inventive spirit of
conference children as they design and build their own structures.
- No connectors
- No glue
- No Sorting
- Just simple stacking
www.KEVAplanks.com
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1,2,3 - A,B,C - Cross-Curricular Fitness Activities for the HalfPint Size (ages 3-7, with an adult)
Kay Maedo
Planting that positive seed to enjoy being physically active must be
instilled at an early age. Kay Maedo will guide you through creative activities
that work perfectly for the little ones. She will also introduce HalfPint
Skillastics™, a game that introduces shapes, colors and numbers along with
fitness activities that specifically targets 3-7 year olds.
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Beginning French (limited to 12)
Soizic Cifuentes
The opportunity to learn some French words from a native is
very special! This session will be a memorable experience that might lead to
an interest in learning French or another language!
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The Chessboard is the World
Riverside Youth Chess Association
The Expo chess sets are always in use every year, and this year we're excited to be offering
chess instructors. Learn to play chess on a large floor chess set, or sit at a nearby table and improve your
game! Chess addresses the 7 intelligences building strong analytical and problem solving skills—and it's
fun!
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Close Encounters (limited to 20 children)
Susan Nowicke
Susan will bring Arachnids, Arthropods, Snakes, Lizards,
Turtles, Tortoises and sooo much more! Kids and parents will have an opportunity
to touch a variety of her little and big (up to 7 foot!) friends. Some of our
reptiles were thought to have been extinct until recent discoveries proved
otherwise! Others are threatened or endangered species. The children will
learn interesting facts, dispel myths and have a chance to pet and/or hold the animals.
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Corn Husk Dolls
Ann Severi
Ann Severi, our Adventure Schooling and historical reenactments presenter will
be spending some time in Kid Village helping children make corn husk dolls to take home!
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Creative Basketball and Fitness Fundamentals (10 and up, 25
kids)
Sandy "Spin" Slade
Along with teaching the basic fundamentals of basketball, Sandy
will introduce two unique interactive games; Basketball and Fitness Skillastics,
along with many basketball and fitness activities guaranteed to be a blast! Baskets
are not needed to practice these skills. Don't miss the opportunity to participate
in this one-of-a-kind workshop!!! Check out Sandy's story
at www.skillastics.com and
learn why she's called
Sandy "Spin" Slade!
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Good Examples of Bad Experiments (children ages 10 & up and their parents)
Robin Schneider
Do you have a science fair coming up? Or would you just like to try
creating your own science experiment? This workshop teaches principles that
differentiate well-designed experiments from poorly designed ones.
Both you and your children will see concrete examples of the "wrong" way to do things. Not
only can this be a lot of fun, it can be very educational. Learn from other people's mistakes.
Lots of hands-on involvement makes this workshop an unforgettable experience.
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Hawaiian & Polynesian Dance
Faith Solis
Wee Hula (ages 4-7)
Learn basic hand and foot motions, and learn how to do simple hand motions that you would use in a Hawaiian dance.
Keiki (kids) Hula (ages 8-11)
Learn hand and foot motions, and learn how to dance a complete Hawaiian dance.
Tahitian Kids (ages 8-11)
Learn how to move your hips and hands to keep rhythm with the drums of a song from Tahiti.
Intro to Hula (ages 12 and up)
Dance a song from the Hawaiian islands with graceful hand and foot steps.
Intro to Tahitian (ages 12 and up)
Keep up with the dance of Tahiti in a fast paced song of percussion drums.
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Hip Hop - In a Box
Tricia Gomez
An interactive Hip Hop dance class where the students will learn how to get creative in choreographing their own routines.
Group 1 ages 4-7 (20 kids max) Group 2: ages 8-and up (no max)
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LEGO Mindstorms
The nearby Ontario Mills LEGO store will be bringing LEGO Mindstorms to the Expo,
and will be offering several special robotic building sessions with just 4-8 lucky kids at a time!
They'll love the special attention they'll receive in this small session. For the younger kids,
they are planning to bring regular LEGOs to play with!
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"Mom, I want to play the drums!" (a parent/ages 4-8 years)
Jodi Malone
This is a great session for a parent to share with a
rhythm loving child. Participants will be making sound sources like
hand drumming, body drumming, and hand clapping, and will learn lots about
drums,including how to select a real instrument when ready. No previous
musical experience is needed to help teach your child the beginning basics.
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Music, Movement and Spanish!
Georgette Baker
Through the use of song, dance, movement and finger plays,
acquisition of new SPANISH words, sentence structure and pronunciation can be
introduced and/or reinforced. Several songs and a finger play will be taught and interesting artifacts, instruments and information about Spanish speaking countries will be shared.
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Myths, Misconceptions, & Interesting Facts
Susan Nowicke
Susan will discuss and dispel many of the common myths and
misconceptions about our unusual friends while sharing some of the lesser
known facts about Reptile, Arachnid & Arthropod visitors to the stage.
Everyone will enjoy the open Q & A time at the end so that they can get
all their questions answered!
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Polymer Clay Pens
Carol White
Noted area polymer clay artist Carol White will be showing older
kids how to make very cute (and durable!) clay covered pens!
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Round the World (limited to 25 children)
Susan Nowicke
Take a journey around the globe with our reptilian,
amphibian, arachnid, arthropod and some mammal friends. Students will learn
about the creatures, their habitat, diet, and any threats to their survival.
At the end of the presentation she will offer hands on time with some of the animals.
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States of Matter, States of Fun (workshop designed for children)
Robin Schneider
Go far beyond the boring old "ice, water, water vapor" experiments
in this exciting hands-on workshop! Get visual demonstrations of how molecules
behave in each state and why they change from one state to
another. Learn some "very cool" experiments with gas as we play around with dry ice.
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Story Time with Etan Boritzer
Etan Boritzer
Etan Boritzer is the author of the popular "What Is?"
children's series. He will read a story to Expo kids - what a special
experience that will be!
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Why Youth Digital Arts?
Craig Davis
Craig Davis from the Youth Digital Arts CyberSchool has the
perspective that with the proper courses and support youth from 3rd grade, 8
years old, through high school can create professional level musical compositions,
canvas paintings, animations, video games, films and documentaries, and Manga/Anime
comics now. Young people love and are attracted to these media, which at their
root are just different forms of digital storytelling and have great potential
linkages to core curriculum. Craig believes that waiting until university to
experience the exciting opportunities offered in the digital arts is 10 years
wasted. (See the documentary “Girls Designing Video Games” in the News section
of the Youth Digital Arts CyberSchool at www.ydacs.com.)
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WORLD INSTRUMENTS MADE FROM RECYCLED MATERIALS
Georgette Baker
Children age 7 and up and 3-6 year olds (with parents) will
have fun learning how to make instruments from around the world, using recycled
materials. They'll enjoy using their instruments to accompany lively music, and
will also learn some finger plays!
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Z Card Tournament in the game room, sponsored by Excellence in Education
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Kids of all ages will be playing chess and other
games, having fun with arts and crafts, playing with puzzles and blocks,
and using their imaginations. Parents will have the option of signing
in their young child for one hour while they attend a session. Parents
are also invited to come on in and join in the play, or sit down in a corner
and chat with other parents while their child happily explores
the room!
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Download the session schedule today!
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