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2010 Mid-Year Refresher Conference
For Arizona Homeschool Parents
hosted by AFHE
Homeschooling parents from around the state are invited to our annual Mid-Year Refresher. This one-day conference is a great way to get a boost midway through the year. Come and get refreshed, renewed, edified, and equipped to continue the home education journey!
We'll do some door prize drawings, and Vicki will have a book table with a variety of her books/products available for purchase.
GUEST SPEAKER: VICKI BENTLEY
(see below for bio and workshop descriptions)
DATE: Friday, January 29, 2010
TIME: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
PLACE: Faith Family Church
530 E. Queen Creek Road, Chandler, AZ 85286
(On Queen Creek Road between McQueen and Arizona Ave)
COST: $15 per individual or $25 per married couple
$8 per person for lunch - optional
LUNCH: We will have the option of eating on-site this year. You may order lunch ($8 per person) or bring your own sack lunch. There will also be enough time allotted for the lunch break for attendees to go out for lunch at one of numerous nearby eateries if you prefer.
LUNCH MENU: Pulled pork BBQ sandwiches, fresh fruit and veggies, green salad, dessert, beverages.
Special Guest Speaker: VICKI BENTLEY
Vicki is the mother of eight daughters, foster mom of over fifty, and grandma to fourteen wonderful grandbabies (so far). She has homeschooled 17 children with the strong undergirding of her husband, Jim, and led a local support group of over 250 families for 14 years.
Vicki has served on the executive board and convention committee of the Home Educators Association of Virginia and has addressed state and national conventions, university teacher organizations, and many mothers’ groups. She is the author of My Homeschool Planner, Everyday Cooking, The Everyday Family Chore System, Home Education 101: A Mentoring Program for New Homeschoolers, High School 101: Blueprint for Success, and other homeschool and homemaking helps, and coordinates Home School Legal Defense Association's Homeschooling Toddlers to Tweens program (www.hslda.org/earlyyears). Vicki has a heart for moms and homeschool leaders, with strong practical wisdom and encouraging words.
Vicki's websites:
WORKSHOPS VICKI WILL BE TEACHING
AT THE MID-YEAR REFRESHER
MORNING SESSION I:
A MOM'S SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY and JUMP START TO JOYFUL MOTHERHOOD
Twenty years and 17 kids later, what a veteran homeschool mom would repeat and what she would do differently on this homeschooling journey! Vicki will also share four steps to guide us on the path to being a joyful mother of children, along with practical strategies to help us stay "tuned up."MORNING SESSION II:
ORGANIZED (WELL, ALMOST!) - TIME MANAGEMENT FOR BUSY MOMS
As a busy mom, do you sometimes struggle with lesson planning, keeping the house somewhat presentable, teaching, keeping up with the laundry, AND getting dinner on the table the same day you homeschool? As a fellow busy homeschool mom herself, Vicki shares practical ideas that have helped her manage her household of ten.AFTERNOON SESSION I:
HOMESCHOOLING ON A SHOESTRING BUDGET
Homeschooling doesn't have to cost hundreds of dollars per child. Vicki homeschooled seven at a time while their family was without a full-time income for four years, sometimes spending less than $100 per year.AFTERNOON SESSION II:
ORGANIZING YOUR HOME - CREATING A LIFESTYLE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
Vicki will help you decide what is important to your family and where you need to begin. She will discuss organizational challenges unique to homeschoolers. Lots of practical suggestions from a mom who has homeschooled 17 children.
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