Conference Program Agenda

7:00 PM
Exposing a Trojan Horse by Beal Media.Hosted by Lynne Taylor

This 30 minute feature film is a must see for ANY home educator. Interviews with leaders of Christian state home school organizations, researchers, and parents to uncover the hidden costs of parents participating in government-funded programs for home educators. Lynne will lead a discussion after the DVD that will help you stay informed concerning NC government-funded home school programs.

"Experience is the Best Teacher" Sharon Henderson

Sharon and her husband Dave serve as the Region 8 Directors for NCHE. Sharon is also the moderator for the 'spiceline' homeschool loop.

"Live and Learn for Kids" Sharon Puryear
Students create their own 'make it 'take it projects from a 'Live-n-Learn folder curriculum.  Sharon and her partner Debbie Jackson own Live&Learn Folders,llc.

8:00 PM Friday Evening Keynote: "Parental Choice and You"
Do you know about the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC)?
If this treaty becomes binding on the United States, the government would have the power to intervene in a child's life “for the best interest of the child,” leaving you completely out of the picture.
Our Friday night Keynote speaker is Dave Henderson, NCHE Region 8 Director. He will speak on “Parental Rights.” and provide timely insights and updates as to how this treaty could negatively impact home school families, and what we can do to stop it from becoming law.

Saturday 8:30 AM
"Supporting the Homeschool Mom" Phil Downer
This workshop offers encouragement for moms on the challenges of homeschool family life along with tips for how dads can be a vital support to her on issues of sibling conflict, character development, and discipline. Mom needs to take a breather from trying to do everything and find the keys to enjoying deeper relationships with her children. She will hear how to see and seize the opportunities in the problems of homeschool family life.

"Navigating Two Worlds: Disability Services and Home School"

Anna Cunningham

Stress! This workshop is for those who home school special needs students and often find themselves pulled between the two worlds of disability and of homeschooling. This workshop will provide information on how to navigate more easily from one to the other while gathering the specific resources and information to truly provide the individualized educational experience your student needs, and better maintain family sanity as well. Discover how to build your own 'Personal Toolbox' to help cope with financial, time, and information overload. Anna Cunningham is a parent of adult daughter with developmental disabilities and a former home school mom.. Currently, she is a board member of The Power of the Dream, Inc., and NC Commission on MH/DD/SA . Anna is a strong advocate for people with disabilities.
"Home School is a lot like the DMV"  Lynne Taylor
This humorous comparison between homeschooling and an agency we are all very familiar with, will leave you feeling energized and ready to 'move on' with your home school now that the holidays are behind us.Whether you're concerned about slow progress or seemingly no progress with your school, remember that our schools are a lot like the DMV- we have to "wait it out" . So "pick a number' and plan t join Lynne as she guides us through the process of homeschooling
Lynne M. Taylor, Lynne has been the co-author of "Fabulous Field Trips for Everyone!", co-founder & co-manager of "The Fieldtrip Gals!", LLC. She was recently received the "Educator of Distinction" award from the Naionall Society for High School Scholars during a ceremony in Atlanta, Ga. Lynne serves as board member for Heart for Home School Ministries, Inc,, and Legacy 22:6 home school group, as well as it's Support Group Leader. a home school veteran mom of 13+ years. Lynne and husband Andy have been actively homeschooling since 1998, and have 3 daughters:

"Introducing 'Live and Learn Folders" Sharon Puryear

9:30 AM

"Building Effective Teamwork and Intimacy in Homeschool" Marriage   Phil Downer
Every day, the homeschool marriage experiences high levels of stress, a frantic pace of life, and competing priorities which work to pull it apart at the seams. If all these forces are carefully dealt with, however, the result can be a marriage and family that is not only surviving, but truly thriving. This workshop deals with planning, communication, teamwork, and the primary obstacles that threaten to rob your marriage and family of relational harmony, peace of mind, and fruitfulness.

"Car Care Tips for Teens" ( and others) Andy Taylor
This workshop is geared toward helping teens to learn basic car care, but is also ideal for single moms or others who wish they were able to at least identify the carburetor from the brakes. Learn what car care is really about, and understand how to get the most engine performance out of your vehicle while saving money. A general automotive discussion will be part of this workshop. Andy is the founder of AHAB (Andy's Home School Auto Basics Class); an in-depth class on car care he taught from 2000-2003 with over 300 home school graduates. He is a NASCAR Tech/UTI Instructor at the NASCAR Institute near Charlotte, NC. He holds an ASE and Master Technician certificate. He resides with his wife Lynne, and their three daughters in Mooresville, NC

Live & Learn's Make It/Take It: Birds! Sharon Puryear

Come and see what a Learn 'N Folder is by actually making one! Join us as we create a modified version of Live & Learn's Birds! Learn 'N Folder for your child to complete at home. All supplies will be provided. This workshop is for children and adults. (Children 10 and under should be accompanied by an adult.)

"Fresh Techniques for Teaching Your Struggling (Possibly Right Brained) Student" Diane Allen
Do you have a smart student who struggles or balks at school? Many of these students work more from the right side of their brain. Sometimes you just need some new ideas for presenting material and some quick tricks to help them learn. Bring your questions and learn some fresh methods and tricks to re-energize your teaching methods for these wonderful, and often frustrating learners. Diane Allen is a soccer mom from Southern Wake county who has home schooled for 19 years, graduated two students and lived to tell about it. She has also provided the Woodcock Johnson Achievement test for those in the home school community for 16 years. Dianne has worked with all kinds of students both gifted and challenged, and has a special interest in learning styles. Read about achievement testing, curriculum, teaching methods and the home school lifestyles on her blog: www.dallenhomescholreviews.com. You can learn more about her business at www.dallenassociates.com

"Career and College Promise programs 101" Jennifer Willis
Would your student like to earn college credit while in high school? Do you have a student who is indecisive about going away to college? Come and learn how your high school student(s) could benefit from the 'new' career and College Promise program offered through our state Community Colleges. Jennifer Willis serves as the Director of Government Relations, North Carolina Community College System

10:30 AM
Student/Parents
"Team Athletics for Home School Athletes"  Ernie Hodges
Do you have an athlete(s) in the family? Ernie will present an overview of the fun, importance and availability of athletics to home school students in NC. Hear about the types of team athletics and opportunities within the NCHE Athletic Conference and outside of the conference.

"Testing 1,2,3" Angie Cutlip
This workshop will describe the legal requirements in N.C. for testing. You will receive an overview of the different test options to help you determine which option is best for your home school. Based on the needs of the group, we can cover such topics as interpreting your child’s scores, testing for students with special needs, how to prepare your students for standardized testing situations, and more. We can even cover what government has to with home school and why you should be active at protecting your rights to home school. I will start the session out with an overview and then assess the needs of the group to determine our focus

"Re-energize, Mom First"  Angela Armstrong
Refocus, Reorganize, Revive to Re-energize mom first. This workshop is for moms who are saying ““Help!” Someone just added one more thing to my already overflowing plate!” Can we talk? This discussion will leave us with strategies to get us back focused, organized, revived, and energized so that we can be better to ourselves, our families, as well as our home school. Re-energized life! Re-energized wife! re-energized mom keeps all things calm!

11:30 AM Saturday Featured Keynote Speaker Phil Downer:

"Resolving Conflict in Homeschool Families"
Learn the do’s and don’ts of how to bring up and deal with smoldering issues, keep difficult discussions from escalating, work through the toughest issues, and change negative patterns of interaction to positive ones. It is imperative that we not merely teach our children but work through and resolve old hurts and resentments that can undermine our efforts to grow them into godly leaders. This powerful workshop is designed to help you build relationships that are closer than ever before.

12:30 PM
"Keeping in Touch with the Real You"  Sybil Mitchell Simmons
What will you do when you get to the end of doing school? The ‘children’ may have taught you a thing or two. Sybil encourages others to look at end of their teaching years as an opportunity to continue their education, with all of the experience attained over the years .
Sybil Mitchell Simmons, mother of Troy, Justin and Bryan and wife of Cleveland, is at home in schooling in Supply, NC. Her term of employment, ended when her youngest son turned 18. she has been encouraged.
Student/Parents

"Athletic Scholarships for Home School Students" Ernie Hodges
This workshop will define what an athletic scholarship is, the steps involved in obtaining a scholarship and the demands it places on the student-athlete.

"Speed Mentoring"
This workshop will provide a wealth of information to families that area new to home education, or trying to make a decision to home school. If you have questions regarding guidelines regulating home school, curriculum choices etc. Plan to attend this session. We will have a host of veteran home school 'mentors' seated at tables around the room who will answer as many home school questions presented them during a 5 minute time period. This session presents an opportunity for gaining a lot of information on the topic of home education from a variety of perspectives. Kristy Daughtry of DNPE will also join us

Hosted by Diane Allen

1:30 PM
"Leaving a Legacy: How Fathers and Sons Can "Team Up" For A Life Of Impact Through Discipleship"  Phil Downer
It is the passion and prayer of every loving father’s heart, but what does it take to build the authentic relationships with our sons necessary for them to become a lasting, living legacy? This session is dedicated to exactly that question, and to sending you away with a toolbox packed-full with the everyday ideas, strategies, activities, and methods for being a fun dad, building strong relationships with your sons, and raising them to faithfully live for the glory of God and the good of others.
Student

"Changing Our World"! Anna Cunningham and Lynne Taylor
This student workshop is full of interesting facts, learning and competition! Countries on the global economic market are represented by students attendee teams. Come help build a team along with your peers; plan a strategy that will have a positive impact on our world of the future. Suitable for all learning styles, this workshop/game is a strategy, hands on, unity building hour of fun! Your student will not want to miss it. Grades 4 and up.

True Colors  Dr. Chena' Flood,Director, DNPE (NC Division of Non-Public Education)
This interactive workshop is designed to introduce the True Colors concept in relationship to personality and temperament styles that can improve teaching and learning, appreciating differences, and communication. Application strategies of the True Colors concepts will be presented and can become the springboard for developing improved teaching strategies for different learning styles and greater communication between teacher and students.


"So, What’s Your Home School Look Like"? or “Choosing and Using Curriculum”   Angie Cutlip
We will take a look at the basic model of teaching, overview of home school styles, creating your own style, brief synopsis of learning styles and how all this impacts your curriculum choices. An assessment tool will be given to participants to take home to evaluate your current needs.

2:30 PM
Closing Keynote
"Changing the World by Reaching One Person at a Time through Homeschooling"   Phil Downer
In this session we will be confronting complacency, mediocrity and the sense of entitlement that so often diminishes the impact of our families and lives. The workshop provides building blocks for mentoring young people in preparation for great service with an expanding vision to serve their heavenly Father as servants of His Kingdom. Discover the steps to channeling the energy, creativity, and imagination of children into the greater service of the Lord.