Learn How to Homeschool!

Homeschooling for Excellence 101 registration automatically includes registration for the Southeast Homeschool Expo. Return Friday and Saturday for the Southeast Homeschool Expo and additional workshops – no additional charge.

New to homeschooling or want to learn more?

Many parents considering or just beginning to homeschool would like to have personalized help. Homeschooling for Excellence 101 is a one-day conference where homeschool parents can get individualized answers for their own personal situations from other seasoned homeschooling parents. Children ages four and up can attend the Homeschool Kids Zone while parents attend the Homeschooling For Excellence 101 Conference.

• Where do I begin?
• What materials should I choose? There are so many!
• How can I encourage my child to learn?
• How will I fill my child’s time – will he be lonely?

The homeschool lifestyle is so much more than just ABC’s and 123′s. It includes a lifestyle that encourages learning all the time and learning together. Bringing frantic, fragmented family lives back together can seem inviting and at the same time mystifying. Not knowing what to do throws parents into a whirl of confusion and concern. Each parent is uniquely qualified to educate their own child. The Homeschooling for Excellence Workshops are designed with extra time and personalized attention for your unique situation. In a friendly and encouraging small group environment, top notch, enthusiastic homeschool parents will share their wisdom and pass along lots of information on how you can make the best decisions for educating your own child.

Randi St. Denis

Randi St. Denis, Director of Home Educators Encouragement Alliance (HEEA), is an educator, popular homeschool speaker, and a seasoned homeschooling mom. Using her degree in Educational Psychology, Randi works as a consultant to public, private, and homeschool families; providing teaching expertise and assistance for all types of children. She is recognized as an expert in the technical aspects of learning that allow every type of child, from special needs to gifted, the opportunity to learn well.

Some of Randi’s seminar/conference topics include:

• Beginning Homeschooling
• Homeschooling the High Schooler
• Early Learners, Parenting: Fun or Frenzy
• Parent Perspectives: Special Needs

Randi and her husband have homeschooled their seven children for the past 23 years; all of whom have gone on to college.

Kathy H. Lee

Kathy H. Lee, author of The Homegrown Preschooler, 101 Easy Wacky Crazy Activities and Solutions for Early Childhood Directors has been dedicated to the well-being of young children for over 25 years. As a former administrator and teacher, Kathy has extensive experience in the field of early childhood education. She is the homeschooling mother of seven children, both bio and adopted and enjoys sharing her journey of motherhood. A sought after speaker worldwide, Kathy is most often described as a passionate, experienced, and knowledgeable presenter. In addition to speaking, Kathy is a featured blogger for Gryphon House Books. She and her husband John live with their seven blessings in Canton, GA.

Each Session, you decide which one of two options you want to attend . If you aren’t interested in one, you can move to the other. It’s that easy!

• 10:00 AM
  • Beginning Homeschooling: Most Asked Questions – Randi St. Denis
    • Randi St.Denis enthusiastically helps parents learn how to get started, review the homeschool laws, where to find educational materials, other activities including sports leagues for homeschool children, how to occasionally locate someone else to teach subjects such as chemistry and the value of homeschool support groups. Learn to take the guesswork out of choosing curriculum by assessing each curriculum, determining whether or not you need a curriculum, and what will meet the specific needs of your child and family.
  • Making the Decision to Homeschool (from a mom who has been there) - Kathy Lee
    • What are the benefits and challenges of homeschooling? Will my child be socialized? How will my child match up with government educated children? How do I handle all of the questions from family and friends? Am I even qualified? As a homeschool mom of 7, Kathy speaks candidly about her family’s decision to homeschool and the challenges they have faced.
• 11:45 AM
  • Lunch (on your own).
• 1:00 PM
  
  • Choosing Curriculum Like a Pro -Randi St.Denis
    • Entering a curriculum hall can be like being run over by a steamroller. Confusion, frustration, and a feeling of being overwhelmed by a myriad of choices sets in. Randi, a homeschooling mom of 25 years, shares her ideas that allow parents to take the guesswork out of choosing curriculum by assessing each curriculum and determining whether that particular curriculum meets the specific needs of their child and their family.
  • The Homegrown Preschooler – Kathy Lee
    • What happens before Kindergarten lays the foundation for the rest of a child’s education. As a former early childhood educator and administrator, Kathy has worked with preschool aged children for over 25 years. Kathy combines her expertise in the field of early childhood and her 17 years of homeschooling to create a workshop that empowers parents to teach their preschoolers at home.
• 2:45 PM
  • Computers Enhance Effectiveness and Enjoyment of Homeschooling - Randi St.Denis
    • Homeschooling isn’t just with pencil and paper anymore. Now, there is a remarkable array of computer based curriculum materials and other homeschool helps. Randi helps participants understand what to look for and how to avoid getting ripped off when purchasing software programs. She arms participants with specific information and tips to help make wise choices and avoid costly mistakes when choosing materials for their homeschool. Discussion includes a variety of homeschool software programs, computer based curriculums, record keeping, and other programs to help all students.
  • Super Woman…Does She Really Exist? – Kathy Lee
    • Homeschooling mothers are often put into the category with super heroes. The pressure to do it all can be overwhelming. In this session Kathy will discuss expectations and planning during different seasons in life. She will address time management, chores, extra-curricular activities and more.
• 4:00 PM
  • Homeschooling for Excellence 101 Conference adjourns.