Mik McEwen

http://www.cthomeschoolnetwork.org/1ConferenceInfo.htm

Registration forms will be out soon! Please check out this webpage
regularly for more information about the CHN Homeschooling Conference!

If you have any comments, suggestions or questions please e-mail me
privately at Mikidale@....

Thanks!
Mik McEwen
CHN Conference Committee
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Conference 2007:
Empowering, Encouraging, and Exciting
Home Educators



Saturday, October 6, 2007
USNH, 700 Hartford Turnpike, Hamden, CT


Keynote Speaker: Peter Kowalke

Peter Kowalke is the producer and editor of Grown Without Schooling.
Released in 2002, Grown Without Schooling was one of the first documentaries
produced about homeschooling. Peter currently writes about grown
homeschoolers for Life Learning Magazine. He has also been a columnist for
Home Education Magazine and Home Educator's Family Times, and speaks
regularly at homeschooling conferences. In 1997 was the subject of a feature
article in the New York Times Sunday Magazine.


Keynote Presentations:

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Trusting Your Child's Inner Compass

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Screening of the Grown Without Schooling documentary

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Grown Homeschooler Panel Discussion


Additional conference sessions will all be
"Empowering, Encouraging and Exciting"

CHN's mission statement is "to inform, empower, and foster community among
home educators in the state of Connecticut", and this conference will focus
on that goal with sessions designed to provide information, answer
questions, and allow participants to dialog with presenters and get their
questions answered. Sessions you will have the opportunity to attend
include:

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The Gift of Grandparents:
A session for Grandparents to learn more about homeschooling
Speakers: Cheryl Munson and Rosemary Maloney

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The Balancing Act:
How to balance your needs with those of your children
Speaker: Mary Draper

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More children, More Love:
The joys and challenges of homeschooling a large family:
Speakers: Didi O'Brien and Lani Siciliano

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Frugal Families:
Homeschooling on a budget
Speakers: C.J. Wong, Jennifer Murphy, and Anne Seitz Hickey

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Delightful Diversity:
The many faces of homeschooling
Speakers: Erika Davis-Pitre, Holly McHaelen, Robin McHaelen, and Vicki
Marnin

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Living with Joy:
Get in touch with the joyful side of homeschooling life
Speaker: Erika Davis-Pitre

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Reading Readiness:
What about "late readers"?
Speakers: Keynote Speaker Peter Kowalke, and Laurie Doig

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Choices, Choices:
Choosing your curriculum
Speaker: Anne Seitz Hickey

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Legal Updates:
What do we need to know?
Speakers: Judy Aron and Deborah Stevenson

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Classical Commentary:
Hear experienced classical curriculum users' experiences
Speaker: Diane Speed

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Homeschooling Dads:
How to answer "those" questions
Speaker: Walt Maguire

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A Day in the Life:
Homeschooling days
Speaker: Christine Montano

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Busy Bees:
Setting up spelling, geography, etc. bees for your group
Speaker: Joan Myers

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Support support:
Secrets to a successful homeschool support group
Speakers: Sue Stern, Christine Montano, and Kim Mather

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Special Standouts:
Meeting the needs of special children
Speakers: Ann Mione, Theresa Lynch, and Tami Tamir

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Unschooling:
Is that what we are doing??
Speakers: Cathy Maguire, Mary Draper, Ginnie Chase, and Tucker Chase

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Unschooling 101
Speakers: Ned Vare, Luz Shosie, and Helen LaPlant

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Preschool Homeschool
Speaker: Lani Siciliano

More panel information to come; check back often!



Additional Conference Features:

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Children's activities including wool felting, Artist Trading Cards, Lego
building, Yu-Gi-Oh dueling, Meishi (Japanese art), Lap Booking, and more.

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Large exhibit hall with new vendors and old favorites

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Homeschooled family cottage industry exhibitors

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New and expanded used book / curriculum / puzzle / toy sale

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Bake Sale

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A playground on this beautiful, private, family friendly facility


Volunteers are still needed

Stuff envelopes, collect money at the front door; there are any number of
ways to volunteer which will only take a couple of hours of your time.
Please e-mail <mailto:volunteer@...?subject=Conference
Volunteer> us if you are able to volunteer.








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