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What are the proper sphere jurisdictions for family, church, and state? Should the state ban spanking or home schooling?   Should the church dictate the education of our children?  What about Sunday Schools and Youth Groups?  When the sphere jurisdictions go haywire, chaos usually ensues.  A basic understanding of family, church, and state is essential for the Christian family.

A Biblical Worldview Education is built around the idea of not just teaching subjects, but showing the interconnection among the subjects and then shaping how children think — how they see the world — through the Biblical worldview. Everything in the curriculum is interconnected to Scripture. It’s not an add-on, but the foundation: students learn to see all subjects (history, literature, science, arts) through the lens of the Biblical worldview. Rather than rote memorization, a Biblical Worldview Education  uses a three-stage learning cycle: observe, interpretation, then correlation/application. This encourages critical thinking and helps students understand why they believe what they believe. 

Home education has its challenges, especially when the teacher is going through a challenging time. Like all vocations, the home educating parent does his or her duty not because it is easy, but because the task has been given to do. When grief, illness, tragedy and more enter a family, how can homeschooling continue? What aspects are vitally important? What subjects can be simplified or skipped for a season? Where do we find the strength to continue when our own strength is failing? Leave this session encouraged that your Savior loves you, forgives you, and gives you His strength for the task ahead. 

Brenna's homeschool years included major life challenges, including her second born son’s car accident at age 18 that took him back to the basics of relearning to walk, talk, write, etc. Yet after 25 years, all 5 of her children have graduated from homeschool, received college scholarships, including the Hathaway, and have diverse careers ranging from a PhD in chemical engineering to medical work to trades. Brenna held firm to Duteronomy 6:7 while seeking to preserve curiosity, encourage critical thinking, and develop a Christian worldview in her children.

Young people are less prepared for life, family, and work than they ever have been. The situation could not be more dire. Yet, the revival of mentorship and discipleship has been a saving grace for the day. There is nothing better for spiritual preparation and economic preparation for the marketplace. Kevin Swanson will speak of leveraging a work opportunity into a mentorship. He will speak from 12 years of experience with mentoring, and what makes it so successful 

Do you have crayons and curriculum coming out of every crevice of your house? Where and how do you start? Join me to learn some practical organization skills – notebooks, tubs, and labels - oh my! 

The focus of most support for ADHD is based on symptom management. The good news is that there are effective ways to treat the causes of ADHD! Join us to learn everything you need to know about ADHD. We’ll touch on symptoms and accurate diagnosis and then dive into research-based treatments options that work. Finally, we’ll share learning strategies for the ADHD brain that you can implement as parent and teacher.

Elsie’s children are second-generation homeschoolers, as Elsie was homeschooled from 1st through 12th grade as an only child and is now carrying the torch. With 3 boys, widely spread between high school, middle school and elementary, her methods are geared toward her son’s needs and from an eclectic style that tends to gravitate toward Charlotte Mason methods. Furthermore, Elsie has always worked part-time and homeschools in addition to this role.