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Rocky Mountain Home Educator's Conference

Thursday, June 21

6:00PM - 9:00PM Registration
6:00PM - 9:00PM Exhibit Hall Open

Friday, June 22

8:00 AM - 6:00 PM Registration
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Exhibit Hall Open
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Breakout Sessions:
 
   
Life, Liturgy and the Pursuit of Holiness Fr. Kevin Augustyn
A Good Attitude Makes All the Difference Kelly Roper
Phoneme "Phundamentals" and Cool Tools For Reading Celeste Thomas
The Heritage of Grace Alan Schaeffer
College Funding David Kullman
* Early Childhood Awareness Early Childhood Connections
   
10:15 AM Welcome
10:30 AM - Noon **Opening Mass - Rev. Christopher Hellstrom, main celebrant (Exhibit Hall will be closed at this time)
Noon - 1:30PM Lunch (on own)
1:00PM - 5:00PM Confession Available
1:30PM - 2:30PM
Keynote: Home Education: Attachment Parenting Grows Up Elizabeth Foss
2:45PM - 3:45PM Breakout Sessions:
   
   
Redemptive Suffering Bob Roper
Notebooking: Basic and Beyond Kim Fry
If I Had Known Then What I Know Now Nancy MacArthur
The Effects of Modern Media on Culture Eric Genuis
*Dream Workshop I Jo Lynn Osborne
   
4:00PM - 5:00PM Breakout Sessions:
   
   
Our Call to Holiness Bob Roper
Teaching Christ: The Heart of Pope Benedict's Thought Dr. Anthony Lilles
Building Character in the Homeschool Setting Kelly Roper
High School Panel Moms
*Dream Workshop II Jo Lynn Osborne
   
5:00PM Exhibit/Vendor Hall Closes
5:15PM - 8:00PM Eric Genuis Concert/Banquet (by Reservation only)

Saturday, June 23

7:30AM - 2:00PM Registration
8:00AM - 8:40AM Holy Mass** - Fr. Kevin Augustyn, main celebrant
8:40AM Welcome
8:45AM - 4:30PM Adoration
8:45AM Exhibit Hall Open
8:45AM - 9:15AM Continental Breakfast
9:00AM - 11:00AM Confession Available
9:15AM - 10:15AM Breakout Sessions:
 
   
*The Spiritual Aspect of Special Needs Fr. Roland Freeman
Perfection is God's Business; Ours is Just the Trying Elizabeth Foss
History As God's               Story Dr. Jonathan Reyes
Elementary Math Dr. Joan Cotter
*Removing Reading Blocks Dianne Craft
Math Can be a Walk in the Woods . . . or a Twenty Mile Forced March (High School Math) Dr. Stanley Schmidt
   
10:30AM - 11:30AM General Session - The Domestic Monastery, Kelly Roper
11:30AM - 1:00PM Lunch (on own)
1:00PM - 2:00PM The       Stolen Generation, Dr. Jonathan Reyes
2:10PM - 3:10PM Breakout Sessions:
   
   
How Do You Spell Joseph? Bob Roper
History Timelines - Hands On! Kim Fry
Homeschool FAQs Kelly Roper
Why Study the Classics? Fran Rutherford
*The Biology of Learning I Dianne Craft
*Special Needs Panel  (Part I) Parents
   
2:30PM - 4:30PM Confession Available
3:15PM - 4:15PM Breakout Sessions:
 
   
The Importance of Civic Duty Bob Shaffer
Take the Groan Out of Writing Irene Beatty
Unschooling for Everyone Alan Schaeffer
Integrating the Classics Into Your Curriculum Fran Rutherford
*The Biology of Learning II Dianne Craft
*Special Needs Panel  (Part II) Parents
   
4:00PM Exhibit/Vendor Hall Closes
4:30PM Adoration Ends
4:45PM - 6:00PM **Closing Mass with Most Reverend Michael J. Sheridan,
  Bishop of the Diocese of Colorado Springs

 

Wholehearted Blogging

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This morning, I discovered that the Clarkson family of my favorite, most inspirational homeschooling book ever, Educating the WholeHearted Child, has a quiver-full of blogs. Looks like they are under construction but if enough of us leave comments, maybe they'll be inspired to get up and running. And it looks like Sally has another blog here, where she's got a few posts to wet our whistle.