Conference Schedule:

Friday, March 22nd

5:00 – Doors open
6:00-7:00 pm – Free Session: “Education, You Should Try This at Homes” Mr. Kevin Swanson of Generations (This session is free and open to the public.)

Saturday, March 23rd

8:15-9:00 am – Parent Check-In or Registration and Vendor Time
8:45-9:00 am – Drop off Youth to the Youth Program (must pre-register)
9:00-9:15 am – Welcome – Jay Curtis, Secretary of Homeschool Louisiana
9:15-10:15 am – Session 1 The Heart of Homeschooling
10:15-11:00 am – Vendor Time-Vendor Hall
11:00 am-Noon – Session 2 Homeschool Essentials
12:00-12:30 pm – Lunch- Vendor Hall
12:30-1:00 pm – Vendor Time
1:00-1:15 pm – Legislative Update with Jessie Leger
1:15-2:15 pm – Session 3 Worldview Matters
2:30-3:30 pm – Session 4 The God Centered Family / Ladies Session in Fellowship Hall
3:45-4:00 pm – Closing Session and Door Prizes

All session except for the Ladies Session will be in the Sanctuary

Silver Level Sponsors

Bronze Level Sponsors

If you are thinking of homeschooling your children or are already homeschooling, our state conference is an event you will not want to miss. It offers so much to you as a homeschooling parent:

• Encouragement in your homeschooling journey.
• Vision for your children and your homeschool.
• Vendor Hall with educational resources and conference-only deals.
• Youth program while the parents are in sessions.
• Fellowship with homeschoolers from across the state. Meet and make connections.
• Catered, hot, lunch (included in registration.)

This is the homeschooling event of the year.
Do not miss it!

Our Keynote Speaker will be
Kevin Swanson, Director of Generations

Kevin Swanson was homeschooled and with his wife, Brenda, are homeschooling parents of five and grandparents of six. Kevin serves as the Director of Generations – a ministry he founded to strengthen homeschool families around the country. He has written 30-40 books on homeschool vision, spoken at homeschool conferences, and hosted a daily radio program reaching tens of thousands of homeschooling families. As a father who wants to leave a godly heritage for his own five children, Kevin’s passion is to strengthen and encourage the homeschooling movement all over the world, and to cast a vision for generations to come.

Location:

Registration:

Spouses and grandparents attend for free!
Registration is $75

Registration includes a hot, catered lunch for mom, dad and children under 5. Lunch is $8 for grandparents and $5 for children 5 and older. Students attending the Youth Program will receive lunch as part of the program.

* No refunds after March 9th

FREE Pre-Conference Session

Kevin Swanson, our Keynote Speaker, will speak on the Topic, Education: You Should Try This at Home on Friday, March 22nd from 6-7pm at First Baptist Church in Hammond. This session is free and open to the public.

Vendor Hall

There will be a Vendor Hall with educational resources.

Vendors:

Generations
Manners of the Heart Curriculum
Classical Conversations
Lamplighter Ministries Books
Trey Williams Books
Homeschool Complete
Visit the Northshore
BJU Press Homeschool/HomeWorks by Precept

Door Prizes:

A Reason for Writing – (2) Student Worktext and one Teacher Guidebook Value $52Unlock Math – One year of Unlock Math Value $299
Big Dream Drama Program – One free registrant for our upcoming acting workshop Value $240
Classical Conversations – Classical Christian Education Book series (4 books) $50
Demme Learning – Math-U-See Integer Block Kit Value $91
Homeschool Complete – Olympics Unit Study Bundle (grades 3-6) $65
Homeschool Complete – Johnny Appleseed Unit Study Bundle (grades k-2) $45
Homeschool Complete – Community Helpers Preschool bundle $55
Homeschool Complete – Reading Starter bundle $68
Homeschool Complete – Parent/teacher Spiral-bound Planner $25
Homeschool Complete – Student Spiral-bound Planner $16
Institute for Excellence in Writing – Gift Card Value $100
Lamplighter Ministries – Runaway Darling book from Lamplighter books $22
Notgrass History – 50 States Curriculum Package $70
Notgrass History – From Adam to Us Curriculum Package $110
Notgrass History – Exploring Government Curriculum Package $85
The Good and the Beautiful – (2) The Secret Door $8
The Good and the Beautiful – (2) Birdwatching Notebook Value $10
The Good and the Beautiful – (2) Drawing 100 Fun and Easy Trees for all Ages $12
This Old Schoolhouse – (3) One Year Membership SchoolhouseTeachers.com Value $269
Trey Williams Books – (2) Feebee and the Hero’s Path Value $9

Ladies Session

There will be a special session just for ladies in the Vendor Hall during the last session of the day. It will be a special time of encouragement just for mothers, daughters and grandmothers.

Youth Program (Ages 11 & up)

Students ages 11 and up can attend the Youth Program during the conference. Fee is $25 per student Lunch is included. They will participate in:

• Teen Pact 101 class, Teen Pact is a one or four day class held every spring in Baton Rouge to teach our youth about our government. teenpact.com
• Art Class with Free Range Hippie
• Science Experiment time
• Game Time
• Service Time.

Children at the Conference

Your children may attend the conference with you. They must stay with a parent at all times unless they are enrolled in the Youth Program. Please bring quiet toys (art supplies, books etc.) to entertain them during the sessions. Lunch for children ages 5 and up is $5 per child.

Accommodations

A discount rate of $132 a night is available at the Hampton Inn Hammond for Friday and Saturday night. Please call the hotel at 985-419-2188 to make a reservation. Ask for the Homeschool Louisiana rate. The cutoff date is March 8^th.