- Learn how to start homeschooling: Free how-to-begin-homeschooling workshops will be held on Thursday, and parents of preschoolers who are first-time convention participants may attend the convention for FREE!
- Be equipped to affect the culture for Christ with Focus on the Family’s The Truth Project: This special three-hour training session at the convention will equip you to live out a Christian worldview in everyday life.
- Be inspired by nationally known speakers: Come hear Michael Farris, chairman of the Home School Legal Defense Association; Ken Ham, president/CEO and founder of Answers in Genesis-U.S.; Dr. S.M. Davis; Cynthia Tobias; and many others. Learn about the legal threat to parental rights, and about why so many youth are abandoning the faith.
- Find used curriculum at bargain prices: The Used Curriculum Sale offers thousands of pre-owned educational resources at discount prices, with opportunities to buy and sell.
- Save on shipping: Get the resources you need from the Exhibit Hall where you’ll find more than 310 booths of every type of curriculum and educational resource imaginable, from textbooks to unit studies to educational games to science experiments!
- Obtain the information you need from more than 125 workshops: Topics include education, homeschooling, business, childrearing, time and home management, parenting, and more.
- Change the life of your family: Be inspired not only in homeschooling, but also in your marriage, in parenting, in networking, in your business or work, and in your spiritual life. Get a vision of life done in a way that honors God, prioritizes family, and prepares children for their future.
- If you have children registered for the Children’s Program, be sure to fill out the Children’s Program Information Sheet and the Consent Form. Note: If you did not pre-register for the Children’s Program, please note that the program is full on Friday. Limited space MAY be available for Saturday; please inquire in the registration area at the convention. Children are welcome to browse the Exhibit Hall and UCS with you, but only registered children 10 and older and infants are allowed in workshops.
- Print Maps and Directions.
- Bring your Box Tops and Used Printer Cartridges to turn in when you come.
- Input any material you want to sell at the Used Curriculum Sale before the barcode system closes on Wednesday, June 9, at 4 p.m.
- Remember to pack a sweater and a blanket for baby as the Convention Center can get cold.
- Print speaker handouts for any sessions you plan to attend.
- Fill out the Children’s Program Information Sheet.
- Print Maps and Directions.
- Bring your Box Tops and Ukrop Golden Gift Certificates to turn in when you come.
- Input any material you want to sell at the Used Curriculum Sale before the barcode system closes on Wednesday, June 10, at 4 p.m.
- Remember to pack a sweater and a blanket for baby as the Convention Center can get cold.
- Print speaker handouts for any sessions you plan to attend.
Top Seven Reasons to Attend the Virginia Homeschool Convention
June 10-12, 2010, Greater Richmond Convention Center, Richmond, Virginia
The Virginia Homeschool Convention, presented by the Home Educators Association of Virginia, is one of the largest homeschool conventions in the nation. Come and be challenged, encouraged, inspired, and equipped to make a lasting difference in your family. Don’t miss out! See www.heav.org/convention for details.
Blog @ June 8, 2010 | Convention | Comments (0)
For Convention Attendees…
For those of you who like lists, here’s a list of things you may want to do before convention. Of course, you may just want to get in your car and come–and that’s okay too!
Remember, you can view convention information, including workshops and exhibitors, and preview the program at www.heav.org/convention!
Articles to Help You Prepare for the Convention
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Katherine Loop @ June 7, 2010 | Convention | Comments (0)
Take Time to Eat
Have you ever gotten so busy you’ve forgotten to eat until you are feeling faint and sick from hunger? Though we might forget to eat at times, we all need “refueling.”
As homeschool parents we need “refueling,” too. We need time to take a step back and reflect on what we’re doing and why we’re doing it, and then, with the Lord’s help, time to plan a “tasty menu” for the upcoming year.
The convention offers the perfect opportunity to refuel, recharge, and do some creative “menu” planning! There’s vision, encouragement, instruction, and resources — food for your heart as well as your mind.
Life is busy, and there are many circumstances and needs that claim our time. I hope you’ll take time to come to the convention and be renewed and refreshed. You and your family will be glad that you did!
Also, consider helping to “refuel” others by volunteering a few hours while you’re at the convention. There’s nothing like blessing others to encourage our own hearts.
Find more details about the convention at www.heav.org/convention.
With warm regards,
Anne Miller
HEAV President
annemiller @ June 4, 2010 | Convention | Comments (0)
For Convention Attendees…
For those of you who like lists, here’s a list of things you may want to do before convention. Of course, you may just want to get in your car and come–and that’s okay too!
Remember, you can view convention information, including workshops and exhibitors, and preview the program at www.heav.org/convention!
Katherine Loop @ June 8, 2009 | Convention | Comments (0)
Ten Reasons to Attend the 2009 Virginia Homeschool Convention
Why do you attend the convention? Let us know by leaving a comment!
1. Inspiring Line-Up of Nationally Recognized Speakers: Voddie Baucham, Carol Barnier, Joel Salatin, Wade Myers, Inge Cannon, Steve Demme, Dianne Craft, Adam Andrews, Debbie Strayer, and many others!
2. 119+ Relevant Workshops: Topics range from starting your own business to teaching a highly distractible child to parenting teens and young adults.
3. Mega Exhibit Hall: 300+ booths of educational and enrichment materials.
4. Used Curriculum Sale: Bargains abound in the gigantic, super-organized Used Curriculum Sale – more than 39,000 used items expected.
5. Free Admission for Parents of Preschoolers: Eldest child must be under five years of age, and this must be the first time the parent has attended the convention.
6. Four FREE “How-to-Begin” Workshops: Open to everyone; offered on Thursday, June 11. Free shopping is also offered after the last workshop session at 7:30 p.m.
7. Free Exhibit Hall Shopping: Three hours of free shopping open to everyone; offered on Saturday, June 13, from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m.
8. “Pirates of the Cranium”: A special two-day program during the convention for children ages 4-12. (Advance registration recommended.)
9. Graduation Ceremony: 190+ homeschool students will graduate on Saturday, June 13, in the country’s largest homeschool graduation ceremony.
10. A Lasting Impact: So many resources to explore, with access to speakers and workshops on a multitude of homeschooling- and family-related topics—this event has the potential to equip and inspire you to make a lasting difference in your home.
June 11 – 13, 2009
Greater Richmond Convention Center
Richmond, Virginia
The Virginia Homeschool Convention, presented by the Home Educators Association of Virginia, is one of the largest homeschool conventions in the nation. Come and be challenged, encouraged, inspired, and equipped to make a lasting difference in your family. Don’t miss out! See www.heav.org/convention for details.
Katherine Loop @ June 6, 2009 | Convention | Comments (0)
Bring Your Golden Gift Certificates and Box Tops to Convention!
Attention Ukrop customers! Turn your Ukrop Golden Gift certificate into support for Virginia homeschoolers by sending it in to the HEAV office (2248 G Dabney Road, Richmond, VA 23230)…or by bringing it with you to convention and giving it to HEAV at registration!
New this year! There will be boxes at the convention for Box Top labels. Although tiny, Box Top labels can support homeschooling in a BIG way! So…before you toss that next food box or can, check to see if it has a Box Top label. Then collect the labels, trim them neatly, rubber band them in sets of 50, put them in a zip lock bag along with a completed form, and bring them with you to turn in at the convention! See www.heav.org/events/boxtops for more details.
Katherine Loop @ June 6, 2009 | Convention | Comments (0)