Are you a:
- new homeschooler or just getting ready to start?
- seasoned homeschooler with several years experience?
- pioneer who has been homeschooling for a decade or more?
Mark March 19 & 20, 2010 on your calendar for the homeschooling event of the year! If you are feeling burned out and need refreshing, or need new life infused into your home education plan, then this convention is for you! From our nationally known speakers and helpful and practical workshops, to our exhibit halls, you are sure to find what will help you. Of course, there is also the fellowship of hundreds of other homeschoolers, recognition of graduates, and real people from whom you can ask your questions. From beginners to old friends, we try to provide something for anyone who is homeschooling. We are excited about this year’s convention, and want you to be a part of the activities. We have many practical workshops planned, plus inspiring general sessions. Start planning now to attend HOME's 20th annual convention!
Keynote speakers:
- Dr. Michael Farris
Dr. Michael P. Farris is Chancellor of Patrick Henry College and Chairman and General Counsel of the Home School Legal Defense Association.
Since founding HSLDA in 1983, Farris has used his extensive experience in both politics and appellate litigation to defend parental rights and help grow the organization to over 80,000 member families with a staff of sixty. As a constitutional attorney, Farris has argued before the United States Supreme Court, seven U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeal, and ten state supreme courts.
In 2000, Farris became the founding president of another unique educational venture: Patrick Henry College. PHC is the only higher educational institution in the nation in which a majority of the students were home-educated. It is a four-year Christian college with the mission of training students through a classical liberal arts curriculum and apprenticeship methodology to impact the world “for Christ and for Liberty.” PHC provides academically excellent, baccalaureate-level higher education from a biblical worldview. After serving as president of PHC for six academic years, Farris transitioned into the role of Chancellor. He continues to teach Constitutional Law and coach the PHC Moot Court team. His teams won the national championships in both 2005 and 2006 and defeated Oxford University before two of the highest judges in Britain and in a repeat match before the Supreme Court of Virginia.
Farris is an honors graduate of Gonzaga University School of Law (Juris Doctor, 1976), where he was the Articles Editor of the law review and the winner of the Linden Cup Moot Court competition. He recently earned a Post Graduate Certificate in Laws with merit in the area of Public International Law.
In recognition of his work in home education, Education Week has named Farris one of the "Top 100 Faces in Education of the 20th Century." Heritage Foundation awarded him its Salvatori Award for American Citizenship in 2002.
Farris has written over a dozen books, including three novels, a constitutional law textbook, and works on marriage, parenting, homeschooling, political advocacy, and religious liberty. His daily radio program, Home School Heartbeat, airs on several hundred stations nationwide. Farris was ordained in 1983 and currently serves as an elder for Blue Ridge Bible Church.
Mike and Vickie Farris have homeschooled their family since 1982 and have ten children and eleven grandchildren. They live in Purcellville, Virginia.
- Dr. Jay Wile
Dr. Jay L. Wile holds an earned Ph.D. from the University of Rochester in nuclear chemistry and a B.S. in chemistry from the same institution. He has won several awards for excellence in teaching and has presented numerous lectures on the topics of Nuclear Chemistry, Christian Apologetics, Homeschooling, Environmentalism, and Creation vs. Evolution. He has published more than 30 articles on these subjects in nationally recognized journals and has authored or co-authored 8 award-winning science textbooks designed to be used in a homeschool setting. His teaching credentials include
:
- The University of Rochester
- Indiana University
- Ball State University
- The Indiana Academy for Science, Mathematics and Humanities (a high school for gifted and talented students)
- Dr. James Stobaugh & Karen Stobaugh
Jim and Karen Stobaugh have four home educated adult children. They have a strong burden for the new leadership group that God is calling forth from the home schooling community. Jim was a Merrill Fellow at Harvard University and holds a B.A. cum laude from Vanderbilt, an M.A. from Rutgers University, an M.Div. from Princeton Theological Seminary, and a D. Min. from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. An experienced teacher, he is a recognized leader in homeschooling and has published several books for students and teachers. Some are in the series Preparing Thoughtful Christians to be World Changers, with both student and teacher editions: Skills for Literary Analysis (2005), Skills for Rhetoric (2005), World Literature (2005), American Literature (2005), and British Literature (20035. Stobaugh has also published Fire That Burns but Does Not Consume (2003), A Gathered Inheritance (2004), and the highly valued SAT and College Preparation Course for the Christian Student (1998; revised edition, 2004). He lives near Hollsopple, Pennsylvania, and travels widely to speak at conventions about literature, teaching, and education. |
