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WHO Convention

Jun 18th, 2006 by

I just attended the Washington Homeschool Convention yesterday.  I attended two sessions. 


The first was to listen to the Sonlight rep.  I was able to get some of my questions answered and feel even more convinced that this would be a good choice for our family, when the time comes.


 


The second session was about using the community to help enhance your child's education.  It turned out to be not what I was expecting, but I did learn a couple things of interest:




  • I learned that 4H has a much broader organization that I thought.  They have activities for kids in the city, as well as diverse subjects, like forestry, environmental management, living skills, and youth leadership.


  • The Washington Museum Association has a brochure that contains a map of all the museums in Washington state.  The include all kinds…art, historical, cultural…

I spent the rest of the day in the resource fair.  Here are some of the items I purchased, or is of interest to me at this time:




  • Accountable Kids  I had a great talk with the owner and designer of this system.  I bought this for both the boys and look forward to getting sterted on it.


  • Heritage Makers  A way to document your special memories, stories, etc.


  • Camp at Home Her site is not up yet, but keep an eye on this one.  She provides special “summer camp” unit studies for the summer.


  • Doorposts  I have not purchased their charts yet, but plan to someday.


  • Power Glide Foreign Language It will by a few more years before we consider a foreign language, but I liked what they have to offer.


  • TEACH Magazine  Great magazine, and a terrific booth.  At this booth, I purchased the books, “Welcome Home, Daddy: traditional values for modern mothers” by Lorrie Flem, “Created to be His Help Meet” by Debbi Pearl, and a cookbook by Lorrie Flem.


  • Lastly, I purchased the great little set up that a mom made.  It is a flexible chalkboard (a fabric) that can be folded up and carried with you.  I bought one for each of the boys and look forward to using it in the car.

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5 Responses to “WHO Convention”

  1. mamma1420 says:
    June 18, 2006 at 9:18 pm

    but I’m not sure about the accountable kids. Are you looking at using it? Jessica

  2. TheMotherAtHome says:
    June 18, 2006 at 9:54 pm

    Sounds fun! I love TEACH magazine. 🙂

  3. Leigharev2 says:
    June 19, 2006 at 12:33 pm

    Jessica,

    I plan to, but have not yey. I will let you know how it is after I read the book and watch the DVD.

  4. FaithfulGrace says:
    June 19, 2006 at 9:51 pm

    Glad you enjoyed it.

    I’ll be interested in hearing what you think about all of your book suggestions.

    Sorry about your other blog.

    I should back up my template.

    Wishing you a blessed day,

    Linda

  5. Sisterchicksteph says:
    June 20, 2006 at 9:20 pm

    I’ve tagged you on my blog!

    http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Sisterchicksteph/154181/