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Today’s sessions brought to you by: Summit Ministries
Day 1 – Kick-Off
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October 11th, 4:00 PM CST
The War on Children: How to Provide Shade for Your Children in a Corrupt Culture
- How the culture has been weaponized to destroy our children
- Recognizing the main attack fronts and how Scripture combats them
- Action steps for protecting your children from the enemy
Today’s sessions brought to you by: Heritage Defense
Day 2 – Charting Your Course
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October 12th, 9:00 AM CST
Struggling to Fit It All In? Maybe You’ve Got the Wrong Box
- Identifying core issues that make homeschooling feel overwhelming
- How to clarify your values and structure your schedule accordingly
- What’s missing from conventional education
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October 12th, 10:30 AM CST
Real Homeschool: Letting Go of Pinterest-Perfect and the Instagram-Ideal Homeschool
- Applying God’s standards to our practical day-to-day reality
- Combatting the expectation to be picture-perfect
- What it means to “keep it real” in our homeschooling
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October 12th, 12:00 PM CST
Navigating the Journey through the Homeschool Buffet
- A framework for navigating the buffet of homeschool items with wisdom
- How to make choices when it comes to curriculum approaches and teaching methods
- Evaluating homeschool groups, co-ops, and other extracurricular options
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October 12th, 2:00 PM CST
Smooth Homeschool Sailing: Dad’s Role in Charting the Course
- The four “ships” every family needs for fruitful homeschooling
- Balancing relationship-building with your wife and each child
- Engaging in homeschooling in the midst of a busy work schedule
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October 12th, 3:30 PM CST
What Are The Big Rocks?
- How to encourage lifelong learning in your family culture
- Making God’s priorities your priorities
- How to keep the big picture in view for regular days
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October 12th, 4:30 PM CST
Live Q&A on Charting Your Course
- Join special guest Kevin Swanson and your host Brandee Gillham as they answer your questions about Charting Your Course.
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Bonus Session
Homeschooler to Homeschool Family Defender
- Key areas to remember when you begin homeschooling
- Understanding the importance of prayer
- Transitioning from homeschooling to life after homeschooling
Today’s sessions brought to you by: Medishare
Day 3 – The Homeschool Gameplan
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October 13th, 9:00 AM CST
The Essentials of a Christian Education
- Equipping your children to be “salt”
- Why a foundation in Genesis is pivotal for a believer in Christ
- Evaluating the pitfalls that face homeschool parents
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October 13th, 10:30 AM CST
Five Principles That Can Help You Fit It All In
- Creating a game plan to stay sane and successful
- How our priorities compare – and contrast – to those in the modern education system
- Identifying when academics should be set aside
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October 13th, 12:00 PM CST
How to Create a Plan for Your School Year and Live to Tell About It
- Building a framework to fit everything in
- Balancing extracurricular activities to align with your priorities — and why saying no isn’t bad
- Safeguarding your priorities
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October 13th, 2:00 PM CST
Techniques for Multi-Level Schooling
- Practical ways to maximize your teaching time each day
- Discovering your family’s preferred planning method
- Finding time for the fun things with your kids
- Using a system so you don’t get behind
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October 13th, 3:30 PM CST
Charting Your Way Through High School – Testing, Transcripts and All That
- Ways to prepare for high school while still in the younger years
- Practical tips for parents transitioning into the “guidance counselor” role
- How to successfully teach high school while still teaching elementary and middle school
- Setting graduation requirements, creating transcripts, navigating testing, and deciding if dual enrollment is right for you
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October 13th, 4:30 PM CST
Live Q&A on The Homeschool Gameplan
- Join special guest Amy Roberts and your host Brandee Gillham as they answer your questions about forming a Homeschool Gameplan.
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October 13th, 5:30 PM CST
Why Choosing Curriculum Using Discernment is a Must!
- Why you need biblical discernment for choosing curriculum
- Learn what the Bible says about homeschool textbooks
- Tips for evaluating your options with a God-centered approach
Day 4 – Home Management Strategies
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October 14th, 9:00 AM CST
Attention: Obsessive-Compulsive Perfectionist Control-Freaks, Chill Out!
- Lies that homeschool moms believe
- Why slowing down is the answer
- How to listen to your children
- Tips for finding time to spend with God
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October 14th, 10:30 AM CST
Management for Moms: Friendly Advice from a Homeschool Vet
- How to juggle the pins of a normal homeschool day
- How to preserve time to care for both your husband and yourself
- Developing strategies to simplify the basics
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October 14th, 12:00 PM CST
The Overwhelmed, Productive Mom
- Recognizing the trap of productivity glorification
- How to rightly view your use of time
- Why walking in the Spirit is key
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October 14th, 2:00 PM CST
Fitting It All In Your Budget
- How to fit it all into your budget, even as a one-income family
- Setting and meeting your financial goals
- Planning for how to handle financial discussions in your marriage and family
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October 14th, 3:30 PM CST
Homemaking Tips and Tricks for the Busy Homeschool Mom
- The beauty of decluttering
- How to set up a system that works for you in the midst of the busy
- Why you don’t have to be a natural at homemaking skills
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October 14th, 4:30 PM CST
Live Q&A on Home Management Strategies
- Join special guest Tauna Meyer and your host Brandee Gillham as they answer your questions about Home Management Strategies.
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October 14th, 5:30 PM CST
Homeschooling on Empty: Biblical Principles for Relationships and Practical Tips for Home Management
- How to keep going when burnout happens
- Eliminating the causes of burnout
- Homeschooling with caregiving, new babies, and financial concerns
Day 5 – Building Your Team
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October 15th, 9:00 AM CST
Walking By The Spirit
- The role of the Holy Spirit in the life of the believer
- What happens when Spirit-led living becomes evident in the life of a family
- Traps that distract us from the Holy Spirit
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October 15th, 10:30 AM CST
How to Be Happily Married While Homeschooling
- How husbands can understand the burdens their wives face
- How wives can have something left for their husbands at the end of the day
- Why homeschooling can make your marriage stronger
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October 15th, 12:00 PM CST
Laying Down the Rails
- Training your children to function as a team so that you work together to fit it all in
- Why habits are good for your children (and you!)
- How habits affect your children’s character
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October 15th, 2:00 PM CST
Raising Siblings with Kingdom Vision
- Defeating the spirit of jealousy within sibling relationships
- Learning to cultivate spiritual connection within sibling bonds
- How to truly apologize
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October 15th, 3:30 PM CST
Building Your Family Culture: Fitting In Life Outside of School
- How to unify your family to work together for the glory of God
- God’s intentions for how we spend our time
- Making good entertainment choices
- Training kids to work
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October 15th, 4:30 PM CST
Live Q&A on Building Your Team
- Join special guest Israel Wayne and your host Brandee Gillham as they answer your questions about Building Your Team.
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October 15th, 5:30 PM CST
Part 1- Homeschooling through Hard Times
Part 2- Extracurricular Activities! How to make wise choices for your family.
- How to thrive, not just survive, when God brings hardship to your family
- Strategies for engaging the difficulties of life as a family
- Keeping your family (large or small) close to each other and your priorities while engaging in extracurricular activities
Day 6 – Eternal Priorities
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October 16th, 9:00 AM CST
We Will Not Be Silenced: How Parents Can Respond Courageously
- How to detect the lies of the culture
- Equipping your children to not live in silence
- Passing on a courageous faith
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October 16th, 10:30 AM CST
How to Face Your Fears and Stay Faithful to Your Eternal Priorities
- Biblical principles for faithfulness in the little things
- How to act as a fountain, not a drain
- Why you need to say no
- How blessings are waiting on the other side of your fears
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October 16th, 12:00 PM CST
Being a Woman of the Word
- The #1 thing homeschool families are lacking
- How to practically fit Bible reading into your day
- Raising children who pray
- The excitement and relevance of our relationship with the Lord
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October 16th, 2:00 PM CST
What Will Your Legacy Be? Reflections of a Homeschooled, Homeschooling Mama
- Evaluating your homeschooling success with the right measuring stick
- How to assess time in light of eternal priorities
- Leaving a legacy that matters in God’s view
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October 16th, 3:30 PM CST
The Ultimate Goal of Education
- Dealing with discouragement
- How to accomplish our ultimate goal with unwilling children
- What to do when our children are grown and we realize we didn’t have the proper goal
- Why harmony in marriage impacts our progress
Our Hosts
Daniel & Megan
Daniel & Megan Craig first started homeschooling about 25 years ago … well, their parents did! As homeschool grads, they are enthusiastic about home education, discipleship, and the church, and they take that into their daily life. Together, they desire to raise their family (three little ones so far!) to know and love Christ wholeheartedly in the context of daily family relationships, and they are grateful for every opportunity to share that passion with others!
Todd & Jessie
Todd and Jessie are committed to raising their children in the fear and admonition of the Lord, seeing the importance of strengthening future generations for the work of the Kingdom. They’ve been homeschooling their 8 children for the past 18 years, and just graduated their first child last year. Todd also serves as a pastor of their local church.
Brandee
Brandee and her cowboy husband, Roy, are fourth-generation ranchers. Their prayer as they raise their four cowpoke sons is that they will grow up to be warriors for Christ who are passionate about learning. Brandee considers it a joy to speak truth with love and laughter for other parents on the same homeschooling journey!
Questions?
Super simple – we do the work for you and send you an email each morning of the event. You can click the link in the email to view the schedule for the day, then click the video you’d like to see. Videos are available to view for free for 24 hours from their scheduled launch time, so even if you miss the launch you still have time to catch up. (Each session is about 45 minutes long, and you can watch from your computer, smart TV, or mobile device.)
No problem! We’ve created the All-Access Pass option; when you upgrade, nothing expires – which means you can watch and rewatch that super-helpful session and soak in all the tips. Click here to upgrade.
Yep, for sure! The exhibit hall, discounts, and videos listed for free on this page are all just that – no cost to you and no strings attached. (You can opt to register for an All-Access Pass to get even more exclusive video content, but that’s up to you.)
The keynotes are broadcast on Facebook, but they’re also on our website, and all other video sessions are right here too. We encourage you to connect with us via Facebook to participate in some great discussion & fun giveaways, but it’s not required.
We’re so glad you asked! Homeschool Summits is a project brought to you by CHEC and Generations, both non-profit organizations based in Colorado that exist to help parents raise their children to love and serve God. CHEC is a Colorado-based organization that defends homeschool freedom and helps families to homeschool with confidence. (Learn more here.) Generations is a national organization that offers a daily radio program, family events, curriculum, and more. (Learn more here.) Together, they are working to bring Homeschool Summits to your home.
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Or, if you’d like to learn more about being an exhibitor or speaker, click here.
Short answer = nope! We ARE pulling together a fantastic lineup of speakers and even shopping options, but it won’t replace attending your local homeschool conference. We highly recommend checking with your state organization (find a list here) for more information about their conferences. As awesome as this summit will be, we still believe that the in-person networking of a local conference is invaluable!
If you decide to upgrade your free event registration to an All-Access pass, you will be eligible to receive continuing education credit.