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Flash Giveaway: Win An All-Access Pass To The Philippine Homeschool Conference 2015!

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Homeschooling is something I have always considered for the little man, in fact, I have amassed various homeschool online resources. Even now that he is enrolled in traditional school, I have never closed my doors to the possibilities of homeschooling him in the future.

That is why I am delighted to inform you that I am giving away 2 tickets for the Philippine Homeschool Conference 2015, happening this Saturday, 17 October, between 8am-5pm at the Samsung Hall and SMX, SM Aura, Taguig City.

Homeschool Association of the Philippine Islands, Manila Workshops and The Learning Basket bring you the largest homeschooling conference this year – “The Philippine Homeschool Conference 2015: Ready for the World!”

As a precursor to the “Global Home Education Conference” (GHEC) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in March 2016, two well-respected homeschool advocates and speakers from the United States will be gracing the event as keynote speakers: Michael Donnelly, Director for Global Outreach of the Homeschool Legal Defense Association (HSLDA) and Secretary ofGHEC 2016, and Rachael Carman, mother of seven and best-selling author and publisher ofpopular homeschool science curriculum Apologia.Rachael’s husband, Davis, the President of Apologia, will be speaking as well.

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Sought-after speaker and homeschooling advocate Edric Mendoza, host of On The Money and homeschooling dad of five will also be speaking. Chinkee Tan, motivational speaker and wealth coach, will be speaking as well.

Homeschoolers and those exploring this educational option will be inspired, informed and empowered in this biggest homeschooling event. Definitely bigger than the past years’ homeschool conferences, “Ready for the World!”will be held at THREE venues at SM Aura Premiere. Keynote talks will be held at the Samsung Hall, while smaller workshops and the much awaited homeschool expo will be at the SMX Convention Center.

There will be inspiring talks as well as a huge expo of the various learning providers, educational tools, toys, books, and a whole lot more, that will help homeschooling parents and aspiring homeschooling parents in their daily lives. This expo will be open to the public for a minimal amount of Php50 per head.

Get Ready For The World

There are also a number of Arts and Crafts workshop available at the Conference for the kids and kids-at-heart to participate in. Fee for each workshop is Php500 per person {materials included}. Only 25 students will be accepter for each class, so haste not and register today! 

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TMA Homeschool’s 2015 Parents Conference: Set Them Up For Success

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Homeschooling is something I have always wanted to try with the little man. I was actually contemplating on teaching Jared at home instead of sending him to a brick-and-mortar institution. I got a lot of discouraging remarks from a number of people, including his dad, so I had to give in and enroll him in a regular school. I am not closing my doors, though, and I wish I can have the courage and the guts that most homeschooling parents do.

If you are considering homeschooling but getting a lot of negative feedback from so many people, here is a perfect conference for you participate in that might just give you the right amount of inspiration and encouragement to plunge into homeschooling and set up your little learners for future success.

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TMA Homeschool, in coordination with Manila Workshops and The Learning Basket , is proud to present its Parents Conference for 2015, entitled Set Them Up For Success. It will be held at the Bayanihan Arts and Events Center from 8AM for registration (program starts at 9:00) to 5:00PM.

If you are a parent wondering what the best kind of education for your child is and where he will learn and be successful someday, then don’t miss the upcoming Parents Conference of TMA Homeschool at the Bayanihan Center, Unilab on March 12.

This event, entitled “Set Them Up for Success”, is set to enlighten and inspire you  to raise your children to become happy, responsible, productive  adults and leaders “wherever they are planted”.  It will run for a whole day and will consist of keynote topics like “Set Them Up for Success” and “Catching your Child’s God-given Bents for Success”. Keynote speakers are Edric Mendoza and Jayson Lo. 

Mr. Mendoza is a homeschooling father of five, the president of the Homeschoolers Association of the Philippine Islands and lead anchor of ANC’s On the Money. Mr. Jayson Lo is a known inspirational speaker in the country and is the author of Younique:Understanding Others by Understanding You, a book about how personality styles help identify one’s strengths and weaknesses.

Aside from keynote talks, the conference will also feature workshops on character education, multi-level homeschooling, homeschooling through high school, adjusting teaching strategies for effecting learning, and celebrating dads who homeschool. Participants may also opt to attend a Q&A forum where TMA Homeschool will answer questions about homeschooling in the Philippines. Speakers for these sessions are seasoned homeschoolers Donna Simpao, Millona Barraca, Bles de Guzman, Joy Mendoza, and Dennis Sy. Participants may choose one track for each talk happening simultaneously. Expect a day filled with doses of homeschool inspiration and information about parenting and homeschooling.

Here is the schedule of activities for the 2015 Parents Conference:

06:00-08:00 Ingress of exhibitors, team members
08:00-09:00 Registration
09:00-09:10 Welcome
09:10-09:20 Dep-Ed Opening Remarks
09:30-10:20 Keynote 1: Set Them Up for Success
10:20-12:00 TMA Homeschool Updates
12:00-01:00 Lunch break
01:00-02:00 Workshops (A)
Track 1: How to do a Character-focused Education
Track 2: How to Do Multi-Level Homeschooling
Track 3: How to Homeschool through High School
02:15-03:15 Workshops (B)
Track 4: How to Adjust Your Teaching Strategies for Effective Learning
Track 5: Hooray for Dads Who Homeschool
Track 6: Q and A Forum
03:45-04:45 Keynote 2: Catching the God-given Bents for Success
04:45-05:00 Last Announcements, Major raffle prizes
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Homeschooling Jared: All About Numbers + Counting

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I taught the little man the concept of numbers as soon as he was old enough to appreciate them. At almost 3-and-a-half, he now distinguishes the basic numbers and would readily point at different numbers he can see from the most ordinary objects, like the electric fan and the telly. I also make sure to point out different shapes in things we see around whenever there’s a chance. I even invested on books and toys that promotes shape-sorting and shape recognition.

I have been toying with the idea of homeschooling Jared and have actually checked for sites online for homeschooling resources. One of my best finds will have to be https://www.1plus1plus1equals1.net/. I downloaded her Cars-themed shape printables last year and asked my sister to print it. How the little man loved it! He easily learned about the different shapes with the aid of his favorite characters and readily agreed to match the cards with the same shapes in them.

1+1+1=1 is a goldmine of homeschooling resources for toddlers and school-aged kids, too! I’ve downloaded other printables too and will be introducing them to the little man as soon as he shows interest.  😀

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