New in 2019: Florida Homeschool Convention! Sign up for more info:
Venue
Prime F. Osborn III Convention Center1000 Water St.
Jacksonville, FL 32204
Dates
August 8–10, 2019
1000 Water St.
Jacksonville, FL 32204
Special Events
Featured Speakers
Special Tracks
Homeschool 101
New to homeschooling? This is your starting place!
Though all the workshops will be helpful, these sessions in particular will address some of the foundational aspects of homeschooling that parents new to homeschooling may be particularly interested in learning.
Parenting
Culture changes fast these days, and students need trusted guides to help them navigate the tricky waters. Thank God for parents who are committed that their kids learn to love God and obey Him despite all the chaos around us.
—John Stonestreet
These speakers and workshops will help you ease the trials of parenting.
Real Faith for the Real World Teen Track
Has your teen had their faith questioned by peers, classmates, or co-workers?
As homeschool parents, our responsibility is not to insulate them from life; rather, we must be very intentional in equipping them for the inevitable challenges that they will face—it’s not a matter of if they will face challenges, but when.
Classical Education
“Classical education is like a very large museum with many beautiful, wonder-filled rooms that could be studied over a lifetime. It is a long tradition of education that has emphasized the seeking after of truth, goodness, and beauty and the study of the liberal arts and the great books.”
—Dr. Christopher Perrin, Classical Academic Press
Charlotte Mason
Charlotte Mason (1842–1923) was a reformer and pioneer in the field of education. Her philosophy and methods of education are focused on educating the whole person, not just the mind. In her words, “Education is an atmosphere, a discipline, a life.”
Many homeschooling parents have had great success following Charlotte Mason’s educational methods with their children.
This special track will provide an introduction to Charlotte Mason, as well as more advanced sessions for those already using the Charlotte Mason philosophy and methods.
Charlotte Mason Institute
Charlotte Mason (1842–1923) was a reformer and pioneer in the field of education. Her philosophy and methods of education are focused on educating the whole person, not just the mind. In her words, “Education is an atmosphere, a discipline, a life.”
Many homeschooling parents have had great success following Charlotte Mason’s educational methods with their children.
This special track will provide an introduction to Charlotte Mason, as well as more advanced sessions for those already using the Charlotte Mason philosophy and methods.
Special Needs and Gifted Children
As homeschool parents work with their children on a one-on-one basis, they are blessed to see firsthand their children’s strengths and also their weaknesses.
And sometimes these findings may take their journeys into unknown places.
Slower readers. Dyslexia. Gifted. And much more.
Thankfully, there are a huge number of homeschooling resources available to leave no family feeling empty-handed or alone.
Great Homeschool Conventions is proud to bring you some of the most well-known experts of Special Needs and Gifted Homeschooling to our conventions.
College
The SAT is the golden ticket to free college.
—Jean Burk
Life Beyond High School!
- Learn how to prepare for and pay for college.
- Learn what to expect and how to select the best college for your goals.
Homeschool Help Desk
The Homeschool Help Desk is all about support, encouragement, and a shoulder to lean on when you’re overwhelmed by all that homeschooling can bring on.
Brought to you by Colleen Kessler (Raising Lifelong Learners) and Pam Barnhill (Homeschool Solutions), both authors, speakers, podcasters, and homeschool moms right there in the trenches with you, the Homeschool Help Desk is a haven in the energetic exhibit hall where you can bring your favorite warm beverage and your questions, and sit down to collect your thoughts, ask for advice, and hang out with Colleen, Pam, and volunteers from their online communities.
Workshops
- Using the Socratic Method: Teaching Your Kids to Think
- You Do Have The Patience To Homeschool
- Homeschool Challenges in the African American Community
- Write Powerful Fiction: Secrets to Showing the Story, Not Just Telling
- Why Dads Resist Teaching Kids Spiritual Truth…and How You Can Help
- Working While Homeschooling: Teaching Your Kids While Helping Support Your Family
- How to Plan Your Homeschool Year
- From Critic to Curator or Creator: How to Stop Noticing Everything That’s Wrong & Start Making or Supporting Something Good
- Family Devotions That Blow Up the Box
- How to Teach with Living Books
- Planning Homeschool With Learning Challenges
- How to Choose Curriculum that Fits (and Fix What Doesn’t)
- How to Homeschool High School (It’s an Education, Not a Rat Race)
- Spreading the Feast: How to Teach Great Literature to Teens
- More Family Devotions That Blow Up the Box
- How to Train Your Student to be a Scholar: Key Practices That Help Students Love Learning
- Logic for the Real World: How to Apply Logic in Today’s Chaotic and Often Irrational World
- Studying Rhetoric for College Success: How the Study of Classical Rhetoric Can Prepare Students to Excel in Higher Education
- When Worry Overwhelms: Helping Your Smart & Anxious Child
- Smart Underachievers: Reigniting a Love of Learning
- Giftedness: Misunderstood and Misdiagnosed
- Mom-to-Mom Panel
- Life Skills and the Homeschooler
- I’m Thinking about Homeschooling—What Do I Do Now?
- Teaching Inclusive History
- Help People Respond to Special Needs with Grace
- College-Bound but Struggling: Tools for Success
- Help Distractible Students Succeed
- Raising Never-Give-Up Kids
- What Good are Labels? Understanding your Child’s Learning Problems
- And many more!
Exhibitors
Schedule
- Thursday: 6:00–9:00 PM—free shopping!
- Friday: 9:30 AM–8:30 PM
- Saturday: 9:30 AM–5:30 PM
Shopping-only tickets are also available at the door; get more information here:
Discounted Hotels
Hotel Scam Alert
Each year, a third-party company claims to be booking rooms on behalf of Great Homeschool Conventions. This is a scam; their rates are $45–70 higher than what GHC has negotiated with area hotels.
We have nothing to do with this company and they do not represent us in any way.
Please book your accommodations through one of the options below to take advantage of our negotiated rates.
Note
We’re still working on the hotel discount codes. Please check back later for a list of participating hotels.
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