Prime F. Osborn III Convention Center
1000 Water St., Jacksonville, FL 32204
Meet NY Times Best-Selling Author! Great Homeschool Conventions is pleased to announce NY Times Best-Selling author, Dr. Larry Schweikart, will be holding a very special pre-convention presentation and luncheon. (Pre-registration required for both / $10 meal ticket required for luncheon- a full GHC convention registration is required to sign up for this special presentation and […]
Friday Night Comedy with Jonnie W.! Jonnie W. annihilates audiences. I’m a friend and a huge fan. —Tim Hawkins Friday Night Family Comedy Night at our regional GHC homeschooling conventions is a big hit, and a very welcome opportunity to sit down, relax and laugh together with other homeschool moms and / or homeschooling […]
Slugs & Bugs LIVE is an unforgettable concert for families. Specifically, it is a joyful, gospel-filled, life-celebrating, interactive musical experience featuring animated videos, energetic vocals, and tasty piano, guitar and mandolin solos! (And dads get silly on stage, and sometimes there’s a parade….) SLUGS & BUGS – Live! (In concert) Faith. Family. Funny. (Randall Goodgame) […]
Matt Walsh is a writer, speaker, author, and an advocate for homeschooling. Through his columns on the Daily Wire, Walsh reaches millions of readers. He is known for boldly tackling tough subjects and speaking out on faith and culture in a way that connects with his generation and beyond. Matt lives in Maryland with his wife and […]
For more than twenty years now, Andrew Peterson has been about the business of quietly changing lives in four-minute increments. Peterson has forged his own path, creating a long line of songs that ache with sorrow, joy, and integrity, and that are, at the end of the day, part of a real, ongoing, human conversation.
Register
For special events, each person needs a ticket, including infants and young children. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
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General Convention Schedule
Thursday
- 1:30 PM: Registration Desk opens
- 2:30–3:30 PM: First session begins (45 minutes with a 15-minute transition time)
- 4:00–5:00 PM: Full sessions begin (60 minutes with a 30-minute transition time)
- 5:00 PM: Exhibit Hall opens
- 8:00 PM: Special Event begins
- 9:00 PM: Exhibit Hall and Registration Desk close
Friday
- 8:00 AM: Registration opens
- 8:30 AM: Speaking sessions begin
- 9:30 AM: Exhibit Hall opens
- Speaking sessions continue throughout the day:
- 10:00–11:00 AM
- 11:30AM–12:30 PM
- 1:00–2:00 PM
- 2:30–3:30 PM
- 4:00–5:00 PM – Special Event – Slugs & Bugs Concert
- 5:30–6:30 PM
- 7:00–8:00 PM
- 8:00 PM:
- Exhibit Hall and Registration Desk close
- Special Event begins
Saturday
- 8:00 AM: Registration Desk opens
- 8:30–9:30 AM: First session begins
- 9:30 AM
- Exhibit Hall opens
- 10:00–11:00 AM
- 11:30AM–12:30 PM
- 1:00–2:00 PM
- 2:30–3:30 PM
- 4:00–5:00 PM
- Exhibit Hall opens
- 6:00 PM: Exhibit Hall and Registration Desk close
- 6:00 PM: Special Event begins
More Information
Volunteer
Volunteer for a four-hour shift and get free family tickets!
Apply to Speak and Exhibit
Sign up to compete in the Constitution and History Bee.
Click here for more details.
Not available for the New York Convention.
Have You Heard! Rabbit Room on the Road will be at GHC!
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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.
Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront
2 Queen Beds
Discount valid through: July 17, 2019
Group code: G-GHSC
Phone: 800-233-1234
- This is our host hotel with discounted rooms for our convention attendees.
- FREE Parking at this Hotel for convention attendees
- FREE Parking at Convention Center also for those staying at this hotel
- Closest hotel to the Convention Center
- Free Wi-Fi
- Rooftop heated swimming pool
- 24-Hour StayFit™ Gym
Drawing homeschool attendees from Florida, Georgia and Alabama, the GHC regional homeschooling convention in Jacksonville, Florida is held at the Prime F Osborne III convention center. You’ll find home schooling moms and families attending the Jacksonville Homeschool Convention from Orlando, Florida… Miami, Florida… Tampa Florida, and even Mobile, Alabama.
There is also a very special discounted hotel room rate for GHC homeschool convention attendees that stay at the Hyatt in Jacksonville – AND – this also includes FREE parking at the Hyatt, and – for those staying at the Hyatt – a coupon for FREE parking at the Prime F Osborne III convention center.
The GHC Jacksonville, Florida homeschool convention is carefully designed to equip and encourage… with much to offer regardless of whether you are a veteran homeschooler or brand new to homeschooling.
The Featured Speaker roster includes dozens of really fantastic speakers. This includes speakers such as Dr. Christopher Perrin, Dr. Kathy Koch, Sarah Mackenzie, Andrew Pudewa, Pam Barnhill, Andrew Peterson, Colleen Kessler, Dr. Jay Wile and dozens more.
Jacksonville, Florida homeschool convention attendees are able to choose from 100s of information-packed homeschooling workshop sessions that cover an incredibly broad range of relevant topics. This includes Classical homeschooling, Charlotte Mason home school methods, understanding learning styles and/or giftedness, parenting & homeschooling, reading, writing, math, science, language arts, college prep… and so much more — including a “Real Faith for the Real World” Teen Track.
When looking for new homeschooling resources or homeschool curriculum, there’s nothing better than browsing and shopping in the huge GHC homeschool convention Exhibit Hall. Not only will you find new ideas and great “convention deals” – you will be able to examine homeschool resources in-person, and ask questions of other homeschoolers who have used the very curriculum you are considering… and sometimes ask questions of the very person(s) who wrote & designed it.
Many will attend as a family, and attend for one, two… or all three days. In other instances, you will find that two or more homeschooling Moms will carpool and then share a hotel room.
The Jacksonville, Florida Homeschool Convention is equipping… encouraging… and FUN!
