St. Charles Convention Center
1 Convention Center Plaza, St. Charles, MO 63303
Sarah Mackenzie
Dr. Kathy Koch
Dr. Christopher Perrin
Pam Barnhill
Andrew Peterson
Brian Wasko
Colleen Kessler
Daniel Huerta
Gary Bates
Ashley Wiggers
Randall Goodgame
Jean Burk
Gretchen H. Roe
Larry Schweikart
Charlotte Mason Institute
Dr. Jay Wile
Janice Campbell
Martin Cothran
Kit Strauss
Thomas Clark
Massey Campos
Matt Walsh
Dr. Duke Pesta
Attorney David Gibbs III
Michael Clay Thompson
John De Gree
Steve Demme
Dr. Tom Kemnitz
Giant Cow Kids’ Event
Timothy Shoemaker
Kelli Christenberry
Nicholeen Peck
Jessica Parnell
Joelle Hodge
Juan Valdes
Carl Kerby
Connie Albers
Alice Reinhardt
Douglas McKelvey
N.D. Wilson
A.S. “Pete” Peterson
Jennifer Trafton
Jonathan Rogers
Dennis DiNoia
Friday Night Comedy with Jonnie W.!
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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 rejects the compartmentalization of life into sacred and secular […]
Andrew Peterson LIVE in Concert!
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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Ticket Type
General Convention Schedule
Thursday
- 1:30 PM: Registration Desk opens
- 3:00–3:45 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
- 8:15 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
- 5:30–6:30 PM
- 7:00–7:45 PM (shorter session)
- 8:15 PM:
- Exhibit Hall and Registration Desk close
- Special Event begins
Saturday
- 8:00 AM: Registration Desk opens
- 8:30–9:15 AM: First session begins (45 minute with a 15-minute transition time)
- 9:30 AM
- Exhibit Hall opens
- Full sessions begin (60 minutes with a 30-minute transition time)
- 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
- 6:00 PM: Exhibit Hall and Registration Desk close
- 6:15 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!
Click here for more details.
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.
Embassy Suites by Hilton—St. Louis St. Charles
2 Queens or 1 King
Discount valid through: March 6, 2018
Group code: Missouri Homeschool Convention
Phone: 636-866-0148
- Connected to the St. Charles Convention Center.
- Free Breakfast included in the rate.
- Free Evening Reception included in the rate.
- GHC – Children’s Program Host Hotel (hosted by Giant Cow Ministries)
Hampton Inn St. Charles
2 Queen Beds or 1 King Bed
Discount valid through: March 6, 2019
Group code: Great Homeschool Convention
Phone: 636-947-6800
- Free Breakfast
- Free Parking
- Free WiFi
- 4 miles from the St. Charles Convention Center
Drury Plaza Hotel – St. Charles/St. Louis
2 Queen Bed Deluxe
Discount valid through: March 6, 2019
Group code: 2351377
Phone: 636-724-5772
- Free Hot Breakfast –
- Free Wi-Fi Throughout the Hotel
- Free Soft Drinks and Popcorn
- Pool
- One mile from St. Charles Convention Center
Fairfield Inn & Suites- St. Charles / St. Louis
1 King Bed
2 Queen Beds
Discount valid through: March 6, 2019
Group code: Missouri Homeschool Convention
Phone: 636-946-1900
- Free High Speed Internet
- Free breakfast
- Fitness Center
- Free Parking
- .4 miles from the St. Charles Convention Center
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