NHN Convention
We are pleased to announce the dates for the 2008 NHN Homeschool Convention! Please mark your calendars for June 20th and 21st.
REGISTER NOW!!
SELL AT THE USED CURRICULUM SALE
The convention will be located at UNLV's Student Union Building, 4505 Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV
We regret that this year we are unable to provide childcare, so please start making your arrangements now so that you may attend without your children.
Please be thinking about what you can do to help make this convention a success. We need MANY volunteers. We'll be updating with more specific needs soon.
Some main needs are:
Advertising
Donations/sponsors
Registration person and people the day of, in shifts
On-site helpers
Goodie Bag stuffers
You can also help by pre-registering and helping to spread the word!
Schedule of Events
Friday: - 8am-10am Set Up for Used Curriculum Sale
- 10am-4pm Used Sale & Round-table topics
- 4pm-6pm Clean-up & Dinner
- 6pm-8pm Keynote Address
- 9am-5pm Vendor Hall, Speakers & Round-table topics
Speakers
We are very pleased to be able to announce our speakers and topics! Our Keynote Presenter will be Tracy Klicka. We are very blessed to be able to hear her encouraging words! She'll be speaking on;
Keeping the HEART in homeschooling
How to keep Your Sanity While Homeschooling
I Think I'll Quit Homeschooling; Five Reasons Why Moms Quit School and How You Can Keep from Becoming a Dropout.
Our Featured Speaker will be Dan Sinclair. Many of you will remember Dan's workshops from last year's convention. This year he will be speaking on:
Creating a Vision
Raising Royalty
Teaching Reading for Understanding!
You are Different and so am I!
Both Friday and Saturday we will be having Round Table Topics. This will be an informal format, each table with 8-10 chairs (more if necessary) with multiple topics going on in the same banquet area. These topics include, but are not limited to:
Dyslexia
Highschool to College & Life
Scouting & Homeschooling
Constitution
Economics in the Homeschool
How to teach Co-op Speech & Debate
New Homeschoolers
Homeschool Legal Issues
Unschooling
How to build and support Teen Groups
How to Teach Co-op Intro to Economics Class
Topics and schedules will be added as they become available, please check back for the most current information! For Speakers Bios and Topic Descriptions, please see the Topics Page.
For suggestions or volunteering, please contact Convention Chair at NHNConvention@yahoo.com
If you'd like to advertise with us, please check out the various options! Advertising.
Vendors
Businesses that sell homeschool/education related products or services may request a vendor packet and application for consideration in the 2008 NHN Homeschool Convention.If you would like to receive a packet, please send an e-mail to nhnconvention@yahoo.com and include:
- Contact Name
- Name of your business
- Email address
- Web link if you have a web site
Vendor acceptance for the NHN Homeschool Convention is at the discretion of the exhibit hall coordinators and the convention committee.
The 2008 NHN Homeschool Convention is proudly sponsored by:
A to Z Home's CoolAVON: Kim Hightower
Be "Tween" Talk: Chaotic Communications, LLC
Beverly Jacobson, Independent Stampin' Up! demonstrator
