The Open Art Room Studio is designed for your child to come explore different mediums through out the conference at their leisure with a professional art teacher available for light guidance. High quality earth-friendly supplies are available like non-toxic paints, watercolor, watercolor pencils, pastels, acrylics, papers, drawing supplies, modeling clay and so much more!
Create a summer theme mix-media of what a great summer looks like to you. After you are done hang your artwork to share with conference attendees, optional. Sunday at 11:00 a.m. best honorable mention will get a small art treat. Great for all ages.
Nature of Art For Kids will be hosting this years fun summer splash theme art studio at CHN. Use your creative imagination and create summer splash art in the open studio throughout the conference. Hosted by homeschool mom and art teacher Spramani Elaun of Nature of Art Four Kids®. Nature of Art For Kids® is the original homeschool conference earth-friendly traveling art studio. This studio is unique because it's designed with only earth-friendly art supplies, homeschool style hands-on art making projects just for kids.
Besides sessions on specific topics, three activities will be ongoing throughout the weekend: Open Art Room Studio, Mix-Media Gallery, and Collaborative Canvas.
Summer Splash Theme. Great for kids over 7 years and up. Come out for third annual collaborative canvas painted by all the conference attendees during the conference. This project is created to introduce painting to all levels. Dress messy- we us real children's acrylic on canvas. This project will wrap-up Sunday afternoon.
Come learn all about the different mediums you can use in the Open Art Studio. Great for all ages. Spramani will demo with light discussion on how-to-use most mediums with tips.
Considering homeschooling? New to homeschooling? Have questions about how to get started? Come join the Homeschooling 101 session to learn the legal options to homeschool in California, homeschooling basics and your legal rights. This session is free to the public - registration or RSVP is not required.
For your kids - our Keva Plank room is just adjacent to the session room and will be monitored by CHN staff. Paper/crayons available too.
Twy James has been performing on stages for 15 years and has a charismatic way of exciting small or large crowds. Twy ushers members of the audience to break out of their shells with the power of hypnosis.
The show is clean and respectful and fun for all audiences. You will see hilarious and amazing things happen when the power of the subconscious mind is released.
Audiences will experience excitement, astonishment and laughter watching a fast-paced show with a customized mix of music while volunteers act out comedy scenarios while under hypnosis actually believing they are really happening. After performing in the show, each will feel an amazing feeling just like they had a full body massage.
So whether you’re in the show or watching in the audience, HypnoTWYz comedy hypnosis show will leave you feeling great and with a memory of a lifetime.
Join us for "Family Yoga" - All ages and levels come together to experience this joyful, fun practice. From grandparents to infants and everyone in between! You will leave this class connected to your family members and ready to take on your day! Come move and stretch with us. ** PLEASE BRING a Yoga Mat or Towel!! **
The Open Art Room Studio is designed for your child to come explore different mediums through out the conference at their leisure with a professional art teacher available for light guidance. High quality earth-friendly supplies are available like non-toxic paints, watercolor, watercolor pencils, pastels, acrylics, papers, drawing supplies, modeling clay and so much more!
Nature of Art For Kids will be hosting this years fun summer splash theme art studio at CHN. Use your creative imagination and create summer splash art in the open studio throughout the conference. Hosted by homeschool mom and art teacher Spramani Elaun of Nature of Art Four Kids®. Nature of Art For Kids® is the original homeschool conference earth-friendly traveling art studio. This studio is unique because it's designed with only earth-friendly art supplies, homeschool style hands-on art making projects just for kids.
Besides sessions on specific topics, three activities will be ongoing throughout the weekend: Open Art Room Studio, Mix-Media Gallery, and Collaborative Canvas. See the schedule for description of the on going activities and sessions.
During this session we will dissect and explain the process of obtaining Work Permits, Entertainment Permits and what to do about Driver’s Training. A Q&A session will be included in the presentation.
Create a summer theme mix-media of what a great summer looks like to you. After you are done hang your artwork to share with conference attendees, optional. Sunday at 11:00 a.m. Best honorable mention will get a small art treat. Great for all ages.
Watercolor crayon & Watercolor pencil Demo - great for all ages, learn the basics how to use these two mediums.
Come fight with boffers (foam swords) and take part in a Tournament! 1st Prize .. A Boffer!
** Attend the Boffer Workshop on Friday, June 26 from 10-11am to make your own Boffer
OR bring one from home to use in battle! **
Yeah you heard me, come use squirt guns and watercolor paint to help create a collaborative squirt gun watercolor. Great for all ages.
ONE DAY ONLY!!
It’s a great opportunity to sell educational materials your children are no longer using
AND/OR highlight your family’s talents!!
Nothing to sell? Then come shop for FREE!!
TABLE REGISTRATION: http://www.californiahomeschool.net/chn-store/; $15/each
QUESTIONS: Ann Ryan, Sale Coordinator, curriculumsale@californiahomeschool.net
Participants must be registered for the Expo before purchasing a Sale Table (http://www.californiahomeschool.net/expo/registration/),
and may sell their personal items only (no businesses or foods allowed).
Table reservations will be accepted in the order that they are received.
Used Curriculum Sale:
Sell no longer needed books, curriculum, games, toys, and kits!!
Family Entrepreneurial Sale:
We welcome crafty kids, parents, and grandparents to join in on the fun!
We view this as an educational opportunity for children who would like to develop some marketable products and learn some skills.
** The kids can have their own table OR sell at their family’s table. **
Selling Details:
· The idea is to have a good time selling!
· If you would like to attend sessions, you could pair up with a few friends and take turns sitting at the table, or ask your teen or spouse to do it for you.
· CHN will not be selling the items for you, nor is CHN responsible for any losses.
· CHN will not be collecting a percentage of your profits – it’s all yours to keep!
A comment from a previous year:
“To be honest, the used curriculum sale was an event in & of itself! There was LOTS of talking about various aspects of homeschooling, pros/cons of various resources, and I even heard a bit of a discussion citing a session the person had been to!”
Used Curriculum and Family Entrepreneurial Sale FAQ:
Q: Can I leave early?
A: Sure. This is going to be a very casual and fun sale, and when you sell out or get tired, it’s no problem to leave, and if anyone wants to grab your table to spread out, that’s fine too.
Q: How many people can share a table?
A: As many as you like!
You might be crowded at first, but use the under the table space or just keep putting out new stuff, or take turns selling.
Q: When is the deadline for renting a table?
A: We’ll accept table registrations until the room is full.
Q: Can I rent 1/2 a table?
A: No, we tried that one year, and it caused some confusion. If you want 1/2 a table, you can find someone to share the table and cost with you.
Q: Can I attend the sale if I am not registered for the Expo?
A: Yes, anyone can attend the sale, but you must be registered for the Expo to reserve a table.
Q: Will there be Freebie Tables this year?
A: Yes! Whether you reserve a table or not, you may bring items to place on the Freebie Tables!
This session will address the current educational codes and what it means for homeschooling in California. Included in this seminar will be discussion on past legislative actions that were introduced but failed as well as how to keep informed of future legislation that can determine the homeschool freedom index for California. A brief discussion of current controversial issues like SB277 or Common Core will be included as time permits.
For young one’s and the young at heart, join Storyteller Karen Golden as she weaves a collection of interactive stories, folkloric and new, with movement, music and song. You will jump out of your seat and enter the world of imagination where anything is possible.
Watercolor Resist & Crayon - Black-board Chalk Effect. Great for all ages.
Ripley's Believe It or Not!
www.ripleys.com/hollywood
6780 Hollywood Boulevard
Hollywood, CA 90028
4 Child Tickets
Disneyland
www.disneyland.disney.go.com/
1313 Disneyland Dr
Anaheim, CA 92802
4 One Day Park Hopper Tickets
San Diego Zoo
www.zoo.sandiegozoo.org
2920 Zoo Dr
San Diego, CA 92101
2 Tickets
Palm Spring Arial Tramway
www.pstramway.com
1 Tram Way
Palm Springs, CA 92262
Tram Admission for 2
Fiesta Village Family Fun Park
www.fiestavillage.com/
1405 E Washington St
Colton, CA 92324
1 Family Golf Pass (good for up to 4 people)
San Diego Automotive Museum
www.sdautomuseum.org/
2080 Pan American Plaza
San Diego, CA 92101
4 Tickets
Mulligan Family Fun Center
www.mulligantorrance.com
1351 Sepulveda Blvd
Torrance, CA 90501
6 Mini Golf Tickets and 6 Attraction Tickets
Save Our Heritage Organization
www.sohosandiego.org
2476 San Diego Avenue
San Diego CA 92110
6 Admission Tickets to be used at any of the following locations
Whaley House Museum in Old Town San Diego
Marston House Museum and Historic Gardens in Balboa Park
Warner-Cabrillo House in San Diego's majestic back country
Newport Landing Whale Watching
www.newportwhales.com
309 Palm St. #A
Newport Beach CA
2 Tickets
Santa Anita Race Track
www.santaanita.com
285 W Huntington Dr
Arcadia, CA 91007
Club House Addmission for 4 plus Valet Parking Pass
Gable House Bowl
www.gablehousebowl.com/
22501 Hawthorne Blvd
Torrance, CA 90505
10 Bowling Tickets and 10 Laser Tag Tickets
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium
www.cabrillomarineaquarium.org/
3720 Stephen M White Dr
San Pedro, CA 90731
Meet the Grunion Family Four Pack
IN-N-OUT BURGER
www.in-n-out.com/
IN-N-OUT BURGER Glass Chess Set and
4 Guest checks good for a burger, fries and drink.
How to teach or introduce painting to children for the first time - Best for adults with children under 12 years. Come get tips and light Q & A with art instructor Spramani Elaun.
Assorted Sodas @ $3.00 Each
Seasonal Whole Fruit @ $2.50 Each
Hamburger @ $7.50 Each
Veggie Burger @ $9.50 Each
Chinese Chicken Salad @ $7.50 Each
Chicken Caesar Salad @ $7.50 Each
Assorted Sandwiches @ $5.50 Each
Bottled Water @ $3.00 Each
Cookies/Brownies @ $2.50 Each
Individual Bags of Chips @ $2.50 Each
Pasta Salad @ $3.50 Each
Pizza by the Slice @ $3.50 Each
The Open Art Room Studio is designed for your child to come explore different mediums through out the conference at their leisure with a professional art teacher available for light guidance. High quality earth-friendly supplies are available like non-toxic paints, watercolor, watercolor pencils, pastels, acrylics, papers, drawing supplies, modeling clay and so much more!
Nature of Art For Kids will be hosting this years fun summer splash theme art studio at CHN. Use your creative imagination and create summer splash art in the open studio throughout the conference. Hosted by homeschool mom and art teacher Spramani Elaun of Nature of Art Four Kids®. Nature of Art For Kids® is the original homeschool conference earth-friendly traveling art studio. This studio is unique because it's designed with only earth-friendly art supplies, homeschool style hands-on art making projects just for kids.
Besides sessions on specific topics, three activities will be ongoing throughout the weekend: Open Art Room Studio, Mix-Media Gallery, and Collaborative Canvas. See the schedule for description of the on going activities and sessions.
Considering homeschooling? New to homeschooling? Have questions about how to get started? Come join the Homeschool 101 session to learn the legal options to homeschool in California, homeschooling basics and your legal rights.
Join Marty (a real live homeschool grandparent) and other grandparents as we discuss the important role of grandparents. We welcome any grandparents that are on the fence about the wisdom of their children homeschooling the grandkids.
This is a great time to learn about homeschooling and the importance of the grandparents contributing and participating in the homeschool lifestyle of their children.
Come meet fellow homeschoolers, both adults and students, who are published authors. Like all homeschoolers, our panel reflects the diversity in our community:
• Elena Brem, age 9, author & illustrator of 2 volumes of poetry
• Blair Lee, non-fiction writer of science and homeschooling issues
• Krisula Gosdis Moyer, self-published novelist
• Alexis Tan, age 12, author & illustrator of several self-published novels
Come with your questions! How to keep motivated from start to finish? How to find a publisher? What are the steps to self-publishing? Parents of the young authors will also be available to discuss how to facilitate a child’s writing. The session will conclude with a book signing with authors.
Modeling Clay Miniatures - Come explore non-hardening modeling clay as we create fun summer theme miniatures. Show off your clay works and add to our gallery participation area to share with conference attendees, optional, Sunday at 11:00 a.m. Best honorable mention will get a small art treat. Great for all ages.
Summer Splash Theme. Great for kids over 7 years and up. Come out for third annual collaborative canvas painted by all the conference attendees during the conference. This project is created to introduce painting to all levels. Dress messy- we us real children's acrylic on canvas. This project will wrap-up Sunday afternoon.
A Thomas Jefferson Education - Attend this session to help you learn how to design the type of education all great leaders in history received. Using the 7 Keys to Great Teaching will unleash the inner genius in your students.
Explore the various learning styles and how they really affect your child’s ability to master subject matter. We will investigate the five essential aspects of learning styles including dispositions, talents, modalities, interests, and environments.
Based on the research and teachings of the Learning Success Institute of Ventura, CA and the book “How to Determine Your Child’s Learning Style” by Mariaemma Willis and Victoria Hodson, this workshop will give you tools to enhance both learning and retention for all your children. We will discuss how your learning style will determine your teaching style and how to make the required changes that will match your teaching style to your child’s learning style.
With this deeper understanding of your child’s unique, God-given learning style, you can have a more successful teaching experience, a closer tie with your children and save hundreds of dollars on wrong curriculum choices.
The annual Smash Brothers tournament is back again this year, along with some exciting changes!
This year we will be playing the newest installment of the game, Smash 4 .. Wii U version.
Also this year the tournament will be held in our new Game Room instead of the Teen Room, so the tournament is open to all ages.
And finally, we will have new prizes: the top three players in the tournament will receive a custom, gold Amiibo!
** Set-up, sign-ups and free play will be start at 1:30pm, and the tournament will start at about 2:00pm. **
SIGN-UPS are open from now until the start of the tournament. If you or your teen/child would like to play please see Zeke at the expo before the tournament, or message Zeke on the CHN Family Expo Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/groups/1527758437457682/) with the player's name, and optionally, a phone number we can use to reach the player by.
For this activity session, Todd Nash will teach students the basic rules and skills in fencing, then play a group fencing game with all participants using the “practice foils” – Styrofoam and safe! There may also be a demonstration of an actual fencing bout with the real equipment!
Ripley's Believe It or Not!
www.ripleys.com/hollywood
6780 Hollywood Boulevard
Hollywood, CA 90028
4 Child Tickets
Disneyland
www.disneyland.disney.go.com/
1313 Disneyland Dr
Anaheim, CA 92802
4 One Day Park Hopper Tickets
San Diego Zoo
www.zoo.sandiegozoo.org
2920 Zoo Dr
San Diego, CA 92101
2 Tickets
Palm Spring Arial Tramway
www.pstramway.com
1 Tram Way
Palm Springs, CA 92262
Tram Admission for 2
Fiesta Village Family Fun Park
www.fiestavillage.com/
1405 E Washington St
Colton, CA 92324
1 Family Golf Pass (good for up to 4 people)
San Diego Automotive Museum
www.sdautomuseum.org/
2080 Pan American Plaza
San Diego, CA 92101
4 Tickets
Mulligan Family Fun Center
www.mulligantorrance.com
1351 Sepulveda Blvd
Torrance, CA 90501
6 Mini Golf Tickets and 6 Attraction Tickets
Save Our Heritage Organization
www.sohosandiego.org
2476 San Diego Avenue
San Diego CA 92110
6 Admission Tickets to be used at any of the following locations
Whaley House Museum in Old Town San Diego
Marston House Museum and Historic Gardens in Balboa Park
Warner-Cabrillo House in San Diego's majestic back country
Newport Landing Whale Watching
www.newportwhales.com
309 Palm St. #A
Newport Beach CA
2 Tickets
Santa Anita Race Track
www.santaanita.com
285 W Huntington Dr
Arcadia, CA 91007
Club House Addmission for 4 plus Valet Parking Pass
Gable House Bowl
www.gablehousebowl.com/
22501 Hawthorne Blvd
Torrance, CA 90505
10 Bowling Tickets and 10 Laser Tag Tickets
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium
www.cabrillomarineaquarium.org/
3720 Stephen M White Dr
San Pedro, CA 90731
Meet the Grunion Family Four Pack
IN-N-OUT BURGER
www.in-n-out.com/
IN-N-OUT BURGER Glass Chess Set and
4 Guest checks good for a burger, fries and drink.
Come relax and zen doodle. Learn the basics to Zen Doodling. Great for 9 years and up, all levels of experience welcomed.
Churros @ $3.50 Each
Pasta Salad @ $3.50 Each
Seasonal Whole Fruit @ $2.50 Each
Assorted Sodas @ $3.00 Each
Chinese Chicken Salad @ $7.50 Each (1) Chicken Caesar Salad @ $7.50 Each
Assorted Sandwiches @ $5.50 Each
Bottled Water @ $3.00 Each
Cookies/Brownies @ $2.50 Each
Individual Bags of Chips @ $2.50 Each (1) Chips & Salsa @ $3.50 Each
Rice & Beans @ $2.50 Each
Chicken Taco @ $3.50 Each
Beef Taco @ $4.50 Each
Tortilla with Rice & Beans @ $3.50 Each
This session is for both parents and their teens. Join a panel of parents who have guided, or are guiding, their teens through the high school years of homeschooling in a variety of ways, as they discussed what worked for them, and what didn't! We'll talk about the changing role of the parent as your learner gets older, not from a philosophical view - but from parents who have lived it. You will hear from parents who's children are taking classes on-line, at Junior Colleges, and in home school classroom settings, and some who tried them all. We'll hear from parents who's kids have gone on to college, straight into the job market, or on continuing adventures, post high school. Sometimes it's great to hear from those who've already been there, as we explore the unique options, and also fears, that crop up when your kid is about to launch into What's Next.
This is a 60 minute presentation informing parents about traits of predators and how to keep children safe. It is a lead in to a 90 minute workshop for kids, which gives them the language to recognize when their boundaries are being crossed and teaches them defensive skills to protect themselves. I hope parents will sign their kids up for the workshop at a later date, but the information is valuable whether or not the kids attend the workshop.
I have been working for The Joyful Child Foundation as a workshop facilitator for over 5 years. I usually hold workshops at public schools and churches. I have spent 13 years homeschooling and I am excited to bring the information to my community.
This is a parent only talk. The parent talk is a place to be frank about the problem and learn strategies to recognize and stop sexual predators. In the workshop with the kids, we focus on non-frightening tools the kids can use to keep themselves safe.
Join Marty and other dad’s as we discuss all the aspects of being a homeschool dad. Find out about those pressing issues like finances, relaxed housekeeping, dads participation, keeping a healthy relationship with family and other issues. This will be an audience participation meeting with lots of information and humor.
We will have a little instructional followed by a contest! Let's see which individual, or which team, builds the tallest tower that can hold a weight on top! We will have some prizes as well!
Nature of Art For Kids will be hosting this years fun summer splash theme art studio at CHN. Use your creative imagination and create summer splash art in the open studio throughout the conference. Hosted by homeschool mom and art teacher Spramani Elaun of Nature of Art Four Kids®. Nature of Art For Kids® is the original homeschool conference earth-friendly traveling art studio. This studio is unique because it's designed with only earth-friendly art supplies, homeschool style hands-on art making projects just for kids.
Besides sessions on specific topics, three activities will be ongoing throughout the weekend: Open Art Room Studio, Mix-Media Gallery, and Collaborative Canvas. See the schedule for description of the on going activities and sessions.
The Open Art Room Studio is designed for your child to come explore different mediums through out the conference at their leisure with a professional art teacher available for light guidance. High quality earth-friendly supplies are available like non-toxic paints, watercolor, watercolor pencils, pastels, acrylics, papers, drawing supplies, modeling clay and so much more!
Summer Splash Theme. Great for kids over 7 years and up. Come out for third annual collaborative canvas painted by all the conference attendees during the conference. This project is created to introduce painting to all levels. Dress messy- we us real children's acrylic on canvas. This project will wrap-up Sunday afternoon.
Despite growing up in poverty, my husband and I are now outwardly successful products of the public education system. We are both physicians with “excellent” jobs, and our children have access to the “best” public and private schools. So why did we choose to homeschool – no, unschool – no, radically unschool our three sons?
We weren’t part of the fortunate few who chose unschooling from the start. Our children attended top schools, and we were model PTA parents. But then we read countless books and articles as we researched the best ways to ensure learning, happiness, and success for our children. That research led us to unschooling.
Now, we don’t need all of that research to know that unschooling is right for us – all we have to do is look at our children. In this talk, I will share our journey, addressing the many fears that we overcame along the way.
Come collect your gallery participation art works and find out who got honorable mention for Summer Splash mix-media and clay miniatures.
Description: Information is very abundant in today’s age, but how do we balance information with application? There is a need for more engineering based curriculum in education for k-12 students.
Key Points
As homeschool parents, we are so fortunate to be sharing an incredible journey together with our children. Walking hand in hand on our own unique path that we created together. The graduation ceremony marks the moment when we come to a fork in the road on that path and we must let go of our child’s hand and allow them to choose which path to walk without us. While we will always be there to love and support them, the graduation marks a moment of infinite change in their lives as they move forward into adulthood. Join us for this very moving ceremony and be sure to bring your hanky!
