Featured Speaker:
Maureen Wittmann and her husband Rob are parents to seven children who have always been homeschooled. She brings to us not only her 15 years of experience but an excitement and love of homeschooling.
Maureen is co-owner of Homeschool Connections which provides two services for Catholic homeschoolers. First, online courses for students with Catholic college professors and working professionals. Second, free webinars for parents to help them in their vocation primary educators.
Maureen is co-editor and contributing author to The Catholic Homeschool Companion (Sophia Institute Press). Her newest book is For the Love of Literature: Teaching Core Subjects with Real Books (Ecce Homo Press). She is a contributing editor for the Catholic homeschooling magazine Mater et Magistra.
You can find Maureen at www.homeschoolconnectionsonline.com or www.maureenwittmann.com.
Friday evening:
Career Explorations for Teens and Graduates
In this talk, Maureen shares ten years of human resource experience with homeschool students, grads, and parents. In addition to talking about the importance of leading a moral life so that they can hear God's call in choosing their life's vocation, she will give a wealth of practical advice on how to search for, get, and keep, a job.
Saturday:
For the Love of Literature
Literature isn't just for reading! You can teach math, science, language arts, and more using living books. This always a fun talk with lots of examples for 'show and tell.' Maureen's book For the Love of Literature, Ecce Homo Press is based on this topic.The Thrifty Homeschooler
Homeschooling is hard enough without the heavy burden of debt hanging over your head. This talk discusses strategies to save money in your home and homeschool. Virtually Homeschooling
The internet, used correctly, can be a big plus for your homeschool. This talk focuses on online education but also explores other internet resources including research options for students, finding homeschool support, and money saving deals.
