What's the purpose of a homeschool convention?

There's nothing like a homeschool convention to get parents excited about their children's learning. Conventions offer motivational speakers, workshops and exhibits that help parents plan and organize their homeschooling goals. It's not only a time for parents, as graduation ceremonies and other activities are planned for children. The experience brings together people who are pioneers of homeschooling, eager to share their wisdom with those who are still rookies, or maybe just entering their first year.

Speakers at a homeschool convention are carefully chosen. They are veteran homeschoolers who can enlighten and inspire others. Hearing their message leaves the listeners with the determination to rise to the challenge of giving their children the best opportunities homeschooling has to offer. It makes the assignment that home educators have taken on become an exciting journey of life. It's comforting to discover that others have survived similar struggles and hearing their testimony can make challenges easier to conquer. The best teachers are those who have years of experience to share, which is why it is enlightening to hear the speakers at a homeschool convention.

Homeschool conventions offer workshops for vendors to share products and ideas with parents. This forum is helpful in considering curriculum choices. Listening to vendors present their materials in a workshop can help parents decide if the product will help them achieve the family's eductional goals. Workshops present a range of materials for academic subjects, organization and teaching strategies.

The exhibit hall is the place where vendors can display their products and services and answer parents questions about individual items. The exhibit hall allows parents and children to browse a wide range of curriculum products for all subjects. It is often difficult to find these products in our local communities, so it creates a lot of excitement to have all the choices available in one place.

There is much offered for children at a homeschool convention. For teens, it can be a recognition of graduation with a formal ceremony. For younger children there are fun, action-packed adventures for them to explore interesting facts, points of interest and other great discoveries combining geography, culture, history, music, art and games.

Attending a homeschool convention is an exciting step into the next year of home education. Parents and children arrive with eager anticipation and depart with an excited hope for a fantastic homeschooling journey and a trunk load of goods.