Mesa Winter Homeschool Conference
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February 23th, 2019
8:00 am - 6:00 pm East Valley Institute of Technology 1601 W Main Mesa, AZ 85201 |
Mesa Winter Homeschool Conference
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ADULT KEYNOTES
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Adam Hailstone & James UreIncreasing the Space Between Stimulus and Response
We’ve all done it; we’ve reacted to our children, spouses, friends, and colleagues. Sometimes its just giving in, when we know we shouldn’t. Sometimes it’s snapping, when we know it won’t help. Sometimes its neglect, when we know procrastination will only bury us deeper. Stephen Covey taught that there is a space between stimulus and response. But how do we increase that space? How do we truly act from a place of intention, purpose, and love? Come discover that space and learn how to increase it, with Adam Hailstone. Adam Hailstone received his BA from a small Liberal Arts school. He has spoken to 1,000’s of people across North America inspiring people to improve their lives and obtain a liberal arts education. It is his life’s mission to help pull people out of life’s ruts and to motivate them to live a meaningful life. Adam spent much of his 20’s as a small business owner. Later he sold his business to help build Williamsburg Learning, which operates three schools, including Leadership Academy of Utah. Currently, he is serving as a Mentor, Director of Leadership and Chief Marketing Officer.
As a co-founder of Williamsburg Learning, James Ure is on a mission to transform education in the 21st century. He loves preparing students to live meaningful lives as principled leaders. He also loves inspiring a young generation of parents, teachers, and education leaders to bring out the best in students and prepare them for the unique challenges and opportunities in the Information Age. James is a provocative speaker, published writer, and successful education entrepreneur.
James lives in the desert of southern Utah with his wife Ange and their four children. He loves running, biking, climbing, literature, movies, rock concerts, yoga, and comedy nights with his nerdy friends. When he grows up he wants to run for office and promote meaningful education reforms. |
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W Dennis ParkerHow to Manage and Control the Imagination
How to Manage and Control the Imagination Learn how the Imagination Works to Control Focus and Emotions in you and your children, making learning easier and fun. Many use the skills and tools that will be taught here as a non-medical approach to ADD and ADHD, giving your child enhanced learning abilities and memory recall. You will enjoy knowing and utilizing these advanced learning techniques and teaching them to your children. Absolutely Life Changing! Dennis is a noted Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist registered with the American Council of Hypnotist Examiners since 1991. (CHT 191-219). He is a Board Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist, Examiner, Instructor, and Approved School Operator. Dennis owns and operates the Certified Hypnotherapy Training School (CHTS) in Farr West, Utah. He has helped thousands of clients to overcome maladaptive predominant thought beliefs (thinking errors) which generate negative emotions and subsequent inappropriate behaviors. Dennis views emotionally induced pain and illnesses as behaviors and teach clients to overcome the emotional aspects of dis-ease. We work with the conscious and subconscious minds to overcome maladaptive predominant thought beliefs (thinking errors) which generate negative emotions and subsequent inappropriate behaviors.
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Staci Sargent21st Century Home Education
In the 21st Century, we have an understanding of child development and education that permits us to re envision homeschool, the potential of homeschool and the future of our children. Learn how the National Association for Child Development (NACD) has redefined homeschool and has helped change the vision of what can be. Staci Sargent is a Targeted Developmental Intervention (TDI) Specialist with the National Association for Child Development (NACD), designing home-based educational and developmental programs for children from all over the world.
Staci has an international background in education. She worked as a partner with an English language learning company in China. She has been a teacher and curriculum developer for elementary schools, high school and universities. Recently, Staci conducted a teacher training program for 120 teachers in Nigeria. In her position at NACD, Staci works closely with families and designs individualized home-based developmental and educational programs. Staci and NACD’s coaching staff work together to address daily problems, questions and to proactively individualize and modify each child’s home education program. |
YOUTH KEYNOTES
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Adam Hailstone & James UreLiberating The Leader Within
You don’t need to find yourself. You’re not lost. You’re already in there, buried under other’s expectations, social pressure and the masks we put on to protect ourselves. But, how do you uncover that true self and live from a place of truth? Come learn how, with Adam Hailstone Adam Hailstone received his BA from a small Liberal Arts school. He has spoken to 1,000’s of people across North America inspiring people to improve their lives and obtain a liberal arts education. It is his life’s mission to help pull people out of life’s ruts and to motivate them to live a meaningful life. Adam spent much of his 20’s as a small business owner. Later he sold his business to help build Williamsburg Learning, which operates three schools, including Leadership Academy of Utah. Currently, he is serving as a Mentor, Director of Leadership and Chief Marketing Officer.
As a co-founder of Williamsburg Learning, James is on a mission to transform education in the 21st century. He loves preparing students to live meaningful lives as principled leaders. He also loves inspiring a young generation of parents, teachers, and education leaders to bring out the best in students and prepare them for the unique challenges and opportunities in the Information Age. James is a provocative speaker, published writer, and successful education entrepreneur. James lives in the desert of southern Utah with his wife Ange and their four children. He loves running, biking, climbing, literature, movies, rock concerts, yoga, and comedy nights with his nerdy friends. When he grows up he wants to run for office and promote meaningful education reforms.
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ADULT CONTENT SESSIONS
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Adam HailstoneStop Shaping and Start Liberating
Many educators believe that their purpose is to shape the hearts and minds of young people. But, think about that word, “shape.” While these sentiments have good intentions, this thinking represents a fundamental flaw in the way we see education. In life “there are things that act and things that are acted upon.” When we treat young people as a “thing to be acted upon,” to be shaped, we are failing to teach that young mind and heart to think for themselves, to problem-solve, to be proactive and to create. Adam Hailstone received his BA from a small Liberal Arts school. He has spoken to 1,000’s of people across North America inspiring people to improve their lives and obtain a liberal arts education. It is his life’s mission to help pull people out of life’s ruts and to motivate them to live a meaningful life. Adam spent much of his 20’s as a small business owner. Later he sold his business to help build Williamsburg Learning, which operates three schools, including Leadership Academy of Utah. Currently, he is serving as a Mentor, Director of Leadership and Chief Marketing Officer.
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James UreFamily Devotionals That Your Children Will Love!
Parents often feel a deeply-seeded sense of doubt about whether they are instilling resonant vision and values in the hearts of their children. If you are willing to totally reconceive the purpose and practice of a daily family devotional and are willing to let go of limiting beliefs about your abilities as a parent, this workshop has the potential to deeply and permanently impact your entire family life. As a co-founder of Williamsburg Learning, James is on a mission to transform education in the 21st century. He loves preparing students to live meaningful lives as principled leaders. He also loves inspiring a young generation of parents, teachers, and education leaders to bring out the best in students and prepare them for the unique challenges and opportunities in the Information Age. James is a provocative speaker, published writer, and successful education entrepreneur.
James lives in the desert of southern Utah with his wife Ange and their four children. He loves running, biking, climbing, literature, movies, rock concerts, yoga, and comedy nights with his nerdy friends. When he grows up he wants to run for office and promote meaningful education reforms. |
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Ross GilbertWorldschooling; Helping Your Family Gain New Bonds and New Perspective
A few years ago my family and I decided we needed a change, so we packed up and started traveling the world. We’ve been to 33 countries, had some amazing and difficult experiences that I’d like to share with you if you’re interested in doing something similar. G’day mate! Yes, you guessed it, I am Australian. Not quite the ‘Steve Urwin Crocodile Hunter’ type, but pretty close!” I’m very excited to be the first “Aussie” mentor for Williamsburg Learning. Growing up, I was deeply impacted by caring role models and mentors—so much so that I realized I wanted to serve others the same way for the rest of my life. After completing a Bachelor of Business & Economics and Japanese Language & Asian Studies from Monash University in Australia, I did what most people do: got a job and paid off a mortgage. After that, something changed. We needed more from life and so my wife, five children and I left Australia and began exploring the world. We have now visited 33 countries and love seeing how travel changes how they see the world.
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Adam Hailstone & James Ure Co-op Class
Have you ever taught something that seems to resonate with most of your students, but not all of them?This is often because we tend to teach in a way that reflects our personal learning style, rather than appealing to multiple learning types. In this presentation, James Ure and Adam Hailstone will show you how to captivate more of your students by creating content for four different learning styles. They'll also reveal the ongoing cycle of educational ups and downs that every student experiences. By understanding this cycle, you'll be able to help students push through it to reach new heights. Adam Hailstone received his BA from a small Liberal Arts school. He has spoken to 1,000’s of people across North America inspiring people to improve their lives and obtain a liberal arts education. It is his life’s mission to help pull people out of life’s ruts and to motivate them to live a meaningful life. Adam spent much of his 20’s as a small business owner. Later he sold his business to help build Williamsburg Learning, which operates three schools, including Leadership Academy of Utah. Currently, he is serving as a Mentor, Director of Leadership and Chief Marketing Officer.
As a co-founder of Williamsburg Learning, James Ure is on a mission to transform education in the 21st century. He loves preparing students to live meaningful lives as principled leaders. He also loves inspiring a young generation of parents, teachers, and education leaders to bring out the best in students and prepare them for the unique challenges and opportunities in the Information Age. James is a provocative speaker, published writer, and successful education entrepreneur.
James lives in the desert of southern Utah with his wife Ange and their four children. He loves running, biking, climbing, literature, movies, rock concerts, yoga, and comedy nights with his nerdy friends. When he grows up he wants to run for office and promote meaningful education reforms. |
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Lucas ReynoldsHabit Revolution
Sleeping in, fingernail biting, procrastinating, pornography, anorexia, the list goes on. Habits rule our lives. Knowing how to help your child change habits can change everything. Come learn proven techniques for building the habits you want. As a skinny, (and somewhat nerdy), twelve-year-old homeschool student, Lucas read seventeen Shakespeare plays over the course of three months. As he read something changed inside of him, he discovered how much he loved grappling with challenging, but meaningful literature. Lucas began seeing Julius Caesar, Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo & Juliet all around him. Not the actual characters, but he started seeing life-lessons from these plays unfolding all around. Since then, he gained a deep love for education which challenges students to grapple with difficult, but rewarding classics. His passion for learning and teaching through great works led him to attend three different Liberal-arts schools (George Wythe University, Southern Virginia University, and Concordia University of Portland) gaining degrees in Politics, Spanish, and a Masters of Educational Leadership. He was thrilled in 2012 to join with like-minded educators at Williamsburg Learning, and he determined to provide high-quality liberal-arts education to students around the globe.
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Tammy Anderson WardCreating Fun Unit Studies & Themed Learning Projects
Did you know there are a boatload of free and super affordable resources for making learning fun? YEP. And we are going to explore them and discuss some mind boggling ways to make your homeschool experience fun for them AND YOU! Every class attendee will leave with a ton of awesome ideas customized for their own family and their interests. P.S. I can't freaking wait! This class is going to rock! Tammy is passionate about PEOPLE, especially youth and helping them to believe in themselves. She is the Winter Homeschool Conference producer. She's grateful it’s become one of the yummiest attractions for homeschoolers from all walks of life in Utah and NOW, and hoping it to be a great asset for Arizona too. She is mom to 8 awesome human beings and has been homeschooling along with her family for 11+ years. She loves to learn, connect with the homeschool community and offer support that really matters, when it is needed most. |
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Leslie HouseholderChildren: Meeting Them Where They Are
Each child is different, so why do we think we’re supposed to show up the same for each one? “Consistency” can be a trap. Discover how to connect with your children in ways that are just as unique they are, and your effectiveness (and influence for good) can truly skyrocket. She is an award-winning, international best selling author of The Jackrabbit Factor, Portal to Genius, and Hidden Treasures. Having homeschooled her family for nine years, she understands first-hand the challenges and worries parents face in an attempt to bring out the best in children and to prepare them for successful adulthood.
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Nicholeen PeckOvercoming the Expectation Trap to Save Your Homeschool Day and Your Relationships
We all have an ideal picture of what we want our days to be like and what we want our relationships to feel like, yet many of those days we don't meet our ideal pictures. Why? What happens? Whose fault is it? And most importantly, what can we do about it? Understanding the power and pitfalls of expectations as well as how to find success in a not so perfect day are some of the lessons that will transform your family and your homeschool. The Power of Calm: The Remedy For Strong-willed Homeschoolers & Their Parents It is hard to stay calm when you are under pressure and dealing with the stresses of raising children and living in our fast-paced world. In this class we will understand the power and potential of strong-willed people, and talk about how fathers, mothers and children can tap into the power called 'being calm.' We will role play how you calm both yourself and your child down at the same time without having to lose your control. The first step to great parenting is getting yourself ready for the hard times which will inevitably come. Prepare for that future by listening and learning the power of calm. Nicholeen Peck is a worldwide phenomenon and leader when it comes to parenting, – and for good reason! Her proven system based on Four Simple Skills transforms even the most out-of-control teenagers and homes from chaos to calm within days. Though she’s an international speaker, author, mentor, former foster parent of many difficult and troubled teens, and even President of the Worldwide Organization for Women (an approved consultant for the United Nations), Nicholeen spends most of her time at home with her husband and four children, which she knows will be her greatest impact and legacy. The fact that she has such an international influence while still being a stay-at-home mom is evidence of the effectiveness of her teachings.
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Wade & Catherine Reed
Wade & Catherine Reed are happy homeschooling parents of 6 kids! They are the creators of BizyBeez toy company, empowering families to connect in fun & engaging ways. Wade MBA , coaches couples to significantly increase results with money. Catherine, Bachelor's in Elementary Education, taught preschool, mentors youth, & is a producer/director with Sweet Harmony Performing Arts. Since 2009, they teach parenting classes & speak throughout the community, bringing more peace & joy to homes.
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AnnMarie NortonGetting it All Done...
One of the greatest challenges with pretty much all homeschoolers is developing an inspiring learning environment at home while still doing all the "other" things it takes to run a household. You know, like maintaining a clean house (or at least one that doesn't violate health codes) and getting your kids to pitch in so mom's not doing it all solo. Things like planning, buying and preparing healthy meals. Let's not even mention your washing machine running 24/7 and that mound of clean (and wrinkled) clothes that still need folded and put away. If you've thought it's just not possible to effectively homeschool and run an organized household, don't throw in the towel just yet! In this class, organizational expert (yes, some people actually enjoy organizing stuff), AnnMarie Norton, will show you the tools to create brand new systems that will encourage family work while increasing your efficiency so that you can focus on what really matters... Having fun and learning with your family! Not sure if this class is for you? Well in case you didn't know. AnnMarie traveled the country full time in an RV with her husband and 6 kids for nine months!
Besides achieving sainthood, she also discovered how to pair down and simplify and wants to share her secrets with you. You'll learn about some of the best organizational/educational apps and how to use technology for good. Regardless of how many kids you have or the size of your home (did I mention 6 kids in an RV for 9 months?), this class will help you to accomplish all that you want to throughout the day, and still be able to find your shoes! You can check out some of her organizational videos here... https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNDQ7qfA7mTgKZHkc8epEkFlb7_lLLGgS |
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Dan RalphsThe Surprising Practicality of Dreaming
Over the last 6 years, I have been a full-time Dream Manager. Which means my job is to help people to identify, articulate and accomplish their dreams. During that time, I have learned a lot about motivation, fear and how we can move more powerfully toward our dreams. In this session, I will share what I have learned. You will learn what a dream is and more importantly why you might be subconsciously sabotaging your own dreams. As important, we will share how you might be accidentally sabotaging the dreams of those around you. Don't worry, it's a human thing and it's fixable. He has an amazing ability to help people discover their own dreams and learn how to go after them. His realistic approach to dreaming recognizes that dreaming is not a ‘magic pill’ but rather a new way of thinking about our ability to create. Dan is the Founder of Dream Leadership Consulting a company devoted to helping companies and individuals leverage the power of dreaming. Before that he was the Dream Manager of Infusionsoft (a small software company in Chandler, AZ), where he helps its employees to identify, articulate and accomplish their dreams. He also is the creator of the Dream Leadership Certification course, in which, he has supported over 100 leaders from all over the world to become Dream Managers to those they lead. Together they have helped their people accomplish dreams like buying a first home, riding elephants in Thailand and starting a foundation to help mothers facing infant loss. Between Dan and the dream managers he has certified there are thousands who have been awakened to their dreams and their ability to achieve them
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Emily DykesBecoming A Powerful Math Mentor
Is your math program just making calculators out of your kids? If so, why are they memorizing math rules and procedures or even studying math at all if they have actual calculators that can do everything they're being taught? The hard truth is, we don’t need human calculators any more, We need thinkers, observers, creative problem solvers, people who confidently discover truth and can communicate with clarity. I believe math can be used as a tool to do all of that, a playing field to train our students to think independent of an instructor, discover truth and communicate their reasoning in clear and original ways. I've worked with hundreds of families across the world who are thriving in this new approach to math. For them, math has become an engaging and powerful part of their homeschooling. They’ve learned to unlock the potential that mathematics has to teach their children how to think and communicate and become confident, self-reliant problem solvers. So if you think to yourself: *I am worried that my kids are behind in math. * I’m not sure I know math, so how am I supposed to teach it? *I am sick of sending my kids off with workbooks. * I wish my kids didn’t dread doing math. *I wish I didn’t dread math time. * My kids are doing the work, but are they really learning to think? Then this presentation is for you. Come learn how you can do this in your home, no matter what curriculum you are using. It’s time to create the math program you really want. Emily is co-founder of Math Inspirations and author of Hands On Math and 10 Things Every Parent Should Know About Math. Emily’s pursuit of professional teaching began at Brigham Young University, being mentored by renowned math ed. guru Dr. Blake Peterson. After graduation, Emily moved to Arizona to teach in the public system and quickly realized the severe limitations of a traditional math education. So in 2012, Emily and her husband Joe moved their family to the Phoenix valley and founded Math Inspirations to mentor and empower homeschool parents to mentor their students using the Discovery Method to build them into confident, self-reliant, powerful thinkers.
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Joe DykesHelping Your Students Conquer The Math ACT/SAT
So you’ve spent the last decade helping your child learn math. Hundreds of hours of flash cards and worksheets and $$$ on textbooks and now all that effort is about to be judged by the “supreme math court,” the ACT/SAT test. This judgment day can be a daunting and stressful time for your student and you too– hardest of all is that their time to complete their preparation now seems so limited, counting down the days and months before the test. How do you maximize the time that your student has to get the best result possible? Should they cram? Should they just take a million practice tests? Should they wait another year? These are difficult questions that millions of parents have struggled with before. There is an answer to these questions. In fact, the answer is surprisingly simple - and I’ve seen it help every age of student with every math background find success on the ACT/SAT. If you have teenage students, no matter how strong or weak their math abilities, this presentation is for you. Come learn one simple secret to maximize the results of your student on these high-stakes tests. Joe is co-founder of Math Inspirations. After graduating from Brigham Young University with a degree in Middle East Studies Arabic, he pursued his passion for teaching and mentoring young people by teaching high school math in Yuma and Gilbert, Arizona for 3 years. In 2012, he and his wife Emily moved their family to the Phoenix valley and founded Math Inspirations to mentor and empower homeschool parents to mentor their students using the Discovery Method to build them into confident, self-reliant, powerful thinkers.
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Joe WolvertonThe Founding Father's System of Education
In this class we read selections from the 30 books most often cited by the Founding Generation. The government has removed these books from our curriculum because the government knows if we read what our Founders read, what might do what our Founders did! Joe began his teaching career as a professor of American government at the high school and college level, quickly becoming a popular professor with a talent for making difficult subjects simple and dull subjects exciting.
For the past two decades, Joe has committed himself to sharing timeless principles of liberty with young men and women and helping them use their new knowledge in becoming friends of freedom and defenders of the Constitution. As part of that undertaking, Joe’s biography of James Madison (The Real James Madison) was published in July 2018 and his book on Madison’s warnings to future Americans in Federalist 46 (“What Degree of Madness?”) will be published in March 2019. |
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Kathryn SpencerA Place to Learn Together
The practices will change and be different for every family, but the principles of true education never change. What if there was a place to set, or re-set, the pattern for yourself and your family? Parents, you are the best mentors for your young children. Who's got your back? See the vision turned reality where a community supports the family and true principles are discovered and lived. How much more could we do with our children and ourselves if we had a community to learn how with? Kathryn, as the founder of American Family Education and mother to her 5 children, is anxiously engaged in helping people see their worth, identify their purpose and break through limitations. AFE was organized to be a gathering place where individuals and families could find true community and improve every aspect of their lives. Purpose driven education is her passion and she gets joy from connecting families to a holistic leadership, entrepreneurial education. Over the last 5 years, her vision to establish a real Opt-Out for conveyor belt education has blessed many lives and changed the landscape of education forever.
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Sarah DeckerSarah Decker has always known she wanted to be involved in alternative education. She was homeschooled from the end of grade school through high school. Her family experimented with a variety of different programs and methods, and when Sarah was 15, she learned about big homeschool co-ops in Utah and was instrumental in the formation of one in the Boise area. When she was 18, she began her studies at Brigham Young University, leaving four times to attend a leadership university, serve a mission in the Philippines, study in Jerusalem and intern in Washington D.C. After she graduated, she taught in a prestigious charter school for almost 2 years, before realizing that everything she wanted was anything else but in the public school system. She worked online for over a year, while traveling and house-sitting across much of Europe and Morocco. Now, she works at the fantastic private school, American Family Education, fulfilling her dreams of working in forward-thinking, real, education alternatives.
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YOUTH CLASSES
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Tammy Anderson Ward20 Real Ideas To MAKE MONEY NOW as a Teenager
We will be talking about a myriad of different ways you can earn some cash right now from age 11-18. We will also be giving every class attendee some AWESOME SUPPORT with that including website links, book suggestions, pictures and other youth experiences. 5 Ways I Increased My Confidence & How You Can Too Do you know what changes when your confidence increases? EVERYTHING! Let me rock your world with one hour of actionable steps that really work, even if this has been something you've fought against for years. Mastering Personal Meditation, No Matter How Old (or YOUNG) You Are! There are a lot of widely known health benefits to meditating on a regular basis. Some recent studies have shown it can reduce stress. It has also been said to help control anxiety, promote emotional health, enhance self-awareness, lengthen attention span, reduce age-related memory loss and much more. Tammy will share some free and affordable options for increasing your meditation library, tips on staying focused during meditation and how to make it part of your daily kick butt plan. Tammy is passionate about PEOPLE, especially youth and helping them to believe in themselves. She is the Winter Homeschool Conference producer. Tammy is grateful it’s become one of the yummiest attractions for homeschoolers from all walks of life in Utah and NOW, and hoping it to be a great asset for Arizona too. She is mom to 8 awesome human beings and has been homeschooling along with her family for 11+ years. She loves to learn, connect with the homeschool community and offer support that really matters, when it is needed most.
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Lucas ReynoldsHabit Revolution
Not just for Adults. What made Michael Phelps the most decorated Olympian ever? Habits. What landed Francis “two gun” Crowley in jail? Habits. Come learn to build the habits you want and change the ones you don’t. As a skinny, (and somewhat nerdy), twelve-year-old homeschool student, Lucas read seventeen Shakespeare plays over the course of three months. As he read something changed inside of him, he discovered how much he loved grappling with challenging, but meaningful literature. Lucas began seeing Julius Caesar, Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo & Juliet all around him. Not the actual characters, but he started seeing life-lessons from these plays unfolding all around. Since then, he gained a deep love for education which challenges students to grapple with difficult, but rewarding classics. His passion for learning and teaching through great works led him to attend three different Liberal-arts schools (George Wythe University, Southern Virginia University, and Concordia University of Portland) gaining degrees in Politics, Spanish, and a Masters of Educational Leadership. He was thrilled in 2012 to join with like-minded educators at Williamsburg Learning, and he determined to provide high-quality liberal-arts education to students around the globe.
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Ross GilbertThe Advantage Of Being Outside The Box
Youth Class Description: Despite what your parents tell you, it is easy to think as a homeschooler that you’re at a disadvantage when it comes to college and career. You might wonder, can I ever fit in and make it in the real world? Come learn from this Aussie, Ross Gilbert, about the advantages of living outside the box, and how you’re better prepared from outside the box to get what you want or need from inside the box. G’day mate! Yes, you guessed it, I am Australian. Not quite the ‘Steve Urwin Crocodile Hunter’ type, but pretty close!” I’m very excited to be the first “Aussie” mentor for Williamsburg Learning. Growing up, I was deeply impacted by caring role models and mentors—so much so that I realized I wanted to serve others the same way for the rest of my life. After completing a Bachelor of Business & Economics and Japanese Language & Asian Studies from Monash University in Australia, I did what most people do: got a job and paid off a mortgage. After that, something changed. We needed more from life and so my wife, five children and I left Australia and began exploring the world. We have now visited 33 countries and love seeing how travel changes how they see the world.
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W. Dennis ParkerLearn To Manage Your Mind and Your Emotions, Making Learning Easy and Fun
Becoming Conscious and Having Conscious Control Of Your Thoughts and Emotions Dennis is a noted Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist registered with the American Council of Hypnotist Examiners since 1991. (CHT 191-219). He is a Board Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist, Examiner, Instructor, and Approved School Operator. Dennis owns and operates the Certified Hypnotherapy Training School (CHTS) in Farr West, Utah. He has helped thousands of clients to overcome maladaptive predominant thought beliefs (thinking errors) which generate negative emotions and subsequent inappropriate behaviors. Dennis views emotionally induced pain and illnesses as behaviors and teach clients to overcome the emotional aspects of dis-ease. We work with the conscious and subconscious minds to overcome maladaptive predominant thought beliefs (thinking errors) which generate negative emotions and subsequent inappropriate behaviors.
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Gareth MillsapBushido: Honor of the Samurai
The Ancient Samurai of Japan were men and women of honor. Whether their fight was on the battlefield, or within the chambers of their own hearts, they were able to overcome through the harmony practiced within their lives. In this course, we will not only take an in depth walk through history, but we will also discover how to live within the same harmony in our own lives, through the Samurai code known as Bushido. He loves to hear what people think is humanly possible, just so he can find a way to prove them wrong. Whether it be Parkour, Snowboarding, Rock Climbing, or whatever it is, he aspires to do it all. He believes strongly in the principle that the only limits we have are the ones we allow to stand in front of us. He is 18 years old, and is currently preparing to serve an LDS mission, and later compete as an American Ninja Warrior.
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Wade & Catherine Reed Relationships 101
We're going to have a blast discovering the difference between guys and girls, why you crave connection yet grab your phone instead, the truth about whether or not your parents came from the dark ages, and lots more fun surprises about how to develop lasting friendships (even in your family *gasp!*). Prepare to laugh, learn, cry (okay, not really cry), and then laugh some more! Wade & Catherine Reed are happy homeschooling parents of 6 kids! They are the creators of BizyBeez toy company, empowering families to connect in fun & engaging ways. Wade MBA , coaches couples to significantly increase results with money. Catherine, Bachelor's in Elementary Education, taught preschool, mentors youth, & is a producer/director with Sweet Harmony Performing Arts. Since 2009, they teach parenting classes & speak throughout the community, bringing more peace & joy to homes.
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Joe Dykes
Unlocking Your Potential To Become A Great Thinker
Have you ever wanted to become a brilliant thinker like Sherlock Holmes? Do you want to not just "be smart," but actually feel 100%, like absolutely confident in your ability to take on new challenges and problems? Our brains are like muscles, strength comes from consistent, focused effort that pushes you to your limits. Brain exercise strengthens your neuroplasticity and increases neural connections in your brain...literally growing your brain and your ability to think. Come learn one, simple thing you can do for just 10 minutes a day that will unlock your brain's fullest power and grow you into a confident, powerful thinker. Joe is co-founder of Math Inspirations. After graduating from Brigham Young University with a degree in Middle East Studies Arabic, he pursued his passion for teaching and mentoring young people by teaching high school math in Yuma and Gilbert, Arizona for 3 years. In 2012, he and his wife Emily moved their family to the Phoenix valley and founded Math Inspirations to mentor and empower homeschool parents to mentor their students using the Discovery Method to build them into confident, self-reliant, powerful thinkers.
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Emily DykeWhat Makes Your Brain Happy... And Why You Should Do The Opposite
if you have a brain, there is a very good chance that your brain is lying to you! In fact, at times it is trying to keep you from greatness. Come learn some of the interesting and quirky ways that your brain is playing tricks on you and what you can do to make your brain work for you and not against you. The daughter of an incredible elementary teacher, Emily investigated other pursuits but was drawn back into teaching at university. She dove right into the Mathematics Education program and quickly found she had discovered her passion in life. Emily mastered the art of teaching a deep, conceptual understanding of math focused on discovery, problem solving and critical thinking. After three years of study, Emily began teaching high school math in Yuma, Arizona. After moving to a Phoenix suburb in 2012, she began mentoring local homeschool students, creating the Discovery Method and training parents to use the Discovery Method in their homes. Emily is living her dream of being an incredible wife, a homeschool mom to three amazing kids and using Math Inspirations to empower homeschooling families around the world.
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SHANNON HANSENThe Well-Balanced Adolescent:
Using Nutrition to H.E.A.L 98% of our environment dictates how our body reacts and responds to the information around us. In this class we will learn how our body is affected by the environment. What we feed our body, also feeds our mind and soul. Uncover the truth about our food, environment and how the digestive system works, why it is important to nourish your body’s with REAL food, and how that can affect overall health and wellness in years to come. You can hack your genetic code! Shannon is a wife and mom of three beautiful girls. Her family enjoys working outside together in their garden, working with their animals, going on hikes, riding bikes, swimming and riding off-road vehicles. Shannon is built on a foundation that values family and friend relationships. She has co-authored books and passionately educates families in her community about creating a sustainable nutrition and lifestyle that will lead them to a life full of vitality, so they can add decades to their lives and their posterities lives. She knows the need families have in gaining access to fun, easy, sustainable and inexpensive whole food meals that will improve hormone balance, digestive health and fight against obesity.
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Kathryn SpencerWhy are you letting the adults have all the fun?
You can cast yourself as a leader in your life now. Come start the pattern that can set you free, and keep you free to live a purpose-driven life. Learn the leadership principles that the most successful leaders in history have used and get the picture of how powerful it is to be a purpose-driven servant leader. Kathryn, as the founder of American Family Education and mother to her 5 children, is anxiously engaged in helping people see their worth, identify their purpose and break through limitations. AFE was organized to be a gathering place where individuals and families could find true community and improve every aspect of their lives. Purpose driven education is her passion and she gets joy from connecting families to a holistic leadership, entrepreneurial education. Over the last 5 years, her vision to establish a real Opt-Out for conveyor belt education has blessed many lives and changed the landscape of education forever.
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Dan RalphsFor Big Dreamers, Dragon Slayers and Freedom Fighters Only
Sometimes the people around us are playing small and yet we feel something inside of us that wants to live life in a much bigger way. In this session, we will help you find the courage to listen to the voice of the Big Dreamer, the Dragon Slayer and the Freedom Fighter in you. Oh, and there is a distinct possibility that we might laugh. He has an amazing ability to help people discover their own dreams and learn how to go after them. His realistic approach to dreaming recognizes that dreaming is not a ‘magic pill’ but rather a new way of thinking about our ability to create. Dan is the Founder of Dream Leadership Consulting a company devoted to helping companies and individuals leverage the power of dreaming. Before that he was the Dream Manager of Infusionsoft (a small software company in Chandler, AZ), where he helps its employees to identify, articulate and accomplish their dreams. He also is the creator of the Dream Leadership Certification course, in which, he has supported over 100 leaders from all over the world to become Dream Managers to those they lead. Together they have helped their people accomplish dreams like buying a first home, riding elephants in Thailand and starting a foundation to help mothers facing infant loss. Between Dan and the dream managers he has certified there are thousands who have been awakened to their dreams and their ability to achieve them.
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Jerry NortonHow to be a millionaire before the age of 30
Ever thought of becoming a millionaire? How about before the age of 30? Jerry Norton will not only teach you the secrets of money, investing and entrepreneurship but he’ll also give you a blue print for how to start now as a teen so you can become a millionaire before you turn 30. Becoming wealthy is not about the money, it’s about having the time and freedom to be, do, have and give everything you want in life. Don’t wait, start now! Jerry Norton is a best selling author and the nation’s leading expert on flipping real estate. |
Tee Jay Netters & Chelsa Delfeld
AZ Ballroom Dance Academy was founded in 2016 by Tee-Jay Netters who is a Certified Ballroom and Latin Dance Instructor. Tee Jay was a late bloomer to the dance floor beginning at age 15 learning styles of Hip Hop, Stepping, and Jazz. He did not fall into Ballroom until the age of 19 where he enrolled into the American Teachers of Ballroom College with instructors Kort Thomas and Nátale Simmons. He trained in many ballroom and social dance styles, but primarily focused on the Latin categories. He went on to compete and place in many regional competitions in the Southwest and became a champion in 2012. Tee Jay also competed on the American Dance TV show “So You Think You Can Dance” making the Top 100 in Las Vegas. Since then, he has focused on sharing his passion teaching classes and workshops for children and adults, forming service projects with community organizations and choreographing wedding dances. Tee Jay gains his energy from his students and thoroughly enjoys the process of watching their confidence grow through dance.
Chelsa Delfeld is Co-Owner and Assistant Instructor with AZ Ballroom Dance Academy. Her dance roots come from a background in Ballet before her ballroom dance journey in 2010 as an Apprentice. She has placed in many collegiate competitions through the Social Latin categories and has been known for her vivacious personality and spirit. She has continued to perform at many dance venues, and also teaches ballroom dance workshops to local high schools and community classes through the City of Tempe. She enjoys sharing her knowledge and experience of dance with beginners and making them feel comfortable on and off the dance floor.
9 am Ballroom Dancing / West Coast Swing: The most popular dance on the social floor and easy to learn! Join us for a fun and active class in moving to the new era of swing. Dance to Hip Hop, R & B and Top 40 music with a new routine weekly. NO DANCE EXPERIENCE OR PARTNER NECESSARY.
10 am Ballroom Dancing / Waltz: Dance with elegance to classic ballads and modern music with this slow sophisticated dance fit for royalty. NO DANCE EXPERIENCE OR PARTNER NECESSARY.
Chelsa Delfeld is Co-Owner and Assistant Instructor with AZ Ballroom Dance Academy. Her dance roots come from a background in Ballet before her ballroom dance journey in 2010 as an Apprentice. She has placed in many collegiate competitions through the Social Latin categories and has been known for her vivacious personality and spirit. She has continued to perform at many dance venues, and also teaches ballroom dance workshops to local high schools and community classes through the City of Tempe. She enjoys sharing her knowledge and experience of dance with beginners and making them feel comfortable on and off the dance floor.
9 am Ballroom Dancing / West Coast Swing: The most popular dance on the social floor and easy to learn! Join us for a fun and active class in moving to the new era of swing. Dance to Hip Hop, R & B and Top 40 music with a new routine weekly. NO DANCE EXPERIENCE OR PARTNER NECESSARY.
10 am Ballroom Dancing / Waltz: Dance with elegance to classic ballads and modern music with this slow sophisticated dance fit for royalty. NO DANCE EXPERIENCE OR PARTNER NECESSARY.