Convention Schedule of Events
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Convention Schedule - Thursday, March 15, 2018
12:30pm - 5:00pm: Convention Registration Open
12:30pm - 5:30pm: Exhibit Hall Open for Shopping
1:00pm - 2:00pm: Workshop Session I
2:30pm - 4:00pm: Workshop Session II
6:10pm: Music (Knox County Ballroom)
6:30pm - 8:30pm: Kick-off General Session and Lakes Region Homeschool Chorus (Rockport Room)
7:30pm - 9:00pm: Workshop Session III
Convention Schedule - Friday, March 16, 2018
8:00am - 5:30pm: Registration Open
8:00am - 6:00pm: Exhibit Hall Open for Shopping
9:00am - 10:00am: Workshop Session IV
10:10am: Music (Knox County Ballroom)
10:30am - 11:30am: General Session I (Knox County Ballroom)
11:30pm - 1:30pm: Lunch Break & Shopping Time
12:15pm - 1:15pm: Special Sessions
1:30pm - 2:30pm: Workshop Session V
2:30pm - 3:00pm: Shopping Break
2:40pm: Music (Knox County Ballroom)
3:00pm - 4:30pm: General Session II & Meet your HOME Representative (Knox County Ballroom)
4:30pm - 6:00pm: Dinner Break
6:00pm - 8:00pm: Evening Performance - SMASH presents selected scenes from Much Ado About Nothing (Knox County Ballroom)
Convention Schedule - Saturday, March 17, 2018
8:00am - 12:30pm: Registration Open
8:00am - 3:00pm: Exhibit Hall Open for Shopping
7:40am: Music (Knox County Ballroom)
8:00am - 9:30am: General Session III (Knox County Ballroom)
9:45am - 10:45am: Workshop Session VI
10:45am - 12:30pm: Lunch Break & Shopping Time
11:00am - Noon: Special Session with Our Event Sponsor (Rockport Room)
12:10pm: Music (Knox County Ballroom)
12:30pm - 2:00pm: General Session IV & Live Auction (Knox County Ballroom)
2:00pm - 3:00pm: Shopping Break
3:00pm - 4:00pm: Workshop Session VII
Workshop Sessions - Thursday, March 15, 2018
Session I, 1:00 pm - 2:00pm
Rockland Room - Charlotte Mason for Today's Student (Angela O'Dell)
Rockport Room - Math, Music, and Memory (Cheryl Swope)
Camden Room - Effective Citizenship (Jake MacAulay)
Penobscot Room - Nature's Secrets (Kathy Dunfee)
Schooner Room - Forces Impacting College Admissions (Jeremy Tate)
Session II, 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Rockland Room - How Dishes and Diapers Helped Heal My Heart (Angela O'Dell)
Rockport Room - Mad Science Show
Camden Room - Classical Education and Special Needs (Cheryl Swope)
Penobscot Room - Homeschooling High School 101 (Carolyn Simonds)
Schooner Room - Getting Started in Homeschooling (Kim Mazone)
Session III, 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Penobscot Room (Teen Track) - Theatre and Drama Interactive Class (Sam Richards)
Workshop Sessions - Friday, March 16, 2018
Session IV, 9:00am - 10:00am
Rockland Room - Helping Kids Find the Heart of Focus (Zach and Kim Mazone)
Rockport Room - The Importance of the Primary Years (Cheryl Swope)
Camden Room - Faith, Values, and Our Constitution (Jake MacAulay)
Penobscot Room - Serenity's Laugh (Kathy Dunfee)
Schooner Room - Building a Solid Math Foundation (Suzanne Fenton)
Special Sessions with Our Event Sponsor, and More! 12:15pm - 1:15pm
Rockland Room - Q&A Time with HOME (Carolyn Simonds)
Rockport Room - Early Identification of Special Needs and Resources in Maine (Woodfords Family Services, Sponsor)
Camden Room - Connecting the Dots: Learning to Think Logically in a Google World (Classical Conversations, Sponsor)
Session V, 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Rockland Room - What I Wish I Had Been Told At the Beginning (Angela O'Dell)
Rockport Room - Softening Hearts: Nurturing Empathy in the Challenged Child (Cheryl Swope)
Camden Room - America's Beginning: Discovery, Purpose, and the Founder's Faith (Jake MacAulay)
Penobscot Room - Interactive Workshop: Create Art That Tells a Story (Jay Piscopo)
Schooner Room - Mom, Don't Make Me Think, Just Tell Me the Answer! (Suzanne Fenton)
Workshop Sessions - Saturday, March 17, 2018
Session VI, 9:45am - 10:45am
Rockland Room - Education is a Science of Relationships (Angela O'Dell)
Rockport Room - Revamped Standardized College Entrance Exams – What you Need to Know (Jeremy Tate)
Camden Room - 1776-1789: From Independence to the Constitution (Jake MacAulay)
Penobscot Room - Mentoring Young Men (Derek Sylvetre)
Schooner Room - Unschooling: Is It the Right Choice for My Family? (Kathi Kearney)
Special Session with Our Event Sponsors, 11:00am - Noon
Rockport Room - Natural Support for Learning (Essential Oils of Joy, Sponsor)
Camden Room - UMA Aspirations: Earn College Credit for Free (University of Maine Augusta, Sponsor)
Session VII, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Rockland Room - Saying Goodbye to Perfectionism (Angela O'Dell)
Rockport Room - Find the "Sweet Spot" of Learning: Evaluating and Teaching the Challenged Child (Cheryl Swope)
Camden Room - The Homeschooling Dad (Jake MacAulay)
Penobscot Bay Room - Insights from Homeschool Alumni (Panel Discussion)
Schooner Room - Maine's Tech Programs: Helping Homeschoolers Prepare For Careers and Trade (Hugh Porter)
Music for All General Sessions Provided By: The Miller Family and Lakes Region Homeschool Chorus*
* Will perform 20 minutes prior to the start of each General Session. Please come early to enjoy!