Hyde Park, NY - Mini Conference

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Join Andrew for one session or the whole day of seminars selected especially for your educational community.
Cost: $50.00 per family for the whole day or $15 per session per person.


Session 1: 8:30–10:00 AM Reaching the Reluctant Writer
Many children really do not like to write. Why? This workshop will answer that basic question and teach a specific and successful method of separating the complex process of writing into the smallest possible steps, making it possible for even the most reluctant writer to willingly produce short but complete compositions.


Session 2: 10:15–11:45 AM Developing the Essayist
What’s the difference between a “report” and an “essay”? How do we help a student move from simply reporting facts to the more sophisticated skill of using facts in order to support an opinion? With several different essay models and a gradual method of building the analytical writer, you can feel confident in training your child to be an excellent essayist, even starting at the elementary level!


Session 3: 12:45–2:15 PM Fairy Tales and the Moral Imagination †
Are fairy tales beneficial, even important, for Christian students? In this session we will discuss several basic themes in fairy tales and traditional children’s literature (goodness, truth, beauty, hope, honesty, wishes, etc.) as well as key archetypes of literature and their importance to the moral imagination. With the confusion surrounding modern fantasy writing, many parents feel uncertain in discerning the good and important literature from misleading and confusing books, stories, and movies.


Session 4: 2:30–4:15 PM Conquering Corrupt Culture by Raising Christian Communicators †
We, as Christian homeschoolers, must have more than just “nice” reasons to homeschool—it’s not about academics; it’s about reclaiming Western Civilization for Jesus Christ, and the choices we make every day have eternal significance as we strive to raise up a generation of young people who will be empowered to communicate the truth in a world of lies and lead their clueless peers through the coming crises.


†This workshop contains distinctly Christian content