The Australian Homeschooling Summit, (which is not just for Australians, by the way) was originally scheduled for April but due to the coronavirus it was postponed and will now be held in May from the 4th to the 15th.
This has actually worked out well because some of the presenters have had time to run additional sessions adding to the originally 30 workshops that were planned.
Some Details
• It's online, so you don't have to leave home - how convenient, especially now we have to stay home!
• This will be Summit's 4th year and it's had attendees from all over the world in that time.
• About half the workshops are live, and half are pre-recorded, however, when each workshop is released the presenter will be available to answer questions, either verbally if live, or in chat if pre-recorded.
• All workshops are recorded and added to the website for you to access whenever it’s convenient.
• If you don't have Facebook you'll be able to watch the live workshops and ask questions within Zoom, so you’ll have complete access to everything except the chat in the FB community.
• All the mp3 files are split from the workshop and uploaded to the website, so you can listen whenever you like. Plus, the mp4 and mp3 files are available to download.
• The total cost is only $25 and that's for lifetime access to everything.
My Thoughts
I was in two minds about presenting at this Summit. I've spoken at a couple of homeschooling conferences and enjoyed doing it but this one is online via video so I wasn't keen about that! However, my husband encouraged me to do it and Kelly George, the Summit organiser, makes herself available to help with the technology side of things.
In the last couple of weeks Kelly asked if anyone wanted to do some FB Live workshops and I surprised myself by putting up my hand for that. I presented one on 'Encouraging Kids to Write,' and there were others who presented a whole range of topics such as having a healthy relationship with screen time, self-care, and journaling. These will be available as part of the Summit package.
If you need to refresh your homeschool, whether you're an old hand or brand new to all of this, I think you will find the Homeschooling Summit helpful & encouraging.
If you're feeling a little isolated, come and join in with some kindred spirits from all over the place and meet some new people.
See here for details & ticket sales. Hope to see you there!
2 comments:
Well, I won't be taking advantage of the summit, but it sounds like a great thing for homeschoolers. I certainly would like to hear your presentation on encouraging your kids to write.
By the way, Josh was flattered that you were interested in his time in Antarctica. Not many people seem to care, which I find weird, but maybe if you never traveled anywhere you can't relate.
The quarantine will end this Thursday here and we're having friends over to celebrate!
That is a bit weird. How many people do you come across that have ever been there, let alone worked there?!
We’re having a relaxation of the rules on Friday. Two people (and their children) may visit another household but they still have to observe social distancing. Have a good celebration! X
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