The 4th Annual Torah Home Education Conference will be held in the Baltimore area on May 6, and the schedule is packed with great speakers and topics that are sure to give just about every current or prospective homeschooler something to think about and be inspired by!
I’m sharing the schedule below, as well as other relevant details.
8:15 – 9 am Registration
9 – 9:10 – Opening remarks
9:15 – 10 am – V’shinantem L’vanecha – Defining Torah Home Education – Mrs. Susan Lapin
10:05 – 10:50 – Parallel workshops:
a) Practical Preschool and Early Education Years – Mrs. Jennifer MacLeod
b) Reaching Bar/bas mitzva – Homeschooling Older Children – Mrs. Shoshana Zohari
10:55 – 11:40 – How to Homeschool, Do Housework, and Prepare for Chagim with a Smile – Mrs. Jennifer Green
b) Gishmei Brocha – Involving Your Family In Money Management – Rabbi Shmuel Simenowitz
11:45 – 12:30 -
a) Integrating Kodesh and Chol, Two Sides of the Same Coin – Mrs. Deborah Beck
b) Focusing in an Age of Digital Distractions – Mrs. Robin Alberg
12:30 – 2:30 – Lunch, Vendor Time, Displays, Facilitated Discussion with Mr. Max Masinter
2:30 – 3:15- Raising Independent Learners – Mrs. Evelyn Krieger
3:20 – 4:05- Veterans Panel with Amanda Keefe, Chana Cox, Susan Lapin, and Rebecca Masinter
4:10 – 4:55 – Advancing the Relationship between Homeschoolers and the Community – Rabbi C. Friedman
5 – 5:15 – Closing remarks
Gila Haor, a special educator, will be available for consultation throughout the day of the conference. If you’re interested in reserving a slot, be in touch with her at Gila.Haor@gmail.com.
The conference planners are doing everything they can to welcome participants to the Baltimore area and make your stay comfortable. If you’ll be spending Shabbos in Baltimore prior to the conference, hospitality is being arranged – Tova Brody is taking care of this, and she can be reached at 410-504-7798 or keep.shabbos@earthlink.net.
Child care will be available for your young children during the conference, as well as activities for your older children – specify what your needs are when registering. Mrs. Alisa Mandel is once again taking care of this, and you can contact her at 410-963-2977. If you have teenagers who would like to attend the conference, there is no charge, though donations are appreciated. They will need to registered in advance, though, at http://www.eventbee.com/v/torahhomeeducation.
This is the only conference geared to Orthodox homeschoolers in the entire world – yes, literally! Every year, people have traveled from all over the US and even Canada to be there, and felt it was worthwhile. Don’t think that you’re a four hour drive away and it’s not worth your time. You just won’t have anywhere else to access this wide a group of Torah home educators any other day in the year, anywhere.
Please note that this year, all registration will take place at http://www.eventbee.com/v/torahhomeeducation, not at this site!
Conference Registration
Registration for:
Individual – A couple
I would like to register for the conference.
I am also interested in signing my daughter up for the teen venue.
Thank you!
I would like to sign up for the conference.
Thanks!
I have been searching for Jewish homeschoolers for years. Please send me information on the conference. I am looking forward to it.
Hi Avivah!
I would love to come to the conference!! I look forward to hearing more information
Hi
I have just started homeschooling my 14 year old daughter with Down syndrome. I would like to join a Jewish group. Do you have any other parents who are homeschooling children with special needs?
Hi, Terry,
The conference is intended for parents all over the country, but as far as an in-person/local group, I can only speak with familiarity about the makeup of the Baltimore Jewish homeschooling community. Since I don’t know where you live, I can’t say that will be of help. In general, though, you’ll find other parents of special needs children (one parent with two boys with Downs Syndrome spoke at last year’s conference – look for the recording by Chana Lazaroff if you’re interested.)