SAVE THE DATE!!! 

2014 Greater St. Louis Area
   Home Educators Expo

 
Thursday-Saturday

  March 27, 28, and 29, 2014 

 

First Evangelical Free Church

1375 Carman Road

Manchester, MO  63021

  

No details yet on Expo 2014...check back periodically for updates.
All info on this website is for the 2013 Expo that was held in April 2013.

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THANK-YOU to everyone who helped to make the 2013 Expo one of our best ever! 
We could not do it without our team
of wonderful volunteers and
it would not happen without our attendees' support.  
Special thanks to the fine (and patient) staff at
First Evangelical Free Church! 
Good news!  This year we broke attendance records!
See you in 2014!

(If you lost something at the Expo, please email Cathy at
Ekcjmullins@gmail.com
.  She has the Lost and Found Box.)

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Kindle Fire Winners:

Friday - Cody Smashey of Quincy, IL

Saturday - Michelle Widener of Rolla, MO

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Evaulation Form Drawing Winners:
(Watch for a printable coupon
for next year's Expo in your emailbox!)

Tracey Calhoun
Jil Yarasheski
Ruth Rhoades
Julie Seward
Jennifer Ryan
Samantha Harold

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"Extra-early" Pre-Registration Winners!

Kelly Grimm of Pacific, MO - $100 Expo Cash Certificate
Richard and Linda Foster of Belleville, IL - $100 Expo Cash Certificate
Eric and Cindy Hayes of Fenton, MO - $100  Expo Cash Certificate

Robert and Elizabeth Adam of Highland, IL - $50.00 Expo Cash Certificate
Chiemi Tevlin of Hazelwood, MO - $50.00 Expo Cash Certificate
Donald Cissell of Bridgeton, MO - $50.00 Expo Cash Certificate

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"Early" Pre-Registration Winners!
The following folks have each won $50.00 Expo Cash Certificate

Emily Lepich
of Rolla, MO
Evan and Michelle Pohl of St. Peters, MO
Gina McAndrews of St. Peters, MO
Allen and Kristy Moore of Florissant, MO
Alicia Messer of St. Louis, MO
Theresa Dengler of St. Peters, MO

 

"Extra-early" Pre-Registration Winners in the Children’s Program!

The following families will receive a $50,00 Expo Cash Certificate:

·        David and Susan Stripeik

·        Bryan and Sharon Bickel

·        Tina and Tony Chumbley

·        Doug and Jamie Sarver!

Expo cash can be picked up at registration when you check in.

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Winners of our Facebook Contest!
The following homeschool parents have won a free Expo registration*:

Jamie Heiden Hayes
Tara Primeaux
Jennifer Markway
Ava Lanius Schaeffer
Amanda Oliver
Sarah Logan
Kandi Karger Gregory
Andrea Bond
Joy Wigginton
Sheila Riggs
Brandy Elkins Ohley
Kourtney Walker-Owens

*If you have already registered for the Expo and you win, you will be refunded $10.00 when you check in at registration. Or, you can transfer your winning pass to someone else and bless them!

"Like" the Expo Page on Facebook .

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Our Featured Speakers

We have finalized the list of featured speakers this year and
we are excited about what they have to offer!  
Click here
to go to their names on the featured speaker page to find out more!!
 We look forward to another great Expo in 2013!  So, here they are…

 

 
Todd Wilson of Familyman Ministries

Todd Wilson will be returning with his humor, wit, and great advice for dads (and the rest of us, too!).  Familyman Ministries started with this mission: "to remind dads of what's most important." How to accomplish this mission has grown, along with the ministry.

 

To find out more about Todd and Familyman Ministries, click here to go to the Familyman Ministries website.

 

 

 


Steve Demme of Math-U-See and Building Faith Families

Steve is the author and founder of the popular Math-U-See curriculum. He has also served in full or part time pastoral ministry for many years.  His desire is to strengthen, teach, encourage, validate, and exhort parents and families to follow the biblical model for the Christian home.

 

To find out more about Steve’s ministry, Building Faith Families, click here to go to the Building Faith Families website.

 

To find out more about Math-U-See, click here to go to the Math-U-See website.

 

 

 

 

Kirk and Casey Martin of Celebrate Calm

Do you want your child to take responsibility for his schoolwork, chores, and attitude? Kirk and Casey Martin are a father-son team who will show you concrete, practical strategies to stop the yelling, power struggles and defiance with toddlers and teens. Learn how to improve focus, stop sibling fights and create stress-free homeschooling days. These presentations are laugh-out-loud funny and life-changing.

 

To find out more about Kirk and Casey and Celebrate Calm, click here to go to the Celebrate Calm website.

Click here to watch a short video of Kirk and Casey.

 

 

 

Rebecca Keller, author of Real Science-4-Kids

 Dr. Rebecca Keller is a homeschool mom who earned a PhD in biophysical chemistry from the University of New Mexico who worked in the areas of biophysics, molecular biology and neuroscience. When she could not find textbooks that excited her kids about science, she decided it was time to create her own and wrote the popular Real Science-4-Kids homeschool curriculum.

 

To find out more about Dr. Keller and Real Science-4-Kids, click here for the Gravitas Publication, Inc. website (publishers of Real Science 4 Kids).

 

 

Joyce Herzog, Learning Disabilities specialist, author of Scaredy Cat Reading and more…

Dr. Joyce Herzog is a gifted teacher and author of many educational products that simplify teaching for you and learning for your students. Joyce taught classrooms of learning disabled students in private and public schools for many years and has been working with homeschooling families for over twenty-five years.

 

For more information on Dr. Herzog click here to visit her website.

 

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Our Seminar Speakers

 Click here to go to the seminar speaker page to see what talks are being offered by our speakers.  Below is a sampling of the seminar speakers we have coming.
Delve into the website for more information.

 

Jim Weiss from Great Hall Productions…

 will be returning with his story-telling expertise!  Click here to go to the Great Hall Productions website for information on Jim and Great Hall Productions.

Mike Snavely from Nature of Creation (Mission Imperative!)…

will be returning, bringing his expertise on Biblical Creation along with his wit and humor!  Click here to go to the Nature of Creation Website for more information on Mike and his ministry.

 

 

Nancy Bjorkman from Heppner’s Legacy

will be returning to provide wisdom and encouragement for everyone from first time homeschoolers to those who are ready to homeschool high schoolers.  

Click here for information on Nancy Bjorkman and here for information on Heppner’s legacy.

 

 

Bryan Davis, author of a number of popular Christian fantasy novels…

…will be joining us for the first time, presenting seminars on writing novels as well as seminars on how to determine the qualities of a good fantasy novel from a Christian perspective, and more.  For more information on Bryan Davis, click here to go to his website.

 

Matthew Stephens from Essentials in Writing…

…will be here for the first time, presenting seminars on how to help reluctant writers, how to teach writing, and more! For more information on Matthew Stephens, click here to go to the Essentials in Writing website.

 

Carol Topp, the Homeschool CPA…

…will be here for the first time, presenting seminars on micro business for teens, being a work at home homeschool mom, budgeting, and more.  For more information on Carol Topp, click here to go to the Homeschool CPA website.

 

Dr. James Stobaugh from For Such a Time As This Ministries…

…will be here for the first time, presenting seminars on ACT/SAT prep, Classical Education, and Teaching Literature and History together.  For more information on James Stobaugh, click here to go to the For Such a Time As This website.

 

 


 


Questions?  Email the Expo webmaster.