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Homeschooling Around the World

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May 2, 2023 by Family Renewal -Israel Wayne Leave a Comment

Homeschooling Around the World

Gerald & Bev Huebner

Homeschooling Around the World In this podcast episode, Israel Wayne interviews Gerald and Bev Huebner. They are veteran homeschooling parents and international advocates for home education. They share their experiences from traveling around the world helping to encourage and equip new home educators in many countries. Learn more about what homeschooling looks like globally through this interview.

Gerald and Bev Huebner are veteran home educating parents from Arborg, Manitoba. They, like many, started home educating their 2 children with the oldest in grade one, deciding to try it for a year. They went on to home educate their two, now adult children, through to graduation and now are enjoying four homeschooled grandchildren.

Gerald and Bev have spent over 30 years in leadership of home education organizations, including serving on the MACHS (Manitoba Association of Christian Home Schools) board since 1989, having served as chair, conference coordinators, newsletter editors and other roles including currently as the board secretary. Gerald and Bev have also been involved in national home education advocacy and ministry across Canada for many years. They have had the privilege of sharing their homeschool journey in 10 different provinces. Nationally Gerald serves as the board chair of HSLDA Canada and the Canadian Centre for Home Education.

Since 2010 Gerald and Bev have also been very involved in international Home education development, having spoken on Home education and shared their homeschool journey and experience with parents, government officials and others in over 12 different countries around the world. Gerald has served as the chair of the Global Home Education Council since 2012. The Huebner’s have traveled to speak on home education in Ukraine, Belarus and Russia and many other places around the world.

Learn more about the Global Home Education eXchange (GHEX) here: https://ghex.world/about/

Learn more about the Huebner’s work through MACHS here: https://machs.ca/machs-board

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Christian View Creativity the Arts

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April 18, 2023 by Family Renewal -Israel Wayne Leave a Comment

Christian View Creativity the Arts

Daniel Hancock

Christian View Creativity the Arts Daniel Hancock is a play writer, script writer, director, producer, story-teller, and fiction author who creates comic books, graphic novels, audio dramas and much more. In this episode, Israel Wayne and Daniel discuss ideas for those who want to use their artistic talents for the glory of God. This is a great podcast episode for teens or parents who have children who are interested in the performing arts: theater, film-making, dance, speculative fiction, etc.

Learn more about Daniel on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielhancock222/

Bible Actors: https://bibleactors.com/

Dominion (Bible-based Graphic Novels): https://www.terminusmedia.com/dominion

Experience DOMINION Chapters 1-3: Star Wars meets Narnia in this timeless story of war and family reimagined for a new generation! Own your copy of DOMINION CHAPTERS 1, 2 AND 3 together as a first edition trade paperback! This beautiful 134 page graphic novel includes galactic maps, biblical study guides, and exciting behind-the-scenes bonus material! [E for Everyone]

End of Darkness (audio Bible drama): https://www.terminusmedia.com/endofdarkness

Experience Bible Actors’ epic, full cast audio drama, END OF DARKNESS! Written and directed by DOMINION writer, Daniel Hancock.

Jesus of Nazareth recruits an unlikely group of disciples to join him in confronting spiritual darkness and launching the kingdom of God on earth. But hopes are shattered when he is falsely tried and executed. Will light yet shine in the darkness?

Faithful to the Biblical text and dedicated to excellence in storytelling, the Bible Actors deliver a bold rendition of the Gospel narrative. With a full cast of 50 voice actors, immersive sound effects, an original score, and unforgettable performances, END OF DARKNESS is a powerful, one-of-a-kind dramatic experience you don’t want to miss!

Now available for digital download and as a Limited Edition 3-Disc Set including a 24 page Visual Companion booklet! [Runtime 213 minutes]

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Special Replay: Worried About Gaps in Your Homeschool Education?

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October 31, 2017 by Melanie Wilson 2 Comments

Hey homeschoolers!

I’m happy to be with you this week, talking about a topic that causes many of us anxiety: gaps in our children’s education. We worry that if we fail to teach them something, they will struggle in college, work, or even if they later return to a traditional school.

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Teaching Tip of the Week

The teaching tip of the week is to teach multiple subjects using one curriculum. I did this from the very beginning of my homeschooling. I used Five in a Row and then Konos, a unit study curriculum. There are many curricula that allow you to incorporate more than one subject and this saves you time. It’s also a natural way to learn. When we learn about things in our daily life, we naturally incorporate multiple subjects and learning styles. This makes multi-subject learning a great way to not only save time, but to appeal to all of our students. One such curriculum that I have used in my homeschool is Notgrass History. I have used their American History curriculum in both high school and middle school. This year I am using From Adam to Us to teach ancient history, literature, Bible and more. I will be chatting with Charlene Notgrass on Facebook Live about a comprehensive approach to teaching history on August 22^nd at 4E/3C/2M/1P. You will have the opportunity to see inside this amazing curriculum and even a chance to win From Adam to Us.

What About Gaps in Your Homeschool?

Now for this week’s topic. I am joined by Charlene Notgrass. Charlene is a Christian and a veteran homeschooling mom. Charlene received a bachelor’s in urban planning from Middle Tennessee State University. She oversees curriculum development at Notgrass History and is a lead curriculum author.

Charlene is the wife of the most wonderful man in the world. I’ve had the privilege of meeting her husband and he is a great guy. She has always loved being a mother and now relishes the role of mother-in-law and grandmother. She is proud of her grandma name, “Little.” She enjoys working with children, especially in her annual role as assistant director for their daughter Mary Evelyn’s historical dramas performed by homeschooled children.

Charlene loves to encourage homeschooling mothers, whether speaking at homeschool conferences, counseling mothers individually, or through her blog, Daily Encouragement for Homeschooling Mothers. Charlene enjoys reading, quilting, drawing, sewing, improving their old house, and spending time with Ray, her husband since 1974, and their growing family.

This episode is such an encouragement. Please share it with your homeschooling friends!

Links Mentioned in the Podcast

Notgrass History

Daily Encouragement for Homeschooling Mothers

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Holding on to Faith While Homeschooling: an Interview with Kendra Fletcher

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February 23, 2016 by Melanie Wilson Leave a Comment

Many of us began homeschooling because of our faith. I know I did. Homeschooling wasn’t my idea or even my preference. But somewhere along the way we can get confused about the promise of homeschooling. Today my guest is Kendra Fletcher of the Homeschooling in Real Life podcast and we will discuss Holding onto Faith While Homeschooling. I loved this interview so much that I’ve been telling everyone about it. I think you’ll love it too.

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Links

Homeschooling in Real Life

Ultimate Homeschool Radio Network

Help for Homeschooled Teens with ADD

EnrichmentStudies.com

Smart but Scattered Teens by Richard Guare and Peg Dawson

Preschoolers and Peace blog

Preschoolers and Peace book

Circle Time

Lost and Found: Losing Religion and Finding Faith

HomeschoolingIRL on Facebook

Next Week

The topic is Homeschooling Boys: Is it Really Different?

Have a happy homeschool week!

Filed Under: The Homeschool Sanity Show Tagged With: Christian homeschooling, faith, HomeschooingIRL, homeschooling, Kendra Fletcher

The Informer – What is the RFRA?

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April 28, 2015 by Tara Leave a Comment

You’ve seen the all media hype.

In March of 2015, Indiana passed the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), joining 31 other states in offering religious freedom protections. It’s a complicated subject and it can be very difficult to sort through all the noise. But one thing is clear, Indiana families involved in homeschool leadership need to stay informed.

Today’s podcast episode is a quick conversation about the basics of RFRA and why it matters.

Special Guest:
Debi Ketron is a member of the IAHE Board of Directors and the Chairperson for the IAHE’s Government Affairs Team.

Phil & Debi Ketron reside in Guilford, Indiana (Dearborn County). Phil serves as Vice President and Secretary of the IAHE. Debi serves as the IAHE Legislative Director. They served as IAHE Region 8 Representatives for five years before joining the Board of Directors. They homeschooled for 21 years, and their four children are homeschool graduates. The two oldest have earned bachelor degrees, one of which is a CPA, and their two youngest children are currently in college. The Ketrons had been involved in homeschool leadership in southeastern Indiana for many years. They hope to be a blessing to the families of Indiana through their service at the IAHE.

Link to Informer Podcast –

Where do we get the right to homeschool?

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The Truth about the RFRA and How it Might Affect Homeschoolers in Indiana

Are you a homeschool family in Indiana?

Get connected to the IAHE now.

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Raising Next Generation Homeschoolers

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January 14, 2014 by Melanie Wilson Leave a Comment

Would you like your children to homeschool your grandchildren one day?

Renée Gotcher is most homeschooling parents’ dream — a homeschool graduate now homeschooling her own children.

I wanted to know:

Why her mother chose to homeschool when it wasn’t as popular as it is today.
How Renée reacted to beginning homeschooling as a high school student
How she met her husband and decided to homeschool their own children
If her parents shared their desire that she would homeschool too
If she had anxiety about what homeschooling would mean for her career
If her mother gave her advice on curriculum
If she feels extra pressure because she’s a next generation homeschooler
If she has homeschooled friends who’ve chosen not to homeschool themselves
If she hopes her own children will homeschool and how she encourages that

Listen in for this inspiring interview, then visit NextGenHomeschool to read How We Manage Working While Homeschooling, the top homeschool encouragement posts of 2013, or Defending My Homeschool Rights in Oklahoma. Renée regularly pins can’t-miss content to the What’s Hot in Homeschooling Pinterest board. Follow it to stay inspired.

Renée Gotcher is a wife, writer, entrepreneur & home-educating mother of three daughters: Audrey, Claire and Elise. A former journalist, Renée was homeschooled during her last two years of high school and started homeschooling in 2010. She is editor of NextGen Homeschool and blogs on personal topics at A New Chapter. Her family lives in Castle Rock, Colorado.