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David Albert Homeschool Workshops

Don't miss out on a chance to treat yourself to an afternoon and/or evening of homeschool renewal, inspiration and fellowship. Spend the day with homeschooling author, speaker, and Home Education Magazine columnist, David Albert. David will give two workshops, one at 3 PM and one at 7 PM with a potluck dinner in between. Join us for one or both. David will have books for sale, including his newest books and some of his favorite homeschooling and educational resources.

Hawai'i Homeschool Association presents

A DAY WITH DAVID ALBERT:

Homeschooling Workshops for Parents

Friday, April 4
2:30-9:00 PM
Mililani Town Association, Rec. Center 6
95-1010 Konaku Street
Mililani Mauka

Find out more about his work at his website: SKYLARK SINGS

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DIRECTIONS

From Honolulu

Exit H-2 at 5A, Mililani Mauka
Stay in right lane as you merge onto Meheula Parkway

From Wahiawa

Exit H-2 on Mililani cutoff
Turn left on Meheula Parkway
Then turn right on Ainamakua Dr.
Take 1st left onto Ainamakua Dr. (loop)

Rec Center 6 will be on the left side where Konaku Street intersects Ainamakua Dr. Turn left on Konaku to enter the parking lot.

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Registration Form

for a day with David Albert:
Homeshooling Workshops for Parents

Albert's work is unique in the world of homeschooling, as he bridges the worlds between those who homeschool primarily for religious reasons and those with more secular approaches. "It is sometimes forgotten," he notes, that homeschoolers of all kinds homeschool for the same reason; namely, that we can provide a quality education for our children beyond anything that is even conceivable in a public school setting, and that we are willing to reorient our entire lives to make that possible."

"For those of you who have scheduled David Albert to speak, and are eagerly awaiting it, you will NOT be disappointed! So funny, so enlightening, and so worth hearing! I think we had a room full of mostly new homeschoolers who were looking for the practical stuff, but David brings a REASON why we homeschool, thoughts that tickle your intellect and warm your heart. YOU'LL LOVE HIM!" - Sherry Stacy Olympia (Washington) Christian Homeschooling Support Group

SCHEDULE

2:30 PM Check-in. Book table open before and after each of David's talks.

3 PM Learning About Learning: Conversations With My Violin. Contrasts the rather strange principles that lie at the heart of public education with the actual learning process itself. Using the violin as example, David examines the five internal dialogues that take place in both children and adults when real learning really happens. Lots of anecdotes, show-and-tell, and humor.

5:00 PM Potluck Dinner Meet and talk with other homeschooling parents and our guest speaker. Bring a dish to share including serving utensil. Small kitchen available for reheating food, but no cooking allowed. Paper goods and drinks will be provided.

7 PM Don't Worry, Be Happy - We all pay lip-service to the idea that our children should be happy. But is there such a thing as "education for happiness," not just in the present but that would carry over into our children's future as well? Is there a way that the quality of the learning quest can contribute to our children's sense of fulfillment, and enhance their quality of living as adults? David will provide specific ideas that can promote optimal experience for the entire homeschooling family.

Program ends at 8:30. Please help clean up so we can be out by 9 PM.

CHILD CARE

Sorry, this workshops if for adults. No child care is available. Considerate mothers of nursing infants are welcome to bring baby along.

SPEAKER BIO

David H. Albert is the author of And the Skylark Sings With Me: Adventures in Homeschooling and Community-Based Education (New Society Publishers, 1999) and a new homeschooling book Homeschooling and the Voyage of Self-Discovery: A Journey of Original Seeking (Common Courage Press, 2003).

David holds degrees from Williams College, Oxford University, and the Committee on Social Thought, University of Chicago, but says, "The best education I ever received I get from my kids." He writes a regular column, "My Word!" for Home Education Magazine. As founder of New Society Publishers, David was both editor and publisher of John Taylor Gatto's "Dumbing Us Down" The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling, and more than 100 other titles. He was also a founding member of Co-op America and the National Association of Socially Responsible Businesses.

David lives in Olympia, Washington, with his partner Ellen and two wonderful daughters, Aliyah (age 15) and Meera (12).