Homeschool Family Expo 2/27/16

We hope your family is making plans to attend the HomeschoolFamily Expo this Saturday! Extraordinary Education is one of the presenting sponsors of this event. 
EE will have a booth and we will be handing out the preliminary FALL SCHEDULE at our booth! If you want to get an early peek at the schedule, come out and visit us at the Expo! You will also find tons of information about local organizations and resources for homeschoolers and many family fun activities. See below for details.

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Homeschool Family Expo
Saturday, February 27, 2016
10:00am - 4:00pm
Klein ISD Multipurpose Center
7500 FM 2920 Rd.
Spring, TX 77379

The 3rd annual Homeschool Family Expo is this weekend! Thanks to all our sponsors and supporters for making this event possible. This year's Expo is produced by WoodlandsMommy.com and presented by: Extraordinary Education, Legends Sports Complex, Usborne Books & More, and Classical Conversations.

If you have not signed up to attend this FREE event, please RSVP now so we can know to expect you:

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Here's our schedule for the day!

Business Exhibitor / Vendor booths open
10:00am - 4:00pm

Get to know dozens of businesses in our Homeschool Community - schools, co-ops, sports, social groups, educational services, business & shopping opportunties, and more!

Family Literature Fair
10:00am - 4:00pm

Check out the projects submitted by local homeschool families. We'll announce a Grand Prize winner at 1:00pm.

Student Commerce Fair 
10:00am - 4:00pm

Come shop the unique offerings of the Student Commerce Fair and support our local homeschoolers selling everything from paper airplanes to bracelets and beyond. Two different shifts (10:00am - 12:45pm and 1:15pm - 3:00pm) totaling  approximately 45 student booths!

Homeschool Moms Help Session
10:15am - 11:15am

Questions? We've got answers! Come hear from experienced homeschool mothers from all walks of life regarding scheduling, homeschooling fears, designing your homeschool unique to your family, and the paradigm shift all parents must make when homeschooling. Forum-style - bring your questions here. Presented by P91 Homeschool Consulting.

"How Children Learn Naturally"
11:30am - 12:00pm
by Rebecca Handlon-Miller

A brief overview of a Charlotte-Mason-style education. Learn about the CM philosophy,  have a peek into what a typical day/week looks like with this style, and see if it's right for your family.

Homeschool Family Mixer
12:00pm - 1:00pm

We have a fun mixer activity planned for our attendees during this hour of the event. Get to know other families and take home some great door prizes!

Concessions Open
11:00am - 3:00pm

Make sure you hang around for lunch, presented by Holy Smoke's BBQ & Catering! There will be link sandwiches, chopped beef sandwiches, grilled chicken breast sandwiches, grilled chicken breast salads, and of course - kid's packs.

Robotics Demonstration
1:15pm
Presented by Woodlands Children's Museum

"Homeschool as a Life Style"

2:00pm - 2:30pm

Are you treating homeschooling as just a "side job"? Learn to Homeschool as a Life Style with Homeschool Resource Network - including tips for curriculum building, learning style identification, goal setting, incorporating travel into the homeschool journey, and more.

"The Independent Learner"
3:00pm - 3:45pm

by Johnnie Seago

“Dumpster Day” Work Day

Don't forget to join us for Dumpster Day at EE on Saturday, February 6th.

One of our local scouts, Daniel Derheim, is heading up this effort as his Eagle Scout Project. For this project, volunteers from the scouts as well as EE will be cleaning up a large junk pile of construction debris and logs from in front of the barn as well as a large amount of construction debris and household items that are piled on the rear side of the barn. We will also be sanding and staining some of the wooden picnic tables.

Breakfast and lunch will be provided so PLEASE RSVP to aderheim@comcast.net ASAP so we can make plans for how much food to to provide.​

Important info:
Date: Saturday, February 6th, 2016
Time: 8:30 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.
NOTE: Volunteers are needed throughout the day, so please join us even if you cannot stay the whole day.
Location: Extraordinary Education, 9522 Carraway Lane, Magnolia, TX 77354
*Breakfast will be provided starting at 8:30 until whenever it runs out.
*Lunch will be provided starting around noon.

For safety reasons, please make sure that you wear long pants that can get dirty, closed-toed shoes and work gloves. It would also be a good idea to wear a long-sleeved shirt and bring safety goggles.

If you have any questions, either email aderheim@comcast.net or call 936-672-3635 (Robert Derheim’s cellphone number).
Thanks for your willingness to help!