Come and join over 1000 other home school educators and be inspired and encouraged by excellent speakers, rich workshops and a huge vendor hall packed with resources.
Where & When
Friday, April 27th and Saturday, April 28th, 2012
Hamilton Convention Centre
1 Summers Lane
Hamilton, ON
L8P 4Y2
(905) 546-3000
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Here's a Parking Lot map showing the municpal parking lots near the Hamilton Convention Centre (Note: Lot #37 is at the Convention Centre)
Conference Brochure
Conference Brochure
| Workshops Topics | 47k PDF file |
| Speaker Bios | 38k PDF file |
Registration Form
You should be able to download the registration form, open it using Acrobat reader, fill it in, print it off and mail it to OCHEC along with your cheque.
NOTE: Registrations will be accepted at the door.
Speakers
Rick and Marilyn Boyer:
Rick and Marilyn Boyer are true pioneers of the home education movement. They began teaching
their eldest of fourteen children at home in 1980 and are still actively homeschooling their three
youngest children today.
Rick and Marilyn have authored several books on home education and Christian parenthood and
have spoken at conferences all across America and in several foreign countries. Their books have
been translated into a number of foreign languages and have circulated around the world. Their
ministry, The Learning Parent, encourages parents through the resources they publish, speaking
ministry, www.thelearningparent.com, a monthly newsletter, and articles, which have been
published in several leading homeschooling magazines.
Paul D. Faris:
Paul is the President of Home School Legal Defence Association of Canada. For the last six years he
has served homeschooling families across Canada through the work of HSLDA in the Courts, the
House of Commons, the Senate, provincial legislatures and ministries of education, in the media,
and wherever else necessary. He is also a frequent speaker at conferences across Canada. Paul
lives in London, Ontario with his wife, Suzanne and his daughters, Abigail and Isabella. Both Paul
and Suzanne were homeschooled.
Randy Sims:
Randy Sims is the executive director and founder of Worldview Academy. He has trained Christian
teens and adults in camps and ministries for over 25 years through his service as a leadership staff
member with Kanakuk Kamps, Fellowship of Christian Athletes national staff, and T Bar M Sports
Camps. Worldview Academy is an organization dedicated to training Christians to think and live
in accord with a Biblical worldview. Randy is the author of The Greatest Among You, a student's
guide to servant leadership. His work has afforded him the opportunity to lead chapel services for
both college and professional sports teams, and to participate with the Billy Graham Crusade as a
platform speaker. Randy lives with his wife, Amy, and their four children in Midland, Texas.
Calvin Smith:
Calvin's interest in creation ministry, particularly as a speaker, arose primarily because of seeing
its effectiveness in strengthening the faith and evangelistic efforts of those exposed to the truth of
God's Word through this type of work.
Through working with young people, both inside the church and with a small group at the
University of Guelph, Calvin personally witnessed the devastation brought to our youth by the
teaching of evolutionary rationalism. He also saw the life-transforming effect of Biblical answers
that encourage people to know that God's Word can be trusted from the very first verse. He lives
in Guelph, Ontario with his wife and 3 children, and speaks full time with Creation Ministries
International, based in Waterloo.
Participating Exhibitors
Vendors: There are still a few more spots available in the vendor hall for you to participate in the 2012 Convention!
