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Southern Virginia University
As a liberal arts institution, Southern Virginia University focuses on the best Western civilization has to offer. Our rich general education program immerses students in the study of great human accomplishments in the letters, arts and sciences. Students study Greek, Roman and European works that helped lay the foundation upon which our modern political, economic, scientific and artistic thinking is based. Our students learn how to think critically, analyze information rigorously and communicate ideas effectively.
Compared to large private and state schools in the United States, Southern Virginia is intentionally smaller, has a lower student-to-faculty ratio and encourages more interaction between professors and students. If students apply themselves at Southern Virginia, they will leave with a broad base of knowledge from which to pursue diverse career paths and adapt to the ever-changing world.
www.svu.edu
Real Science For Kids
Award-winning, teacher-friendly, Real Science-4-Kids curriculum, written by Dr. Rebecca W. Keller, teaches children beginning in kindergarten solid science concepts (even chemistry and physics) with fun and engaging hands-on experiments. RS4K introduces students to the scientific method, encourages critical thinking skills, and connects science to other subjects (ie history, philosophy, language, the arts, etc.), giving learners an advantage in every subject area. www.gravitaspublications.com
Polar Star Studies
Yvonne Swinson, Polar Star Studies, is the creator of the popular Real Mom guides. If you've been looking for a practical, simple, gospel-centered way to teach your children of all ages, look no further. Real Mom guides are available for the Book of Mormon, Latter-day Prophets, and American History. They include scriptures, memorization, music, reading, timeline work, creative writing ideas, map information, supplementary activities and a terrific literature list for your study of American History.
Also be on the lookout for Yvonne's new book: 33 Habits of a Really Good Man. This is a perfect gift for Father's Day, Graduation, or just for yourself. Includes inspirational quotes, wit and wisdom in 33 mini-chapters, each focused on something her father taught her: Speak Softly, Dream Big, Learn to Work, Do Your Best, Know Where You're Going, Be Clean, and so forth. Get your personalized copy at the conference, or by contacting Yvonne through her website, www.polarstarstudies.com.
Usborne Books
Make learning fun with Usborne Books and More! With over 1500 titles to choose from, Usborne offers something for every age group. Every school subject is covered from the “Your Baby Can Read!” and preschool activities to history, geography, math, science, art, music, and foreign languages. Usborne has many reference books that can become interactive through internet linked, updated family friendly, safe sites. And with the recent addition of the Kane/Miller line of books, we have even more quality books to choose from! These books are primarily multi-cultural stories from around the world and feature many award-winning, best-selling titles.
Usborne Books have appeared in over 50 languages and have received numerous book awards including the Parent's Choice Award, “Dr. Toy’s” Awards Program and Practical Homeschooling Reader Award. These books are enjoyed by students of all ages and are an excellent choice for library, public, private and homeschool settings. Usborne's unique use of humor and vibrant illustrations clearly demonstrate that acquiring knowledge can be fun “one book at a time.”
For additional information or to order the exciting products offered by Usborne Books, please go to www.ub-readnplay.com or contact Charlene Clark at clarkcs@ub-readnplay.com or 540-368-0153.
K12
K12 Inc. (NYSE: LRN), a technology-based education company, is the nation’s largest provider of proprietary curriculum and online education programs to students in kindergarten through high school.
K12 provides high quality, customized education solutions to school districts, charter schools, and directly to families ranging from individual courses to classroom and hybrid programs to full-time virtual school programs. K12 Inc. also operates the K12 International Academy, an accredited, diploma-granting online private school serving students in over 40 countries.
K12 provides its curriculum and school services to online public schools in 25 states plus the District of Columbia. Since the company was founded in 1999, it has delivered over 1.5 million courses to more than 150,000 students in the U.S. and across the world.
K12’s mission is to provide any child the curriculum and tools to maximize success in life, regardless of geographic, financial, or demographic circumstances. More information can be found at www.K12.com/education.
Quintillian School of Oratory
The Quintilian School of Oratory is dedicated to inspiring individuals to discover the inner power of self, (becoming the Sovereign-Self), and to unite their life’s mission with the power communication. Therefore, we provide our students with the educational tools that will enable them to accomplish their God endowed missions. These tools include:
• Personal Mentoring
• Audio C/D’s
• Live Classes
• Webinars
• Practicum Books
www.thequintilianschooloforatory.com
Virginia Soaps & Scents
Virginia Soaps & Scents is owned and operated by the Spargur Family, a homeschooling family of 11, from rural southeastern Virginia. The Spargurs have been homeschooling for 24 years and made their first batch of soap as a school project while doing a unit study on colonial life. The project became a passion and then an entrepreneurial experiment in home-based business. Since then, Virginia Soaps & Scents has sold their products in almost all 50 states and 4 foreign countries. Their product line consists of all handcrafted soaps, shampoo bars, lotion bars, body butters, powders ,laundry soaps, lip balms, bath salts and fizzies and all natural deodorant.
richelle@virginiasoapsandscents.com
www.va-soaps.com
Start A Preschool.com
Oh what to do with your preschool-age children? How about start a preschool!
Joy Anderson, owner of Start A Preschool, has created a complete
system that teaches women how to start preschools (not daycares) in
their home so they can not only teach their youngsters, but make a
supplemental or full-time income at the same time. And if you're new
to homeschooling, you'll love her FUNDAMENTALS Preschool Curriculum
that comes complete with lesson plans, printables, teaching tips, and
lots more to teach your children ages 3-5.
She has helped thousands of women across America start their own home
preschools, and she can't wait to share the opportunity with LDSEHE at
the 2010 conference this year. Be sure to stop by her vendor booth to
sign up to win her amazing giveaway... Preschool in a Box! It's the
ULTIMATE business package stuffed full of training workbooks, DVDs,
teaching materials, curriculum manuals, forms, licensing guidelines,
marketing materials, website templates, and more!
Learn more: http://www.startapreschool.com
Contact us: joy@startapreschool.com
Heritage Makers
As the leader in the their industry, Heritage Makers offers an online digital storybooking studio for you to preserve your memories! Children are one of our greatest blessings in life. With Heritage Makers their precious memories can be enhanced as you preserve those memories in a hardbound Heritage Makers Storybook. You can make books that remind your children how special they really are, or make a book that allow them to see their full potential! This is just one of the many projects you can make: http://www.heritagemakers.com/projectBrowserStandAlone.cfm?projectId=1033418&productId=60&projectSponsor=200650
Parents and teachers utilize Heritage Makers as a source to make school yearbooks, calendars, games for the children, educational books, uplifting memory books, etc. You'll absolutely fall in love with this studio. We teach you all you need to know. All you have to do is upload your pictures, find a template or start from scratch, and click and drag. It is that easy! Help stregthen your home and family by sharing your families story.
www.astoryforeternity.com
Reading Success Lab
Software solutions for identifying learning problems, monitoring progress in basic skill acquisition, and building fluency in both reading and math skills.
http://www.readingsuccesslab.com/
Kindred Learning
Kindred Learning, offers the ideas and materials we really use! The pictures are real; the people are family and friends. In fact, they are kindred spirits! The Four Year Plan is a simple rotation that weaves together the areas of parental responsibility that matter most—gospel principles, academics, life skills, and family interaction. We make available the four main books that contain the thematic units of the Four Year Plan, as well as other books, materials, supplies, and equipment that make it easier to follow the plan or support any homeschool family.
www.kindredlearning.com
WilliamsBurg Academy
Williamsburg Academy is an accredited, online high school rooted in the Thomas Jefferson Education model and influenced by The Well Trained Mind. We mentor students in the classical works of all core disciplines as well as personal and social leadership—all in a live, highly interactive online classroom. We do summer conferences that engage students in backpacking, rappelling, rock climbing, and other high adventure activities. Getting a classical education at home has traditionally been very challenging for high school level students. Now it is accessible, affordable and accredited. For more information
www.wacademy.org
Archive Publishers
For several years, the demand for rare and out-of-print LDS Books has continually increased. Older writings have not only been unaffordable for the average reader but have been difficult to locate. Sensing the mounting demand for early historical Church literature, Archive Publishers has collected (and continually adds to) a library of doctrinal, historical and faith-promoting writings for the layman as well as the researcher. Of particular interest to homeschoolers are the H. Verlan Anderson books “Many Are Called But Few Are Chosen,” “Great and Abominable Church of the Devil,” and “Legal Basis of a Free Society.” And now back in print by popular demand is President Ezra Taft Benson’s “AN ENEMY HATH DONE THIS.” If you want to be sure we bring a copy for you, email us at janice@wholesome-books.com, but only request those books you are definitely going to purchase at convention. All books are professionally softbound.
Archive Publishers www.archivepublishers.com
Wholesome Books
Wholesome Books is dedicated to bringing you the very best in educational curriculum & classical literature. Our website is a great resource for good reading books for the whole family, for homeschool curriculum, and resources for teachers. We have over 5,000 titles we carry. Since we ship out many boxes of books to the convention, if there is something you know you would like us to bring or to have there for you to look at, please contact us at janice@wholesome-books.com... If you would like to place an order before convention and save on the shipping cost then email Janice and I will have it at our booth. Just be sure to remember to come by our booth and purchase the items you requested.
Wholesome Books www.wholesome-books.com
Shelf Reliance
Shelf Reliance is your premier source for emergency preparedness supplies and informational tools. Featuring freeze dried foods, food rotation systems (food storage shelves), and our revolutionary calculators for food storage and emergency kits, Shelf Reliance offers the tools you'll need to create a comprehensive, customized emergency preparedness plan.
Our website is: www.shelfreliance.com
College and home Solutions
At our FREE College Funding Workshops, you’ll learn reliable, dependable and PROVEN ways to dramatically lower tuition costs, including:
How to pay for college without robbing your retirement fund.
How to pay the college bill and still have a life.
How millionaires use the tax code to drop college costs by 20-30%.
How shopping for schools can save $10,000.
How it’s possible to send your child to an elite private college for less out of pocket than a “cheaper” state school
How to know IN ADVANCE how much tuition relief a school will give you child
www.collegeandhomesolutions.com
Luanne Lee, owner of College & Home Solutions, is one of Virginia’s leading college funding advisors specializing in solving cash flow problems for families. Her passion is to educate parents on how to beat the high cost of college, helping their children get in to the college of their dreams, without spending their retirement savings.
BYU Independent Studies
BYU Independent Study offers over 400 high school and university distance learning courses that can help students make up credit, graduate on time, enhance their curriculum, or earn university credit. Students can sign up anytime and work at their own pace. We can help all students receive a high-quality, affordable education.
elearn.byu.edu
Living History
World, U.S., and Native American history books with an LDS Perspective, written by Dan Hunter. Dan started writing these books when he was teaching at a private school. Researching people and events of history take much time and soon other teachers were asking for the stories Dan was using to teach history. History is more interesting and better remembered when told in stories about the people and events of that time period. It is also important to learn history with an understanding of God’s laws and His hand in dealing with people as they obey or disobey those laws. These books have map outlines you can copy for your children and a list of books and videos that go with the time period being studied.
www.livinghistory-books.com
Mighty Authors
Mighty Authors is a student-friendly website offering professional, fast and affordable publishing with timely, instructional materials and exciting contests to inspire mighty writing. Students who have used Mighty Authors have increased in technical, reading and writing skills as well as their self-esteem!
www.mightyauthors.com
National Alliance of Home Educators
National Alliance of Home Educators is the parent organization of Home Education Day. We unify home educators to strengthen freedom in educational choice through our threefold mission: 1. Foster & support inclusive relationships 2. Unify & give voice to the homeschool community 3. Support homeschooling as a family-cultural practice.
www.homeeducationday.org
This is the Place
This is the Place is an LDS Book & Gift store with 4 locations to serve you in Atlanta, Chicago, Houston and Washington DC. We provide local area members an inviting place to shop for the products they are looking for to enhance their LDS lifestyle and fulfill their callings. We provide these same products worldwide thru our website.
www.ThisIsThePlace.com