

I personally didn't attend any of the workshops since I was presenting mine during the 2 sessions, but I was able to attend the main talks from Julie and Melissa Wiley.

Julie Bogart presented " Updating Charlotte Mason to the 21st Century", "The Invisible Education"(and part 2) and "Preparation for Reflection" as well as others.You can c lick on the bold linked titles to watch a few of these on Periscope! There were several keynote presentations and other workshops on topics that were of interest to many homeschoolers. (thank you to Gina and Meghan for sharing photos!) Too delicious an event not to capture.Nature Scavenger Hunt was part of my Nature Appreciation Workshop I plan to scoop them all up to add to this album (starting with my beloved pal Karen Edmisten-a long overdue reunion for us! One worth every minute of lost sleep as we sat up late gabbing). And I’ll take all the Farzana time I can get!Īll my other retreat selfies were taken with other people’s cameras. Somehow I hadn’t managed much conversation time with Jai Tracy and Jen Holman at any point during the retreat, so I was happy we got to linger over dinner in lively discussion.

(A whole other crew wound up at different hotels.) Our dismay at not getting home on schedule was quickly overtaken by delight at getting to spend some extra time together. Delta put me up at the Marriott, where I found three more Brave Writer coaches in the same position. I had just gotten through security and was retrieving my phone from the TSA bin when it pinged in my hand: my flight was delayed and I would miss my connection in Minneapolis. Many of us who were supposed to fly out of Cincinnati on Sunday evening encountered cancelled flights. Jai Tracy, Jen Holman, Farzana Minty, and me
