The Canadian Online Homeschool Conference: Inspiration at your fingertips

February is often a time of slump in the homeschool year. The excitement of September has worn off, the holidays have come and gone, the weather outside is dreary. It can be harder to cope with the kids’ grumbling about their math assignments or to come up with new ideas for teaching social studies. That’s why Lisa Marie Fletcher started the Canadian Online Homeschool Conference. For the past eight years, this conference has inspired and encouraged homeschool moms just when they need it most.

This year, Lisa Marie is not able to host a full conference (because hey, life happens to conference organizers too), but she still want to make sure homeschoolers are supported in this traditionally blah season of the school year. So she’s giving access to the amazing wisdom and knowledge that had been shared over the last 8 years.

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With stellar homeschool speakers from across Canada, the Canadian Online Homeschool Conference has sessions for parents with children from preschool to high school. For only $17 plus tax per year, you can grab any past year’s conference to watch at your leisure. Your conference pass gets you lifetime access to the conferences, so you can binge watch them all this week or save them to watch when you need them. Your kids are a few years away from high school? That’s okay! Grab the videos now, watch and get ideas, and then listen to them again when you get closer to teaching high school.

I’ve Been a Speaker Too

I was one of the conference speakers in 2017. When Lisa asked for speakers, I thought, “I’m too new at homeschooling. What can I talk about?” Then I thought about something I often bring to homeschooling discussions with my friends here in Vancouver—my own experience as a homeschooler.

I’m a second-generation homeschooler. While I know a few other second-generation homeschoolers, we are a slightly rare bunch. Homeschooling is becoming much more common now than it was when I was a kid (thankfully!). There are so many resources available to homeschoolers now—like this conference! Still, I know many homeschool moms have doubts because it seems like a “new” education trend.

So my talk at the Canadian Online Homeschool Conference is about my own homeschooling experience… the good, the bad, and why I loved it and decided to homeschool my own children. I hope to inspire you in your homeschooling journey!

What You’ll Learn at the Canadian Online Homeschool Conference

There are tons of other amazing sessions at the Canadian Online Homeschool Conference, including:

• Adapting Curriculum to Meet Your Unique Learner’s Needs (2024)
• Goodbye, Boring. Hello Homeschool Fun and Eager Learners (2023)
• Watercolour Art Class for Kids (2020)
• Homeschooling Through Crisis (2018)
• Universities and Scholarships for Homeschoolers (2022)
• Intro to Homeschooling (one complete package of everything you need to know!)

and so much more!

With 8 years of sessions available, you can:

• Choose just one or two years that focus on your current challenges.
• Or grab all 8 years to grow with your homeschool over time.

At just $17 per year, it’s an affordable way to invest in your homeschool and beat the winter blahs.

To find out more about the Canadian Online Homeschool Conference, check out this video:

Not a Canadian homeschooler?

Some of the conference sessions will appeal to parents in general. Check out “Technology as a Tool, Not a Danger or a Distraction” or “Using Your Public Library to the Max” in 2017. You may also enjoy “Teach HOW to Learn – Developing a Growth Mindset” in 2021 and “Problem Solving with Beginner Chess” in 2022.

While all the speakers are Canadian homeschoolers, many of the topics look like they’d appeal to homeschoolers in general. For example, most of the math, preschool, and general homeschooling topics are relevant no matter where you live.

Drop by the website to browse the topics for each year and purchase those that interest you. Each year is only $17 plus tax for February 1 to 8, 2025!