Illinois Christian Home Educators to Hold Annual State Homeschool Conference

Illinois Christian Home Educators (ICHE) will hold its Annual State Convention Thursday, June 5 through Saturday, June 7, 2008, at Calvary Church in Naperville, Illinois.

The theme of this year's convention is Anchored in Christ, the Hope of Glory. Convention planners hope this event will equip families with the information and encouragement needed to anchor their homeschools firmly in Christ, and train up their children with faith and confidence in the Lord.

A exciting panel of keynote and workshop speakers has been assembled. Among those scheduled to present at the convention are Elijah Ministries founder Norm Wakefield, author and founder of Math-U-See Steve Demme, high-school-at-home expert Inge Cannon, US Air Force Special Agent Keith Anglin, homeschooling expert and author Diana Waring, and Dr. John Morris, President of The Institute for Creation Research.

The convention advertises over eighty workshops to choose from, covering topics of both timely and timeless interest to the homeschooling family. Scheduled presentations will cover such subjects as protecting your children on the Internet, entrepreneurship, Illinois homeschooling laws, homemaking, finances, and parenting, as well as workshops of support and encouragement for mothers and fathers. A host of academic subject workshops are available as well, covering a wide range of history, geology, science, writing, math, and reading topics.

Of special note are the workshops that will be presented by Dr. John Morris. In addition to being President of The Institute for Creation Research and a doctor of geological engineering, Dr. Morris is well known for his part in expeditions to Mt. Ararat in search of Noah's Ark. Sure to be of interest to many, his workshops include "The Flood in Scripture," "Mt. St. Helens," "The Search for Noah's Ark," "What Really Happened to the Dinosaurs?" and others.