Date: Jan 17 – 18, 2025
Join us for another wonderful conference celebrating the simplicity of Coming Home, this years theme. Wherever you are in your parenting journey, there can be healing and growth in remembering to “Come Home.”
Our conference strives to focus on bringing unity to homeschoolers throughout East Idaho and provide a hub for gaining new insight and friends. Come learn, connect, and enjoy two full days of inspiration right here close to home.
Idaho State University Student Union Building, Pocatello Idaho
This year we are offering complimentary conference tickets to parents of preschoolers who are considering or new to home-schooling and grandparents of home-schooled children. To qualify for complimentary tickets:
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A grandparent of home-schooled children
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A parent of preschool children (eldest child not over 5 years old) and a first time attendee at one of our conferences.
Speakers
This years speaker line up will not disappoint! We are very excited about those who are coming to share their experience and knowledge with us.
Keri Tibbets
Mentor
Keri is a mother of six, a homeschooler of 20 years, and a private math tutor. She loves learning and helping students to fall in love with learning.
Nephi Zufelt
entrepreneur
Nephi is a servant of Christ; Elizabeth’s devoted husband; Zoe, Ainsley, Keller, Melina, and Stratton’s homeschooling father; world traveler; and a wannabe church basketball star.
Kami Harris
Mentor
For nearly two decades, I’ve joyfully embraced my roles as a homeschooling mother to four wonderful children. I’ve mentored hundreds of youth over the years and in 2022 became a certified coach. I help homeschool mamas find CONFIDENCE, JOY, and PEACE in homeschooling!
Tatianna Fallon
Mentor
Tatiana Fallon was homeschooled her whole life, well almost. She told her mom at age five after four months of kindergarten she would not go back to school.
Brittany Coulson
Homeschooler
Brittany is a nurse and Family Life Educator by trade; a homemaker, wife, and mama by choice.
Janel Andersen
Homeschooler
Janel is a beautiful example of motherhood and what homeschool can look like.
Aby Rinella
Podcaster
Aby Rinella lives in the mountains of the west with her college sweetheart, where they homeschool their 3 kids.
Dan Hunter
Author
Dan and his wife have home schooled since 1993. Dan is the author of nine history books which are used across the nation…
Breann Duffin
Homeschooler
Does her family always eat their daily veggies? Nope. Is her house a pristine canvas able to welcome guests at any moment? Also a negative. Sometimes as her six children…
Julie lopez
home educator
Julie Lopez is a homeschooling veteran of 23 years. She has loved every minute and is fighting being placed into forced retirement,…
Leah Stoddard
Leah M. Stoddard is a citation editor, lead animator, graphic designer, and sound designer for the Joseph Smith Foundation.
Dr. Daniel Nelsen
Optometrist
Schedule
The schedule will be posted soon. Check back to see all of our exciting topics and speakers.
Friday – January 17th
Time | Main Auditorium | Classroom A | Classroom B |
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8:00am - 8:45am | Registration | ||
8:45am - 9:00am | Welcome and Conference theme | ||
9:00am - 10:00am | Keynote - Nephi Zufelt | ||
10:15 - 11:15 am | Brittany Coulson - Beginner class | Julie Lopez - Shadowing Mentoring in the Teen years | Janelle Andersen - Whats your why |
11:30 - 12:30pm | Breann Duffin - Curriculum | Stephany H | Kathleen Cotter |
12:30 - 2:00pm | Break for Lunch | ||
2:00 - 3:00 pm | Aby Renella - Free to Homeschool | ||
3:15 - 4:15 pm | Aby Renella | Dan Hunter | Rosie C |
4:30 - 5:30 pm | McKee's | Hannah | Dr. Nielson |
5:30 - 6:00 pm | Co-op Mingle | ||
7:00 - 8:30 pm | Concert |
Saturday – January 18th
Time | Main Auditorium | Classroom A | Classroom B |
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8:30 - 9:00 am | Visit Vendors and Find Seating | ||
9:00 - 10:00 am | Keynote - Hannah and Leah | ||
10:15 - 11:15 am | Nephi Z - Production vs Consumption | Kami Harris - | McKee’s - Marriage |
11:30 am - 12:30 pm | Keri Tibbets | Steve Dewey - Parenting | Tatiana Fallon |
12:30 - 2:00 pm | Lunch and Visit Vendors | ||
3:15 - 4:15 pm | Steve Dewey | Kami Harris | Kathleen Cotter |
4:30 - 5:30 pm | Closing Keynote - Tatiana Fallon |