SHBE Convention 2010 “Striving for Excellence” Join us February 19 - 20, 2010 at the University of Regina for the 19th Annual SHBE Home Based Educators Convention!
Check back often, information will be added to this page as it becomes available. (January 22, added revised workshops list, January 23, added Exhibitor list, removed billet option).
Help us advertise the SHBE Convention in your area. Please print this poster. Make slits along the bottom row to divide the tear off slips. Then post them on your community bulletin boards, libraries, post offices and other key locations.
Keynote Speaker
Andrew Pudewa is the director of the Institute for Excellence in Writing and a homeschooling father of seven. Presenting throughout North America, he addresses issues relating to teaching, writing, thinking, spelling, and music with clarity and insight, practical experience and humor. His seminars for parents, students, and teachers have helped transform many a reluctant writer and have equipped educators with powerful tools to dramatically improve students’ skills.
Although he is a graduate of the Talent Education Institute in Matsumoto, Japan, and holds a Certificate of Child Brain Development from the Institutes for the Achievement of Human Potential in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, his best endorsement is from a young Alaskan boy who called him “the funny man with the wonderful words.” He and his beautiful, heroic wife Robin currently teach their three youngest children at home in Atascadero, California.
To download the registration form for the convention, please click here. To register for the Teen Program, youth should be turning 13 years of age by the end of 2010. Teens, don't forget to pack your swim wear or gym clothes (gym shoes are required) for the Friday evening activities. Bring your board games to share with friends, old and new.
For your convenience, a drop off room will be available for you to leave your coats and materials during the convention. For more information, contact Lori by or for general inquiries, call Linda at 692-3899 weekdays after 3 pm.
Please note that, due to budget considerations, the Convention Committee is not able to offer any exceptions to the convention registration fee. The committee has worked carefully to cut all unnecessary costs while still providing a quality conference at an affordable price. Attendees are welcome to attend all or a portion of the convention, as their schedules permit; however, the price remains as stated on the registration brochure. We regret that we are unable to provide discounts for persons choosing to participate in less than the full conference. Thank you for your understanding.
For fun, here's an updated map of the places that will be represented at the convention!
Convention Map
To get to the U of R, turn off of Wascana Parkway onto University Drive South, take the first right and park in Lot 15. Parking is free. Walk north to cross back over University Drive South and enter the main entrance doors (facing west) at the first building you come to, which is the Riddell Centre. To view the map and where to park, please click here.
Workshops
This year's convention features numerous presenters who will share their insights, experiences and expertise with you. Click here (updated February 4) for a preliminary list of workshops. Workshops, rooms and times are subject to change.
Exhibitor Information
For further information about exhibiting, please contact Angela Quong by . To view the exhibitors and post secondary institutions participating this year, please click here (updated January 28).
Accommodations
Hotel special rates. The deadline for special rates at hotels has passed, however a couple of hotels have graciously offered to continue offering special rates:
Travelodge (4177 Albert Street South) for $119.95 as long as rooms are available. Quote Block Code CGSHBE and Block ID # 458527 for the special rate.
Holiday Inn Express and Suites (4255 Albert St. South) for $129.99 as long as rooms are available. Quote block 27954 under Saskatchewan Home Educators.
SHBE will be holding a Used Book sale again this year at Convention so look through your old books, sell what you don't need and come and look for what you do need. For those of you wishing to sell used books be sure to get your assigned number with your registration and print off the two Used Book pages. Here is the form for your list of books and here is the instruction page.
Other things to do in Regina
If you are looking for something else to do while in Regina, visit the Think Regina website.
To make this convention as successful as always, we are looking for volunteers in the following areas:
Andrew Pudewa is the director of the 