A FEAST in San Antonio
Coming from the Rio Grande Valley and West Texas, all roads lead to San Antonio for the 15th Annual FEAST Home School Convention and Curriculum Fair. This year’s event will be held Friday, May 20th, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday, May 21st, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the newly renovated Freeman Coliseum, 3201 E. Houston, San Antonio.
San Antonio, TX (PRWEB) May 17, 2005 -- Coming from the Rio Grande Valley and
West Texas, all roads lead to San Antonio for the 15th Annual FEAST Home School
Convention and Curriculum Fair. This year’s event will be held Friday, May 20th,
from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday, May 21st, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the newly
renovated Freeman Coliseum, 3201 E. Houston, San Antonio. [driving directions
from Yahoo Maps]
FEAST director Ruth Perez says, “This is our biggest
convention ever; our pre-registrations are at an all-time high.” “Attendance at
many conventions is breaking records this year as home schooling continues to
grow in the state,” confirms Tim Lambert, president of the Texas Home School
Coalition (THSC), “as home schooling is the fastest growing educational
alternative.”
The Curriculum Fair will have almost 100 vendors ranging
from Alamo Area Homeschool Robotics Team to San Antonio Children’s Museum to
Texas Home School Coalition (THSC) and Texas’ Special Kids. This fair has always
offered an opportunity for home schoolers to enjoy a great selection of
continuing education workshops and a chance to review curriculum for next
year.
The thirty-plus workshops will cover a wide range of topics for
beginners, veterans, and those in leadership. THSC’s Lyndsay Lambert will be
doing a workshop entitled “Getting Started,” and special guest speaker Tim
Lambert will be doing a workshop entitled “Planning for the Future: What Comes
After Graduation?”
Tim Lambert will also give a workshop on “What Texas
Home Schoolers Need to Know About the Law.” Mr. Lambert will begin this workshop
by relating the history of home education in Texas and the nation; he will
explain the law concerning home schooling, giving an update on legislation that
may impact home schooling being dealt with in the current Texas legislative
session. He will instruct parents about ways home schooling families can avoid
problems with school authorities and procedures for being prepared for the
truant officer or social worker at the door. He will also share how home
schoolers can answer those oft-asked questions such as "What about
socialization?"
Covering admission for both days of the convention, the
admission prices are $18 per adult, $12 per child (ages 3 through 18), $50 for a
family, and $30 for a husband and wife. Get more information at http://homeschoolfeast.com/bookfair or call (210)
342-4674.
Texas Home School Coalition Association is one of the largest
home school organizations in the United States. THSC Association helps new home
schoolers in Texas and provides leadership training for local support groups and
legal assistance for member home schoolers throughout the state as
well.
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Source : http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/5/prweb240884.htm