But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as EAGLES they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint… Isaiah 40:31.

           
             

Upcoming Events

YOU WON’T WANT TO MISS THIS EVENT!

Friday, August 22nd and Saturday, August 23rd, 2008 in Longueuil, Québec

 ***** SALLY CLARKSON *****

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Sally Clarkson is the mother of four wholehearted children, a conference speaker, and author of numerous books, including The Mission of Motherhood, The Ministry of Motherhood, and Seasons of a Mother’s Heart and Educating the WholeHearted Child (co-authored with her husband, Clay). After college, Sally served with Campus Crusade in Communist Poland, and continued in ministry after her marriage to Clay in 1981. In 1994, they started Whole Heart Ministries to encourage and equip Christian parents through books, workshops and seminars, and a ministry website. Since 1998, Sally has ministered to thousands of mothers through her WholeHearted Mother Conferences and online ministries. The Clarksons have homeschooled their four children: Sarah (24), Joel (21), Nathan (19), Joy (14).

Our 10th Annual Conference in Laval

ACPEQ’s 10th Annual Conference held in Laval on May 2 and 3, 2008 brought over 700 people on site this year. Traveling from most of the Québec regions, more than 400 parent-educators and 180 children participated in the numerous activities scheduled. The Vendor Hall also included 50 sales representatives who had quality educational materials to offer homeschoolers.

 

The plenary sessions and workshops provided during the conference met the many diverse needs of parents: transmission of values, family dynamics, learning as a family unit, special needs, postsecondary admissions, learning how to read and enjoying it… these are only some of the topics covered in about 30 sessions parents could choose from, according to their interests, in English or in French. For the Children’s Programme, each child built his/her own birdhouse and participated in a variety of sports activities. Each of these areas was supervised by responsible adults and included 90 volunteers, both young and adult.

 

To top it all off, our very first graduation ceremony recognized the achievement of 24 young adults who have successfully completed high school at home. A dozen of them were present to receive their diploma in person. These young adults are presently in areas of work or postsecondary education in such diverse areas as overseas missions, law, computer technology, pastry, engineering, accounting, tourism, etc. Yes, homeschooling does work!

You may still access the conference brochure for our conference which was held in May 2008 – something to whet your appetite! See you next year in May 2009!