We encourage ALL parents to join us for this weekend of inspiration, encouragement, information, and resource. With special sessions for Dads and teens, you will find something to address all ages and stages of homeschooling.
Considering homeschooling? Starting the homeschool journey? Need a refresher? Then this workshop is for you! In cooperation with Birmingham Homeschoolers Community, Essential Church School is offering an all-day event. This is a parents only event with informational sessions that include: Know Your Why (Evaluation of your reasons and philosophy of homeschooling) How Can I Homeschool? (Discussion of legal issues) How Do I Teach? (Discussion of ways to teach at home) What Do I Teach? (Discussion of curriculum choices) Planning (How to plan for the year and for the school days) Question & Answer Homeschool veterans will share their homeschool stories throughout the day. We want to encourage you to come for new ideas and encouragement even if you are already homeschooling. And bring a friend that is interested in homeschooling as well! COST: A donation of $10 is suggested to cover the event costs and our speakers’ lunches, but this event is open to the general public at no required ticket price. LUNCH: We MAY arrange for a lunch to be provided, and we will give you the options to pre-order here on the event page. Because we have a lot of material to cover, we will only have a short lunch break. LOCATION: We will be in the Mueller Annex Classroom of the North Shelby Library.
We are offering an online workshop focusing on the high school journey. This is only open to Essential families, because we will be discussing procedures specific to Essential enrollment and Essential’s diploma requirements. Best for families with students in grades 8-12. Use online form below to RSVP for this workshop. You must be logged in to complete the form and receive the workshop access information. After you complete the RSVP, please check all your email folders for an email with subject line "Your Tickets from Essential Church School." It can take up to 30 minutes for the link to process and be emailed.