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Find out how to attend the Virginia Homeschool Convention.

Three Days That Can Change the Life of Your Family

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Registration is open!

Membership expired? Not a member? You can join or renew when you register! You’ll get your member discount right away and get great benefits all year long.

Already a member? Check your email on Tuesday for your unique comp code to save!

Three, Three…FREE!

How-To-Begin Homeschooling Workshops

Curious about homeschooling…or considering it? Attend three FREE how-to-begin workshops on Thursday afternoon. Afterward, shop in the Exhibit Hall as our guest.

All three workshops are available in English or Spanish.

It’s FREE, but you must register. Pre-register here!

Members Register January 9-15!

Member-Only Special

January 9-15

All Three Days$89/member;
Shopping Only: $49/member; $59/non-member
(Includes Exhibit Hall all three days & UCS after 3 p.m. on Friday)
Special-Needs Conference ONLY: $49
(Includes the Special-Needs Conference and Exhibit Hall shopping on Thursday.

Special-Needs Conference Only

Specially Designed for Parents of Struggling Learners
Homeschooling a child with a special need or learning difference—or who just struggles to “get it?” You are not alone! This year’s Thursday special needs conference is an all-day event that includes Dr. Amy Moore’s keynote, three separate breakout events, a resource fair, and Exhibit Hall shopping on Thursday evening. 

The conference is included in your full-convention registration, or you may register for the special-needs conference only.

Not a Homeschool Parent?

First-Time Parents of Just Preschoolers

If you’ve never been to the convention and your eldest child is aged four or under, you can come to the entire three-day convention FREE.

Non-Homeschooling Grandparents

If you are grandparents who are not actively homeschooling, come to the convention free and learn more about this unique educational path.

Calling ALL Pastors:
Attend FREE!

If you are a pastor, you may attend the whole convention as our guest! NOTE: Your family may attend with you–but you must be present at the convention.

Refund and Changes

We get it. Life changes. Do you need to add or remove an event? Click here to request changes to your registration no later than March 31, 2024.

The refund deadline is March 31, 2024; no refunds will be made after this date.
Request refunds here.

We don’t want a sincere financial need to keep anyone away. If you have a sincere financial need, let us know how we can help.

Questions? Please contact registration@heav.org

FAQ

A full-convention registration includes all keynotes, regular workshops, College & Career Fair, Special-Needs Conference, the Used Curriculum Sale, and Exhibit Hall for you, your spouse, and dependent  (unmarried, living at home) children. It does not include optional, additional-fee events.

A Shopping-Only registration includes access to the Exhibit Hall all three days and access to the Used Curriculum Sale after 3 p.m. on Friday.  

Registration to Thursday’s Special-Needs Conference includes access to the keynote in E-10, the workshops in Rooms B16-19, and the resource fair in the Ballroom Building Lobby. It also includes access to Exhibit Hall Premier from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday. 

General convention hours are:

  • Thursday, 9 a.m. – 8 p.m.
  • Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 8 p.m.
  • Saturday, 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Yes! Thursday’s free How-to-Begin-Homeschooling workshops are a great way to sample the convention. You’ll receive a name badge onsite that gives you access to the Exhibit Hall Premier from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday–again, as our guest! 

(note: High School sessions require purchase of convention registration)

The are numerous parking garages available near the convention center, and prices vary. Be sure to arrive early if you plan to park in the Greater Richmond Convention Center parking deck–the lots fill early, especially on Friday. See Parkopedia for many other options. It includes prices, hours, and other information.

 

According to the Greater Richmond Convention Center’s policy, food obtained outside the convention center may not be brought in except for health reasons. There are several concession stands on site that are open Thursday through Saturday during convention hours.

Food Fun Facts:

The Cyber Cafe and Food Court in the Greater Richmond Convention Center will be open at various times during convention hours. Schedule TBD.

There are also a number of options within walking distance of the convention center.

 Yes, please register! HEAV Lifetime Members and their dependent children (including unmarried young adults currently in their household) are entitled to FREE full convention admission*. You can find out more about becoming a Lifetime Member here.

* The Children’s Program and other special-event registration fees still apply for Lifetime Member families.

No. HEAV wants to encourage moms and dads to attend the convention together, but we don’t want an extra admission cost to stand in the way. A family ticket is not available for any person other than a legal spouse and dependent children. You may not bring a friend, relative, fiance, etc., on a family ticket.

The answer depends on your child. Children of any age are welcome in the Exhibit Hall, UCS, and workshops*. However, if your child is uninterested in the workshop topic or finds it difficult to sit through a speaker presentation, he or she may be happier in the Children’s Program, available on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, for children ages 5 to 12. The children’s program requires an additional fee and fills on a first-come basis.
For older children, there are optional classes on Thursday and a Teen Program on Friday. 

*Please note that many of the workshops are being recorded. Parents of younger children are encouraged to sit near an exit, and they must slip out quietly if the baby or child becomes noisy. (This includes happy sounds as well as those of distress.) 

Since many workshops run concurrently during each session, we do not reserve seats for regular workshops. We recommend getting to the workshop of your choice several minutes early in order to get a seat–OR volunteer as a host/hostess in that workshop to guarantee a seat.

Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. You may attend a different workshop where seating is still available. Most workshops are being  recorded, so you can order a CD or MP3 of the workshops you missed as well as the workshops you would like to hear again.

HEAV encourages non-homeschooling grandparents to learn more about homeschooling and discover how they can contribute to the lives of their homeschooled grandchildren. If you are a grandparent who is not homeschooling, please register for the convention using this exclusive link.

My child (13 and up) wants to volunteer but not attend workshops. Do I have to register him or her?
Yes. All volunteers must be registered to attend the convention. Remember, with the new family pricing your dependent children are included in your registration fee! BOTH youth volunteers AND their parents must be registered for the convention.

No, there are no admission discounts; however, volunteers are given the best selection of materials at the Used Curriculum Sale! Those who volunteer at least two hours at the HEAV Convention are granted early admission to the UCS from 9 to 10 a.m. on Friday morning.

The UCS will open for preregistered attendees starting Friday at 10 a.m. Admittance time will be assigned based on the date of your pre-registration. Attendees who register at the door, shopping-only registrants,  and parents of preschoolers who attend for free cannot enter the sale until 3 p.m.

Free shopping is only open on Saturday, from 3 to 6:30 p.m. No online registration or fees are required; however, you will be asked to sign in at the Registration Lobby before proceeding to the Exhibit Hall. The Used Curriculum Sale will be closed by that time and is not included as part of free shopping.

Yes! HEAV encourages parents to think early about their child’s educational options. If you’ve never attended the convention and your eldest child is age 4 or under, apply for a POPS registration code here.

All refund requests must be submitted no later than March 31, 2024. No refunds are available after this date. A cancellation fee of $20 will be deducted from your refund amount. No refunds or adjustments will be made at the convention. There are no exceptions to this policy. Request a refund here. If you have further questions, please email registration@heav.org.

Convention Sponsors

Many, many thanks to our convention sponsors!

They have invested heavily in homeschool families—in YOU—to help keep our convention prices as low as possible and support homeschooling in Virginia. Please join us in thanking them for their generosity!