Convention Tracks and Topics

43rd HEAV CONVENTION
June 4-6, 2026

Tracks, Speakers, and Relatable Topics

Preview a few of our convention speakers, tracks, and topics being offered!

Preschool
Friday Help! I’m Homeschooling with a Toddler Strapped to My Leg!
Friday Homeschool Hindsight: What NOT to Do When Homeschooling
Friday The Early Years: The Science-Backed Benefits of Play for Brain Development
Saturday Unharried Homeschooling: Scheduling 101
Saturday What Every Mother (and Father) of a Preschooler Needs to Know

Beginners Track
Thursday Intro to Homeschooling
Thursday What Kind of Homeschool is Right for Me?
Thursday Knowing The Law: Notifying and Testing Demystified

High School
Thursday Homeschooling Through High School
Thursday Preparing Teens for Launch
Friday Why Our Children are Deconstructing Their Faith and How to Win Them Back
Friday Dual Enrollment: A Smart Strategy for Homeschoolers
Friday College and Career Panel
Saturday No Longer Little (Hal and Melanie Young)

College Track
Friday Build an Amazing Homeschool Transcript (Jean Burk)
Friday Walking Away From the Faith: What is Waiting at the Public University (Renton Rathbun)
Saturday How To Ace the SAT (Jean Burk)
Saturday 5 Key Skills for the College-Bound Student
Saturday Finding Your Secret Ingredients to Attending College – A Guide to Success in Higher
Saturday Secrets to the Real Scholarship Search (Jean Burk)

Trades Track
Saturday Gen Z is Failing Post-High School: What’s the Answer?

Dad’s Track
Thursday A debt-free degree reality- Put that 200K Back in Your Pocket
Friday Self-Sufficiency on Less Than an Acre
Friday Dad’s Panel (Nick Freitas, Daniel Huerta, Renton Rathbun)
Friday The Best Lesson: The Gift of a Strong Marriage
Saturday Calling All Men! We Need a Better Definition for Servant Leadership

Mom’s Track
Friday Marriage, Parenting and Homeschooling Q&A
Friday The After-Party of the Empty Nest: Because Mom is Not Your Only Name
(Kate Batistelli)
Friday Mother/Daughter panel (Kate & Francesca Battistelli)
Friday Beyond Textbooks: Nurturing the Whole Child in Your Homeschool
Friday Side Jobs for the Homeschool Mom
Saturday Bridging the Gap Between Generations: Mentoring and Becoming a Titus 2 Woman
(Kate Battistelli)
Saturday When You’re Too Tired for Health: Real Strategies for Real Homeschool Moms
Saturday How to Homeschool Many Without Losing Your Mind!

Faith Track
Friday The Family: God’s Primary Mission Station
Friday Raising Disciples in a Digital World
Friday The Wonder Within: God’s Incredible Design for the Brain and the Power of Purpose
Saturday 20 Remarkable Creatures That Showcase God’s Design
Saturday You shall love the LORD with your mind
Saturday The Gospel Through the Eyes of Animals
Saturday What is the Church’s Role in Education?
Saturday Made in God’s Image: Recovering a Biblical Imagination for Our Children

Special Needs
Friday Taming the Fire: Managing Big Emotions in ADHD
Friday Ask Dr. Amy
Friday Identifying & Correcting Blocked Learning Gates
Saturday Inside the Struggling Learner’s Mind: A Live Brain Training Experience

Homesteaders
Friday Joel Salatin Keynote
Friday Self-Sufficiency on Less Than an Acre
Friday A Living Heritage: Wisdom from the Past and Hope for the Future
Friday Nick Freitas Keynote
Saturday Thrift Steading

Heritage
Friday Christianity, Patriotism, and Liberty
Friday A Living Heritage: Wisdom from the Past and Hope for the Future
Friday Raising Patriots: Building Constitutional Literacy with the Tuttle Twins
Saturday Teaching Freedom: Adapting the Victims of Communism Curriculum for Every Learner
Saturday Defending Religious Freedom from Dangerous Worldviews in Public Education
(Family Foundation)

History Track
Friday Top Ten Reasons for Merging History and Literature together in a Classical and Charlotte-Mason Style (Julia Nalle)

Math Track
Friday Banishing Math Anxiety: A Guide to Generational Success
Friday Unlock the Puzzle with RightStart™ Math
Saturday Revealing Algebra from a Biblical Worldview
Saturday Raising Resilient Learners: How the Kumon Math & Reading Programs Build Confident, Independent Thinkers

Science Track
Friday The Early Years: The Science Backed Benefits of Play for Brain Development
Friday Pics or It Didn’t Happen: The Power of a Science Lab Journal
Friday “The Crossroads of Science and Faith: Astronomy Through a Christian Worldview
Saturday Science in the Kitchen, Science in the Bathroom, Science in the Car
Saturday 20 Remarkable Creatures That Showcase God’s Design

Art & Music Track
Friday Made in the Image of God: A Lesson in Seeing and Drawing Yourself
Friday The Musical Heroes of Composer John Williams (Young Musicians of VA)
Friday Piano Masterclass
Saturday How Shall We Then Make: Discernment of the Times We Are In Through What We Do
Saturday Delightful Art Co
Saturday Made in God’s Image: Recovering a Biblical Imagination for Our Children

Foreign Language Track
Thursday Educación en el hogar: Cómo iniciar con confianza y finalizar con éxito
Thursday Educación en el hogar: Guía para elegir, estructurar el currículo desde Kínder hasta la Secundaria
Thursday Mesa Redonda: Familias que Educan en Casa
Friday Flip Flop Spanish
Friday Teach a Foreign Language — Even If You Don’t Speak One
Friday Why Latin? The Core of a Classical Education
Friday Bilingual Education for Homeschool Families: How to Start and Keep Your Family’s Bilingual Legacy
Saturday Preparando a Tu Bachiller para el Futuro: De la Educación en Casa a la Vida Adulta

Encouragement Track
Friday Clueless to Confident (Jessica Parnell)
Friday Unburdened at Home: A Hope-Filled Perspective for Overwhelmed Families (Casey Cashell)
Friday Bullying, Cyberbullyinig, and Gaming: What Every Parent Needs to Know (Candice Dugger)
Friday Why? When Life Seems to Fall Apart (Kate Hannon)
Saturday Time and Home Management: Managing Life and Home While Homeschooling
(Nancy Bjorkman)
Saturday Cultivating a Mentally Healthy Home
Saturday When You’re Too Tired for Health: Real Strategies for Real Homeschool Moms
Saturday Just Breathe & Simplify Your Homeschooling (Carrie de Francisco)

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