Nashville 2012 Home Education Expo
at the Nashville Expo Center of the
TN State Fairgrounds -
Nashville, Tennessee
Friday, May 18 - 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Saturday, May 19 - 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
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Volunteers Needed!
As you can imagine, we cannot do what we do without our fabulous volunteers. We are in need of folks to help with setup on Thursday, May 17 from noon to 6 p.m. We also need people to work the registration desks on Friday and Saturday, and to help with break down on Saturday, beginning at 2 p.m., and to hostess the workshops. Click here to fill out a volunteer registration today!
Featured Speakers:
- Kirk Martin of Calm Christian Parenting (read more)
Workshop Titles include:
“Are You at Your Wit’s End? 10 Secrets to a Stress-Free Home”
“Stop Sibling Fights, Name Calling, and Power Struggles”
“Discipline like God: When Spanking and Consequences Don’t Work”
“You’re Not the Boss of Me! Motivating Strong-Willed Children” and more! - Joanne Calderwood of URtheMom.com (read
more)
Workshop Titles include:
“If Mary and Martha Had Been Homeschool Moms”
“Top 10 Things I Wish I Had Known as a Young Mother”
“Motivating High Schoolers” and more! - Paige Timer of My Father’s World (read
more)
Workshop Titles include:
“What to do with Insecurity and Doubt”
“Establishing Loving Authority in the Homeschool” and more!
Cost:
- Expo Entrance for 2011-2012 MTHEA/THEA-member Family
- Pre-register before April 20, 2012 FREE
- Register after April 20, 2012 or at the door $25/family for both or either day
- Expo Entrance for 2012-2013 MTHEA/THEA-member Family
- Join MTHEA/THEA now and Pre-register before April 20, 2012 $15/family for both or either day
- Register after April 20, 2012 or at the door $25/family for both or either day
- Expo Entrance for an Out-of-State Family
- Pre-register before April 20, 2012 $15/family for both or either day
- Register after April 20, 2012 or at the door $25/family for both or either day
- Expo Entrance for non-MTHEA/THEA-member Family
- Pre-register before April 20, 2012 $25/family for both or either day
- Register after April 20, 2012 or at the door $35/family for both or either day
Note: there is a $5 per day, per vehicle parking fee at the Expo Center
Cost includes:
- Access to three, conjoined, climate-controlled buildings in the Expo Center
- Entrance to exhibitor booths, demonstrations, and entertainments (list available soon!) in Creative Arts and Exhibitor Buildings
- Curricula, books, games, toys, craft supplies, science experiments, educational & entertainment DVDs & CDs, and much more! All available for inspection and purchase
- Entrance to any workshops (list available soon!) in Annex Building
- Entrance for mother, father, children, and grandparents!
- Freedom to bring your own meals & snacks OR purchase from facility vendors – plenty of rest area tables for your use
- Freedom to bring in strollers, wagons, or wheeled luggage for your children & purchases
- Easy access to adjacent parking
- Access to a nursing mothers’ room for your convenience and privacy
- A conference bag with brochures and advertisements
- Access to veteran homeschooling families to help you!
Kingdom Academy of the Arts Children's Workshops
Schedule of Events: This year we have a brand new line up of classes featuring mini-programs we
offer throughout the year at our farm in Bell Buckle. Age recommendation for all classes: 6-15.
Cost: $5.00/participant/class for all classes except 1800's Dancing class at $3.00/participant/class
For more information and to register, please visit: www.kingdomacademyofthearts.com/mthea.php
Friday, May 18th
- 9:00-10:00 a.m. - Beavers: nature study and art.
- 10:00-11:00 a.m. - Trees: God's majestic plants.
- 11:00-12:00 p.m. - Pioneer Day Sampler
- 12:00-1:00 p.m. - Experience the Impressionist Painter Claude Monet
- 1:00-2:00 p.m. - Indian Day Sampler
- 2:00-3:00 p.m. - Harvest Day Sampler
- 3:00-4:00 p.m. - 1800's Pride and Prejudice Dancing
Saturday, May 19
- 9:00-10:00 a.m. - Indian Day Sampler
- 10:00-11:00 a.m. - Harvest Day Sampler
- 11:00-12:00 a.m. - Pioneer Day Sampler
- 12:00-1:00 p.m. - 1800's Pride and Prejudice Dancing
- 1:00-2:00 p.m. - Impressionist Painting-Claude Monet
- 2:00-3:00 p.m. - Beavers: Nature Study and Art
- 3:00-4:00 p.m. - Trees: God's Majestic Plants
Nashville 2012 Expo Exhibitors (as of March 31, 2012)
- 94FM The Fish / Solid Gospel 105FM
- A Beka Academy
- A Beka Books
- Aaron Academy
- Allon Books
- Alpha Omega Publications
- Answers in Genesis
- Belle Meade Plantation
- Bellevue Home School Enrichment & Tutorial *
- Blue Ribbon Foods
- Bob Jones University Press
- The Book Gallery *
- BooksBloom
- Bookshelf Central *
- Bows by Lisa Luann
- Brainiac Puzzles
- Bramble Ridge Books
- Calm Christian Parenting Academy *
- Christian Communicators of Tennessee
- Civil Air Patrol - Williamson County Cadet Squandron
- Classical Classroom *
- Classical Conversations
- The Comenius School
- Coon Creek Critters Beeswax Products *
- Creative Genius in You
- Dolly Parton's Dixie Stampede Dinner Attraction *
- Excel Aquatics *
- Explorer's Bible Study
- Family Matters
- Francis Schaeffer Study Center
- Franklin Christian Academy - Umbrella Program
- FreedomProject Education *
- Gabriel Christian Academy Eagles *
- Gateway Christian Schools
- Gospel for Asia
- Greenleaf Press
- Holy Cow Science
- Home School Legal Defense Assoc. (HSLDA)
- HomeLife Academy
- Homeschool Legacy
- Horton Haven Christian Camp
- Inheritance Publications *
- Institute for Excellence in Writing
- International ALERT Academy
- JasperTree *
- Jim Hodges Audio Books
- Landmark's Freedom Baptist Curriculum
- LEGO Education *
- Lifetouch Photography *
- Logos Bookstore
- Kingdom Academy of the Arts
- M&M Tutoring
- Math-U-See
- Melaleuca - The Wellness Company *
- Melanie Meadow, Author *
- Middle TN Home Education Assoc. (MTHEA)
- Miller Pads & Paper
- MTHEA Makos Swimming & Diving Team *
- Murfreesboro Youth Orchestra *
- My Father's World
- Nashville Central Christian Warriors
- New Song Christian Academy *
- The Notgrass Company
- Petite Plume Press
- Pitsco Education *
- Play on Words *
- The Rainbow Dragon *
- Rainbow Resources
- Real Science 4 Kids / Gravitas Publications
- RightStart Mathematics by Activities for Learning
- Rod & Staff
- Saxon Homeschool
- Seeds Family Worship
- SimplyFun
- Simply Music Teachers of Tennessee
- Solid Rock Educators' Books & Supplies
- Solomon's Secrets
- Sonlight Curriculum
- Southern Wesleyan University
- Teaching Textbooks
- Tennessee Home Education Assoc. (THEA)
- Titanic Museum Attraction *
- Total Language Plus
- Union University
- UniversityReady *
- URtheMom.com (Joanne Calderwood)
- US Air Force ROTC and Academy *
- Usborne Books & More
- Videotext Interactive Homeschool Math
- Well-Planned Day Planners *
- Winslow/Todd *
- Workforce Essentials
- Young Living
- YWAM Publishing *
* New Exhibitor
Hotels and Accomodations
- While MTHEA cannot recommend a particular hotel in the area, there are certainly several to choose from. Click here for a Google map with nearby hotels.
