N.NM/S/CO: The Home School Expo/Fun Day !

For those of you in Northern NM who can not make it to our 'Not Back to School' Fair next week go and check out this Homeschool Expo tomorrow! Have fun homeschooling!--Tabbi
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The Home School Expo/Fun Day (sponsored by The Secular Home School Support Group) is THIS Saturday! August 11, 2007 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will be held at The Community for Spiritual Living 3685 Jeannine Dr. Colorado Springs.

There will be baked goods, food, fun activities for the kids, some carnival types games and demos. New and Used Book Sale.

No fee to come to attend. Carnival type games are 1 or 2 tickets to play and tickets are 25¢ each. And please, join us for lunch. It's so reasonable and will be a lot easier than packing or fast food! Food Prices:

Hot Dogs 1.25
Soda .75
Juice .75
Water .75
Chips .50
Meal Deal 2.25 (hot dog, chips and drink)

Here is the schedule of workshops / demonstrations for the day: All Workshops and Demonstrations will be held inside, next to the book sale. Unless otherwise noted.
10:00 am -- Intro to Leather Stamping
Learn to stamp on leather. You will be making a key fob or bracelet (your choice), with your own custom design for FREE. Presented by: Tandy Leather Factory

11:30 am -- Fencing Demonstration
Learn about fencing, how to get started in the sport and watch a short demonstration.
Presented by: Taylor and Leah Klinitski

12:00 n -- Poi Spinning Demonstration **outside**
Learn about Poi and watch a demonstration. Presented by: Josh Barton

1:00 pm -- Brain Integration Therapy
Brain Integration Therapy consists of a technique called Repatterning which is a specific set of physical activities designed to activate and set electrical pathways in the brain that allows it to work easily and at it's best. For example, a child who has been diagnosed with dyslexia is having problems flipping or reversing their letters and/or numbers. The reason this happens is because of the inefficient way the brain is processing the information. The left side of the brain that deals with the details is not communicating well with the right side of the brain that deals with the big picture. The left side sees and understands the individual letters and sounds of the words, but when the left side sends the details over to the right side to come up with the whole word the message gets mixed up and comes back reversed. Brain Integration changes the way the brain processes information, allowing for whole-brained learning. Presented by: Mary Jo Snyder

2:00 pm -- Homeschooling: The Next Generation
* Getting Started
* Changes in laws for 2007
* Homeschooling for all ages
* Homeschooling vs. Home Educators - what's the difference?
* Other hot topics
* Q & A
Presented by: Kerry Kantor