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WHEN: January 29 - 31, 2025
WHERE: New Life Community Center, 3592 Flat Shoals Rd., Decatur, GA
This 2025 Flourish Homeschool Conference will:
- Equip parents as educators and advocates.
- Encourage community engagement.
- Energize an ecosystem of resources.
- Empower families to school choice advocates.
Learn More
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If you have questions, feel free to email us at [email protected]
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Thanks 2024 Conference Sponsors & Community Partners |
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VELA Education Fund, Yes. Every Kid. Foundation, National School Choice Week, HSLDA, Charlotte Mason Institute, Chick-fil-a (Cathy Richardson), IEW, Google Ads grant, SMART Goal Education Consulting |
About Us
We are a collaboration of Homeschool Group leaders and supporters working together to provide opportunities, ensure access, and secure resources that empower under-resourced and underserved homeschooling populations.
Vision: A community of empowered homeschooling families transformed by the love, grace, and mercy.
Mission: To provide opportunities, ensure access, and secure resources that empower underserved families as home educators.
The Work:
Establish a network of academic, administrative, and financial resources supporting homeschool support groups.
Ensure access, provide opportunities, and secure resources for parent-led home education.
Provide a unified protective voice for parental rights and educational autonomy.
Partner with families, learning communities, churches, academia, and educational advocacy to grow the homeschooling movement in Georgia.
Create an ecosystem of social entrepreneurs and edu-preneurs that provide sustainable academic and emotional support to families.
Collaborators
DeKalb Christian Home Educators is a Christ-centered, parent-led homeschool cooperative offering classes, extracurricular clubs, family centric fieldtrips, academic showcases, and social event.
We offer a Christian Classical Education approach with a-la-carte activities for Pre-K to high school. We feature Bible Quiz teams and offer a dual enrollment cohort with Colorado Christian University.
EPIC Homeschool Network is a non-profit multicultural homeschool community with a goal to help families homeschool with confidence and clarity. They offer scholarships, weekly Homeschool Hangouts, monthly field trips, parent webinars, and classes.
Our mission is to “create critical thinkers, not mere reflectors of other men’s thoughts” (E.G. White).
Northeast Independent Preparatory Academy (NIPA) is a “center for home education” (grades 9–12) accredited by the Georgia Accrediting Commission (GAC). NIPA consists of an association of parents who work together to provide professional scholastic recognition for our home-schooled students, resulting in diplomas for its graduates that are recognized by the State of Georgia.
Past Events
2023 Homeschool Conference
This 2-day hybrid conference aims to equip, energize, and encourage Black homeschooling families and highlight diverse pathways to educational freedom.
Why Now? : The pandemic forced 9 million students home for remote education. According to the Census in 2019, 3.3 percent of Black families were home-schooling by the fall of 2020, the population increased to 16.1 percent. Now, a growing 16% of homeschooling families are Black. Thus, our homeschool community is "flourishing." This population growth is a response to institutionalized racism, culturally insensitive curriculum, disproportionate use of punitive practices, and implicit bias that marginalizes intellect. This community of parents desire to nurture their students' minds with a worldview that uses literature, STEM, history, and experiences to provide a positive and accurate image.
WORKSHOPS:
GA Homeschooling 101- Andrea Hall, M.Ed.
Developing the Four Year High School Plan- LaNissir James
Understanding the Twice Exceptional (2e) Learner: Boundless Gifts!- Rochelle Matthews-Somerville, PhD
Drafting Student Education Plans (i.e. IEPs) - Rochelle Matthews-Somerville, PhD
Home Education Support Group: Administrative & Operational Concerns- Darren Jones, Esq
LUNCH & LEARN SESSIONS:
- Parent Self Care Panel - (Relationship, Single Parent, Mental Health & Wellness) Tiffany Blassingame, M. Ed., Christina Garrett, Andrew & Malaika Wells, and Monique Gadson, PhD, LPC
- Homeschooling Your Own Way: Methods & Philosophies (Traditional- Dr. Latasha Adams, Classical- Dr. Angel Parham, Unschooling- Latonya Moore, Roadschooling- LaNissir James)
DISCUSSION PANELS:
Philanthropy, Community, and Collaboration: How Everyday Entrepreneurs are Coming Together to Homeschool - Yalonda Chandler, Rosa Aristy, Natalie Laraque
Black Homeschooling Father Panel (Thomas Bosley, Andrew Wells, Dr. Alan Shaw, Rashim Turner, Dr. Jerome Morris and moderator, Najah Drakes)
TEEN TRACK PROGRAMMING:
Can You Handle It?: Of course, you can! We know life is coming at you fast. Join this workshop for tips and tools to help you focus, prioritize, and manage your life. Presenter: Dr. Monique Gadson
R.O.O.T.E.D: Whose and Who You Are: What’s your story? What does it say about your life and future? Are you the hero or the villain in it? Who’s the author? Join this interactive and informative workshop on discovering personal identity and building your narrative. Presenter: Chanel Moore
Beauty & Brokenness: Ever feel anxious, stressed, or overwhelmed? Do you sometimes feel you have to be perfect? Ever struggle to navigate or share those feelings with others? This mental health & faith workshop is for you! Learn how to navigate and advocate for your mental, spiritual, and physical well-being. Presenter: Dr. Onnie Poe
Free Indeed: Freedom can be dangerous. Any liberty presents the possibility of peril. How can we learn to use our freedom in ways that improve our lives and the lives of others? Join this workshop to get real about liberty and accountability. Presenter: Sterling Johnson
2023 Exhibitors & Sponsors
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Thanks 2023 Conference Sponsors & Community Partners |
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VELA Education Fund, Yes. Every Kid. Foundation, National School Choice Week, HSLDA, Publix, Marlow's Tavern, Chick-fil-a (Cathy Richardson), Atlanta History Center, Melo Rucker of BlissBoy Health and Performance, IEW, Google Ads grant, Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau, Six Flags, Shakespeare's Tavern, Georgia Tech Athletics |
DONTAE: Ways to Support
Register to become a sponsor at https://omella.com/15337
Click DONATE to Give.
Text-to-GIVE: Text "Homeschool" to 53-555
Send a Check: You can write a check payable to: Georgia Black Home Educators Network, 3877 Thornbury Court, Stonecrest, GA 30038
Send a Wire Transfer: DeKalb Christian Home Educators, Inc. dba Georgia Black Home Education Network is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Tax ID:26-09058090
