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Fine Tune Your Homeschool

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3-Day Seminar With Dr. Paul Cates & Dr. Kirk Cates

Are you ready for a successful Homeschool year?

What will make a positive difference in your daily schedule?

DATES AND TIMES

Tuesday, August 23, Wednesday, August 24th and Thursday, August 25th

From 9 a.m. to noon each day

Residence Inn Cincinnati Airport (859) 282-7400, 2811 Circleport Drive, Erlanger, KY 41018

AGENDA

 

Tuesday, August 23rd: We’ve Tested, Now What? (Parent/Educators Only)

  • What do the test results mean?
  • Why has my child dropped back levels? Will they always be behind?
  • Explanation of 3 levels of teaching: working independently, with instruction, frustration level. How does that play out in our daily Homeschool?
  • Will my child be able to go to college? (Review of paperwork needed for ACT/SAT & college accommodations)

Wednesday, August 24th: The Dailiness of Homeschooling (Parent/Educators Only)

  • What role does serotonin play in learning? Why is it important to keep serotonin levels up?
  • The connection between diet and learning.
  • Why is exercise important? (Does screen time affect learning?) Couch potatoes no more!
  • Why is it important to follow the prescribed schedule & breaks? My kid just wants to get it all done now.
  • Life management skills
  • How do we avoid meltdowns? What do we do if there is a meltdown?
  • Brainbuilder & its importance in Homeschooling & in life.

Thursday, August 25th: A Better Way to Teach Math (Parent/Educators and Students)

Hands-on learning experience with Dr. Paul Cates. He will teach mathematics to your child.  Please bring manipulatives to use (i.e., Lego pieces, math link cubes, or pattern blocks).

A $25.00 deposit will reserve your seat for all 3 days. This deposit can then be applied to testing fees or curriculum purchase. Seating is extremely limited.

Please bring a notebook and pens, any questions you have, test results or things to discuss with Dr. Cates, and snacks for your children on Thursday.

**For reservations or questions, please call:

Patti Cates at (865) 685-0658 or email patti [at] faithchristianmin.org.

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Webinar – Making the Most of Your Homeschool Day Schedule

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Making The Most of Your School Day Schedule

Making The Most of Your Homeschool Day Schedule
 
We all have only so many hours in the day — hours for school and school work, making meals, housework, sleeping, activities, and family time.  If you feel that you never have enough time to get it all done, we understand and can totally relate. 
 
Faith Christian Ministries can help you with a schedule to include all of your children’s school work and all other activities and things you do in a day and in a week.  We can help you make the best use of your time.
 
Please join Dr. Paul Cates and Dr. Kirk Cates for our webinar to discuss these issues.  We look forward to chatting with you on Tuesday, January 26, at 6 p.m. eastern time. REGISTER HERE.

Free Seminar – Wilder, Kentucky

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You Are Invited to an Evening
with a Unique Homeschool Pioneer & Gifted Educator
Please join us on for a FREE evening of discussion on
“Talent and Development” and
“What Makes Faith Christian Ministries Unique”
Thursday, October 29, 2015 at 6:30 p.m.
Country Inn and Suites
10 Country Drive, Wilder, KY 41076
RSVP to attend to 865-685-0658

Among the topics to be discussed:

  • understanding how your child is unique
  • helping the development of your child’s individual talents
  • God makes no mistakes.

We will discuss how to develop a full curriculum for your child, including children who are gifted or have special needs. These discussions will be led by Dr. Paul Cates, Founder and President of Faith Christian Ministries. Dr. Cates is one of the Homeschooling Pioneers and is still passionate about teaching children in the way they should go. Dr. Kirk Cates, Vice President of FCM and Education Evaluator, will also be part of the discussion. Please let us know the topics you would like addressed. .

 

Read more about our ministry on our web site for comments from 3 generations of families evaluated through Dr. Paul Cates on this site.

You will also be able to talk with people who have worked with us over numerous generations.
Please join us and bring a friend!!

Welcome to the first of our weekly blogs! 

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Thank you for your support.  We appreciate your kind words and your wonderful work with your children.  Our future leaders of America and the world are these, the children that you are educating. Most importantly we thank you for your prayers.

We are in a spiritual warfare.  We must produce good students academically.  But more important than that, we must produce Godly students who are not only equipped to function in the world today but those who can change the world for the better.  You as parents and educators are preparing and equipping them.

They are real soldiers who are being equipped to serve a real God to real people who need God’s love.  They are soldiers who are equipped with The Word and filled with God’s love and Holy Spirit.

If you desire to have your child involved in such a living ministry, please call 828-435-0670 and ask to talk to Dr. Paul Cates, Dr. Kirk Cates, Patti Cates, or any staff member.

We are standing for Christ in love totally equipped spiritually, academically, mentally, thinking, and walking together.

In next week’s blog, we will be talking about language and how the world is changing the meaning of words.