OCHEC Conference 2025

About OCHEC Conference 2025

The OCHEC annual homeschool convention is a place to renew relationships, be re-energized, and find resources for the coming year. Our speakers this year are hosting workshops on a variety of topics related to homeschooling, including teaching, faith, and family life. Additionally, our vendor hall always has a plethora of curriculum options.

Publisher

OCHEC

Category

education · religion & spirituality · science

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

13 Jun 2025

Latest episode

29 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

129 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   29 Aug 2026

   PRACTICAL TIPS FOR A THRIVING HOMESCHOOL CO­OP | LINDSAY TADROS

   Homeschool co­ops can feel like unicorns—rare, elusive, and almost mythical when healthy & thriving. This workshop pulls back the curtain on what it takes to build and sustain a homeschool co­op rooted in strong community, academic excellence, and shared faith­based values. We’ll unpack the opportunities and challenges as we look at the logistics that make a co­op viable, including insurance, waivers, statements of faith, organizational structure, and governance. The workshop also covers curriculum selection and implementation, cooperative leadership, alignment with faith and values, and realistic expectations. We’ll close by returning to the heart of it all: Why is this worth the work? The unicorn isn't a myth—it’s built intentionally over time.

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   29 Aug 2026

   SPHERE SOVEREIGNTY AND FAMILY INTEGRATED CHURCH ­| MICHAEL THIESSEN

   The purpose of this lecture is to respond to the mass exodus of children leaving the church by exploring the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of a Family­Integrated­Church ministry model. Certain churches in the U.S. and Canada have been intentionally drawing the family unit back into the center of discipleship by labelling themselves as being a “Family­ Integrated” church. By doing this SWOT analysis, we hope to understand this ministry model and encourage churches' disciple­making.

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   29 May 2026

   Help! The High School Years Are Coming! | Dr. Roger Smith

   Many parents are confident managing decisions and educational choices through the middle school years, but shake with fear when looking ahead to the high school years. The issues do seem to have greater consequences, but Dr. Smith will show a mindset and approach that can energize you to make them the best years. Your emerging adults can become the one who praises you, instead of being your greatest critic. Together, you can not only save tons of money, but you can launch your teen to find own purpose. Dr. Roger Smith, author of Parenting with Influence, is a primary care physician in rural Louisiana where he oversees the medical care delivered in four small town clinics. He is board certified in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, and has a special interest in the relationships in the home and community. His vlog, Parenting Matters Now, can be found on YouTube, Facebook, and RogerSmithMD.com. Dr. Smith speaks on parenting, marriage, education, and leadership, and offers parenting tips through his podcast, Parenting Matters Now. Over the last 25 years, Dr. Smith has served in leadership roles in numerous organizations, including 4-H, Boy Scouts, Homeschool Speech and Debate, and the Chamber of Commerce, and has been a mentor at a local faith-based substance abuse program. He currently serves on the board of his state and national homeschool organizations Dr. Smith, influenced by science education, spiritual teachings, psychosocial research, and personal experience, delivers insights with southern flare, applied with common sense. You can find out more about Dr. Smith on his website. (https://www.ochec.org/convention/rogersmithmd.com)

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