WHO Leadership Symposium

“Honoring Our Leaders”

Are you actively involved in your local homeschool support group? Do you volunteer and give your time and talents to the local homeschool community? Then join us! We want to show our appreciation for your service to homeschoolers. This is your time! All homeschool* leaders and active volunteers are welcome! You know who you are.

The Honoring Our Leaders symposium is part of the 2006 WHO Annual Convention.

Friday, June 16, 2006

10:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m.

Pioneer Room in the new ShowPlex

Western Washington Fairgrounds in Puyallup.

$10.00 per person.

WHO 2006 Leadership Symposium Features
Ann Lahrson Fisher as Keynote Address Speaker

“I Jumped Off a Cliff and Discovered I Could Fly.”
Homeschooling would not be what it is today without the tireless efforts of those busy moms and dads who guide newcomers along the path to successful homeschooling. Local support group leaders, the unsung heroes of the homeschooling movement, take time from their families to help neighbors and strangers discover the wonders of homeschooling. Join us in acknowledging their good work, and then we’ll take a quick peak at some of the challenges that lie ahead. Ann Lahrson Fisher

Ann Lahrson Fisher is a dyed-in-the-wool advocate for sound educational practice in every venue, but her heart belongs to homeschooling. She is the mother of two grown homeschool graduates and the author of The Fundamentals of Homeschooling and Homeschooling in Oregon. Ann has written numerous articles about homeschooling, and is a past editor of Home Education Magazine's "News and Commentary." She has worked for homeschooling freedoms both nationally and in Oregon, and is a co-founder of Oregon Home Education Network.

For many years Ann has presented workshops and seminars on homeschooling for Northwest parents. She recently put her love of children and how they learn back to work, this time teaching reading and writing to special needs children in a public school setting. This work, though rewarding, has triggered her love of homeschooling to soar once again to new heights! There is nothing quite like a stroll through public group education to reaffirm the age-old truths about how children REALLY learn and to sharpen the important distinctions between public and private educational practice. Learn more about Ann's work at her website, www.nettlepatch.net/homeschool

There are two ways to register:

1. Online below or
2. Mail the $10.00 registration fee along with your name and if you’d like, tell us the name of any support group(s) you are active in. Mail check payable to WHO to:

Washington Homeschool Organization
6632 S. 191st Place, Suite E-100, Kent, WA 98032.

Please keep in mind that registration for the leadership symposium is separate from admission to the convention. No registration confirmation will be sent. If you have any questions, contact the Symposium Coordinators: Janice M. Hedin, 425-432-9805, Elcamino6486@msn.com or Michaeleen Neher, 253-631-3676, withywindl@msn.com. A list of everyone who registers will be at the entrance gate of the convention.

Registration deadline is May 10, 2006.

Start the convention right by allowing WHO to acknowledge and thank you for what you do for the homeschoolers of Washington. There will be a continental breakfast, music, entertainment, door prizes, a guest speaker and it’s back….the Volunteer of the Year Awards, and more. See you there!

* Washington Home-Based Instruction pursuant to RCW 28A.225.010(4)

For on-line registration
1. Complete this form.
2. Click "Email Form to WHO" at the bottom to submit it.
3. Click "PayPal" to pay for your registration with a credit card payment at a secure site.*

*Please make sure that the name on the credit card matches the name on your registration form.

OR

For mailed registration
1. Complete this form.
2. Print it.
3. Send this from with your payment to:

WHO
6632 S. 191st Place Suite E-100
Kent, WA  98032-2117

If you support the work that WHO does for homeschoolers, please join us.