MINNESOTA CATHOLIC HOME EDUCATION CONFERENCE & CURRICULUM FAIR
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2027 schedule coming soon!
Friday, May 15, 2026
Pre-conference Seminar:
9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Differentiated Learning: Teaching the Child God Entrusted to You (Cathie Baier) - Room 103
4-8:30 p.m.
Curriculum Fair
and Used Book Sale
Note that some Used Book Vendors will take only cash or checks; Used Book Sale is Friday night only.
5:30 p.m.
Vendor Presentations
Exploring College and Career Pathways for Homeschool Students/
Pine Technical & Community College
- Room 1
It's Not Just for Kids: Catholic Copywork as a Screen-Free Devotional Tool for Families/
Tracing Tradition
- Room 4
Green Catechesis: Mary Gardens and Teaching the Faith through Creation/
Morning Star Seed Company
- Room 5
Plotting the Young Writer's Path/
Teach to the Text
- Room 8
Who Are the Knights of Columbus?/
Knights of Columbus
- Room 9
How To Teach Music When You're Not Musical/
Music is Forever
- Room 103
6:30 p.m.
Vendor Presentations
Mission as Essential to Mature Discipleship/
Center for Mission
- Room 1
Protect, Prepare, and Accompany Your Kids to Live Porn Free/
Freedom to Love
- Room 4
How Music Critically Impacts Your Child's Intelligence/
Children's Music Academy
- Room 5
Building a Solid Math Foundation-Because Confidence Matters!/
RightStart Math
- Room 8
Classical Education on Screens?/
Oxrose Academy
- Room 9
Before They Go: The Two Stories Your Teen Needs to Hear From You/
Verity Lucia
- Room 103
7:30 p.m.
Welcome - Main Church
Special Presentation: Faith over Fear
(Emily Wilson Hussem)
8:30 p.m. - Conference closes for the day; Used Book Sale ends.
Building closes at 9 p.m.
Saturday, May 16, 2026
8:30 a.m. - Vendor area opens
More info
9:30 a.m. Opening Prayer & Keynote: Jesus, I Trust in You (Emily Wilson Hussem) - Main Church
11 a.m. - Workshop Session I
Homeschooling Through High School (Nancy Bjorkman) -
Room 103
Beginning Homeschooling: Beyond the Basics (Cathie Baier) - St. Joseph Hall
Educating the Whole Child: Montessori, Waldorf, Reggio, and Nature-Based Learning (Cindy Goldade) -
Room 18
Showing up Faithfully: A Father's Quiet Influence in the Homeschool Home
(Kory LaCroix) -
Main Church
12:30 pm. Informal Gathering of Parents of Children with Special Needs
(Room 107 - Bring your own lunch.)
1:30 p.m. - Workshop Session II
Math Outside the Book (Nancy Bjorkman) -
Room 103
Welcoming the Shepherd into Your Home (Cathie Baier) - St. Joseph Hall
Raising Confident Readers: The Art and Science of Literacy (Cindy Goldade) - Room 18
Forming Souls in a World that Forgot How to Worship (Kory LaCroix) -
Main Church
3:00 p.m. Family Consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Fr. Patrick Evans)
- St. Joseph Hall
3:30 p.m. (Main Church) - Confessions available at St. Joseph's Church
5 p.m. Curriculum Fair Closes; Conference Ends
5 p.m. Mass at St. Joseph's Church
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