SLC Parent Schedule

Unwrapped Inspiration

There are perks for arriving on time! We start each morning by handing out tickets for amazing prize drawings which will happen at various times throughout the day. These donations are freely gifted to us by our awesome vendors! We end this time with a short inspirational devotional to get the day started on the right foot.

*Must be present at drawings with your ticket to win.

Come Unto Christ (John Bytheway)

The scriptures are full of invitations. One of the most repeated invitations is to Come Unto Christ. When Jesus appeared in the new world, they could physically just walk toward him. But how do we come to Jesus today? We’ll explore what coming to Jesus means and how the direction we are facing in life is more important than the distance we have to travel.

Patterns of Revelation (Tia Smith)

President Nelson has encouraged us to "Grow into the Principle of Revelation." To do this, we must first understand the patterns to understand the principle. What are the components to revelation and how do we implement them in our own lives? There is a formula of sorts that exists both in the scriptures and from the teachings of all prophets, past and present. When we understand what doctrines are involved and how to apply them, we will receive revelation upon revelation. As we consistently grow into the principle of revelation, we will fill up our own "small plates" with continuous, revelatory messages from heaven.

Toolbox for Relationship Success (Stewart Parry)

Relationships are tough. They take work. Hard work. And successful relationships start with you! If you’ve read many self-help books, you have probably discovered that they all have a common denominator. They are based on the same natural principles. These principles, when incorporated into your life, will create successful relationships. When you work on yourself, you show up for others in a new and powerful way, and you open up a pathway for positive communication. In this class, we will talk about some of these self-help books, discover the principles, and discuss how they can change your life and your relationships. Each book’s approach is slightly different and offers a variety of tools and skills you can use to live the principles. You will leave this class with a list of books, principles, and tools that will inspire change and help move you toward relationship success.

Dreams, Visions, and Mottos (Emily Woodland)

Whether you are a beginning or seasoned homeschooler, knowing your purpose or vision is paramount to your success on this journey. Creating mottos, vision statements, and boards will help make your dreams a reality. They will be key to keeping you in the right direction. Come get inspired on how to individually make your foundation grounded and rekindle the light to your "why" for home education.

Helping Your Children Fulfill Their Purpose: Guiding Them to Greatness (Paige Anderson)

As parents, we want to help our children discover their purpose and reach their fullest potential. This class will give you the tools and insights you need to guide your kids on their journey toward the greatness God has planned for them. You'll learn how to help your children find the right mentors who will inspire and support them, as well as how to encourage them in discovering what they were sent to earth to do. We’ll also dive into how you can assist them in developing the skills to receive personal revelation, helping them make decisions that align with their true path. You’ll leave with practical strategies to support your children as they take the steps toward fulfilling their unique purpose and growing into the amazing individuals they are meant to be.

The Untapped Power of Stillness (Tiffany Parry)

Do you feel overwhelmed and rushed with the chaos and hyper speed of our society and life? Do you sometimes feel like the gospel falls short of the expectations you have for it in your life? Do you feel like a lot of things we are asked to do in the gospel add to your ever-growing and overwhelming to-do list? Do you struggle to “Hear Him”? Or do you just wish for a deeper connection? This class (based on my learning from the book The Power of Stillness by Hess, Skarda, Anderson, and Mansfield) is designed to awaken your mind to the power that lies in stillness. Christ’s teachings and examples model stillness, and the gospel has many built-in opportunities for mindful stillness—opportunities to pause, catch our breath, and drink in Christ’s living water. However, we often end up looking at these sacred practices as just more things to do. Infusing our spiritual practices with more mindfulness, stillness, space, and silence changes them profoundly—into what they were meant to be. Come learn how stillness can bring power, peace, and a stronger relationship with your Savior into your life!

Intense Stewardship: Models from the Book of Mormon (M.D. House)

Real-life examples of people who exercised incredible faith and took full advantage of their talents and opportunities to serve Heavenly Father's children abound in the Book of Mormon. We are ALL leaders in various aspects and spheres of responsibility, empowered by our covenants (including premortal covenants) to organize efforts, overcome obstacles, and marshal miracles.

Lunch Break

Once Upon A Story: Unlocking the Magic of Books for Homeschool Educators (Holly Peterson with Holly's Reading Corner)

Are you ready to transform the way your students engage with reading and writing? Join Holly for an interactive and inspiring breakout session, Once Upon A Story, where we’ll dive into the world of books and explore how to seamlessly integrate:
📚 Reading & Writing – Learn creative strategies to enhance reading comprehension and writing skills through fun, story-driven activities that kids will love!
🎨 Creativity & Imagination – Spark your students' imaginations by using books to inspire creativity and storytelling, turning every lesson into a memorable adventure.
🌟 Learning Across Subjects – Discover how books can be the gateway to teaching a variety of subjects, including history, science, and social skills, while making learning more meaningful and engaging.
Whether you're a new homeschooler or an experienced educator looking for fresh ideas, this session will provide you with practical tools and book recommendations to ignite your students' passion for learning!
🗓 Don’t miss out on this opportunity to make reading and writing come to life in your homeschool classroom!
*Vendor Workshop*

The Joys of Following a Call to Create (M.D. House)

We are all creators, and budding Creators. We have many opportunities to create things that are useful for others, and following the Spirit in pursuing them brings tremendous satisfaction.

My first career was Corporate Finance, and the things I "created" there were different than what I create now, but still important. I'm also a husband, father, grandfather, son, brother, uncle, church volunteer, community volunteer, etc.

I recently accepted a role leading a non-profit organization on a volunteer basis (LDSPMA), and that has opened up new opportunities to share my creative and organizational talents.

What an enjoyable, valuable journey this life is!
*Vendor Workshop*

The First 3 Steps to Helping Your Teen Further Their Education Debt-free...Without a Dime From You, Even If They Don’t Want to Go to College (Damia Shimmin with Harmony Living)

Does paying for your teenager’s college seem like a daunting or even impossible task? Not anymore! In this workshop, you will learn how to inspire your teenager to further their education, even if they don’t want to go to college. Learn practical ways to help your teen pave their path to a successful and debt-free adulthood in their dream career.
*Vendor Workshop*

When Life Gives You Lobsters, Make Bisque (James Perry)

Life will always have challenges, and that’s a good thing. The skill of humor will help you create joy from it: HARD + HUMOR = HAPPY

A Restoration of Education: Preparing Hearts and Minds for the Millennium (Ali Cannon Eisenach, Rhonda Hair)

Jesus Christ is coming, and as we prepare for His return, we have a powerful opportunity to reflect on what education might look like during the Millennium. What are the principles of education as the Lord intended?

In this class, we will explore the original vision of the prophets for education, what has been lost over time, and how we can restore Christ to the center of our personal and family learning. By aligning our education with eternal truths, we can prepare our hearts and minds for the glorious day when the Savior returns.

Come ready to see learning in a whole new light, embrace a Christ-centered vision for education, and be inspired to teach and learn in a way that truly prepares us for His coming!

Think, Build! An Elementary Engineering Workshop (Joslyn Postma)

Looking for engaging, hands-on ways to introduce your children to engineering? This workshop will prepare you with fun, simple activities that teach problem-solving and creativity using everyday materials. Learn how to encourage critical thinking through challenges that encourage kids to design, build, and experiment.

It is important to note that engineering is more enjoyable when it’s hands-on. Be prepared for audience participation!

Make Your Own Commonplace Book Junk Journal (Christine Owens)

Come let your hands get crafty at this hands-on workshop. We will be learning how to turn an old book into a Commonplace Junk Journal. Commonplace books have been used for centuries by leaders and philosophers like Mark Twain, C. S. Lewis, W. H. Auden, Virginia Woolf, Ronald Reagan, and Marcus Aurelius as a place to collect quotes and thoughts. So why not do it in a fun and creative way?!? This is a skill you can teach to your children. You will also learn some commonplace book techniques to make the most of your new creation. If you sign up for this hands-on workshop, all supplies will be provided, and you will leave with a finished product.

Click here to sign up!

Building the Homeschool Mom's Ultimate Reading List (Alison Johnsen, Joslyn Postma)

Gather round with fellow homeschool moms to collaborate and compile a curated list of great books for yourself and your children. This roundtable discussion will focus on sharing high-quality literature that inspires, educates, and enriches homeschooling families. We will exchange book recommendations across various genres and age groups and foster a supportive network of book-loving, homeschool moms. At the end of our hour together, attendees will leave with a shared reading list and hopefully a new friend or two.

The Art of Playing Math (Jaylee Willis)

Five principles can transform your children's experience with math, making it easy and fun! In this seminar, I will share these principles with tips on how to implement them into your family culture.

Divine Threads: Weaving Purpose and Mission into Your Daily Life (Ali Cannon Eisenach

As homeschooling moms, it’s easy to feel like our days are filled with endless tasks—lessons, meals, and responsibilities—but what if every moment was part of a divine mission? God is not only guiding your efforts to teach and nurture your children, but He is also calling you to grow, create, and develop the gifts He has given you.

This class will help you see the sacred purpose in homeschooling while also discovering how to develop your own talents, bless others, and honor God in unique and meaningful ways. True education isn’t just for our children—it’s a lifelong journey for us, too. Come ready to be inspired, to see your daily work with new eyes, and to embrace the divine threads God is weaving through your life!

Recharge! (Jen Cloward, Jennah Martin)

Recharge your health through easy-to-implement daily revitalizing habits! The small things are often forgotten in the shuffle of everyday life. As healers (aka - moms), it's important to be at the top of your game mentally, emotionally and physically. Explore six daily habits with us that are simple to incorporate, but will make a massive difference in your health. These are habits that you can easily teach your children to set them up for a life of health and wellness. As homeschooling parents, that's what you strive for, right? These simple habits are designed to bring you to optimal health and keep you at the top of your game.

I’d Rather Laugh About It (Jenni Sheffield)

Homeschooling is a full-time pursuit. With little to no time for ourselves, burnout is a real possibility. Sometimes, we just want to put ourselves into time-out and cry our eyes out. I don’t know about you, I’d rather laugh about it. Give yourself an hour of comic relief! Shake off the information overload by laughing about all we go through as moms, wives, and teachers.

Dinner Break

DISCO Family Dance

This year’s family dance–with a DISCO FEVER theme–is going to be grooooovy! Held under the stunning Chinese Gate on the vast lawn, families will dance, laugh, and boogie the night away.

Parent Mentor Chat

Unwrapped Inspiration

There are perks for arriving on time! We start each morning by handing out tickets for amazing prize drawings which will happen at various times throughout the day. These donations are freely gifted to us by our awesome vendors! We end this time with a short inspirational devotional to get the day started on the right foot.

*Must be present at drawings with your ticket to win.

How to Help Our Children Survive Spiritual Battlefields (Connor Boyack)

Learn about the ideological attacks on our children and why home education and intentional parenting is so critical to fortify our children's hearts and minds and guard their spirits against the enemy's attacks. Based on the book Mind Wars by Connor Boyack.

Relationship is More Important Than Scholarship (Dr. Glenn Kimber)

All parents want their children to learn. But knowing WHY we want them to learn is of paramount importance. Over the years, educational studies have shown that forced homework actually destroys the love of learning and does little to help students actually learn the subject. Parents who have struggled with their child to complete his of her homework know that it can also be divisive and harmful to the parent/child relationship. In this class, Dr. Kimber hopes to help everyone truly understand that relationship is always more important than scholarship.

Integrating Reflexes: Rewire Your Child's Brain! (Millie Hoggan)

Have you ever heard of primitive or postural reflexes? We are all born with them and they help in growth and development. They "disappear" or integrate when their purpose has been accomplished. But what happens if they stick around because they never accomplish their design? Or come back because of trauma and injury? Targeting specific areas of the brain through specific movements could help you and your child find hope and healing as you journey more towards a whole and complete brain. Come and learn about these reflexes and the exercises that can change you and your family's brains so you can have a more peaceful and fun homeschool!

Battle-Proven Secrets to Inspiring Greatness and Raising a Warrior (Jason Mow)

The prophet of God looked your children in the eyes, called them “God's heroes,” and then told them that they are the Lord’s youth battalions and have been chosen by God for the greatest of all tasks: to prepare this world for the Savior's return. The youth of today are the modern-day Stripling Warriors and we, as their parents, are responsible to train them, armor them, and prepare them for the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual battles to come… No pressure!!!

So, how do we do that? Where do we start? Listen as Mr. Jason, a former U.S. Army paratrooper, SWAT team leader, government contractor, and high school seminary teacher, shares proven insights and ideas on how to raise modern-day Stripling Warriors.

Training Your Children to be Independent (Merrilee Boyack)

Did you look at your new baby and think, "Now what do I do?" We'll be discussing very practical ways to teach and train your children in life skills, finances, and more so that they can be independent adult. Prepare to come away with lots of tools and ideas jam-packed into one hour!

Stepping into The Family Proclamation: A Real Man's Role (Bruce Hoggan)

Breaking it down to break us down and understanding it better as we understand our real selves better. Do not expect a fluffy discussion. Laughter and tears are permitted. While intended for men ages 8 and up, the daughters of God are more than welcome, too. Our war is about to change. Which of the three armies will you be with?

Creating Zion in Your Home (Tina Bassett)

Life is chaotic and relationships are messy, and yet, we are told to create Zion, a people "of one heart and one mind." (Moses 7:18) What seems like a lofty, nearly impossible goal is actually a very practical work that begins with ourselves and in our homes. Come catch the vision of your Zion home and leave with a concrete action plan to transform your home into a unified sanctuary of peace, love, and joy.

Lunch Break

Three Levels of Literature Study and Why Your Kids Need All of Them (Kiri Jorgensen with Chicken Scratch Books)

Great literature is a fabulous tool to teach with unlimited depth. Can modern children’s literature be great, and how can you utilize it to full advantage? In this workshop, publisher and teacher Kiri Jorgensen will show you how to find great literature your kids will engage with, and then she’ll introduce you to the 3 levels of literature instruction: Reading at Whim, Literature Explore, and Literature Analysis. Each level holds important keys to academic and personal growth, and your kids need all of them. Kiri will give practical advice for implementing each level into your homeschool plan, show you some tools to utilize, and get you excited about the possibilities of using great literature more in your homeschool.
*Vendor Workshop*

Villain to Mentor: Becoming the Person Your Teen Turns to Instead of Fights Against (Joey Mascio with Sidekick to Hero)

Before we became parents of teens, we imagined how it would be. We would be our child's best friend and they would come to, confide in, and listen to us. But, in reality they often view us as the bad guy. We try to walk that line between friend and parent but it comes across as either fake or passive aggressive. We notice our communication with them weakening and our influence over their life fading. In this presentation, I will show how the skills I teach in Sidekick to Hero can help parents change into a mentor mindset that will allow you to ask the right questions, set firm boundaries, and increase connection with a child of any age so you stop feeling like the villain and become their trusted advisor.
*Vendor Workshop*

How to Help Your Struggling Student Succeed (Camille Allred with Leap Learning Literacy)

-How to identify if your student is struggling
-Reasons students struggle
-How you can help your struggling student
-The Dyslexic Iceberg
-What is a growth-mindset? -Evaluating literacy progress
*Vendor Workshop*

Motivating Reluctant Readers & Writers (Brandon Mull)

Once we love to read, the value of a good book becomes self-explanatory. But sometimes reluctant readers need help catching the vision. #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Mull has spent the last twenty years visiting schools as a champion for reading. In this workshop, Brandon will share the strategies he uses to encourage others to add reading to the entertainment menu. He will also make a case for why reading and creating are essential in building imagination.

Teach From Rest (Jazel Thomas)

If we believe God has called us to homeschool, then we should also believe He has a plan for us and our children. We can trust Him and expect His help. Christ has said, "Take my yoke upon you and I will give you rest." This is an invitation to work and to rest, to serve and to be fulfilled, to put in effort and to receive abundance.

In this class, we will discuss thoughts from Sarah Mackenzie's book, Teaching from Rest: A Homeschooler's Guide to Unshakable Peace, as well as thoughts from modern prophets and apostles. We all struggle with stress and anxiety. However, let's take a moment to reconsider how God's work can be done from a heartful state of rest.

Dads, We Need You (Nephi Zufelt)

The world has a "dad problem." Study after study demonstrates the dire effects of fatherlessness on society. Crime rate, sexual immorality, success in school, drug use, lifetime earnings, and every other measure of success are drastically different between families that have a father in the home and those that do not. Dads, we need you in the lives of your children. We need you home more often. We need you engaged with your family. We need you to be spending quality time with them, and we need you to take the leadership role in homeschooling. In this class, we will talk about the importance of your role as a father and how you can arrange your life to better fulfill your dream job—being the World’s Best Dad.

Greek vs Hebrew Views of Truth and Why it Matters (Tracy Ward)

We are swimming in the waters of a Greek world we inherited from Plato, Socrates, and the great thinkers of the Western World. That perspective views truth as an idea, while the Hebrew perspective views truth as a person. “This is why many of the questions we ask—however simple and honest they may seem—simply do not have immediate answers. It is because our questions implicitly assume a Greek world, and we are dealing with a Hebrew faith. The idea view of truth (and its Greek assumptions) has made the Hebrew tradition and belief look like nonsense” (Thayne & Grant). Come and learn the differences between these two ways of thinking! In doing so, you will deepen your search for truth, embolden your faith, and increase the power of Jesus Christ in your life.

Introduction to the UM (Universal Model)—A New Millennial Science (Boyd Tuttle)

This presentation offers an exciting introduction to The Universal Model – A New Millennial Science (UM), a revolutionary approach to science that challenges conventional theories with new, evidence-based discoveries. Unlike traditional textbooks that rely on outdated assumptions, UM presents observable, testable principles that redefine our understanding of geology, physics, chemistry, and biology.

Students and homeschooling parents will explore key UM concepts, including:
- The Hydroplanet Model – showing how water plays a fundamental role in planetary formation.
- The True Rock Cycle – revealing how rocks form rapidly under natural conditions, not millions of years.
- The nature of electricity, magnetism, and gravity from a fresh, empirical perspective.
- The importance of questioning scientific dogma and developing critical thinking skills.

Why is this important for homeschoolers? UM fosters curiosity, independent thinking, and real-world scientific inquiry, providing an alternative to mainstream science that aligns with observable reality and scripture. By engaging with UM, students develop confidence in scientific reasoning, preparing them for higher learning and a strong foundation of discovery-based education.

The Power of Coming Together to Accomplish Great and Heroic Things (Brandon Mull)

#1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Mull will explain what he has learned about teamwork and sharing his imagination over a twenty-year career as a professional novelist that includes nineteen New York Times bestselling novels.

Dinner Break

Graduation