Trusting God with Future Generations

2025 Christian Homeschool & Parenting Convention

Speaker List

April 24 – 26, 2025

Pricing

Pre-Registration

  • Full Conference:
    Couple: $59
    Single: $49
    2-11 w/ Adult: $5
    12-18 w/ Adult: $10
  • One Day (Fri or Sat)
    Couple $54
    Single $44
    2-11 w/ Adult: $5
    12-18 w/ Adult: $10

Ladies' Dessert

  • Friday Night: 6:30 – 8:00
    Enjoy an evening of fellowship with other homeschool moms and an encouraging word from our guest, Linda Lacour Hobar – all over dessert! 
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Parking?

The Sturbridge Host Hotel and Conference Center has ample and FREE parking avaialble!

Lodging?

Although there are many hotels in the area, there’s nothing like staying under the same roof as the convention. MassHOPE has blocked guest rooms with discounted rates at the Sturbridge Host Hotel & Conference Center. Rates are $109 per night.

You must call 508-347-7393 and make your reservation with the front desk staff. Be sure to say that you are with MassHOPE to get the discount rate. Our room block will be lifted on April 3, 2025.

Stay with us at the Host and enjoy the salt water swimming pool, the indoor courtyard, the lakeside waterfront, and much more!  Make it a couple or family weekend getaway!

Food?

Opportunities for all types of dining abound in Sturbridge, everything from McDonald’s to fine dining, many within a very close distance to The Host. There will also be an onsite concession selling breakfast and lunch foods.

Why Pre-Register?
  • Discounted registration fee – You may also register at the door, but pre-registration is $10 less per household.
  • MassHOPE Bucks – Purchase MassHOPE Bucks at a 10% discount and spend them at face value for purchases in our exhibit hall. This is a 10% savings to you, and sometimes the vendors offer their own convention specials, for even more savings. MassHOPE Bucks are refundable if not used.

Ladies’ Dessert Fellowship – In order for us to plan ahead, this add-on is only available with pre-registration. Enjoy Friday evening, 6:30-8:00, with other moms, for some sweet refreshments and fellowship.

Children (ages 2-11)
  • Children are welcome to attend workshops with you, but only if they can remain quiet and not be a distraction to other attendees. Please remember our recording equipment is very sensitive, and even happy noises can affect the quality of the recording.
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Teens (ages 12-18)

Your teens (ages 12-18) have multiple options when you register them for the convention

  • attend the teen workshops,
  • attend a hands-on science lab hosted by Emilie Boyle,
  • attend the HeartSaver CPR workshop,
  • attend adult workshops if the topic is of interest,
  • and/or volunteer in any number of ways.

They can choose one or all of these options!

Workshop Handouts

How do I choose which workshops to attend? Read the workshop descriptions on the MassHOPE website and make your best judgement as to which seems most beneficial for you.

What if I can’t decide, and there are two during the same time slot that I’d like to attend? We make every effort to record all of our workshop sessions (except the vendor workshops). These recordings are sold online in a downloadable format.

I noticed some workshops have handouts (as indicated with an icon). What is the purpose of this? If a speaker has a handout for a workshop being presented, we upload that handout so that our attendees can print them ahead of time and bring them to the convention. Sometimes scanning these handouts beforehand is helpful in making decisions about which workshops to attend, and a handout is almost always helpful when following along while listening to a recording of that workshop.

Recordings
If you can’t decide which workshop to attend, can’t attend the convention at all, or want to share a session with a spouse or friend, MassHOPE has a recording team present at the convention that works hard to capture all the spoken words. Recordings are uploaded to a hosting site, www.AllianceRecordings.com where they will be available to purchase as downloadable mp3 files. The Alliance is a network of Christian state homeschool organizations across the country, and this recording service is just one way it serves state organizations.
Volunteers

There are a number of jobs we need covered by volunteers each year, and we rarely have enough. Please consider volunteering a portion of your time and earn some MassHOPE Bucks while you’re at it.

Area Attractions?
If you haven’t been to Old Sturbridge Village yet, now is the time! Learn what life was like in the 1830’s when you visit this re-creation of a typical New England village using authentic buildings. There is also plenty of shopping to be found in Sturbridge.

The 90-minute session, “Heartsaver®”, is certified through the American Heart Association, and taught by a certified paramedic, the head of the town of Webster’s EMS. The class will include pediatric and adult CPR as well as automated external defibrillator training. Students will complete the course and be given a card at the end of class. Cost is $40 per person.
Space is limited, and pre-registration is required.

Uncover God’s creation as we explore His amazing design of the perch through this Creation-based dissection lab. This student workshop will give students an up-close look at both the external and internal anatomy of these fascinating fish while we discuss their major organ systems and incredible adaptations for life in the water. One of our very own homeschooled high school graduates will be leading the dissection labs. Tray, tools, preserved perch, and apron are included in the workshop, as well as a post-dissection worksheet.

Space is limited, and we ask that students younger than high school be accompanied by a parent. Cost: $20 per student. Pre-registration is required.

CONVENTION KIDS

There will not be the usual drop-off children’s program at this year’s convention. There are, however, other options at this facility not previously available. Here are some ideas for you if you bring your children.

  1. Children may attend sessions with parents as long as they are not disruptive. Excessive noise (happy or sad!) may affect the quality of our recordings due to sensitive equipment; it may also affect the ability of other attendees to hear. Please bring quiet activities for your children to do while in sessions and take them out if they become disruptive. You can always pick up the recording if you miss too much of a workshop!
  2. Bring an adult caregiver with you to watch them. (Non-homeschooling caregivers come free!)
  3. If you are staying at the hotel/conference center, they can use the indoor pool or play outdoors, weather permitting.
  4. If you’re not staying overnight, play on the pretty grounds outside overlooking the lake. There is also a lovely indoor courtyard for board games, coloring, etc.
  5. With free parking, you can come and go with your children as you please, or even walk to McDonald’s.
  6. There will be a dissection lab for children ages 12-18 years old. There is limited space. See registration for details.

Of course, we have several workshops for teens (12-18 years) over the course of both days.

MassHOPE has blocked guest rooms with discounted rates at the Sturbridge Host Hotel & Conference Center. Rates are $109 per night. Make it a family or couple getaway all under one roof!
 
You must call 508-347-7393 to make a reservation with the front desk, and be sure to say that you are with MassHOPE to get the discounted rate. Our room block will be lifted on April 3, 2025.
 
Stay at the Host and enjoy the salt water swimming pool, indoor courtyard, lakeside waterfront, and convention, all in one location!

Sturbridge Host and Conference Center

Sturbridge Host & Conference Center, 366 Main Street, Sturbridge, MA

366 Main Street
Sturbridge, MA 01566

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