GENERAL INFORMATION

The Annual SPICE Conference will be held Friday August 20th and Saturday August 21st at the Appleton Christian Church in Grand Junction. We are extremely grateful to the Appleton Church for opening their wonderful facility to our group.

2-Day Admission
$20, SPICE subscribers
$25, Non-subscribers
Spouse and family attend free! Lunch included.

To find the Church Click Here for a Map.  The easiest way is to find 25 and G Roads. Go North on 25 Road to just the North side of I-70, then turn east for about a tenth of a mile. There's the Church!

Treon Goossen has been involved in the fight for home school freedoms for over 24 years. She is the co-author of the current Colorado home school statute. She monitors every legislative session to ensure those freedoms remain intact. Currently serving as the Colorado State Coordinator for ParentalRights.org, she has also served as a support group leader, as a past member of HSLDA's Advisory Council, and is active on Congressman Doug Lamborn's Advisory Board for Teller County.

She is the honored recipient of the Ruth Beechick Award and HSLDA's Liberty Award. She is married to Dean and the mother of 7 children.

Home School History and Current Trends
This presentation will highlight the history of home schooling in CO and the battle for home school freedoms. You will wonder at the miraculous interventions of God for His movement and purposes. This topic will also cover current trends in home schooling and their impact on home school freedoms.

The Fight of Our Lifetime
Home schooling is facing its greatest conflict - a battle for its very existence and the American family as we know it. The Obama administration states that the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child is a priority to get ratified in the U.S. Senate. The judicial system is already ruling utilizing Customary International Law as opposed to U.S. law. These two fronts endanger parental rights as never before.
Come hear how a treaty impacts America and the ONLY freedoms not overruled by it are those explicitly written in our Federal Constitution. Learn what is already being done to preserve our precious parental rights and how you can help make a difference.

 

Homeschooling – Capturing the Vision!

Home Education represents a “Copernican Revolution” in the area of education.  Against the failing institutionalized systems that have already run their course, homeschooling presents a new model, based on age-old principles rooted in one very important book in the Bible.  In fact, home educators have identified the most powerful and effective principles for the education of a child.  As a second generation homeschooler with 40 years of experience in the movement, Kevin Swanson will lay out the vision in this visionary, ground-breaking presentation. 
 

A Vision for Sons and Daughters
What is your vision for your sons and your daughters, in a world where 41% of children are born without fathers, 64% of children under 6 are latchkey, and 70% of young men are not grown up by 30 years of age (up from 30% in 1970)?    In this inspiring talk, Kevin Swanson opens up the windows to the vision God has presented for our sons and daughters – something far better than the miserable conditions we’ve created for ourselves in the present day.  If we could catch a vision for Mighty Men and Beautiful Women of God today, how might God bless us in the generations to come?   
 

Why Homeschooling Will Change the World

Is it saying too much that homeschooling will change the world?  It already has.  This presentation draws from historical trends, real research data, and the Bible, to demonstrate the power of relationship-based, parent-guided discipleship.  As a radio host and cultural commentator, Kevin Swanson will present the present situation in its true colors, but inspire GREAT HOPE for the future of your family, as well as the nation itself.  Could 2.4 million homeschoolers make a huge difference on our society by the year 2050, culturally, academically, and politically?   Kevin Swanson says, “Yes!”