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Jen Hickle

Homeschool Group Speaker

The Board of Christian Homeschoolers of Stillwater
"Chris and Jen, Thank you both SO MUCH for speaking at our homeschool meeting Tuesday. We, the board, were blown away by how witty, dynamic, and encouraging you were. We were so pleased and impressed! Thank you for sharing your marriage and homeschool journey with our group. We would like to keep your name on our list of future speakers, and we hope to see you again at a meeting in the future!"
Susan Stern
Susan Stern
Retreat attendee
"Jen is such a great (and funny!) presenter. I couldn't believe how fast the time flew! It was very productive and so much fun! It was so easy to shift from laughing mode to a serious one. Thank you so much for the tools, info, and knowledge!"

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Descriptions:

Homeschooling and Working from Home: How to Keep your Sanity

“They never leave!” I bemoaned to my friend. It’s true- while I LOVE our life of homeschooling and working at home, we are ALWAYS together. It can be a wonderful life and also challenging at times. In this presentation, get practical advice for never running out of toilet paper, saving money on meals at home, assigning chores based on ages, and generally keeping your sanity so you can be a blessing to your kids and spouse! We’ll discuss organization strategies and several attendees will get a copy of Jen’s book, “Happy Kids, Growing Biz.” We’ll discuss personality types and how to best succeed with Type A and Type B personalities– as well as when they marry each other!

3. Homeschooling Creative Kids: When They Would Rather Hang Upside Down than Sit at the Kitchen Table

If you have creative kids, you know that teaching the tried and true way isn’t going to work. You have to come up with new strategies. In this session, we’ll touch on dyslexia, dysgraphia, autism, and dyscalculia and how to homeschool when your kids don’t fit into the worksheet box of learning. (Psst– it’s more fun when you learn out of the box!) Learn how to understand your child’s learning style and how to make homeschooling work for them– and you!

Homeschooling: How to Start

Help! I’m homeschooling! How do I plan my day? How do I give everyone enough attention? And how on earth do I keep the house clean too?? In this workshop, we’ll cover the basics: how to start legally, how to structure your day, how to rise above the chaos, and how to manage the baby and toddler in the midst of it all.

5. Homeschooling High School when your Child is Neurodivergent

High school looks different with neurodivergenct. Learn how to choose a “major” in high school and use these four years not to prepare for college, but for life. You’ll learn how to use your child’s strengths to create the building blocks for their future (whether college bound or not). Tips on regulation and mental health, a sample transcript download, and advice on high school level courses for the kid who learns a little differently.