American Church Group of Iowa/Brotherhood Mutual offers liability insurance for homeschool groups meeting across Iowa and Nebraska.
BJU Press Homeschool is a publisher of K-12 textbooks and video courses for homeschool families. HomeWorks by Precept is a partner with BJU Press Homeschool because we share their core values of Biblical worldview, academic excellence, and critical thinking. Our consultants draw from their own personal homeschool experience and their knowledge of BJU Press Homeschool curriculum to offer solutions that help you to prepare lessons, become more efficient in homeschooling, and be able to meet your child’s unique learning needs.
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Christian Light Education offers books, curriculum, and educational products for grades K-12.
Clarity Hyperbarics offers clinical use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy as well as sales of hyperbaric oxygen chambers. They are the only hyperbaric retailer with two physicians on staff. to provide the best quality of care and customer service possible.
When you homeschool with Classical Conversations, you'll be connected with a local community of like-minded families who not only learn together, but do life together. Classical Conversations equips homeschool parents with the confidence to raise bright, observant students who have a lifelong love of learning.
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At Crown College, students are inspired to be bold in their faith, purpose, and leadership to impact the world for Christ.
Demme Learning offers a full K-12 Math and English Language Arts curriculum, through Math-U-See, Spelling You See, Analytical Grammar, and WriteShop. We also sell the Building Faith Families and Stewardship curriculum from Steve Demme.
Discover Your WIN offers post-secondary planning and consultation assistance to homeschooling families.
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Discovery Toys has been offering award-winning learning resources for all children of all ages for over 47 years with engaging, hands-on learning products! Their products have been popular choices for homeschooling families because Discovery Toys promote the development of creative problem solving skills, logical thinking skills, engineering mindsets, imaginative play, and so much more!
Distinctive Music Studios provides live online music lessons from 17 skilled faculty in numerous instruments including piano, guitar, voice, violin, cello, flute and trumpet. For more than 21 years, they have enjoyed the privilege of helping home school families move to the next level in their music instruction with live one-on-one lessons (not pre-recorded) in the convenience of their own home, helping each student progress to their highest potential for the Lord's glory.
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Emmaus Bible College is a Bible college in Dubuque, Iowa, that offers many bachelor's and associate's degrees and a host of certificate options. They offer Christ-centered and biblically-uncompromised professional degrees.
Energematrice6 offers young adult science fiction and fantasy books along with other items that complement the books' worlds (e.g., themed mousepads, tote bags, bug catcher toys, etc.).
The author, Jared Michaud, is a homeschool alumnus and a homeschooling dad to seven kids. His books are clean and implicitly Christian, and homeschool audiences are one of his main target groups.
At over 100 years old, Faith Baptist Bible College is one of the oldest Bible colleges in America. They are also one of the most affordable! Their beautiful 52-acre campus in Ankeny, Iowa, is part of a growing, vibrant community–one of the fastest growing communities in the United States. With an emphasis on discipleship and spiritual growth, a sincere interest in the lives of their students by their staff and faculty, and their fully-accredited academic offerings, the real question is, “Why not Faith?”
Genesis Apologetics is committed to providing Christian families with biblically- and scientifically-based answers to the evolutionary theory and other major questions that often pull people away from Christ. Our goal is to strengthen the faith of God’s children by grounding them in biblical truth and equipping them to discern error. Our ministry provides practical and easy-to-understand web, video, and written products for pastors, parents, teachers, and students. The materials provided will be those that are “core” to the creationist position, which are generally held in agreement with leading creation ministries, such as Answers in Genesis and the Institute for Creation Research.
Generations' vision is to pass on the faith to the next generation through the biblical family, discipleship, and education. They equip families and churches around the world through our daily radio programs, discipleship resources, the Christian Curriculum Project, and discipleship events and retreats.
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Grace & Truth Books is a Christian bookshop where you can count on always finding solid biblical content – every time, every book. They aim at the formation of a strong Christian character that makes eager disciples and worshipers of God. For over thirty years, they've published some of the finest character-building stories that have ever been in print to prepare every member of your family to walk with God. Their Bible study and historical sections are likewise designed to equip you to be strong in His Word.
Godstruck Ministries 4 Kids' mission is to help children hide God's Word and principles in their hearts through psalms, hymns and spiritual songs (Colossians 3:16). They offer Scripture CDs with companion Bible curricula, sign and movement videos for various Scripture songs and albums, and other miscellaneous products.
Hannibal-LaGrange University is a small Christian liberal arts university that is located in Northeast Missouri. They believe that students need to learn to use their "Knowledge for Service" when they go into the world, and this is reflected in their Core Values: Biblical Worldview, Educational Relevance, Community Mindset, Transformational Leadership, and Generational Impact.
"It is our ministry and mission to help you succeed in the comprehensive education of your children,™” say Brad & Nancy Bjorkman, of Heppner's Legacy Homeschool Resources. For nearly four decades they've worked individually with families to find methods and resources to make home education a success by carefully selecting a wide array of excellent products that you can trust, for all ages and subjects, including many hard-to-find items. Brad & Nancy invite you to join them at this year's conference to meet the new owners of Heppner's Legacy, Jamie and Jodi Buchino, who will continue to provide high quality curricula, manipulatives, science supplies, fiction, biographies, audios, maps, timelines, unit studies, games, and much more.
The Heppner's exhibit space is where you'll find speaker, Nancy Bjorkman, when she's not presenting a workshop.
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Hidden Acres Christian Center offers homeschoolers many opportunities, including summer camps and summer camp staff jobs. They also offer a Ministry School gap-year program in partnership with Emmaus Bible College for college-age students interested in living, learning, working, and growing at a Christian camp. Students will be able to receive up to 24 credits from an accredited Christ-centered college while living and working at Hidden Acres.
Gwen Simmons, with Hope Tutoring, is the creator and instructor of two correspondence writing courses. One is creative writing, and the other is essay writing. Both courses are fresh, practical, and each assignment receives a personalized critique. She is also a reading and spelling tutor for dyslexic students, where she gives personalized instruction in a homey Zoom setting, using the Orton-Gillingham method. She has a B.A. in English and many years of working with home school students as well as in public school settings. She also homeschooled for twelve years.
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HSLDA passionately advocates for the freedom to homeschool and offers support for every stage of your homeschool journey. If you’re considering becoming a member, at the conference is the best time with these exclusive, never-before-offered discounts. They will be offering $35 off your first year when you sign up for our annual membership at the booth (annual membership renews at standard rate), as well as $500 off their $1,500 Lifetime membership.
This is where you'll find speaker Scott Woodruff, when he's not presenting workshops.
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Huntington Learning Center of West Des Moines provides tutoring and test prep programs. They can help build your student’s skill sets, confidence, and motivation so that they can excel both in school and in life. As a tutoring and test prep center in the West Des Moines area, they deeply understand the anxiety, frustration, and challenges parents in our community face when their child falls behind in school. Through their individualized K-12 tutoring and test prep programs, their highly qualified teachers can focus their one-on-one tutoring sessions on the areas a student needs the most.
Visit the Iowa Extracurricular Activities booth to find information on local extracurricular activities in Iowa and on how to start a new activity or program in your area of the state.
Imagination Investigation Bookstore offers Christian fiction for toddlers through adults, plus nonfiction pertaining to media and writing.
Iowa Right to Life exists to help change hearts and minds about the sanctity of life. Their belief is that all life has inherent value from fertilization to natural end. They have resources available that can be used to incorporate truths and information into teaching about the sanctity of life.
Kelly Family Games design and produce family friendly card and table games with the aim to bring families together around a fun time of enjoying each other. We believe God created the family to be a blessing, and one way to enjoy that blessing is to play games together face to face.
Lamplighter Publishing offers books and audio dramas that promote and inspire Christlike character.
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Lifestream Brain + Body Clinic has recently launched a learning, behavior, developmental program for ages 5-15 called NeuroGro. Along with that, they offer care for concussions, whether it is accident or sport related, as well as regular chiropractic care and sports physicals.
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Maranatha Baptist University is a Christian liberal arts university offering a variety of two- and four-year degrees in fields of study, such as church ministries, theology, business, nursing, education, music, science, humanities, etc. They also offer graduate degrees and operate a theological seminary.
Master Books is a leading publisher of biblical apologetic books and resources, including award-winning, faith-based homeschool curriculum, all designed to inspire learning, foster spiritual growth, and strengthen your family's faith. They provide not only educational resources but also access to a supportive community of more than 42,000 homeschool moms and a dedicated customer support team to ensure your homeschooling experience is a success.
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My Very First Quilt provides video lessons and kits to teach kids how to quilt.
Natural Health Improvement Center of Des Moines offers holistic Health care services and education.They can help you get to the root cause of symptoms with safe, natural solutions for many health problems.
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Through regional and national competitions supported by exceptional training and an elite qualification system, NCFCA Christian Speech & Debate provides a proven framework that challenges students to grow their communication skills.
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PaperPie (formerly Usborne Books & More), offers books and educational toys to enhance literacy and learning. Megan, who will be representing PaperPie at our conference, is a former teacher turned stay-at-home homeschooling mom of four kids. She loves helping families connect through books!
Portals is a literature-to-project based program designed to provide resources and support to parents who are seeking a Christ-centered education for their children. Portals provides curriculum selection and design for flexible daily K-12 lesson plans in all subjects, and a 9-5 call-in center with live support. Portals’ goal is to save parents time, so they can spend it building character, family, and faith.
RightStart™ Mathematics is a complete elementary and middleschool mathematics curriculum that uses visualization of quantities, deemphasizes counting, and provides strategies and games for learning the facts. The primary learning tool is the AL Abacus, a specially designed two-sided abacus that is both kinesthetic and visual.
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Rod & Staff Publishers (Truth and Life Ministries)
A complete Bible-based curriculum to assist Christian parents in the work of raising their children in the nurture and fear of the Lord. They also have many preschool books and character building storybooks for the whole family.
Solidify Your Faith helps people solidify their faith in the Bible by looking at science. They offer creation and freedom talks from Minnesota to Florida at churches, schools, colleges, conferences, camps, and clubs.
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Sylladot is a highly effective open & go reading program featuring simple lessons with a multisensory approach. They also offer a variety of free resources, including children's books, a math program, a cursive writing program, and a typing program.
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Simple Turn offers a health education curriculum that can provide homeschooling families a complete health education enabling them to live their healthiest, most impactful lives. Their Foundations Program is a holistic health education curriculum and they also offer Upstream Magazine, which provides holistic health support.
Sonlight is an easy-to-use literature-based, Christian homeschool program with complete lesson plans, schedules, and materials from preschool through high school. It includes everything you need to teach history, math, science, language arts, and more. Experience education the way you wish you'd been taught using literature! Save time, save money, build relationships, and change the world!
Teaching Textbooks is the award-winning homeschool math app that experts describe as beyond open and go.
Their Math 3 through Pre-Calculus courses lift the entire burden of math education off the parent, and Teaching Textbook apps work on virtually any device, even offline so students can take their work with them wherever they need.
TeenPact Iowa trains students ages 9-19 in the political process through hands-on experience to protect their freedoms and to share their faith.
Tentmakers exists to equip and empower disciples to be biblical tentmakers who live out their God-given calling while transforming culture through Christ one relationship at a time. They do that by offering experiential training, providing partnerships with churches for a yearlong mission to those who have gone through their 40-day training. This is an excellent gap-year experience for high school graduates. They also offer other expereiences that can be found on their website.
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Towers of Light Christian Resources offers multimedia language arts curriculum for grades 2-6. They provide multimedia curriculum and innovative technology to support. Towers of Light will be releasing their full-year curriculum in partnership with multiple content providers to support accelerating language arts with the Read While Listening method.
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Truth Family Chiropractic offers chiropractic care and nutrition/functional health testing and counseling. Their goal is to help people in Central Iowa enjoy life again by discovering the truth of natural health.
Truth in Time is the Hall family and they love to minister to others through word and song. After twenty years in church ministry, God has called them to bring their passion for clearly communicating truth to the ministry of Truth in Time. They demonstrate that, when you get the chronology correct (the backbone of history), the stories of the Bible are right there in real-world history for all to see! Their sessions include The Exodus in Real-World History, Mt. Sinai in Real-World History, Manna in Real-World History, and more. And when the works of God are seen in history, we learn to know Him more fully, and follow Him more passionately today. In addition to Steve’s engaging Bible in Real-World History sessions, their family ministers together in music (vocal, piano, harp, other instruments, and multimedia). Their ministry is based on the research work of The Biblical Chronologist, Dr. Gerald Aardsma, and they offer his books for purchase, as well as some of their own music CDs. They also promote their podcast called The BC Messenger.
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Turning Point USA is an educational nonprofit that offers free resources and trainings to homeschool students to promote their conservative values. TPUSA believe it's important for young Christian students to be civically engaged and empowered to be the future leaders of our country. They offer free trainings, presentations, activism grants, staff support, and supplies to students to start student-led groups to promote their values among their peers and in their communities.
Two Rivers Classical Academy is a classical collaborative christian school in the Des Moines area. It utilizes a collaborative model (sometimes called “hybrid school” or “university model”) in which students enjoy small classes with professional teachers two days per week and continue the lesson plan at home with their parents the remainder of the week. As a collaborative school, TRCA is different from traditional schools, traditional homeschooling, and co-op programs in that the Academy handles curriculum choices, daily lesson plans, and grading. This allows parents to focus on teaching their children with confidence.
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Vero Health Center offers health treatments for those seeking holistic options, working to return the body to its full God-given potential. Vero means truth in Italian; They are honored to be able to approach health concerns by looking at the root of the problem rather than treating symptoms alone. They love to connect with all branches of the community, offering free neuro screenings with discounted initial consultation prices, and working to meet health needs in previously unexplored ways! Vero is very excited to meet homeschooling families, recognizing and supporting their personal choice on the journey towards optimal wellness!
Visionary Family Ministries focuses on equipping parents to be spiritual leaders in their homes. They encourage families and train church leaders through live conferences, books, video Bible studies, and free online resources.
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Waldorf is a four-year University located in Forest City, Iowa. They have both a campus, for a traditional higher education experience, as well as a robust online degree program. Waldorf offers a wide variety of online 3-credit college level courses to high school juniors and seniors at a fraction of the regular tuition rate. Waldorf University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, so their courses are widely accepted by other accredited universities. While assistance is available, there is no class time. Each course is 8-weeks long and assignments are due weekly. The cost of each course is only $250, which is all inclusive (no book fees, lab fees, enrollment fees, etc.)
YWAM publishes the best-selling "Christian Heroes: Then & Now" and "Heroes of History" biographies as well as unit studies and other homeschool, missions, and Christian growth materials, including titles by national author/speaker Heidi St John.
