Homeschool Iowa Capitol Day

Our annual Homeschool Iowa Capitol Day is consistently one of the most well-attended advocacy events at the Iowa Statehouse every year.

We frequently hear compliments on how our community engages with the legislators and everyone else at the Capitol. It is easily one of our most important public relations tools for protecting homeschool freedom in Iowa.

Thank you to all who have attended over the years, and to those who were planning to attend this year.

After much prayer and discussion,
we are changing direction

on our Homeschool Iowa Capitol Day
scheduled for Monday, March 16, 2020.

We're transitioning from a public event and rally

and will instead offer our first

“Virtual” Homeschool Iowa Capitol Day.

In lieu of our scheduled onsite activities for the day, we will be inviting our attendees and members to participate virtually in two ways on Monday, March 16, and more so in the days and weeks to follow.

First, we invite you to participate in our "Virtual" Homeschool Iowa Capitol Day, beginning March 16.

Second, we ask that you use our simple VoterVoice tool to send your representatives a message.

This event is so much more than a day to "lobby" our legislators!
It's an entertaining, educational, impacting experience!

Your family can provide legislators with "a face for homeschooling."
What an effective means to make a real difference!

You'll learn about our government and state capitol,
and enjoy many additional activities.

ATTENDEE REGISTRATION IS FREE
LIMITED SPACE IN SESSIONS & TOURS

MARCH 16 | 9:30am-4:00pm
IOWA STATE CAPITOL | 1007 E Grand Ave
CALVARY CHAPEL | 606 E 9th St

Zan Tyler: 2020 Homeschool Iowa Capitol Day Featured Speaker

Featured Speaker:
Zan Tyler

Zan’s homeschool journey began in 1984 when homeschooling was illegal in South Carolina. The State Superintendent of Education threatened Zan with jail for insisting on homeschooling her son.

For the next eight years, she and other homeschool families battled for homeschool freedom and the establishment of landmark homeschool legislation in South Carolina. Her success in South Carolina has spearheaded legislation to ensure homeschool freedom in other states.

In 1990, Zan founded the South Carolina Association of Independent Home Schools and served as its president for ten years.

Her fight for homeschool freedom has led her to serve as the National Grassroots Director for ParentalRights.org, to advocate for homeschooling in the media (appearing on NBC’s Today Show) and at the nation’s capital, and to write profusely about the benefits of homeschooling.

Capitol Day Details

EVENT SCHEDULE

2020 Capitol Day Schedule

MORNING SESSION
Calvary Chapel
• 9:30am
Registration opens
@Calvary Chapel
• 10:00-11:00am
Presentation by Zan Tyler
"10 Things I learned on the Way to Jail"
• 11:15-11:45am
Q&A Panel

MORNING ACTIVITIES
Capitol Building
• 10:30am
Registration opens
@Capitol Building 1st Floor Rotunda
• 11:00am-12:00pm
Capitol Tour I
(advanced registration required)
• 11:15am-12:15pm
Capitol Tour II
(advanced registration required)
• 11:30am-12:30pm
Capitol Tour III
(advanced registration required)
• 12:00-1:00pm
Capitol Tour IV
(advanced registration required)

• 12:00-1:00pm
Pre-purchased lunches served
(Capitol Ground Floor Area)

• 12:30-1:30pm
Capitol Tour V
(advanced registration required)

AFTERNOON SESSION
Calvary Chapel
• 1:00-2:00pm
Presentation by Zan Tyler
"10 Things I learned on the Way to Jail"
• 2:15-2:45pm
Q&A Panel

AFTERNOON ACTIVITIES
Capitol Building
• 1:00-2:00pm
Capitol Tour VI
(advanced registration required)

• 1:00–3:30pm
Self-Directed Activities
- Meet your legislators
- Tour the Capitol on your own
- Go on a scavenger hunt
- Go on a prayer walk
- Visit displays in the rotunda

• 1:30-2:30pm
Capitol Tour VII
(advance registration required)

• 3:30pm
Rotunda Rally
Capitol Building 1st Floor Rotunda

• 4:00pm
Capitol Day concludes

CAPITOL TOURS

We have arranged with the Capitol tour guides to reserve Capitol building tours for our event attendees.

Each tour can accommodate 50 people. Registration for the tours is completed on our Capitol Day event registration.

We ask that you only sign up for the tour if you are fairly certain that your family will be attending our event and that you will be able to participate in the tour.

If you sign up for a tour, but find that you will be unable to attend, please email us so we can open your family's reserved spots to other families.

Scheduled Tour Times:

11:00am
11:15am
11:30am
12:00pm
12:30pm
1:00pm
1:30pm

We will also provide self-guided tour information in our Capitol rotunda display area.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

LOCATION & PARKING

Speaker sessions are located at Calvary Chapel, 606 E 9th Street, which is only a block and a half from the Capitol.

All other programming is located at the State Capitol Building, 1007 E Grand Avenue.

Parking is available in the ramp northwest of the Capitol building and in various public parking areas around the Capitol complex.

Capitol Complex Parking Map

Limited parking is also available in the Calvary Chapel lot.

LUNCH OPTIONS

We will be offering a limited number of advance ordered lunches for $5 each, thanks to our sponsor, Chick-fil-A. These can be picked up and eaten in the basement level seating area near the Capitol cafeteria.

Chick-fil-A Breaded Chicken Sandwich
Potato Chips
Apple
Bottled Water

These lunches may be ordered on the Capitol Day registration form. You will not be able to purchase these onsite at Capitol Day.

The advance lunch order option will be removed from the registration form when 100 lunches have been pre-ordered.

Other Lunch Options: