Alternative Education Showcase 2023

Alternative Education Showcase

April 1st, 2023 from 2-4pm

Jupiter Farms Church (Formerly Journey Church of Jupiter)

12600 W Indiantown Rd., Jupiter Farms

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The goal of the Alternative Education Showcase is to provide a FREE event for those seeking alternative schooling options in Palm Beach County. Vendors include local homeschool drop-off programs, microschools, hybrids, co-ops and other organizations that support our local homeschool and alternative education community. 

We look forward to connecting current and potential homeschool families with local opportunities for their students.

Vendor List: 

Acton Academy Palm Beach

Ananda Brains    

Art and Nature 

Bliss Academy- Alternative Education

Brain Balance of Palm Beach Gardens

Childrens Art Classes

Classical Conversations

Compass Outreach and Education Center

Engage Education

Florida Virtual School

FPEA (Florida Parent Educators Association)

Generations Christian Homeschool

Get Homeschool Coaching

Ground Control

Journey Into Learning Co-op

Jupiter Farms Church 

LionMan School of ReWilding

Living Learning Libraries

Maslowe Academic Zone

Microschool Florida / Tapestry Academy

Palm Beach Atlantic University 

Parent Child Success LLC

PEC Parents Educating Children

Rise With Dyslexia

Saltwater Studies, Inc.

SethInMotion, LLC

SHIELD SPEECH AND DEBATE

The Andersen Academy

The Living School: Education Outside the Box

The New Studio for the Visual Arts

The Skilled Institute & SKILLED curriculum

Underground Education

Veritas Florida

SPEAKING SESSION SCHEDULE

Session 1:Room  1

2:00pm

Jennifer Ferrita,  Homeschool Enrollment Evaluator Q&A

Session  Title: Homeschooling Enrollment through Evaluation: How to Have a Successful Year

Session  Details: This informational and Q&A session will help you understand everything homeschool from enrollment through evaluation. 

Speaker  Bio: Jennifer Fertitta is a homeschool Mom, Special Education teacher and Homeschool Evaluator. She home schooled three boys from first grade through college. She helps families navigate the homeschool process while specializing in special needs and alternative education methods. 

Session 2:Room  2 

2:30pm

Michelle  Howard, Living Learning Libraries 

Session Title: A Fresh and Strengthening Vision of Education

Session Details: Without realizing, we all tend to teach our kids the very same way w were educated, even though lamenting how little we remember from our schooldays.  Ah, there's a good reason for that, which leads us to an even greater way to release our learners (children and teens) into the vast, thrilling, highly effective, and powerful expanses of the Lord's educational frontier!

Speaker Bio: Michelle is the Founder and Chief Librarian of the Living Learning Libraries, an educational columnist and speaker, and the author of TruthQuest History, which vibrantly  probes both American and world history for deep truths and broad understanding. She home-educated her own four children for 25 years, and loves helping families begin and continue their own journey into the riches of customized and powerful education through  her public work and private consultations.

Session 3:Room  1 

3:00 pm

Candace  Lehenbauer, Microschool Florida/Tapestry Academy

Session  Title: Microschooling in South Florida

Session  Details:   

You can learn anywhere. Candace Lehenbauer will share some of her learning adventures and share insights and tools to start or augment your own microschool or homeschool learning experience. Candace will discuss the benefits of microschooling, how to get started if you want to create your own, and how to network with other homeschool parents, microschool owners, or non-traditional educational programs and find online tools for schooling your children.

Speaker  Bio:   

Candace Lehenbauer is a Homeschool parent to 6 children in South Florida for the last 18 years.  She started Tapestry Academy Microschool in 2018 for Grades K-8, and is expanding to high school this fall.  She also created a non-traditional education directory to help parents and educators called Microschool Florida.  She is passionate about sharing how to find and create options that are outside the box.

Session 4:Room  2 

3:30pm

Giovana  Cavarretta, Get  Homeschool Coaching

Session Title: Homeschooling High School Simplified

Session Details: Homeschooling High School doesn't have to be intimidating!  I'll give you one goal per year to help you stay focused and to give you the confidence you'll need to successfully homeschool in High School.

Speaker Bio: Giovana Cavarretta is a homeschool mom, co-op instructor and homeschool coach with over 20 years of homeschool experience.  Her passion is to come alongside homeschool parents and to help them in fulfilling their incredibly significant and influential role as a home educator.