Home Education Conference
Arise 2025 Home Ed. Conference
A one-day home education conference to help you create a life-giving, nurturing, Christian learning environment.
Saturday | 10-May-2025 | 10 am – 3 pm
Plan Your Day & Choose Your Sessions
Opening Session
Encouraging words from Josh Kellard to help each of us better understand our role in reviving Christian Education in Scotland.
Morning Breakout Session Options
Join Emma Cummings as she shares about putting our faith into action as we plan for home educating. She will explore the importance of understanding your why and how to plan for the different stages and styles of learning.
This will also be a time to hear from those exhibiting. Each exhibitor will briefly share how they can encourage and assist in your home education journey.
Family Prayer Room
A place with prayer activities for kids and an opportunity for parents to pray with leaders about their needs and concerns.
Morning Family Learning Stations*
Activities include:
- Art Activity with Nicki
- World Languages Learning Activities
- History and geography activities for families with upper elementary and high school students.
*Learning stations are for families to enjoy together. Children are not to be left unsupervised. Parents are responsible for the care and safety of their children.
Lunch
Bring a packed lunch for your family or plan to visit the shop or nearby cafe for lunch.
Afternoon Breakout Sessions
Join Agnes as she helps us learn to make the most of dinner time by engaging our teens in quality discussions that will help secure their biblical foundations as they prepare for the next phase of life.
Emma is preparing some exciting physics, chemistry, biology, and astronomy activities prepared with several hands-on experiments you will love doing with your kids!
Other afternoon family learning activities* include:
- Math games kids and teens love
- Fun with English literature and language arts
- Exploring career prep/life skills. Logic and debate activities, and more.
*Learning stations are for families to enjoy together. Children are not to be left unsupervised. Parents are responsible for the care and safety of their children.
The Prayer Room will continue to be available in the afternoon.
Closing Session
Our day together will end with Josh Kellard returning to help us better understand what a biblical foundation for family education looks like at home, at church, and in our communities.
Suggested donation £15/family
Are you ready to embark on an enriching journey of home education? We are thrilled to invite you to the Arise Home Education Conference 2025: Family Education at Home, a fantastic opportunity for families to explore the world of home learning together!
Why Should You Attend?
- It’s FREE! That’s right – no cost to you, just a day filled with invaluable insights and connections. (suggested donation £15/family)
- Family-Centric Learning: Bring your family and engage in a day of learning that caters to all ages! Enjoy fun activity learning stations with your kids, share ideas, strategies, and experiences with fellow home educators and pray with others familiar with home educating in the 21st Century.
- Community Connection: Spend the day with like-minded families, build friendships, and create a supportive network that lasts well beyond the conference.
Event Details:
- Date: Saturday, 10 May 2025
- Location: Home Church, Kirkintilloch G66 2AB
- What to Bring: Your family and a packed lunch (we are a nut free campus).
This is not just an event; it’s a celebration of the home education journey. Whether you’re a seasoned educator or just starting out, there’s something for everyone. Don’t miss this chance to empower your family’s educational experience and discover new resources and techniques that can make learning at home even more rewarding.
Mark your calendars and prepare to be inspired! It’s time to arise and embrace the joys of home education.
We can’t wait to see you there!
Register using the form below.
Our mission is to equip and encourage Christian families in their home education journey.
Speakers
Josh Kellard
Joshua was raised in rural Dorset, England, and since his mid-teens has lived for periods in the Philippines, China, England, and Scotland. He has worked in Christian education, tourism, and now in publishing communications.
Joshua is married to Dilara and together they are ‘blessed to be the parents of three lovely, lively children, and members at an evangelical church just outside Edinburgh.
Opening Session: The Role of the Family in Reviving Christian Home Education
Closing Session: Biblical Foundation for Family Education
Emma Cummings
Home Education: Understanding Your Why & Planning How (as an act of faith).
Agnes Mitchell
Home Education in the 21 Century: Preparing your teens for the threat of deconstruction.
The Schedule
Doors open at 9:30 am. You can visit the exhibits and get your family settled for a fun day together.
Morning
10 am Opening Session: The Role of the Family in Reviving Christian Home Education – Josh Kellard
11 am Breakout Sessions:
- Prayer Room
- Talk: Faith in Action: Understanding Your Why and Planning How – Emma Cummings
- Learning Station Activities including Art with Nicki
- Visit exhibits/stalls
Lunch
12:00 Bring your own packed lunch or visit the shops/cafe nearby
- Visit exhibits/stalls
- Get to know other Christian home-educating families, and more.
Afternoon
1 pm Afternoon Breakout Sessions:
- Prayer Room
- Talk: Dinner Conversations That Prepare Your Teens for The Secular World – Agnes Mitchell
- Learning Station Activities including Science with Emma
- Visit exhibits/stalls
2 pm Closing Session: Biblical Foundation for Family Education – Josh Kellard
If you are unable to attend in person, audio recordings, slide decks, and additional information from the conference will be available to you after the conference is over.
Please register and indicate in the comments that you won’t be attending in person, but would like the conference recordings and materials emailed to you after it is over.
The Venue
Home Church Kirkintilloch
Lammermoor Road, G66 2AB, across from Oxgang Primary School in Kirkintilloch.
Parking is available in Oxgang Primary School car park and Woodland View School car park. Woodland View is also only 10 10-minute walk from the church.
Doors open at 9:30 am.
The conference runs from 10 am to 3 pm. Tea & Coffee provided. Please bring a picnic lunch.
Registration Is Now Open
See registration form near the top of this page.
Want to Help Fund This Year’s Conference?
£15 per family suggested donation. Scan the QR code or click the button below to donate today.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
The conference is free, with a suggested donation of £15 per family.
Register and receive digital access to session recordings and digital materials.
Register, and you will receive access to audio file recordings of each session and the digital ‘goodie bag’ of home ed. resources from conference sponsors.
Registration opens at 9:30 am
Registration and break-out session confirmation will begin at 9:30 am. The first session begins at 10 am.
The Church Carpark has limited parking and will be for blue badge holders only. Parking is available in Oxgang Primary School car park and Woodland View School car park. Woodland View is also only a 10-minute walk from the church.
Yes! Bring your family and enjoy the day together. Keep in mind we will not have staff available to care for your children, but you are welcome to bring them to enjoy the activities and sessions with you.
Yes.
Please bring your own picnic lunch. Tea and coffee will be provided.
Yes.
In order to allow attendees to enjoy each of the sessions, we are planning to have all sessions recorded. These will be made available to those who have registered/attended the conference.
