Expo 2009 - A Celebration of 25 Years Supporting &
Promoting Private Christian Homeschooling

CFS 25th Annual Expo Homeschool Convention
Emmanuel Faith Community Church  ~ May 8-9, 2009

Featuring

Dr. Voddie Baucham

author of Family Driven Faith

and J. Michael Smith, President, HSLDA and his wife Elizabeth

Visit the Expo Page for more information.

Hotel Information

CFS Expo Exhibitor Downloads
Vendor Registration Packet
Support Services Registration Packet

CFS (Christian Family Schools) of San Diego promotes private Christian homeschooling and includes a number of local support groups in communities throughout San Diego County.  We also organize events and activities available to members and non-members including our annual Expo Homeschool Convention featuring popular speakers and a large exhibit hall to assist homeschoolers in all their curriculum needs.  Additionally, CFS encourages communication among private home education leaders by hosting leadership meetings and training several times a year.

Showcase and Science Fair
Location TBA
Spring 2009

Learning has its rewards.  The CFS Showcase and Science Fair is a great opportunity for your homeschool student to exhibit what they have been studying.  They can create a display or perform something they've been learning... and everyone gets a certificate!  Click here for more information.

Expo Homeschool Convention
Emmanuel Faith Community Church, Escondido
May 8-9, 2009

Mark your calendars!  Visit the Expo page for more information.

What's in a Name?

Christian Family Schools of San Diego came into existence with the purpose of supporting those who choose to privately home educate their children from a Christian perspective. Hence, the name: Christian Family Schools.

	hristian: Every form of education teaches a world view.  Whether consciously or unconsciously, when we choose a school, when we choose a, curriculum, when we choose an environment, we are choosing what world view will be imparted to our children. As Christians we desire to train our children up in the "fear and admonition of the Lord". Training, by definition, is the guiding of the mental and moral development of a child. Training takes time. It takes quality time and it takes quantity time. Time equals influence. As Christian home schoolers, we are able to impart a Christian world view rather than a humanistic, atheistic, or other world view because we are able to integrate our faith and learning daily.
	amily: A strong family bond does not just happen.  Our society promotes generational estrangement.  As home schoolers we are able to make spending time as a family unit the norm.  It is expected that we will participate in activities as family.  It is comfortable, even helpful and profitable, for peer groups to span grades and ages.  It is necessary to work out our differences in personality and learning styles.  And in the process, we grow. Character is built, guidance is given, endurance is learned, patience is developed, compassion is communicated, diligence is taught, trust is earned, and vision is caught uniquely in the family.
	chools: When we school at home, we are able to customize the educational process. We are able to give our children the time, attention, and curriculum suited to their unique needs. Academic excellence is to be strived for, but character is primary.  However, character is not taught in a vacuum. When a child finishes his lesson in a timely manner, he learns diligence. When he waits his turn with the teacher, he learns patience. When he does that difficult math problem, again, and yet again, he learns endurance.  Academics and character are not diametrically opposed, rather they are partners, each having their place and each assisting the other. School becomes not a battle ground, but a training ground as we raise up strong, godly, educated young adults who will impact rather than be influenced by our culture.

Our prayer is that Christian Family Schools of San Diego, relying on God's power and grace, may be a support to you and your family.