2012 Speakers

Featured Speaker

Rick Boyer and his wife, Marilyn are among the early trailblazers of the homeschooling movement. Building on their experience in training their own 14 children at home since 1980, Rick and Marilyn have written several popular books on homeschooling, Christian parenting and national reformation. The Boyers are also the creators of the Character Concepts homeschool curriculum. Rick’s books include Home Educating with Confidence, Take Back the Land, The Socialization Trap, and The Hands-on Dad. Rick’s speaking ministry has taken him from Massachusetts to California and from Europe to Japan. In addition to addressing homeschool conventions and churches across America, he is also the main speaker for the Take Back the Land Conference, a one-day gathering for homeschooled young people and their parents to train leaders for Christian cultural reformation. In addition, he is known to thousands of children through his “Uncle Rick” audio recordings. Rick’s speaking style is a blend of homespun humor and a driving passion for God, families and revival in America.

Featured Speaker

Marilyn BoyerMarilyn Boyer and her husband, Rick are true pioneers of homeschooling. Beginning in 1980, Marilyn has taught all of her 14 children from kindergarten through high school. Her passion for putting Christian character at the top of her educational priorities resulted in the creation of the Character Concepts homeschooling curriculum. Marilyn has authored several books including Parenting from the Heart, Hands-On Character Building and For You They Signed. Her combination of compassion, godly wisdom and rich insight into the hearts of children has made her a cherished resource for homeschooling moms all across America.

Carlita Boyles has an extensive background in child education with particular emphasis in the field of learning disabilities.

Carlita taught for over 12 years in the public system, mostly teaching special education classes for 4th, 5th, and 6th learning handicapped children (CA terminology) as well as a few years teaching 6th grade. During this time, she was also a California Resource Specialist in special education. She is now in the eleventh year of homeschooling her own children.

Carlita writes:
"Besides being author of Math on the Level, I'm also a homeschool mom. Math on the Level is the method I developed to teach my own children, because after years of doing individualized instruction in public school special ed classrooms, math textbooks and workbooks frustrated me. I just wanted to teach my children what they were ready to learn, and then help them practice what they had mastered so they wouldn't forget it. Other moms in my homeschool group asked me to write a math curriculum so they could also teach their children using my approach. Math on the Level is the result. I'm excited to see all the families who are adopting this maturation focus."

Roxanne Weber is a mother of two adult children and two wild and wooly adolescent homeschool boys. Known for her passion for Jesus and her fierce obedience to Him, she has a practical way of communicating God’s message of mercy and hope in a friendly, casual style. Roxanne lives with her family in the Santa Cruz Mountains and, with her husband, Vince, serves on the Christian Home Educators of CA Regional Advisory Board.