Share Education Services | Hungary FEC 2010

Hungary Family Education Conference

February 28 - March 5, 2010

Sopron, Hungary

Come and join us for a week of learning and fun!

This conference focuses on families educating their children cross-culturally as they serve throughout Europe and Eurasia. Come and participate in seminars that will assist you in making informed educational decisions for your family. Examine new resources for educating children and consult with educators and counselors who care about your family’s unique needs. English (North American-based) achievement and diagnostic testing will be available for children. There is a program designed for each family member.

Plan to arrive on Sunday, February 28, after 14.00 and depart on Friday after lunch.

January 25, 2010 is the last day to register online. After January 25, contact SHARE via e-mail or phone to check on available openings. We will send additional conference details in late January to all who have registered.

For travel directions and additional hotel details, go to
www.hotelszieszta.hu/index_en.html

The nearest airport is Vienna. Contact us for prices for van shuttle service to the hotel or check this website for train schedules and prices. www.oebb.at/en/index.jsp

SHARE Education Services cannot provide letters of invitation for persons needing visas into Hungary.

Adult Program

	Dr. Dan Egeler of ACSI will be our adult conference plenary speaker. Dr. Egeler grew up in Tanzania, East Africa, and is a well-known educator and speaker with a passion for Third Culture Kids and international education. He served for 13 years as a teacher, principal and director in Quito, Ecuador before coming to Colorado Springs to serve with ACSI. He is married to Kathy and they have four children.
	Debra Bell is an educator and author of the bestselling books “Ultimate Guide to Homeschooling” and “The Homeschooler’s Guide to High School and College.” Debra is an English teacher with the Creative Home Educators Support Services and PA Homeschoolers’ Online Advance Placement English. She is a doctoral candidate at Temple University. Debra and her husband, Kermit, live near Harrisburg, PA and raised four children.
	Joe Turner is an illusionist and memory techniques specialist who will speak in both the adult and children’s programs. His theatrical magic show is interactive and offers a message of hope. Joe and his wife, Rosemary, have two children. Rosemary will participate in the teen and children’s programs.

The adult program includes practical workshops on making sound educational decisions, teaching your children and growing together as a family.

Learning styles
Curriculum choices
Educational planning
Special needs learners
How to home school
Success in using national schools
Transitions for Third Culture Kids
Learning in a second language
Using technology for education
Parenting issues
Spiritual formation topics for men and women
And many more!!!

There will be lots of educational resources available:

Large display of educational materials
Used educational book sale

Programs for Teens and Children

Babies to teens will have age-appropriate classes with activities designed to reach all learning styles and taught by experienced educators.

Infants and toddlers will receive loving care from a team of childcare workers.

Program leaders for the teens have planned a full week of eclectic activities, including a field trip and lots of "hanging out" time.

The program theme for elementary-aged children this year is Outer Space! In addition to having an astronomy expert and an aeronautics engineer on hand, the teachers are preparing lots of interesting and informative activities for the children.

Testing Program

SHARE offers the following options if you desire an educational assessment for your child. You may sign up on the registration form.

Reading Assessment (grades K-2)

This assessment will provide information on the development of skills your child needs to become a successful reader. These skills include phonemic and phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.

Cost: Sponsoring Agency: $20; Non-sponsoring agency: $30; Others $40

Achievement testing (grades 3-11)

SHARE offers achievement testing using the ITBS (grades 3-8) and WJIII (grades 9 - 11) to assess whether your child is “on track” with his or her age mates. The ITBS test will be given on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons from 1:30 – 4:00. The WJIII test will be scheduled so that your teen does not miss important events such as the field trip. These tests offer assessment in the areas of reading, writing, and mathematics. SHARE recommends testing every other year but these tests are appropriate for families requiring or desiring annual testing.

Cost: Sponsoring Agency: $40; Non-sponsoring agency: $60; Others: $80

Diagnostic tests for struggling learners (grades 3-10)
If you have observed your child struggling in reading, writing, or mathematics, appropriate testing will bring to light areas of strength and weakness. In some cases, these tests may identify issues that need special attention or further assessment. There will be a limited number of appointments with an educational psychologist for diagnostic testing.

Diagnostic Testing Cost: Sponsoring Agency: $100; Non-sponsoring agency: $120; Others: $200

OR

Detailed Diagnostic Testing with Educational Psychologist: Sponsoring Agency: $150; Non-sponsoring agency: $250; Others: $400

Language Disorders Assessment

If you have observed language or speech issues in your child, you may schedule an evaluation with a speech pathologist.

Cost: Sponsoring Agency: $40; Non-sponsoring agency: $60; Others: $80

Hearing Evaluation

Cost: Sponsoring Agency: $10; Non-sponsoring agency: $15; Others: $25

Conference Registration Fees

	Sponsoring Agency*	Non-sponsoring Agency
Adults	$150 single; $225 couple	$175 single; $250 couple
Teens (13+)	$50	$60
Children (0-12)	$30	$40

*If you are unsure whether your agency is a sponsor of SHARE Education Services, contact your agency representative or use the “contact us” button on this website.

Hotel Fees

*Package price is half pension (buffet breakfast & hot lunch buffet included in prices below).

Per adult, age 18+	Room for 1 adult alone: 47 EUR/person/day* Double room for two adults: 34 EUR/adult/day* Dbl/trpl/family room for 1 adult + child(ren): 41 EUR/adult/day+ children’s rates Dbl/trpl/family room for 2 adults + child(ren): 34 EUR/adult/day+ children’s rates *daily tourist tax for adults, age 18+, will be approximately 1.5 EUR/day
Per teen, age 12 – 17,99	25 EUR/person/day
Per child, age 8 – 11,99	17 EUR/person/day
Per child, age 4 – 7,99	15 EUR/person/day
Per child, age 0 – 3,99	Free

The evening meal will be on your own. There are restaurants in the area and grocery stores in town (10 minutes by bus). The hotel restaurant will be open and the hotel coffee shop will offer sandwiches and soups.

Hotel Notes:

Be sure to bring your bathing suit; the hotel has a nice pool and there is a larger pool about five minutes away.
The hotel requests no wheelie shoes, skateboards, etc. in the hotel or parking area
Bring good walking shoes; there are interesting nature walks behind the hotel if the weather is nice

How to Pay

Conference registration must be paid online at this site as you register. You will be directed automatically to the secure PayPal payment site where you may pay by credit card or PayPal account. You will receive a confirmation e-mail from the PayPal site when your payment has been successful. Please contact us if you have difficulty with making the online payment.

If you belong to a SHARE sponsoring agency, please ask your SHARE representative for your agency code in order to receive the sponsoring agency discount. If you are unsure whether your agency is a sponsor of SHARE Education Services or do not know who your SHARE representative is, e-mail us at the “contact us” button on this website.

January 25, 2010 will be the last day to register online and pay registration fees. February 1 will be the last day to receive a full refund if you need to cancel. 50% refunds will be available after that time unless there are other families waiting to take your place. After January 25, contact SHARE via e-mail or phone to check on available openings. We will send additional conference details in January to all who have registered but feel free to write any time you have questions.

Housing payment: Housing will be paid when you leave the hotel at the end of the conference. Visa/MasterCard and Hungarian Forint are acceptable forms of payment to the hotel. A credit card must be presented upon arrival and the expected cost will be blocked on the credit card by the hotel. Actual costs will be deducted (or the block released if you pay in cash) when you check out. There are local banks for exchanging money and ATM machines nearby for getting Hungarian Forint.

Testing fees will be paid at the conference desk when you arrive. Payment may be paid in US dollars, USD checks, Euros or Hungarian Forint at the conference desk upon arrival. Sorry, we cannot accept credit cards for testing fees.

*SHARE Education Services cannot provide letters of invitation for persons needing visas into Hungary.