Share Education Services | Hungary FEC 2012

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Hungary Family Education Conference

February 26 - March 2, 2012

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. Our desire is to have whole families together for interaction and enrichment. Come and participate in workshops 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 26, after 14.00 and depart on Friday after lunch.

January 31, 2012 is the last day to register online. However, don't wait until then to register because the children's program often fills up and closes earlier. After January 31, 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.

2011 Conference

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

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

Be sure to check out the other tabs along the top to see program, testing and cost information. Feel free to write with any questions. Just click on "contact us."

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

Adult Program

The adult program includes practical workshops on making sound educational decisions, teaching your children, finding resources, using local schools successfully and growing together as a family. There will be plenty of time for individual consultations with educators who want to help you with specific education issues.

Learning styles
Curriculum choices
Education planning
Special needs learners
How to home school
Success in using national schools and learning in another language
Third Culture Kids: growing up cross-culturally
Learning to write well in your mother tongue
Using technology for education
Online schooling
Parenting issues
Spiritual formation topics for men and women
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, toddlers and pre-schoolers will receive loving care from a team of childcare workers and a fun program designed just for them.
	What do the aye-aye, axolotl, emperor tamarin, and blobfish all have in common? (Hmm, you may need to Google some of these.) Why of course, they are all animals. Come join us as we learn about the Creator’s creatures around the world. The FEC Children’s Program runs parallel to the adult program. It is set up as an educational week (not VBS) full of information, hands-on activities and fun. We’ll have a whale of a time. So, get your ducks in a row and register before it starts raining cats and dogs. See you there!
	Program leaders for the teens (ages 13-18) have planned a full week of activities, including a field trip, time to learn and lots of "hanging out" time.
*NOTE	Sorry, due to logistics and space limitations, we will not be able to move children from their age group to another group. Thanks for understanding.

Educational Assessment

SHARE offers the following options if you desire an educational assessment for your child. All of the tests that are given are North American-based and normed to North American students. Non-North American, English mother tongue students may benefit from the individual post-test consultation available to parents, though the scored results may not be a true indication of achievement due to cultural biases on some test questions.

You may sign up on the registration form for any of these options. Payment may be made in cash or by check when you arrive at the conference.

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: $25; Non-sponsoring agency: $35; Others $50

Achievement testing (grades 3-11)

SHARE offers achievement testing for students ages 8-18/grades 3-12 to assess whether your child is “on track” with his or her age mates. The achievement test for elementary students will be given on Monday and Tuesday afternoons from 1:30 – 4:00. The test for teens will be scheduled so that they do not miss important events such as the field trip. Tests administered include the Iowa Test of Basic Skills and the Iowa Test of Educational Development. 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: $45; Non-sponsoring agency: $65; Others: $100

Diagnostic tests for struggling learners (ages 6-18/grades 1-12)
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.

Basic Diagnostic Testing with an Educational Consultant:

Cost: Sponsoring Agency: $120; Non-sponsoring agency: $150; Others: $200

OR

Detailed Diagnostic Testing with an Educational Psychologist:

Cost: Sponsoring Agency: $200; Non-sponsoring agency: $300; Others: $500

Language Disorders Assessment

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

Cost: Sponsoring Agency: $25; Non-sponsoring agency: $35; Others: $50

Hearing Evaluation

This digital hearing assessment is available to both adults and children.

Cost: Sponsoring Agency: $10; Non-sponsoring agency: $15; Others: $20

Conference Registration Fees

	Sponsoring Agency*	Non-sponsoring Agency
Adults	$150 single; $225 couple	$200 single; $275 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 and hot lunch included in prices below).

Per adult, age 18+	Single room: 49 EUR/person/day* Double room: 70 EUR/2 adults/day* Dbl/trpl/family room for 1 adult + child(ren): 43 EUR/adult/day+ children’s rates Dbl/trpl/family room for 2 adults + child(ren): 70 EUR/2 adults/day+ children’s rates *daily tourist tax for adults, age 18+, will be approximately 1.5 EUR/day
Per teen, age 12 – 17,99	26 EUR/person/day
Per child, age 8 – 11,99	18 EUR/person/day
Per child, age 4 – 7,99	16 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

Shuttle Services

Shuttle services from the Vienna airport may be arranged by contacting us by January 31, 2012. The cost is $60 or 45 Euros for adults per trip, $50 or 35 Euros for teens per trip and $40 or 30 Euros for children up through age 12 per trip.

How to Pay

Conference registration must be paid online at this site as you register. You will be directed automatically to the secure Google Checkout or PayPal payment sites where you may pay by credit card or PayPal account. You will receive a confirmation e-mail 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 you do not know who your SHARE representative is, e-mail us at the “contact us” button on this website.

January 31, 2012 will be the last day to register online and pay registration fees. February 15, 2012 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 31, 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 SHARE conference table when you arrive. Payment may be paid in US dollars, USD checks, Euros or Hungarian Forint at the conference table upon arrival. Sorry, we cannot accept credit cards for testing fees.

Shuttle services from the Vienna airport to and from the hotel may be paid in US dollars, USD checks, Euros and Hungarian forint at the SHARE conference table upon arrival. Sorry, we cannot accept credit cards for shuttle services.

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