Staff report

Long time Suffolk resident Gail Barker is one of 45 speakers at the Virginia Home Education Association’s Homeschool Conference & Curriculum Fair to be held at the Science Museum of Virginia in Richmond on Saturday, Aug. 28,

Barker will lead a session on Avoiding Burnout.

The conference is designed for experienced homeschoolers as well as those new to or considering homeschooling. This is a family friendly conference, with speakers, vendors, and activities for the whole family, including hands-on events hosted by the Science Museum of Virginia.

There will be sessions on getting started, homeschooling teens, hands-on teaching, science instruction, history through storytelling, homeschooling methods, socialization, homeschooling dads, avoiding burnout, and many more.

Featured are nationally acclaimed homeschooling writer and speaker Linda Dobson, as well as Jim Weiss, the award-winning storyteller from

Charlottesville.

For more information, visit the VHEA website at www.vhea.org, e-mail Conference@vhea.org or call 1-866-513-6173.