The Christian Home Educators Confederation of Kansas will host their annual “Day Under the Dome” conference at the Memorial Hall in the Capitol Complex in Topeka on Wednesday, January 20, 2010. DUTD offers an opportunity for home educators to come together to consider legislative issues that may impact them. The theme of this year’s conference is “Protecting Our Freedoms” and will focus on the importance of grassroots political activism.

The key presenters for the conference will be Attorney Scott Woodruff of Home School Legal Defense Association from Virginia and Kris Kobach, Professor of Constitutional Law, UMKC Law School, former Counsel to U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft. Additional presenters will include American Majority, TeenPact, and the National Christian Forensics and Communications Association. There will also be special presentations for teens.

The event will begin at 9 a.m. with a workshop for home educators that will range from how to get started to how to homeschool your college-bound high schoolers. The event will conclude with a 5 p.m. reception for legislators.

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DUTD 2010 detailed schedule  

Registration for the main conference is requested, but not required. Box lunches are available and should be ordered in advance. (See link below.)

Teens attending the teen program will need to pre-register. (See link below.)

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Day Under the Dome registration form

As a first, this year’s conference will feature a teen track. Teen programming will be provided by American Majority, TeenPact, and other local groups of interest to teens. Lunch will be provided. Following the legislative reception, Verbatim Speech and Debate Club will host a social for teens and their families. (Register for the social using the main Day Under the Dome registration form above.)

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Day Under the Dome Teen registration form

In association with the conference, CHECK will arrange for tours of the Capitol and provide information about touring other local sites of historical interest. There will be local housing and hotel information available as part of the registration process.

Attendees are also encouraged to stay overnight in Topeka in order to attend a local homeschool basketball tournament and a local homeschool speech and debate tournament on Thursday, January 21, or to continue to tour local sites.

Schedule Highlights for January 20, 2010

10:30 a.m., Memorial Auditorium:Opening Address by Home School Legal Defense Association Attorney Scott Woodruff

Good Fences Make Good Neighbors: What Authentic Homeschooling Is and Isn’t 

12:45 p.m., Memorial Auditorium: Midday Address by Professor of Constitutional Law, UMKC Law School Kris Kobach

 Voter Fraud and Other Threats to Our Constitutional Rights

2:30 p.m., Memorial Auditorium: Panel Presentation featuring HSLDA Attorney Scott Woodruff, CHECK Legislative Liason Attorney Kent Vincent, Senate Education Committee Member Senator Tim Huelskamp, and CHECK President Gary Olds

Homeschooling in Kansas 

4:00 p.m., Memorial Auditorium: Keynote Address by Home School Legal Defense Association Attorney Scott Woodruff

Protecting Our Rights

5:00-6:30 p.m., Foyer, Memorial Auditorium: CHECK Reception for Kansas Legislators and State Board of Education Members

A Time for Home Educators to Get to Know Kansas Legislators