Presenter	Workshop Title	Description
John Bennett	Braingames -- Let's Play!	This hands-on session invites you to come check out a variety of logic puzzles and abstract strategy games. You can stay focused and sink your brain into one game or take in a variety of styles - either way, let's play!!
Joe Betts-LaCroix	Dangerous Electronics	Build your own zapper by first building your own high-voltage capacitor out of the supplies provided. You may choose to build a either of two more challenge options: a working electric motor, and a "mystery" project. The most dangerous part of this class is that it could change your mind about the wonderful field you plan to devote your life to, causing you to instead choose electronics. All supplies are provided, and all that's required is resonable skill with the hands,  brain, and some curiosity. The session will start with a brief explanation of the projects and how they work, followed by interactive, hands-on construction and play.
Lisa Betts-LaCroix	Theatre Improvisation for Family Fun	Theatre improvisation is a great way to get out of your head and into your body; practice listening and responding, trusting your instincts and making good choices. This session is for anyone who would like to be more comfortable in front of people, improve their communication and reasoning skills, or meet other conference attendees. We will play a variety of improvisation and theatre games and will have an all around fun and exciting time. This is a class for the whole family.
Lisa Betts-LaCroix	Problem Solving Challenges for the Whole Family	Do you love to use your brain? Like to come up with new solutions, designs or divergent ideas? Come and test your metal as part of a family team or with a group of friends. Or just come by yourself and we'll put teams together. This session is a series of collaboratively competitive task based challenges designed to see how you can work as a team to solve the problems presented. Open to all, though kids under 8 will have more fun if accompanied by an adult.
Scott and John Davis	Krav Maga Israeli Self Defense	Krav Maga is the official self defense system of the Israeli Defense Forces, and has been taught to hundreds of law enforcement agencies and thousands of civilians in the United States. In this presentation we will be covering basic stance, striking and defenses. Attendees over 10 will get the most out of this presentation but everyone is welcome.
Val Gray	Creative Minds	"Creative Minds" is a team challenge workshop for families. This workshop is suitable for children from about 8 to 12 years old, accompanied by a family member who plays as their team partner. Family groups are then formed into larger teams, so it is a great way of getting to know lots of people. Teams work together to take part in an exciting range of games and challenges, suitable for a wide range of ability levels. This workshop is tremendous fun and gives parents and their children a chance to really find out what they can accomplish through teamwork and a willingnes to "have a go".
Jay Hamilton-Roth	Create A Successful Home-Based Business	A successful business might be one that produces lots of revenue, can run itself while you're on a trip, bring you notoriety, or helps your community. But how can you create one, without spending a lot of time or money? The key is creating a creative (marketing) plan and understanding some basic marketing principles. This isn't rocket science -- anyone can learn the basics quickly. During this session, we'll start to create a marketing plan for your business, and I'll give you lots of ideas for making your business of your dreams.
Elisa Henderson and Lily Zaballos	Rag Doll Making	People will learn how to make a rag doll and then get to personalize it with a face, hair and clothes. This is a good workshop for people of all ages and you don't need any specific skills. Young children will need a parent's help.
Audrey Hollingsworth	Dress-Up Improv	This workshop will involve mostly young children, and will teach them the fundamentals of improvisation and acting. The idea is to allow the kids to dress up in costumes and act out their own improvisational story, starting the workshop with icebreakers or theatre games.
Rusty Hopewell	Education Through Nutrition	This beginners level talk will explore how nutrition affects learning and how to teach life, health, and academic skills through nutrition and cooking. This talk is geared towards adults, but may interest teens and younger audiences.
Hazuki Kataoka	Japanese Paper Theater (Kamishibai) Storytelling	They will perform kamishibai storytelling and share its colorful history and background. The session includes simple and interactive stories brought from Japan and the Japanese folktales they have written. Children will be encouraed to participate in the stories. The target audience: children age 3-8 and their parents.
Mary Ann Malkoff	Family Volunteering Projects	Creating family memories volunteering are priceless -- they will never be forgotten by your children.
Kristin Masters	How to Hear Demands Differently	This workshop will draw from the wisdom of NVC (non-violent communication) to let us play with different ways we can hear or respond to this kind of energy. We'll mix it up, get creative, learn from our insights in watching role plays, and apply honesty and empathy to habits and situations we all want to change. Expect fun and games to keep it interesting for families.
Matthew McGregor	Wilderness Survivor Primer	A brief overview of the essential elements of wilderness survival. This workshop is a lecture and may not be interesting to the younger set.
Matthew McGregor	Make an Earth Shelter	You'll be cozy, snug and warm in this one-person shelter built from materials found in any woods for survival or just for fun.
Matthew McGregor	Making Friction Fire	Come practice the ancient skill of making fire-byfriction. Matthew will guide you through use of the bow drill and talk about building a sure-fire fire. Successful fire making requires a skill level equal to that of using a hand-saw, however all ages are welcome to play, to watch and to experiment.
Matthew McGregor	Nature Based Games	Come join us for fun nature based games that get you moving and open your senses. This session is geared toward 7 and up, due to more of an intellectual component, but younger ones enjoy it too.
Susan Nelson	Think Outside the Book	The workshop will describe innovative ways to approach academic subjects without texts and lecture. There will be a particular emphasis on food, cooking, and field trips. The workshop will provide concrete ideas and some hands on activities for teaching basic skills without texts, but will also emphasize thinking creatively about teaching and learning.
Lucy Sargeant	Young Artists Drawing Workshop	This workshop is for those artists under 13. All skill levels are welcome. Drawing as a form of expression and ovservation of the world around us. Students ae encouraged to create their own works. Introductory skills are discussed. Prominent artworks are shown via slides. Supplies will be available at the workshop.
Daniel Shaindlin	Vocal Technique and Interpretation for Teens and Adults	Work with professional Operatic tenor on vocal technique and interpretation of classical/musical theater/traditional American song/Lieder etc. 14 and above, bring in a piece of music (sheet music please!) that you would like to perform. We will work on technique and then the interpretation both musically and dramatically of the piece. Then we'll sing it again to see if we've improved and or enlightened!
Ben Smith	Germ Warfare	For the wriggly goofball. Join us as we laugh, run and attack each other with soft germs.
Sarah Smith	Anime/Manga Discussion	The purpose of this workshop is to just sit around and share drawing ideas, show info, artwork, and just to meet some with a similar interest to your own.
Pam Sorooshian	Fun Math Activities for Young Children	This is a hands-on session for parents and children. It is aimed primarily at children from about 5 to 8 years old and is intended to help parents increase the quality and quantity of math-related parent-child interactions in daily life. These fun games and activities will help children develop early math skills and readiness for more advanced math.
Paul Stang	Seeking Wisdom in Mathematics	It's been said that modern education only teaches to one hemisphere, "and only 1/2 of one chakra". Today, math and science are emphasized. In this workshop, Paul Stang will present his book on creative mathematics, which shows ways to make learning math and some forms of science more fulfilling. He will also show his workshops of a similar nature, plus topics of mandalas, geometric art and sacred geometry. Further demonstration will be presented on manipulatives like Zome Tools and a similar product from the UK called Astro-Logix.