2024 Homeschool Idaho Teen Program

Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

1 Timothy 4:12

2024 Homeschool Idaho Teen Program

Learn from Dynamic Speakers

Serve the Community

Build New Friendships

Have an Awesome Weekend

Homeschool Idaho believes that our homeschooled young adults stand uniquely equipped to lead their peers. We invite your teen to participate in our World Changers Leadership Training Program. The speakers, activities, and service opportunities are enjoyable and meaningful, but the true significance of this experience lies in the community and friendships forged along the way.

Participants will have an opportunity to practice servant leadership during the convention. Each student will be placed on one of three teams and will get to know their fellow leaders as they build teamwork skills through service at the convention. Over the course of the convention, teams will rotate through a series of workshops, activities, and service. Each of the three teams will have a team leader to train and encourage the group.

Notes for Mom & Dad:

  • Students must be pre-registered.  Registration is not available at the door for the Teen Program.
  • Space is limited, and this popular program quickly meets capacity. Plan to register early.
  • Students must be between the ages of 12-18.
  • Participants in the Teen Program must have at least one parent attending the convention.
  • T-Shirts will be provided for each participant to wear for the duration of the program.
  • Teens will check-in each morning between 8:15 – 8:45 AM.
  • Teens will meet their parents for lunch.
  • Parents should understand that while team leaders work closely with their group, teens will be moving throughout the facility while serving throughout the two days. In light of this, we ask that registered teens be mature enough to move with their group while maintaining a cheerful attitude.

Meet the Teen Program Speakers

Mike Smith

Mike Smith graduated from Bob Jones University’s School of Applied Studies in 1993. Mike uses his talents in ministry on the mission field. He has been married to his wife, Stephanie, for 29 years. God has blessed them with five children and two grandchildren. For the past 25 years, they have partnered with Biblical Ministries Worldwide. They apply their name (SMITH) as an acronym for their ministry: Serving Missionaries Internationally Through Helps. They are currently in the process of starting Legacy Trade College, a school dedicated to teaching and equipping students to serve God by meeting the needs of the Church around the world using the gifts and talents that God has given them.

Nate Noorlander

Nate Noorlander double-majored in philosophy and history teaching, then spent nearly ten years in public, private, and charter schools in the U.S. and China. In China he taught IGCSE and A Level history at the Cambridge International Curriculum Center of Beijing Normal University, and IB history, IB English, and Theory of Knowledge at the Yew Chung International School of Beijing. In 2020 he co-founded The Nomadic Professor with Dr. William Kesler Jackson, where he has been ever since, helping to develop online high school courses in history and media literacy, both subjects The Nomadic Professor team believe to be critical for 21st-century students.

Homeschool Idaho has room for only 60 teens in our World Changers Leadership Training Program. We encourage you to register early if your teen would like to participate because this popular program typically fills up quickly.