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Though registration for the Children's Program is now closed, parents may still register with a child under the age of 2, who will be in the care of the parent throughout the conference.

To participate in the 2022 Oratorical Festival:

(1) Register for the conference by Feb. 28

(2) Submit a speech script by Feb. 28

Learn more: saintkosmas.org/saint-kosmas-oratorical-festival

Translator: Rev. Dr. Fr. John Palmer

The Guided Explorations Series holds a two-fold purpose: (1) To support educators, both classroom teachers and homeschooling parents, in their understanding of the nature and purpose of education (2) To strengthen educators in their pedagogy, that is, in how they instruct in the classroom or in the home. The uniqueness of this series is that it brings both goals into one experience for the educator. As educators move through the guided exploration, they will be deepening their understanding of the nature and purpose of education, all the while, having modeled for them a healthy pedagogical approach. This embodiment of proper pedagogy is important for the development of educators. Too often, when “training” educators how to “teach,” we fail to model the very things we are asking... (Read more)

Learn More about Dr. Mark Tarpley and his upcoming presentations at the 2022 Saint Kosmas Conference.

From "Exploring the Art of Establishing a Home Culture"

When we fast as a family—if you've been Orthodox for any amount of time—you know that you can live on peanut butter and jelly, spaghetti, and potato chips for 40 days and still survive. But you also have the huge potential to eat extremely healthy vegan food for the fasting times of the year. These health fads come out and distract us, and make us think, "This is the way!" But the Church has been doing this for 2000 years! You eat vegan for this period; you can eat keto for the next. The Church has so brilliantly laid all of this out before us. But cooking healthy vegan food takes time. There is a ton of chopping, a ton of dicing. You spend a lot of time in the kitchen. Our attitude as a mom greatly influences our kids, as to whether or not they like to fast. And that is a little bit scary as a homeschool mom. Because—as with a lot of these responsibilities—the more energy I put into it, the more I see the attitude improve in the home. Everybody's excited—I mean, we're going to have some sort of great peanut sauce on roasted tofu, versus spaghetti again. Of course, there are days for spaghetti. I'm not saying make ideals that are unattainable. Rather, it's just looking at it with a spiritual mind, that this offering, this extra chopping, this taking extra time—it's a gift to my children, it's a gift to God, and it's my prayer. This is my one life, and so what I choose to do with my day, I want to offer to God. Read more or listen to the audio.