Annual Homeschool Conference in South Dakota
Registration link will be available in January.
To apply to speak, please contact us.
To register as a Vendor, please complete this form – Vendor Registration Form.
We’re always looking for exciting vendors that can provide value to our conference attendees.
If you’d like to be a vendor, a sponsor, have questions about our vendors or have suggestions for vendors you’d like to see at the conference, please contact our vendor coordinator.
Sponsorship Levels
The conference’s success is in no small part due to the generosity of its many wonderful sponsors. Please consider supporting the conference, while gaining valuable exposure to the area’s homeschool families, with one of the tax-deductible sponsorship opportunities listed below.
- Gold – $1,000
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Gold level sponsors receive a full-page advertisement in the conference program and one-year advertising on the Homeschool South Dakota website. Gold level sponsors also receive recognition in the monthly member newsletter and social media platforms.
Print Ad Full Page: 4.5” w x 7.5” h
Resolution: 300 dpi
CMYK Full Color
No bleed
Preferred formats: .EPS, .PDFWeb Ad: 300 x 500 px
Full color
Preferred formats: PNG, JPG
Resolution: 72ppi - Silver – $500
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Silver level sponsors receive a half-page advertisement in the conference program and one month advertising on Homeschool South Dakota website. Silver level sponsors also receive recognition in the monthly member newsletter and social media platforms.
Print Ad Half Page: 4.5” w x 3.5” h OR 2.175” w x 6.75” h
Resolution: 300 dpi
CMYK Full Color
No bleed
Preferred formats: .EPS, .PDFWeb Ad: 300 x 250 px
Full color
Preferred formats: PNG, JPG
Resolution: 72ppi - Bronze – $250
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Bronze level sponsors receive a quarter-page advertisement in the conference program.
Print Ad Quarter Page: 4.5” w x 2” h
Resolution: 300 dpi
CMYK Full Color
No bleed
Preferred formats: .EPS, .PDF - Contributor $100
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Contributor level sponsors are listed in the conference program.
- Premier
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Premier sponsors make a multi-year commitment at the Gold or Silver level. Premier sponsors receive a 6-foot free-standing banner of their design prominently displayed at the conference in addition to the benefits listed above.
Activities
Code of Conduct
The conference is designed to be a family safe and family friendly event. However, families who are attending must understand that the conduct and behavior of parents and children are representative of the South Dakota homeschool community at large. We have seen an alarming rise in disruptive and disrespectful behavior by unattended children in activities and the Vendor Hall. Please prepare your children to conduct themselves with decorum, decency and respectfulness while attending the conference and participating in activities. Children who are unable to listen and follow instructions will be removed from activities and asked to return to their parent’s care. Children found running or being rambunctious in the Vendor Hall will be required to do the same.
More activities to come as they are scheduled.
Services
Complimentary Registration
Current legislators, non-homeschooling pastors and non-homeschooling grandparents are invited to attend the conference as our guests. Homeschool SD does not endorse any political party, legislator or denomination, but instead uses their attendance at the conference to acquaint them with home education as a successful, proven educational choice. Please feel free to take a moment and introduce yourselves to them. Legislators, please bring credentials to receive your free pass.
Food
No outside food is allowed in the Convention Center. An expanded menu of lunch and snack choices will be available from concessions in Exhibit Hall 2, behind the vendor booths. Food purchased at the Convention Center concessions helps to defray the cost of the conference.
Mother’s Day Basket Drawing
One special mother will go home with this year’s Mother’s Day Basket. Multiple entries available per family: TEACHSD member (1), completed vendor punch cards (2), completed conference survey (1). The drawing will be held at 4:25 p.m. Saturday in Exhibit Hall 1 before the start of the last keynote presentation. Must be present to win.
Speaker Conference Recordings
Had to flip a coin to decide which session to attend? Wondered what you might have missed? Wonder no more! Once again, audio of all keynote and workshop speaker presentations, unless otherwise noted, will be available in mp3 format. Recordings do not include vendor workshops or special sessions. Conference attendance is required, and the service cost is $15. Recordings are available for purchase at the registration table or on the Eventbrite app. Those who purchase recordings will receive a download link, at the email provided at registration, within 2 weeks of the conference conclusion.
Unstaffed Kid’s Areas
Need a place to let the little ones, or those watching them, unwind? There is an Unstaffed Nursery in Room 5, west of the main entrance to the Convention Center. There will also be Unstaffed Respite Tables in the main hallway between the CHCSD Information Tables and the doors to Exhibit Hall 1 doors. The Unstaffed Nursery is intended for nursing mothers and smaller children while the Unstaffed Respite Tables are for older children who’d like to hang out and play games or just rest a bit. Please note that these areas are unstaffed and adults are still responsible for their children while they’re in these areas.
Vendor Hall
The Vendor Hall is where you can browse and purchase curricula, books and supplies, as well as learn about new educational resources and methods, consult with experts and interact with the conference speakers.
Vendor Prize Drawings
Enter to win amazing prizes donated by participating vendors! To enter the drawing, complete your vendor stamp cards by receiving a stamp while visiting participating vendors. Look for the yellow stamp card flag to identify each participating vendor booth. Vendors may require an adult to visit their booth in order to receive a stamp. Prizes must be picked up from the vendor during Vendor Hall hours. Enter early for more opportunities to win hourly vendor prizes.
2025 Schedule – TBD
Lodging
When requesting reservations, you must mention Homeschool SD.
AmericInn Sioux Falls North
Features: Hot Complimentary Breakfast, Complimentary Wireless High-Speed Internet, Pool, Hot tub, Fitness Center, Lounge
Reservation Deadline: Until hotel is full
Sheraton Sioux Falls & Convention Center
Conference Rate: $149/night + tax
Features: Airport Shuttle, connected to the Sioux Falls Convention Center, Pool, Fitness Center, Restaurant, Bar, Wireless High-Speed Internet
If you encounter difficulty making a reservation with this link, please call the Sheraton directly at 605.331.0100.
Reservation cutoff: TBD