Joaquin Fernandez is a veteran producer/director of documentaries, television commercials, and educational and marketing videos. He has worked in the U.S., France, Italy, Russia, Israel, Portugal, Japan, the Philippines and the Caribbean. Originally from Miami, Florida Joaquin worked for several multinational ad agencies in the 90’s, and provided video solutions for higher education. He is a media consultant for The Exodus Mandate Project and president of The Lighthouse, a video production and graphic design firm. Joaquin lives in North Carolina with his wife and four children.

Embark on a voyage through the lungs! Dr. Lainna Callentine will be your tour guide! Dissect lungs and witness live demonstrations of lung functions at the Illinois Christian Home Educators 2013 Convention.

Dr. Lainna Callentine demonstrating a dissection.

UPDATE: Our winner is Sarah Logan from West Chicago.

Would you like to win an MP3 set of the 2012 ICHE State Convention -- all the seminars and keynotes ($88 value)? We have one set to give away. Leave a comment here and at the end of the week we'll pick a winner. Please include your name and email address. One entry per family.

Thank you to Kim and Kayla D'Escoto for these photos of the 2012 ICHE State Convention.

Jeff Lewis

Norm Wakefield

The Duggar Sisters

Kevin Swanson

2012 ICHE State Convention speaker Kathie Morrissey talks about her favorite workshop Training Character into Your Children.

Excerpt from 2012 ICHE State Convention seminar Organized...Well Almost!: Time Management by Vicki Bentley. The entire seminar can be purchased here.

Excerpt from the ICHE 2012 State Convention seminar Homeschooling 101 by Jeff Lewis and Steve Grutzius. You can purchase the entire seminar here.

An excerpt from the ICHE seminar Helping the Distractible Child, Part 1 by Melinda Boring. You can purchase the entire seminar here.

ICHE 2012 State Convention speaker Janice Campbell describes her Excellence in Literature curriculum.

Listen to this excerpt of Kevin Swanson's keynote address Capturing the Vision. Get the CD at the convention or here.