{"id":273453,"date":"2026-08-27T20:48:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T20:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/273453\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T20:48:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T20:48:09","slug":"global-expo-homeschool-youth-day-set-for-sept-18-in-erie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/273453\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Expo Homeschool Youth Day Set for Sept. 18 in Erie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t<img width=\"672\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/KSU-Extension-672x372.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Homeschool families are invited to take part in the Global Expo Homeschool Youth Day on Friday, Sept. 18, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Neosho County Fairgrounds in Erie.<\/p>\n<p>Hosted by K-State Extension\u2019s Southwind District, the interactive educational event will provide homeschooled youth with an engaging opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>Youth ages 5 to 12 will travel around the world through hands-on activities focused on China, Brazil, Iceland, Mexico, and Australia.<\/p>\n<p>Older youth ages 13 to 18 will participate in a unique United Nations-style challenge. Participants will assume the role of world leaders as they work together to address a surprise global scenario before coming together for a final World Summit.<\/p>\n<p>The event is free to attend, and all materials will be provided. Parents or guardians must accompany participating youth. Participants are encouraged to bring a sack lunch and stay after the program to enjoy fellowship with other homeschooling families.<\/p>\n<p>Pre-registration is required by Sept. 15. To register, call the Southwind Extension District office at 620-244-3826.<\/p>\n<p>K-State Extension is a short name for the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service. K-State Extension is an equal opportunity provider and employer.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tRelated<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Homeschool families are invited to take part in the Global Expo Homeschool Youth Day on Friday, Sept. 18,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":273454,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[136,138,137],"class_list":["post-273453","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-erie","tag-erie","tag-erie-headlines","tag-erie-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/273453","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=273453"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/273453\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/273454"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=273453"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=273453"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=273453"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}