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Homeschooling Groups and Resources in Missouri Q-Z

Homeschool groups and resources exist to provide comradeship and support to other homeschoolers. They can be very important to a family’s success in homeschooling. Joining a homeschool network or support group in your area will make a difference in your homeschooling journey. This installment is for Mississippi Q-Z. Raymore Home Educators Activities include monthly meetings, fun holiday parties, field trips and much more. Best of all children are encouraged to attend. Rolla Area Secular Homeschoolers We are an inclusive group and all are welcome, as long as you are accepting of people’s differences. St. Clair County Christian Home Educators This … Continue reading →

Homeschooling Groups and Resources in Missouri A-P

Homeschool groups and resources exist to provide comradeship and support to other homeschoolers. They can be very important to a family’s success in homeschooling. Joining a homeschool network or support group in your area will make a difference in your homeschooling journey. This installment is for Missouri, A-P 1Roomschool is a group for Missouri homeschooler’s to share information, upcoming events, questions about home schooling and an alternative support. Bolivar Area Homeschoolers exists to support and encourage each other, provide educational and social activities for the children and disseminate information. Christian Home Educators Fellowship’s mission is to encourage and equip families … Continue reading →

Homeschool Groups and Resources in Mississippi

Homeschool groups and resources exist to provide comradeship and support to other homeschoolers. They can be very important to a family’s success in homeschooling. Joining a homeschool network or support group in your area will make a difference in your homeschooling journey. This installment is for Mississippi. Christian Home Educators Connection of Mississippi The purpose of CHEC is to support and encourage home educators by providing information and opportunities for fellowship both educational and social. Christian Home Educators of Hattiesburg, Mississippi goal it is to provide spiritual and emotional support as well as enriching ministry, academic and recreational activities to … Continue reading →

Homeschool Groups and Resources in Minnesota

Involvement with other homeschoolers is very important to a family’s success in homeschooling. Joining a homeschool network or support group in your area will make a difference in your homeschooling journey. This installment is for Minnesota. Christian MN Homeschoolers forum for Christian moms and dads to discuss issues related to homeschooling / unschooling in Minnesota. Eclectic Community of Homeschooling Opportunities in Minnesota ECHO is an inclusive homeschool organization designed for families who wish to learn more about homeschooling as an alternative form of education. Eclectic Community of Homeschooling Opportunities in Minnesota ECHO is an outreach group designed to help families … Continue reading →

Homeschool groups and resources in Michigan

Involvement with other homeschoolers is very important to a family’s success in homeschooling. Joining a homeschool network or support group in your area will make a difference in your homeschooling journey. This installment is for Michigan. Adventurers Homeschool Association Christian co-op that meets weekly for classes just south of Ypsilanti, MI Christian Home Educators of Midland Ministry, Inc. (CHEMinistry) Christian Home Educators of Midland Ministry, Inc. We are a Midland-based, Christian, nonprofit home school support group that serves families in Mid-Michigan. Christian Home Educators Support System (CHESS) homeschool co-op founded in the fall of 1993. Capital Homeschool Athletic Program (CHAP) … Continue reading →

A Homeschooling Support System

For us the decision to homeschool was an easy one. I happen to go to a church where almost all the members of the church (it’s a small church) live within a two block radius of each other. Not only that but almost everyone homeschools. So I live within walking distance of a whole bunch of other homeschoolers. You’d think we’d get together all the time, but the truth is we don’t. We have different aged children, some moms have teenagers and others of us have preschoolers, and to meet their needs we’ve tended to go in different directions. But … Continue reading →

Do Chores Have a Place in Homeschooling?

It seems that there is somewhat of a divide in the home schooling community on the issue of chores. I recently was talking to a mom who said, “I’d rather teach my daughter how to hire good help, than have her actually do housework.” I have to be honest and say that I was a little taken aback by that statement for numerous reasons, but she’s not the first person I’ve spoken to that seems to have that attitude. In part, I think it stems from the fact that home schooling mothers work full time teaching. On top of that, … Continue reading →

Beginning homeschooling with minimal support

In my first post, I mentioned that my initial investigation into homeschooling included looking into local community support. In this post, I’ll share what I found and how it affected our decision to homeschool. A logical starting point was our faith community, but I was disappointed with what I discovered. Among fellow churchgoers, there was one family of homeschoolers, and their son was in junior high. Not the best social match for my little first-grade girl. The mom also gently warned me away from the local religious homeschooling group, as she had often felt criticized by them for her own … Continue reading →

Building Your Homeschool Community (Part II)

In my previous post, I described the different types of homeschooling communities I belong to and expressed my desire to create a community here on families.com. Here is my proposal: Families.com has an awesome forums structure. The discount and coupon people use it heavily, and I would like for us (those interested in homeschooling) to utilize it in very much the same way. If you go to the families.com forums, and scroll down to the Parenting section you will find homeschooling tucked in there among the other topics. I strongly encourage you to participate in the families.com homeschooling forum. It … Continue reading →

Building Your Homeschool Community (Part I)

One of the coolest things about homeschooling is the ability to handpick your friends and community as a whole. There will be some things you cannot control, like people moving away, and bullies living across the street, but you can eliminate influences that are toxic to your family for the most part. There are many things you can base your homeschooling community on, creating different types of homeschooling communities. Most of these are informal, but some are formal and require faith statements. I belong to several different types: My local community: Through a local homeschool group, I am aware of … Continue reading →