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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 →

Sunday Evening Review: January 14, 2007

Last week’s week in review got overlooked in Valorie’s transfer to the baby blog. (Check it out). Therefore, this week, you will get two, two, two weeks in one. Here is what has been going on in the homeschooling blog from January 1, to January 14, 2007. We started out the year with the 2006 in Review: Homeschooling Blog at a Glance and The 31 Most Talked About Blogs of 2006 . Still in a reflective mood, Valorie wrote Reflections on Homeschooling and Thoughts on Home schooling a Gifted Child . Constant reflection and re-evaluation in homeschooling is so important, … 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 →

2006 in Review: Homeschooling Blog at a Glance

As a new homeschooling blogger at Families.com, I wanted to know everything that has been discussed to date. In response to my own curiosity, and in an effort to make perusing our articles easier for you, our readers, I have compiled all of the blogs for the year 2006. Deciding to Homeschool Why homeschool Am I qualified for this? Reasons that Homeschooling Works! My Most Important Advice for Homeschoolers. The Cost of Homeschooling Instead of standing up for their own kids, why not stand up for all kids? Disclaimer: I am hardly an expert in education. Did You Know? ‘Empirical … Continue reading →

Sunday Evening Review: December 24th

Merry Christmas to you all! I’m sure with the busy holiday schedule, you missed some blogs this week–I certainly did. So now we have our week in review and you can catch up on what you’ve missed. Are You Taking a Holiday Break? Except for of course Christmas Eve and Christmas Day we aren’t and neither is Andrea’s family. Something that I see as a real benefit of homeschooling is that we are offered unlimited flexibility. On that same note, Andrea shares with us Homeschooling and the Freedom to Live. Did you know that there are Schools for Your Homeschoolers? … Continue reading →