Homeschooling
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Websites
If searching the Internet for more information, consider using search terms such as “homeschooling,” "home schooling," or "education + homeschool."
- A to Z Home's Cool Homeschooling
homeschooling.gomilpitas.com
Well-organized site by Ann Zeiss. Informative articles, member area, recommended books by topic. “Regional and Worldwide Homeschooling” includes links to support groups.
- Alternative Education Resource Organization
www.edrev.org
This nonprofit organization concerns education alternatives: community schools, alternative learning centers (public and private), and homeschooling. Site features e-mail discussion groups, a magazine, radio talk show, and catalog on education news.
- American Homeschool Association
www.americanhomeschoolassociation.org
The AHA was created in 1995 to network homeschoolers on a national level and is a service organization sponsored in part by the publishers of Home Education Magazine. Current AHA services include an online news and discussion list which provides news, information, and resources for homeschoolers, media contacts, and education officials.
- Crinkles Magazine
www.crinkles.com
Reviews, puzzles, games, and other activities and lesson plans for students to gain K-8.
- Eclectic Homeschool Online
eclectichomeschool.org/
The magazine for creative homeschoolers. Published from a Christian perspective.
- FamilyEducation Network
familyeducation.com/home/
The FamilyEducation Network provides helpful advice by ages, grades and school subjects, educational activities, news affecting children and families, and homeschooling.
- Growing Without Schooling (GWS)
www.holtgws.com/index.htm
GWS and Holt Associates is an information clearinghouse on homeschooling, largely dedicated to the work and teaching of education reformer John Holt, who founded the magazine Growing Without Schooling in 1977. In addition to a catalog of John Holt’s Bookstore, the site includes links to the magazine and information on GWS seminars, conferences, and a homeschooling consultation service.
- Heather’s Homeschooling Page
www.madrone.com/Home-ed/homeschool.htm
Homeschooler Heather Madrone’s site with personal essays on her reasons for homeschooling,
unschooling, and how she and her family approached specific subjects.
- High School Homeschooling Board
www.vegsource.com/wwwboard/highschool/wwwboard.html
A highly visited bulletin board where homeschooling parents, and sometimes teens, exchange information on curricula, independent study programs, college applications, and other aspects of the high school experience.
- Home Education Magazine
www.home-ed-magazine.com
Arrticles and columns; a free online newsletter; popular discussion boards on a variety of homeschool topics; a homeschool information library, with e-mail files on starting out, high school, college, and working; fathers and homeschooling, and much more.
- Homeschool Central
www.homeschoolcentral.com
A comprehensive menu of homeschool sites, study resources, and an online Homeschool Mall. site includes links to many different kinds of information, from local state information to joining a message board and chat rooms.
- The Home School Internet Resource Center
www.rsts.net/home
A selected list of the organization's services and resources as well as information
about their curriculum.
- Home School Legal Defense Association
www.hslda.org
This attractive Web site of the national legal organization features easily accessible summaries of applicable laws and homeschool statutes by state.
- Homeschool Mom
www.thehomeschoolmom.com
TheHomeSchoolMom site will "guide you through the free homeschool resources available online, making the most of your budget and your planning time. The Internet is full of sites that provide free lesson plans, worksheets, activities, online educational games, software, and more, all for free, and we help you find them!"
- Homeschool World
www.home-school.com/
Christian site of articles and a list of homeschool organizations from the publishers of Practical
- The Homeschool Zone
www.freewebs.com/thehomeschoolzone/
Offerings include the Zone newsletter; zone member center; homeschol yellow pages, listing support groups by state; book reviews and author intervies; helpful FAQs; global home-ed support; and distance ed links.
Homeschooling magazine.
- Homeschooler's Curriculum Swap
http://www.theswap.com/
Join wide ranging discussions about different aspects of homeschooling.
- Information Network for Christian Homes (INCH)
www.inch.org
Directory for local home education support groups.Information Network for Christian Homes (INCH)
- Jon's Homeschool Resource Page
www.midnightbeach.com/hs
FAQs, online discussion and support groups, homeschoolers' home pages, national homeschooling organizations and local support groups, and connections to many of the best sites on the net.
- Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic
www.rfbd.org
An 83,000 title library of textbooks on tape or computer disk for people who cannot effectively read standard print becasuse of a visual impairment, learning disability or other physical disability.
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Laws, Regulations and Organizational Resources
- H.O.M.E. (Homes Organized for Meaningful Education)
John and Cheryl Boone
Grand Blanc, MI 48439
(810) 750-4382
E-mail: Homenews34@aol.com
- Mid-Michigan Homeschoolers
6109 Pebbleshire,
Grand Blanc, MI 48439
- Home School Legal Defense Association
P. O. Box 3000
Purcellville, VA 20132
Phone: (540) 338-5600
www.hslda.org
HSLDA has over 55,000 families, supported by more than 50
dedicated staff members, who have banded together to ensure
that our rights are respected and our freedoms are protected
- Homeschool Support Network
P.O. Box 708
Gray, ME 04039
Phone (207) 657-6889 or 1-888-300-8434
E-mail: HSN@HomeEducator.com
/www.homeeducator.com/HSN/
The Homeschool Support Network was formed in 1986 as a non-profit
educational service organization simply to help provide information,
encouragement and support to parents and families interested
in homeschooling.
- National Homeschool Association
P.O. Box 290
Hartland, MI 48353-0290
(513) 722-9580
- Mid-Michigan Christian Home Educators, Inc.
P.O. Box 346
Bridgeport, MI 48722
(517) 790-0269
E-mail: yaegerpak@juno.com
- Information Network for Christian Homes
4934 Cannonsburg Road
Belmont, MI 49306
(616) 874-5577
E-mail: inch@inch.org
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Curriculum Resources
- Living Hope Inspirational Books and Gifts; Homeschooling
Workshops
1537 N. Leroy St.
Fenton, MI 48430
(810) 750-1722
- Home Study International
12501 Old Columbia Pike
Silver Spring, MD 20904
(301) 680-6570
E-mail: contact@hsi.edu
- Indiana University Independent Study Program
Owen Hall
709 E. Kirkwood
Bloomington, IN 47405
(812) 855-9875
E-mail: eballiet@indiana.edu
- Seton Home Study School
1350 Progress Drive
Front Royal, VA 22630
(540) 636-9990
E-mail: info@setonhome.org
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Magazines
- Home Education Magazine
www.home-ed-magazine.com
Home Education Magazine offers extensive information about setting up and operating home study programs. Its web site offers the full text of selected articles from its current issue.
Homeschooling Groups
- Ann Arbor Area Home Scholars (AAAHS)
Based in Ann Arbor, MI and serving SE Michigan
Email:AAAHS_Inquiries@yahoogroups.com
Website: www.geocities.com/ann_arbor_area_home_scholars
An all-inclusive support group for homeschoolers that welcomes members of diverse backgrounds and beliefs. AAAHS was established in September, 2005 and has grown to a community of over 30 families. It is a volunteer organization and is run by the entire AAAHS community, with leadership by the Moderator and the Advisory Committee.
- Ann Arbor Home Schoolers Network
Contact: Uri and Sophie Henig
Phone: (734) 332-7832
Email: uhenig@provide.net
- Capital Homeschool Athletic Program (CHAP)
2381 Mc Connell Hwy. Charlotte, MI 48813
Contact: David Lambright
Phone: (517) 543-5741
Email: lambrights@yahoo.com
Lansing area sports program for homeschoolers
- Christian Alliance for Responsible Educators (CARE)
960 Ascot, Ypsilanti, MI 48198
Contact: Kay Johnson (734) 482-5457 or Nancy McNamara (313) 429-7826
- Christian Homeschool Association for Sports Excellence (CHASE)
Contact: Cheryl Boone or Heather Idoni
Email: CHASE@educationforthesoul.com.
Website: www.chasehssports.com
Serves the counties of Saginaw, Tuscola, Shiawassee, Genesee, Lapeer, Livingston, and Oakland. A newly formed Christian group wanting to provide organized sports opportunities such as Boys' Basketball, Girls' Basketball, Boys' Wrestling, and Girls' Volleyball.
- Christian Home Educators of Michigan
P.O. Box 530760, Livonia, MI 48153-0760
Contact: Eugene C. Newman
Email: ecn@webbernet.net
- Families Active in Studies and Teaching (FAST)
4061 Holt Road, Holt, MI 48842-1843
Phone: (517) 699-2728
Email: emmanuel@homeschoolcenter.com
FAST publishes a monthly newsletter that reports on several support groups in the greater Lansing area. There are many gatherings and field trips, homeschool sports teams, etc. reported on, as well as updates on the state's legal info, and state homeschool conferences.
- Gifted Children HomeSchooling
1357 Key West Dr, Troy, MI 48083
Phone: (248) 703-9515
Emai: smartmoms@aol.com
Website: www.smartmoms.com
Dedicated to the homeschool education of gifted and talented children through intellectual stimulation and challenge.
- Greater Lapeer Area Network of Christian Home Educators (GLANCE)
2231 Stonethrow Dr, Lapeer, MI 48446
Phone: (810) 664-8422 or 810-664-7624
Monthly nighttime parent's meetings, field trips, summer picnics, newsletter, etc.
- Homes Organized for Meaningful Education (HOME) of Flint, Michigan More
Based in Genesee County
Contact: Sarah Edwards or Sue Cameron
Phone: (810) 923-8801 or (810) 732-1330
Email: sedwards368@yahoo.com
www.geocities.com/mi.home@sbcglobal.net
- Home School Music Association (HSMA)
P.O. Box 171, St. Johns, MI 48879
Email: info@homeschoolmusic.net
Website: www.hsma.homeschoolmusic.net
A non-profit organization dedicated to meeting the music education needs of Christian home-schooled students. We currently have Band, Choral and Orchestra programs in the greater Lansing, Michigan area.
- Homeschooling Through YHWH
1652 Maryland Ave, Flint, MI, 48506
Contact: Leisa
Phone: (810) 233-0793
Email: leisa_ann_miller@hotmail.com
We homeschool to preserve our children for the Father in Heaven.
- Lenawee Involved In Family Education (LIFE)
P.O. Box 1034, Adrian, MI 49221
Contact: Laura Hopkins
Phone: (517) 423-3196
Email: lmfh63@hotmail.com
Website: www.lifechristianhomeschoolers.com
Lenawee County's LARGEST Christian Homeschooling Support Group 125+ Families strong, 10 Plus years of Service. As a Christian support group, members assist with planning and conducting training and programs for students and families. We have group activities year round, seminars, mentoring for new homeschool families, guest speakers from all over Michigan and neighboring states that have dedicated their lives to Homeschooling. L.I.F.E. membership is open to families pursuing Christian home education in lower Michigan and Northern Ohio.
- Macomb Co. Christian Homeschoolers (MCCH)
Serving Macomb County Michigan and surrounding areas!
Contact: Shelly M.
Email: bmabe4@wowway.com
Website: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MacombChristianHomeschoolers/
We are a FUN group of Christian homeschooling parents and children who have Wednesday Park Days, a monthly Teen Night (ages 11 and up), monthly Parent's Night Out, Mom's Night Out and also share information and chat.
- Manchester Homeschool Club
18170 Fehr Lane, Manchester, MI 48158
Contact: Jill Holmquest
Phone: (734) 428-7595
Email: jjholmquest@yahoo.com
- Michigan Catholic Home Educators
P.O. Box 4534, Troy, MI 48099-4534
Phone/Fax: (248) 828-0135
Email: mch001@juno.com
Website: www.homeschoolcatholic.org
Provides annual conference, quarterly newsletter, free resource & beginner's guide, commencement exercises, and directory of local Catholic support groups.
- Mid-Michigan Christian Home Educators (MMCHE)
P.O. Box 346, Bridgeport, MI 48722
Email: support@mmche.com
http://www.mmche.com
Serving homeschool families in Saginaw, Tuscola, and northern Genesee Counties.
- Networking and Information Connection for Home Educators (NICHE)
Based in Flint, MI 48532
Email: the.niche@att.net
Website: www.my-niche.org
An inclusive support group in the Flint area and surrounding counties. We provide field trips and educational activities for children and information and encouragement to parents.
- NOTCH – North Oakland Teaching Children at Home
59 S. Eastway, Pontiac, MI 48342
Contact: Debby Haines
Phone: (248) 335-0303
- Oakland County Homeschoolers (OCHS)
Based in Rochester Hills, MI 48307
Phone: (248) 601-9114
Website: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OCHS/
A secular, inclusive homeschooling group providing a place where people can learn about homeschooling, share their ideas, and meet others with common interests.
- Oakland Homeschool Music, Inc.
6761 Rolling Meadow Dr., Springfield Township, MI 48350
Contact: C. Beard
Phone: (248) 760-7864
Fax: (248) 328-1060
Email: info@ohmimusic.com
Website: www.ohmimusic.com
We are a non-profit organization providing a complete K - 12 music education program for homeschoolers. We offer Elementary Music Class, Band, Orchestra, and Choir for beginner to advanced levels. Our students attend MSVMA & MSBOA events, and consistently receive I (superior) and II (good) ratings. We have over 225 students involved at our two branches - Waterford & Troy.
- Rochester Children At Home
2016 Marmoor 23, Shelby Twp, MI 48317
Contact: Dawn LeVasseur
Phone: (586) 731-7013
Email: dawnllev@yahoo.com
- SHARE (Schoolers at Home: Achievement, Recreations, Encouragement)
Contact: Heidi Pair
Email: mom2jc@yahoo.com
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SHAREinOakland/
Oakland, Livingston and Wayne Counties. The group focuses on enrichment activities, field trips and family fellowship. The email group is used primarily to communicate information regarding their events, activities and more. Please note that SHARE’s online emailing list is an extension of their in-person activities, not a stand-alone resource or discussion group.
- SLASH (South Lyon Area Schoolers at Home)
Email: slash_group@sbcglobal.net.
Offers a parent support network as well as recreational and educational opportunities for at-home learners. SLASH has field trips, playdates, craft days, parent coffee nights, co-op classes, family fun nights, bi-monthly newsletter, community service opportunities, and more. All ages and homeschooling styles are welcome. Members must reside in the South Lyon Community School District* and either be currently homeschooling or planning to homeschool within the next year. Participants must participate in at least 1 in-person activity every quarter and help facilitate at least 1 event each year in order to maintain active membership. Members are encouraged to set up activities, events and field trips that will enhance the group. Membership application and yearly membership dues ($12) are required.
- Southfield Home Educators
22715 Carleton, Southfield, MI 48033
Phone: (248) 353-7382
Email: momsnews@comcast.net
- Voyagers
Contact: Emily Richardson (734)429-3056; Patti Cousino (313)483-4995;
Annie Medich (313) 481-1344
Email: Richardsonej@msn.comWard Homeschool Fellowship
16076 Alpine Dr, Livonia, MI 48154
Phone: (734) 462-2705
Email: beer@provide.net Waterford Area Teachers of Children at Home (WATCH)
9998 White Pine Ct, Clarkston, MI 48348
Phone: (248) 625-6318
Email: watchhs@aol.com
Website: www.waterfordhomeschool.org
