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Alabama

Christian Home Education Fellowship of Alabama
  • High school workshops at annual convention
  • Support groups with contacts

Alaska

Alaska Private and Home Educators Association
  • Support groups
  • Annual convention/high school workshops

Arizona

Arizona Families for Home Education
  • Membership resource packet
  • High School/Junior High Graduation
  • Scholarship for homeschool graduates
  • Support groups by county
  • Sports
  • Co-ops, classes organized locally
  • May try out for public school teams
  • High school articles

Arkansas

The Education Alliance
  • Homeschool information packet
  • Transcript record keeping service
  • Testing services
  • Consultation services on all homeschooling topics, including high school
  • Support group listings (some organized sports in larger groups)
  • High school graduation
  • College fair
  • Links to Arkansas college websites

California

Christian Home Educators Association of California
  • Homeschool introductory packet
  • Magazine
  • Sells The High School Handbook by Mary Schofield
  • Support group referrals (does not provide listings)
  • Convention includes High School Workshops (tapes available)
  • High school speakers

Excellence in Education
  • AP Courses

Family Protection Ministries
P.O. Box 730
Lincoln, CA 95648-0730

Colorado

Christian Home Educators of Colorado
  • A Comprehensive Guide to Home Education in Colorado
  • Graduation
  • Record-keeping
  • Homeschool introductory seminars
  • Homeschooling high school seminars
  • High school diploma program
  • Speech and Debate
  • Father/Son Discipleship Retreat
  • Sells Homeschooling High School by Jeanne Gowen Dennis
  • Convention (High School workshops and tapes)
  • Teen Pact
  • Sports: Eagle Sports


Concerned Parents of Colorado

Connecticut

The Education Association of Christian Homeschoolers of Connecticut

Delaware

Delaware Home Education Assn.

OutReach to Christian Home Schoolers in Delaware
(302) 283-5611
diverklein@yahoo.com

Tri-State Home School Network
(302) 322-2018

District Of Columbia

Bolling Area Home Educators
  • Beginning homeschooling checklist

Florida

Florida Parent-Educators Assoc. Inc.
  • Guide to Homeschooling in Florida (online)
  • Support group listing
  • High school seminars
  • High school info on website
  • Extracurricular activities - sports, band, drama, speech, clubs, cheerleading (through public and private schools)
  • Convention - High School Workshops
  • High school graduation
  • FPEA class rings

Florida Coalition of Christian Private Schools Association Inc.
  • High school links

Sports

Georgia

Georgia Football League

Georgia Home Education Association
  • Support group listing
  • High school section on website
  • High school seminars
  • Scholarship and grant Info
  • Extensive listing of local classes - art, speech, drama, orchestra, as well as academic class offerings
  • Veritas Classical Schools (770)-753-8941
  • Sports
  • Graduation
  • Career fair for high schoolers

North Georgia Home Education Assn.
(706) 861-1795
Tdrennan@juno.com

Crown Athletics
  • Basketball
  • baseball
  • cheerleading
  • cross country
  • drum corps
  • football
  • soccer
  • swimming
  • tennis
  • volleyball
  • more info: info@crown-athletics.org

Hawaii

Christian Homeschoolers of Hawaii
  • Newsletter
  • Support group listings
  • Convention - High School Workshops

Idaho

Christian Homeschoolers of Idaho State
  • Statewide magazine
  • Support groups
  • Some support groups offer: sports, academic group classes, band, swimming, etc.
  • May participate in sports with local high schools
  • Convention - High School Workshops
  • Graduation

Idaho Coalition of Home Educators
  • Standardized testing

Illinois

Illinois Christian Home Educators,
  • Father/son retreat
  • Family camp
  • Mother/daughter retreat
  • Homeschooling beginner's packet
  • Discussion board (online)
  • Free magazine
  • Support groups
  • Speaker's Bureau including high school topics
  • Convention - High School Topics (tapes available)

Christian Home Educators Coalition of Illinois
  • Legislative Day
  • Teen Pact

West Suburban Home School Band
Email Director Karen Borow

Indiana

Indiana Association of Home Educators
  • Free magazine
  • Home Education in Indiana
  • Convention - High School Topics
  • Teen Pact
  • Support groups - some offer sports, standardized testing, high school workshops
  • High school Articles
Indiana Foundation for Homeschooling
  • High school & college prep website
  • Graduation
  • Map Your Future - annual high school, college, and career prep event for 7th-12th graders
  • National Honor Society chapters
  • Scholarships
  • Contact Info@IndianaHomeSchooling.org for more information

Iowa

Network of Iowa Christian Home Educators
  • New homeschooling packet
  • Graduation
  • Home School Honor Society
  • Support group listing

Homeschool High School
  • High school activities

Kansas

Christian Home Educators Confederation of Kansas
  • Athletics
  • Example transcripts (online)
  • CHECK News (lists support groups) monthly newsletter
  • Graduation ceremonies (contact support groups)
  • Debate and Speech
  • Testing information
  • Kansas Homeschool Manual
  • New homeschooler info
  • Vocal Clinic and Concert Performance
  • Extensive Curriculum reviews
  • Convention - High School Workshops

Midwest Parent Educators (Kansas City)
  • Classes and opportunities for high schoolers
  • College information
  • High school graduation ceremony
  • Mentors for moms
  • Conference with high school workshops

Teaching Parents Association
  • Standardized testing
  • Academic classes
  • Drama
  • Athletics
  • Lending library
  • Monthly newsletter
  • Homeschool legal packet
  • Graduation

Kentucky

Christian Home Educators of Kentucky
  • Convention - high school workshops
  • Graduation
  • Support group listing

Kentucky Home Education Association
  • Homeschool information packet (online)
  • Articles on homeschooling (online)
  • Athletics - sports "web forum" on website
  • Homeschooling high school resource list (online)
  • High school resource web page
  • Support group listing
  • Sample transcript
  • Universities friendly towards home schoolers
  • Graduation

Louisiana

Christian Home Educators Fellowship of Louisiana
  • Support group listing
  • Teen Pact
  • Athletics
  • Newsletter
  • Graduation

Maine

Homeschoolers of Maine
  • "Getting Started" workshops
  • State newsletter: contests, special events, classes announced
  • Diploma
  • Graduation - statewide
  • High school resource web site - testing codes
  • Regional representatives and support groups:
  • Athletics-informal programs through support groups
  • Juniors & seniors can take up to 2 courses/semester through U. of Maine system at reduced rate
  • Maine colleges accept home schoolers - little difficulty

Maryland

Christian Home Educators Network, Inc.
  • Support groups - theatre, co-ops, choir
  • Athletics

Maryland Association of Christian Home Educators

National Association of Catholic Home Educators
  • Magazine
  • Yearly conference

Home School Sports Opportunities in Maryland
  • Baltimore/Harford County (or any other area, if they want to travel to our practice):
    Maryland Christian Saints Football
    Contact: Athletic Director, David Arenz or Brenda Arenz
    410-420-0963
    email: mcsfootball@truevine.net
    website: www.leaguelineup.com/gosaints

  • Carroll County Area:
    Central Maryland Christian Crusaders Football & Cheerleading.
    For Football contact: Nancy Werking
    410-840-0356 or email: Nancy@Werking.org

    For Cheerleading contact: Terry Delph
    410-635-8100 or email: Terrytrio2@aol.com

  • Frederick County Area:
    Frederick County Eagles
    Head Coach: Bill Wilson
    310-865-8280 or email: wcwilson@verizon.net

Homeschool Frederick!
  • Networking information
  • High School sports and activities
  • Co-op opportunities

Massachusetts

Massachusetts Homeschool Organization of Parent Educators
  • Support groups
  • Graduation
  • Sports

New Hope Tutorials: Tutorials for middle & high school homeschoolers

Michigan

Christian Football League of Michigan (CFL of MI)

Information Network for Christian Homes
  • Online forums
  • Support groups organize extracurricular activities
  • Debate - Teenworks, Kidworks
  • Tutoring
  • Honor society

National Homeschool Music Ensembles
  • Band
  • Choir
  • Orchestra

Minnesota

Minnesota Association of Christian Home Educators

Mississippi

Mississippi Home Educators Association
  • Homeschooling packet
  • Support groups w/websites - see for all activities

Missouri

Missouri Association of Teaching Christian Homes

Families for Home Education
  • First Things First: A Guide to Missouri Home Educators
  • Newsletter

Montana

Montana Coalition of Home Educators
  • Support groups plan events
  • Graduation info regionally
  • Colleges wish to attract home schoolers (start at 16 yrs.)

Nebraska

Nebraska Christian Home Educators Association
  • Graduation
  • Newsletter
  • Debate
  • High school transcript seminars
  • Home school organizations

Homeschool High School
  • High school activities

Nevada

Nevada Christian Home School
  • Workshops for parents new to teaching high school
  • Mentor moms available to home school parents
  • Support groups
  • Quarterly electronic newsletter
  • Membership card (use for teacher discounts)
  • Used curriculum sale
  • Coyote Teen Group
    • Prom
    • Graduation
    • High school lettermen jacket
    • School ID
    • Community outreach opportunities
    • Career fair featuring a variety of vocations
    • Student leadership
    • Online newsletter written by teens for teens
    • Email: coyotes@nevadachristianhomeschool.org

The Nevada Homeschool Network
  • Statewide conference
  • Regulatory & statutory support
  • Support Group listings

New Hampshire

Christian Home Educators of New Hampshire
  • Support groups
  • Field trips

Education Network of Christian Home-schoolers of New Jersey, Inc.
  • Getting Started information
  • Newsletter (website and email)
  • Annual Convention
  • Legislative monitoring
  • Support groups: general, music, athletics
  • Regional events announcements
  • Annual essay contest

New Mexico

Christian Association of Parent Educators of New Mexico
  • Homeschool resource manual
  • NM colleges recognize home school diploma
  • Support groups: co-op classes, field trips, testing, competitions
  • Graduation
  • Athletics - private programs & teams
  • Debate & public speaking - referrals
  • Driver's Ed info

New York

Loving Education At Home
  • Homeschooling Regulatory Manual
  • H.I.S. sports leagues
  • Colleges: Discriminate against home schoolers by not allowing them to graduate unless meet state high school requirements
  • Support groups: field trips, graduation, other events per group
  • Graduation at state convention

North Carolina

North Carolinians for Home Education
  • Newsletter
  • High school brochure
  • Graduation
  • Free diploma
  • Golf tournament
  • Basketball: boys & girls
  • Support groups - provide many extracurricular activities and competitions/contests
  • Scholarships awarded to graduating seniors
  • Tapes of conference seminars

Alamance County Home School Band
  • Opportunities for beginner, intermediate and advanced students

Sports

North Dakota

North Dakota Home School Assn.
  • Homeschool packet (online): very inclusive
  • Support groups

Ohio

Christian Home Educators of Ohio
  • Graduation
  • Work permits info for minors
  • Cyber school info
  • Show Case: artistic talent fair

Oklahoma

Christian Home Educators Fellowship of Oklahoma
  • Athletics: baseball, basketball, track/field
  • Support groups
  • Graduation
  • Essay contest

Oklahoma Christian Home Educators Consociation, Inc.
  • E-newsletter
  • Graduation
  • Driver's license info
  • Work permit info

Oregon

Oregon Christian Home Education Association Network
  • Beginning homeschooling articles (online)
  • Support groups: co-op teaching in some, activities organized by individual groups
  • Articles on high school issues
  • History tours
  • Public schools for extracurricular activities

Pennsylvania

Christian Homeschool Association of Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

Rhode Island Guild of Home Teachers
  • Message board (online)
  • Support groups offer activities and events and post them on their bulletin boards; offer co-op courses
  • Sports: CHOOSE of CT:
  • Soccer - Lighthouse Soccer (Cumberland area)
  • Tennis
  • Track & field - Town of North Kingstowne is allowing home schoolers to join
  • Debate
  • National and state competitions
  • Graduation
  • URI have accepted home schoolers who graduated (some with scholarships)

South Carolina

South Carolina Home Educators Assn.
  • Debate
  • Newsletter
  • Science fair
  • Home School Resource Directory - lists all that is offered in courses, events, extra-curricular
  • Honor society: Rho Gamma state chapter of Eta Sigma Alpha National Home School Honor Society
  • Support groups
  • GED - free on line practice tests
  • You Can Home School Palmetto Fellows Scholarship: merit based, apply online
  • High school book and workshop SCHEA will answer high school questions at their email address

South Carolina Association of Independent Home Schools
  • Field trips
  • Graduation
  • 4 -year high school program for record keeping, counseling, etc.
  • Classes
  • Driver's Ed information
  • High School Dept. - information
  • Modality Assessment Profile Test (M.A.P.)-learning style, temperament, personality
  • Email alerts
  • Support groups - provide extracurricular activities
  • Curriculum counselors

South Dakota

South Dakota Christian Home Educators
  • Library
  • Children's activities
  • Field trips
  • Physical Education
  • Recreational activities: gymnastics, chess, skiing, swimming, etc.
  • Tennis
  • Weekend workshops
  • Support groups

Tennessee

Tennessee Home Education Association
  • Support groups: graduation, state lobbying, activities

Texas

Home School Texas
  • Graduation
  • Athletics
  • Debate
  • Robotics tournament
  • Competitions
  • Support groups - activities

Christian Home Education Association of Central Texas
  • "Getting Started" meetings
  • Homeschool library
  • Support groups

Family Educators Alliance of South Texas
  • Summer reading program
  • Athletics
  • Co-op classes through high school
  • Newsletter
  • Large bookstore
  • Homeschool orientation
  • Music Fest

North Texas Home Educators Network
  • Athletics
  • Teen groups
  • Co-op classes
  • Public speaking
  • Debate
  • Competitions
  • Graduation

SouthEast Texas Home School Association
  • Texas Home Educators Packet
  • Newsletter
  • Seminars
  • Competitions
  • Graduation
  • Athletics
  • High school choir
  • High school band
  • Support groups

Sports

Supporting Home Educators of Lower Texas Educational Region
(361) 758-2777 or fax (512) 758-8698

Home Education Partnership of Texas, Inc.
  • Graduation
  • Honor society
  • Debate
  • Classical school
  • On-line computer academy
  • Academic and elective classes
  • Umbrella school-Alpha Omega
  • Project fair
  • Youth & government
  • Yearbook
  • Standardize testing
  • Transcript service
  • Seminars
  • Home school consulting services

Utah

Utah Christian Home School Association
  • Field trips
  • Homeschool workshops
  • Graduation
  • Resource library
  • Newsletter
  • Support groups - regional, graduation, co-op courses

Vermont

Christian Home Educators of Vermont
  • Newsletter: article on 10 reasons to home school high school
  • Support groups
  • Homeschooling mothers email group
  • Other resources are in the works, not yet available

Virginia

Home Educators Association of Virginia
  • Online articles
  • Newsletter
  • Virginia Home School Manual
  • Athletics - scholarships
  • TEACH and BEACH Breakers home school sports programs in the Virginia Beach area.
  • Competitions
  • Debate
  • Field trips
  • Support groups
  • Fairfax County Parks & Recreation offers homeschooled student golf classes or call 703-255-5396

Albemarle Christian Teaching Support
  • Co-op classes in many high school subjects
  • Enrichment classes for homeschool families
  • Tutoring services

Loudoun County
  • Co-op classes in math, literature, VA history, sign language, Bible
  • Patrick Henry College: Youth Music Academy (instrumental and vocal ensembles), (540) 338-1776.
  • Scholarship - Tourism and Hospitality Scholarship $2000, homeschoolers eligible

Home School Sport Opportunities in VA

Fairfax Home School Athletic Association (includes surrounding counties)

    Girls Athletics

  • Girls Volleyball—High school and middle school ages
  • Girls Soccer—High school and middle school ages
  • Girls Basketball - season: Mid-Nov. through Feb., 2 tournaments, 15-16 games/season Contact: David

Hampton Roads Homeschool Sports
  • Soccer
  • Baseball
  • Softball

Loudoun County
  • Soccer
  • Basketball - Loudoun County Patriots, JV and Junior High home schooled boys; season: October-March; contact: jklmny@aol.com

Norfolk area
Faith in Action Ministries Athletics
  • Football
  • Basketball
  • Cross Country
  • Cheer Squad

Washington

Christian Heritage Home Educators of WA
  • Teen Pact
  • SAT/ACT prep packets and information
Washington Association of Teaching Christian Homes
  • Support groups

Washington Homeschool

  • Graduation
  • Newsletter
  • Support groups
  • Community college option - "Running Start" (jr. & sr., dual credit, state paid)
  • GED information
  • Work permits
Homeschooling the High Schooler: The Family Academy Way
by Candice Childs & Diana McAlister

  • “This book enables homeschooling students and parents to plan, organize, and execute a credible, customized individual approach to high school.” 800.877.4586 (to order)

West Virginia

Christian Home Educators of West VA
  • Graduation
  • West Virginia Home Education Manual
  • Homeschooling: Getting Started (online)
  • Homeschooling through High School (online)
  • Fine Arts Festival
  • Support groups - provide team sports, band/music, courses
  • Driver's Ed information
  • Promise Scholarship - merit based, college/vocational schools in WV.

Wisconsin

Wisconsin Christian Home Educators Association
  • The Comprehensive Guide to Homeschooling in Wisconsin
  • Newsletter
  • Learning conference for parents and teens
  • Debate and speech
  • Support groups
  • Competition: Junior Achievement Business Challenge

Wyoming

Homeschoolers of Wyoming
  • Support groups—provide field trips, theater, public speaking, co-ops, etc.

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Being listed as a resource does not constitute an endorsement by HSLDA. Our list of resources is not intended to be an exhaustive inventory of all available materials, but rather a sample listing of resources commonly used by our members.

HSLDA retains the exclusive right to determine which resources we will list. We will periodically update our list based on member feedback.

In general, resources listed must be of value to a substantial number of homeschoolers and cannot be overtly anti-Christian or anti-HSLDA.


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