Homeschooling

National Organizations


National Homeschool Association (NHA)
P.O. Box 157290 Cincinnati, OH 45215-7290
(513) 772-9580

A membership organization for homeschooling families. The NHA statement of purpose states "to advocate individual choice and freedom in education, to serve those families who choose to homeschool, and to inform the general public about home education." Publishes a quarterly newsletter, "The NHA Forum."

American Homeschool Assoc. (AHA), P.O. Box 1125,
Republic, WA 99166
(509) 486-2477
E-Mail: AHA online

A trade association of businesses and organizations serving home-schooling families, and of in-dividuals and families supporting the continued growth of the homeschooling movement. Active Special Interest Groups (SIGs), include Public Relations, Support Groups, Print Media Professionals and others. Quarterly newsletter "AHA Report."

Homeschooling Information Clearinghouse (HIC)
P.O. Box 293023
Sacramento, CA 95829-3023
E-mail HicNews@aol.com.

Provides important support for homeschooling support groups and practical advice on getting the word out about homeschooling such as how to write press releases and public service announcements, how to talk to reporters, how to produce a local homeschooling in-formation night. Quarterly news-letter, "The Spotlight."

Moore Foundation
PO Box 1
Camas, WA 98607
(206) 835-2736

Promotes the work and philosophy of Dr. and Mrs. Raymond Moore. Newsletter: "The Moore Report International."

Alliance For Parental Involvement in Education (ALLPIE)
P.O..Box 59
East Chatham, NY 12060-0059
(518) 392-6900
Email:ALLPIESR@aol.com.

Supporting public, private, and home education. Workshops and conferences, book catalog, mail order lending library, and a quarterly news-letter, "Options in Learning."

Home Education League of Parents (HELP)
Suite 131, 3208 Cahuenga Boulevard West
Los Angeles, CA 90068
(800) 582-9061
Email EndMark@Primenet.com.

Advocates and supportes home-schooling, HELP coordinates support groups all across the country. Publishes a monthly newsletter, "Mentor."

Alternative Education Resource Organization (AERO)
417 Roslyn Rd.
Roslyn Heights, NY 11577
(516) 621-2195

Covers alternative schools, prog-rams, and homeschooling. Newsletter: "Aero-Gramme."

National Assn of Catholic Home Educators (NACHE)
PO Box 420225
San Diego, CA 92142

Support for Catholic homeschooling families. Newsletter.

Jewish Home Educator's Network
Marc Ernstoff
2 Webb Rd
Sharon, MA 02067

Support for Jewish homeschooling families. Newsletter.

National Association for Mormon Home Educators
2770 S 1000 West
Perry, UT 84302

Support for Mormon home-schooling families. Newsletter.

State Departments of Education

Each state has different guidelines and regulations for the operation of home schools. For information contact the State Department of Education in your state. For a listing of contacts at the Departments of Education visit the Internet at the Home Education Research Center (HERC) Site. In addition they have listings for a Catalog; Home School Support Groups; and other pertinent information.

Support Services
Homeschoolers Support Assoc.
P.O. Box 413
Maple Valley, WA 98038

Homeschool Shared Resources

The Maywood Center
Bill Guise, Executive Director
1410-B South 200th Street
Seattle, WA 98198

White River/Collins Sharedschool Center
P. O. Box G
250 West Main
Buckley, WA 98321

Resources
Armstrong, Thomas. Awakening

Your Child's Natural Genius. (Great, if you have a young child.)

Hood, Mary. The Home Schooling Resource Guide and Directory of Organizations, 1994. Westminister, MD. ISBN: 0963974017
Home Education Press, P.O. Box 1083, Tonasket, WA 98855
509-486-1351

(Free 24 page homeschooling books and publications catalog, including Home Education Magazine

John Holt's Book & Music Store
2269 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02140
617-864-3100

(Homeschooling books and supplies. Free catalog.)

For Homeschooling Insert, 8 pages of resources, order from
American Association for Gifted Children
    at Duke University
Box 90270
Durham, NC 27708-0270
$3.00

Homeschooling

"It is, in fact, nothing short of a miracle that the modern methods of instruction have not yet entirely strangled the holy curiosity of inquiry; for this delicate little plant, aside from stimulation, stands mainly in need of freedom; without this it goes to wrack and ruin without fail. It is a very grave mistake to think that the enjoyment of seeing and searching can be promoted by means of coercion and a sense of duty."
            — Albert Einstein

One homeschool parent, on the Internet, started his resource list with this quote from Einstein as a reminder to all of us about the nature of learning and why so many choose to teach their children at home.

Home Schooling is one of the fastest growing alternatives to formal classroom instruction. According to the families who homeschool their children, there are many reasons that they have chosen this option over public and private schools.

Some of the reasons they cite include: 1) religious issues and values; 2) political beliefs that foster self-reliance and a move away from depending on social institutions; 3) home as a more nurturing environ-ment; and 4) beliefs that "schools are bad for kids."

As we reviewed all the resources and literature available for this resource sheet we found that The Internet and the World Wide Web provide a number of sites and web pages for home schooling. From the Home Schooling Forum on America On Line to a number of Web pages on the Internet, parents and children discuss and share ideas, materials, and support for their efforts.

Internet and World Wide Web Resources

Online Services

Indexes

(with thanks to Thane Forbes)

The American Association For Gifted Children, Preschool Project

For more information about AAGC, contact Margaret Evans Gayle, Executive Director or call (919) 783-6152.

Write to us at:
American Association for Gifted Children
    at Duke University
Box 90270
Durham, North Carolina 27708-0270