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Can a Christian Be an Unschooler? |
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Patrick Farenga |
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Unschooling is an educational approach, an attitude towards learning. It refers to the ways in which we use books, materials, and experiences to learn and grow. The type of underlying structure you have inside yourself, your goals, value system, discipline, whether you watch TV or call parents by their first names, whether you use a patriarchal, democratic, or any other type of family structure, are not unschooling issues; they are parenting issues. Whether unschoolers or not, every parent must deal with these issues. Homeschoolers can agree on matters of how children learn and can even share a similar homeschooling style without agreeing on all of those personal issues; Christians can be unschoolers.
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How Can You Begin Homeschooling? Start! |
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Jessica Hulcy |
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"I am not trained. I am not smart enough. I will ruin my children!" These are often the first thoughts of parents considering homeschooling. This short discussion of a simple Christian approach to the beginning of your homeschool journey offers encouragement and information to make it easy to just start homeschooling. |
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The Redundancy of Christian Education |
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Marlin Detweiler |
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The term Christian education is redundant. In a very real and substantial sense it is repetitious to call education Christian. Education, simply stated, is nothing more than learning about God's creation and His providence.
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Keepers at Home Organizer |
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A binder system for the Christian mother. Covers all the facets of homemaking including grocery lists, errands, goals, correspondence, and more. Provides for planning home maintenance, meals, bible study, and medical checkups. Includes a special section for homeschooling planning. |
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| Support for Christian Homeschoolers in Florida |
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Amy's Christian Home School Network |
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Orange County, Osceola County, Florida |
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Amy's Christian Home School Network is a Christian based home school support group that serves the Orange and Osceola County areas. They are located close to Sea World where most of the activities take place. They provide an opportunity for kids to meet and socialize together in a clean and Christian environment. ACHSN offers monthly newsletters, park days and teen fellowship. They also get together for bowling, ice skating, and the occasional rock climbing.
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APPLE Homeschool Group |
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Seminole County, Orange County, Lake County, Osceola County, Florida |
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APPLE is an Adventist homeschool support group for families in the Central Florida area. On this site their homeschool activities, field trips, workshops, etc. are shared. Ideas, encouragement, and support are also passed along among members. |
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Arlington Explorers (AE) |
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Arlington, Florida |
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The Arlington Explorers (AE) is an eclectic homeschool support group serving Arlington and surrounding areas that meets for weekly park dates, monthly field trips, and quarterly service projects. |
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Awesome Acts Homeschool Fellowship |
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North Pinellas, South Pasco, West Hillsborough, Florida |
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Awesome Acts Homeschool Fellowship (AAHF) is a Christian homeschool support group offering Christian homeschool fellowship, homeschool support, parent activities, weekly instructor led classes, field trips, and parties to homeschool families in the North Pinellas, South Pasco, and West Hillsborough areas. |
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Barefoot Homeschoolers |
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Miami-Dade County, Broward County, Florida |
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Barefoot Homeschoolers is a Christian homeschool support group serving families in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties. They meet in the Doral area for fun, encouragement and edification. |
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Boca Home Schoolers |
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Palm Beach County, Broward County, Florida |
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Boca Home Schoolers, Inc. is a home education support group with a special interest in upholding Christian beliefs. Anyone interested in home schooling is invited to join.
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Brandon HomeSchool Fellowship |
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Hillsborough County, Polk County |
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Brandon Homeschool Fellowship is a Christian homeschool support group serving Hillsborough and Polk counties. They offer various learning and social opportunities for home educated children and their families.
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Calvary Chapel Homeschool Ministry |
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Brevard County |
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The Calvary Chapel HomeSchool Ministry started with just a few parents who had been homeschooling their children and wanted to gather together for emotional and informational support. They decided to group together and organize activities that would help provide support to one another. Since then, the Ministry has grown with more and more activities coordinated to bring together homeschooling parents and children to provide fellowship opportunities through scheduled classes, meetings, and other special events such as family pool parties, career day, play groups, and organized field trips.
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Calvary Chapel Merritt Island Homeschooling Fellowship |
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Brevard County, Florida |
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The Homeschool Fellowship began as a ministry of Calvary Chapel Merritt Island in July, 1997. Since its inception, CCHSF has continued to provide both spiritual and practical support to homeschooling families. In years past, members have come together to form a Sports Program, Drama Club, Chess Club, Classical Education Group, Cooperative Learning courses, Bible Club, Science Club and a Tech Club.
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Celebration Christian Homeschool Group |
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Celebration, Osceola County, Florida |
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Celebration Christian Homeschool Group is a family based organization created for the express purpose of supporting home school families in Celebration, Florida and surrounding communities. The group provides a means of communication between home school families and the sharing of information pertaining to home schooling, your rights as a homeschooler, school registration issues, field trips, etc.
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Chipola Home Educators |
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Jackson County, Florida |
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The purpose of Chipola Home Educators is to enrich the educational and social elements of each homeschooling family. They provide field trips, group activities, and park day gatherings so that children can learn and play together. They also support adult family members. Moms' meetings provide an opportunity to give and receive encouragement, as well as exchange ideas and resources. Many of the members are Christians, but a statement of faith is not required to join Chipola Home Educators.
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CHoSEN (Calvary HOmeSchool Educational Network) |
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Pinellas County, Florida |
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CHoSEN (Calvary HOmeSchool Educational Network) is a network composed of moms and educators who have a desire to reach out to the homeschooling community using their gifts and talents to help educate and encourage their students to be lifetime learners.
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Christian Educators Of Osceola (CEO) |
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Osceola County, Orange County, Florida |
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This support group consists of home educating parents joining together for the common purpose of sharing their talents, resources and time in order to enhance and enrich the educational experiences of their children. The support group (CEO) also provides a source of advice and encouragement for the parent-teacher.
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Christian Home Educated Children (CHEC) |
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Volusia County, Florida |
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CHEC serves as a support group throughout Volusia County. Members homeschool under the home school Law or enroll with private schools affiliated with home education. They offer special activities for children in grades K-12. Some of the activities include high school labs and classes, activity afternoons, field trips, science/art/history fairs, opportunities for testing and evaluation, and support for parents of special needs children.
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Christian Home Educated Tampa Teens (CHETT) |
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Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida |
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This group is specifically for Christian (all denominations) tweens and teens ages 10 and up. Fun, active group serving the greater Tampa area. |
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Christian Home Educators Fellowship (CHEF) of South Lake County |
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Lake County, Orange County, Sumter County, Florida |
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Christian Home Educators Fellowship (CHEF) is a home school group ministry of Open Door Baptist Church, just north of Clermont, Florida. They have field trips, competitions, educational classes and opportunities for fellowship with fellow home school families.
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Christian Home Educators Fellowship of Florida (CHEFF) |
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CHEFF was founded in 2003. Their goal is to encourage one another as they endeavor to educate their children for the Lord's glory. The group has many different families, some of whom are just beginning their homeschool journey and others who are 2nd generation homeschoolers. They also offer a weekly co-op.
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Christian Home Educators of Plant City (CHEPC) |
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Hillsborough County, Polk County |
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Christian Home Educators of Plant City (CHEPC) is a cooperative organization consisting of home educating families throughout Hillsborough County and surrounding areas The main functions of CHEPC are the promotion of homeschooling and the support of our member families in matters related to homeschooling. |
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Christian Homescholers in Pasco (CHIP) Homeschool Support Group |
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Pasco County, Florida |
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The CHIP support group is the oldest homeschool group in Pasco county. They offer one or two field trips a month, a park day the first Friday of each month (Sept. thru May), and a Christian homeschool skating party jointly with another homeschooling group on about the third Friday of each month. |
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Christian Homeschool Athletic Association (CHAA) |
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The Christian Homeschool Athletic Association (C.H.A.A. "SAINTS") is a professional physical education program presently serving home school families from Hollywood, FL to Vero Beach, FL. C.H.A.A.'s sole purpose is to provide homeschooled children all the benefits of an athletic curriculum under the guidelines of professional instructors. The curriculum has been written by Coach Rick "Mr. Rick" Andreassen and is approved by the A.C.S.I. (Association of Christian Schools International). Activities include: archery, baseball, softball, kite flying, Frisbee, T-ball, volleyball, soccer, basketball, track & field, flag football, golf, horseshoes, tennis, team sports, Presidential Fitness Challenge and more.
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Christian Homeschool Support of the Western Communities |
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Palm Beach County, Florida |
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Christian Homeschool Support of the Western communities has been established to provide support, encouragement, social opportunities, and information related to home education for its members. |
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Christian Montessori Homeschoolers |
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This group is for those who use the Montessori method for part or all of their homeschooling efforts for all age groups. This is primarily a Christian group, though others are welcome to join. |
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Christ's Church Homeschoolers |
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Duval County, Florida |
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Christ’s Church Homeschoolers is a faith-based group of homeschool families in Jacksonville, Florida. The group meets weekly from September through April and offers extra-curricular classes such as art, P.E., science, and many others for a total of twelve class days in both the fall and spring semesters. Many of these classes are taught co-op style by parents in the group, and parental involvement is a requirement of group membership. Occasional field trips, parties, and weekly park days are some of the other activities that group members enjoy. Quarterly service projects seek to involve families in reaching out to the needy in our community, with a favorite being an annual garage sale for charity. They also sponsor Mom’s Night Out events and bible studies to encourage spiritual growth and friendship development.
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Citrus Christian Home Educators Association (CCHEA) |
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Citrus County, Florida |
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Citrus Christian Home Educators Association is a homeschool support group located in Citrus County, Florida. This association was formed several years ago (1993) by a handful of Christian home school families. They shared a common dream of establishing a support group for Christian home schooling families in Citrus County.
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Classical Conversations |
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Sanford, Lake Mary, Seminole County, Florida |
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Classical Conversations was founded in 1997 by Leigh Bortins to provide Academic Programs and Services for home school families everywhere. Since then, it has grown from Leigh’s living room and a handful of students to hundreds of students and teams of home school parents across the US. Their once-a-week, supplemental, academic programs provide a committed Christian community and structure and support, along with great fellowship for the students and parents. They offer Foundations (K4-6th), Essentials (3rd-6th), and Challenge for (7th-12).
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Clay Homeschoolers |
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Clay County, Florida |
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Clay Homeschoolers is a Christian support group providing support and encouragement for home school parents, as well as, park days, field trips, and other activities for their children. |
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This email list is the study-only version of the Charlotte Mason Study Loop. This is a topical, Christian discussion list dedicated to learning and encouraging others who are implementing the Charlotte Mason methods and philosophy in their homes. We are largely but not exclusively homeschool families.
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Community Christian Homeschoolers |
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Alachua County, Gilchrist County, and Levy County, Florida |
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Community Christian Homeschoolers is a Christian support group serving families in Alachua and surrounding counties offering fellowship, support, and encouragement for parents: park days, field trips and other activities for their children. CCH began in 1985 with just a handful of families and has now grown to over approximately 70-75 member families. The large group meets two times each year for re-registration and an Information Fair. This large group is broken down into sub-groups of 5-10 families each to enable parents and children to get acquainted more easily, go on field trips and participate in other academic activities. |
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Cornerstone Christian Home Educators |
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Okeechobee County, Highlands County, Florida |
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This homeschool group offers newsletters, holiday programs, social opportunities, classes, field trips, graduation, monthly support meetings for parents, and a lending library. |
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Cornerstone Christian Homeschoolers |
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This email group serves to facilitate communication between members of the Cornerstone Christian Homeschoolers Support Group in Southeast Orlando, Florida. |
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Crusaders Christian Homeschool Group of Kissimmee |
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Osceola County, Orange County, Polk County, Florida |
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This group was established to provide a place where homeschool children could participate in gym activities, field trips, art programs, holiday parties, and playground time. Parents can receive homeschool support regarding curriculum through other homeschool parents or participate in activities, such as co-ops.
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F.A.I.T.H. Homeschool Group |
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Volusia County, Florida |
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F.A.I.T.H. (Family Academics In The Home) serves as a support group throughout East Volusia County. Members homeschool under the homeschool law or enroll with private schools affiliated with home education. They offer special activities for children in grades K-12, including field trips, science/art/history/social study fairs, opportunities for testing and evaluation, and support for parents of special-needs children. They also encourage, support, and keep members informed on issues pertaining to home education. |
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Family Treasures |
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Lee County, Florida |
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Family Treasures is a Christian homeschool support group and academic co-op working together to create Christ-centered opportunities for long-term fellowship and learning. Family Treasures Homeschoolers currently has members from the Lehigh Acres, Buckingham, Alva, Cape Coral, Gateway, and the Fort Myers areas. Family Treasures consists of two parts--the homeschool support group and an educational co-op. FT co-op meets in Lehigh Acres for three class hours and another hour of optional recreation. The co-op meets on Friday mornings with the last Friday of the month as a park or field trip day. |
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FCTH Co-op |
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Panama City, Florida |
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Each semester FCTH organizes a co-op for children to learn together for some of the subjects that are easier and more exciting to be taught in groups. The FCTH co-op is only open to families who belong to FCTH.
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First Coast Christian Homeschoolers (FCCH) |
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St. Johns County, Flagler County, Duval County |
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First Coast Christian Homeschoolers is a homeschool support group, organized to promote the ideals of home education. They offer monthly parent support meetings, children's outings and field trips, and other activities. |
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Florida-homeschool |
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A Christian homeschooling list for Floridians, where parents can discuss exciting and unique ways to homeschool their kids. |
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Grace Home Schoolers |
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Seminole County, Orange County, Lake County, Florida |
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Grace Home Schoolers, Inc. (GHS, Inc.) is a support group comprised mostly of Christian families in the Central Florida area who are educating their children at home. They offer various activities for students K5-12th grade. Some of the regular activities each year include weekly enrichment classes for elementary, middle, and high school students, educational fairs, Math Count Team, Presidential Physical Fitness participation, field trips, a published yearbook, a fine arts night, and a graduation ceremony.
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Gulf Coast Christian Home Educators Association (GCCHEA) |
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Okaloosa County, Walton County, Santa Rosa County, Florida |
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Gulf Coast Christian Home Educators Association (GCCHEA) is a local homeschooler’s support group. It is run by volunteers and has cell groups of families grouped together either by location or by similar interests. GCCHEA hosts many and varied activities throughout the year for its members. Some of the activities in the past include Science Fairs, Art Fairs, Safety Day, Spelling Bees, Civil War Days, park days, Pilgrims’ Feast and Festival, Christmas Caroling and crafts, plus many others. There are also many exciting field trips both in and out-of-town.
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H.I.S. Kids of Brevard |
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Brevard County, Florida |
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H.I.S. Kids of Brevard, Inc (HKBI) offers Christian Home Educators support and encouragement through our numerous programs, opportunities and special events.
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Haven Homeschoolers, Inc. |
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Polk County, Florida |
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Haven Homeschoolers operates as a cooperative group of homeschooling parents and children. They are Christian-based, but not Christian-exclusive. Their purpose is to encourage family members in their homeschooling efforts by providing information, socialization, fellowship and support. |
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Heart and Home Homeschoolers |
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Lee County, Florida |
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Heart and Home Homeschoolers is a Christian-based, cooperative group of homeschooling families in Lee County, Florida. They welcome homeschool families of all faiths and educational philosophies. Their purposes are to support homeschooling parents, to share homeschooling resources and ideas, and to encourage families in the planning of social and educational activities for their children. They also provide a network for keeping homeschoolers aware of political issues affecting the rights of homeschoolers.
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Home Education After Righteous Teaching (HEART) |
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Marion County, Lake County, Citrus County, Suwannee County |
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This homeschool support group offers annual standardized testing, co-op, blubs, activities, Mom's Night Out, school pictures, awards and graduation program, a science fair, and much more. |
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Home Education Organization Providing Encouragement (HOPE) |
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North Broward County, South Palm Beach County, Florida |
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Home Education Organization Providing Encouragement (HOPE) is a group of Christian home educating families in North Broward and South Palm Beach Counties that are seeking to support and encourage one another through their homeschooling years.
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Home Educators Applying Righteous Teaching Standards (HEARTS) |
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Broward County, Florida |
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HEARTS is a Christ centered organization formed to bring homeschooling families together in order to support, educate and encourage them in their efforts to educate their children at home. To achieve these goals, the group meets monthly to pray for and encourage one another, share methods, curriculum, ideas, and to plan group events, field trips and classes.
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Home Schoolers on the Ridge |
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Polk County, Florida |
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Home Schoolers on the Ridge is a group of families who started meeting in 1986. They are a Christian based, but not Christian exclusive, organization. Membership is open to any home schooling family regardless of race, creed, religion, or national origin. They provide moral support and encouragement to homeschooling parents, social and educational opportunitites, field trips, and other special activities.
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Home's Cool Co-op |
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Dunedin, Pinellas County, Florida |
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Home's Cool Co-op is a small, family oriented, Christian co-op that offers low cost, quality classes for children in grades K-12. |
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Homeschoolers By The Sea |
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St. Augustine, St. Johns County, Florida |
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Homeschoolers by the Sea is a Christian-based homeschool co-op group serving the St. Augustine, Florida area. They offer a Christian atmosphere, co-op classes for children, educational field trips, parent support programs, an email loop, and Moms' nights out.
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Homeschool-TampaFl |
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This list is mainly for Christian homeschoolers living in Tampa, Florida, and the surrounding areas. |
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Leaders in Godly Home Training (LIGHT) |
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Dade County, Florida |
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Leaders in Godly Home Training (LIGHT) is a Christian homeschool support group seeking to encourage its members in their homeschooling endeavors. They welcome all homeschoolers or those considering homeschooling in the Miami-Dade County area.
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Learning & Families |
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Sarasota, Bradenton, Sarasota County, Manatee County, Florida |
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Learning & Families is a Christian homeschool support group serving families in and around Sarasota and Bradenton, Florida. Our desire is to provide educational opportunities for both the homeschool parent and for our children and to also provide a community of support and encouragement. |
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Lighthouse Homeschoolers, Inc. |
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Lakeland, Polk County, Florida |
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Lighthouse Homeschoolers, Inc. is a Florida Not-for-Profit Corporation based in Lakeland, Florida. It operates as a cooperative group of homeschooling parents and children and provides support to interested homeschoolers throughout Polk County. They are Christian-based but not Christian-exclusive. Their purpose is to encourage family members in their homeschooling efforts by providing information, socialization, fellowship, and support.
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M.O.M's Homeschool Group |
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Gadsden County, Florida |
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This Christian homeschool group offers support and activities for homeschooling families in the Gadsden County area. Benefits of membership include monthly newsletters, support meetings, field trips, park days, clubs, and information on legal issues and testing, portfolios, and testing. |
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North Brevard Home School Association |
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Brevard County, Florida |
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NBHSA is a Christ-centered, interdenominational, non-profit, support group of homeschooling families, led by a large group of volunteers. The volunteers come from within our group of the approximately 107 families, and including the kids, 441 people. NBHSA exists to provide educational and recreational activities for the academic and social development of our member homeschooling families and to provide support and encouragement to homeschooling parents.
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NorthBay Christian Academy |
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Pinellas County, Hillsborough County, Florida |
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NorthBay Christian Academy is a community school offering a fresh, new approach to education, combining the benefits of homeschooling, classroom teaching, and the support of a Christ-centered community. Parental involvement is key, and the Christian values taught at home are reinforced in the classroom. In the classroom and through teacher-assigned homeschooling lessons, NorthBay emphasizes academic excellence and spiritual growth that leads to a love of God and His word, as well as the development of strong character.
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P.A.C.E. Homeschool |
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Volusia County, Seminole County, Florida |
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P.A.C.E. is a non legalistic Christian support group serving the Volusia and Seminole County area. They offer personal curriculum counseling, FPEA membership, field trips, book club, holiday events, moms nights, co-op, park days, book it, and just plain fun. |
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Parents Association for Christian Enrichment (PACE) |
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Miami, Dade County, Florida |
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Parents Association for Christian Enrichment (P.A.C.E.) of Miami is a South Florida, non-profit, volunteer-based corporation, that provides general homeschooling support, as well as a forum for conducting enrichment classes from a Christian worldview for all families that home educate their children, regardless of their race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, or educational handicap.
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Parents Educating Children (PEC) |
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Palm Beach County, Florida |
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Parents Educating Children (PEC) was created out of a need for homeschooling parents to come together to offer each other support and to share information on different aspects of home education. The purpose of PEC is to support and encourage its member families who are engaged in a home education program, as well as those considering home schooling as an academic option. |
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Parkridge Baptist Homeschoolers Support Group |
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Broward County, Florida |
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The Parkridge Baptist Homeschoolers Support Group is a ministry of Parkridge Baptist Church in NW Coral Springs. The group was formed to reach out to homeschooling families in their community and encourage them in their efforts to educate their children at home. Ongoing activities for the homeschool include field trips, nursing home visits, middle and high school activities, The President’s Fitness Challenge and much more. Annual events and programs may include, but are not limited to, Spelling and Geography Bees, International Day, Thanksgiving Feast, Christmas event, Art & Talent Show, Science Fair, Resurrection Celebration and Promotion/Graduation Night. Only members can attend and participate in the activities, events and programs offered.
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Pasco Christian Homeschool Association |
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Pasco County, Hernando County, Pinellas County, Florida |
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Pasco Christian Homeschool Association is a nondenominational Christian support group for homeschooling families in the area. They join together for educational support, spiritual support and fellowship. They have informational monthly meetings, with yearly, monthly and weekly activities to choose from.
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Pinelands’ Enrichment Program |
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Miami, Dade County, Florida |
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Pinelands’ Enrichment Program is a ministry of Pinelands Presbyterian Church. This academic homeschooling co-op provides, within a Christian atmosphere, opportunities that homeschoolers would not ordinarily have, by pooling together the resources and talents of parents, churches and community.
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Praise Homeschoolers |
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Charlotte County, Desoto County, Florida |
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Praise Homeschoolers is a Christian based homeschool support group. Their purpose is to pray, rejoice, advise, inform, share and educate. They offer monthly meetings and a co-op. |
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Sonshine Christian Academy |
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Martin County, St. Lucie County, Florida |
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Sonshine Christian Academy is a parent run group of homeschooling families in Martin and St. Lucie counties in Florida. They offer families a variety of opportunities for community and fellowship to enhance the education of both parents and children. This support organization offers support and assistance to parents educating their children at home, along with other activities for thi children. |
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South Hillsborough Christian Homeschoolers (SHCH) |
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Hillsborough County, Manatee County |
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South Hillsborough Christian Homeschoolers (SHCH) offers a monthly support group meeting to encourage homeschool parents as they venture on their journey to educate their children at home. The moms of the group also meet for coffee once a month for fellowship. They meet for park days twice a month, have monthly member activities that include field trips, group and family activities, and have an active teen group.
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South Orlando Homeschoolers |
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Orlando, Orange County, Florida |
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The South Orlando Homeschool Christian group is a group that offers functions in the South Orlando and Kissimee area. They have kids ranging from ages 1-15. They offer classes, field trips, clubs,testing resources and homeschool guidance. |
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