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NOTE: The information provided is a guideline. It is important for all parents to understand the statutes, procedures, policies, and/or guidelines in their home state and do what is necessary to comply with them. Find out the law in your state. For the best understanding on the law and how to read it, we recommend National Home Education Legal Defense (NHELD). Once you read their site, you'll know why they are your vanguards of true legal freedom. Here is an excerpt from NHELD: Parents educate their children for a variety of reasons in a variety of ways. However, there is one thing that is crucial for all parents, the need to be free so that they are able to educate in the manner in which they choose in the best interest of their children. Together, we can and must retain this freedom; without freedom, there is only one choice: government schooling. That is not acceptable. We also have links to the laws regarding education (from the NICHE website) and educational standards (from Developing Educational Standards). Network of Iowa Christian Home Educators P.O. Box 158, Dexter, IA 50070
E-GROUPS, CHAT GROUPS, POSTING GROUPS, PHONE SUPPORT Central Iowa Christian Home Educators Email: CentralIowaHomeEducators-owner@yahoogroups.com CICHE exists to encourage home schooling families to develop academic and spiritual excellence by: Providing group activities; prayer intercession; and information and resources for current and prospective home school families. $25 annual dues. Area: Marshalltown Email: HeritageHomeEducators-owner@yahoogroups.com Devoted to communication between active members, this is not an open email loop. To find out how you can be actively involved, or if you are new to the area and are looking for a home school support group, you may contact the moderator of this site. Area: Knoxville Contact: Cathy Email: thefourfruehs@msn.com Homeschooling mothers encouraging one another and supporting each other through monthly meetings, and who use Charlotte Mason methods in their homeschooling. Unfortunately, this is a restricted group. It is intended as a means of communication between active group members. The requirement to join this email list is to attend two monthly meetings. If you would like to attend our meetings, please email for more information. Area: Des Moines, Central Iowa Email: homeschool-Iowa-owner@yahoogroups.com This page is for discussion of topics related to homeschooling in Iowa. Posting of events, organizations and homeschool websites are welcome. If you are looking for other homeschoolers to use as a support network, you have come to the right place. We do tend to get chatty sometimes and off topic. Please play nice and respect others, no flaming!! Homeschooling Under God's Supervision (HUGS) Contact: Jeannie Kottra, (515) 963-1028 Email: hugshomeschooling@gmail.com A Christian support group for homeschoolers that offers monthly art class, field trips, connections to gym class, lunch n' lit program, tae kwon do and much more. Statement of Faith required. Membership is $15 per year. Area: Ankeny and surrounding communities IDEA-The Relaxed, Eclectic Unschoolers (Iowans Dedicated to Educational Alternatives) Email: IDEA-2-owner@yahoogroups.com Egroup: IDEA-The Relazed, Eclectic Unschoolers Email: IAUnschoolers-owner@yahoogroups.com Our purpose is to support parents who wish to discover and apply unschooling principles to their children's whole life. Whole-life or radical unschooling encompasses, at its core, an atmosphere of trust, freedom, joy and deep respect for who a child is. We embrace unschooling as a mindful lifestyle as well as a philosophy of natural learning. This list takes unschooling beyond academics and explores its principles of respect and individual freedom as they apply to our children's entire lives. This list is for providing information and resources for Iowans who want to practice peaceful parenting and radical unschooling. Contact: Kristi McCrary, (319) 433-0656 Email: kristimc@mchsi.com MHE offers field trips, monthly social gatherings for moms, a 4-H club, group rate tickets for shows to the Black Hawk Children's Theater, and the Kaleidoscope series through UNI. We also offer co-op courses for P.E., Choir, and a variety of other courses; and C.O.R.E. classes for grades 4-7. $15 annual membership fee. Area: Blackhawk and neighboring counties Quad City Area Secular Homeschoolers Email: QCA_Secular_Homeschoolers-owner@yahoogroups.com Primarily geared toward families who are homeschooling for reasons other than religion and who are looking for an alternative to religious homeschool groups. The email group was created to facilitate networking, event planning, and friendships between homeschooling families. Those of all faiths are encouraged to join and enjoy getting to know other local homeschoolers. Activity announcements, homeschooling related questions/stories/advice, event planning and supportive emails are all appropriate for the group. The QCA Secular Homeschoolers group is not limited to any one form/method of homeschooling. (To Encourage and Educate our Children at Home) Email: teech_iowa-owner@yahoogroups.com Egroup: We are a Christian, but non-denominational, group. All homeschoolers in the area are invited and encouraged to attend activities. We have a low, annual family membership fee. The focus of our group is two-fold: to support the homeschooling parents (both mom and dad) and to provide interaction with other kids in group situations. Area: SE Iowa, centered around Louisa County
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