Arizona Homeschool Support Groups
Here you'll find Arizona support groups, large and small, from every religion (or no religion), from unschooling to traditional, for ages knee-high-to-a-grasshopper to teens. Support groups are such a lifeline, providing things like park days, educational classes, Mom's night out, field trips, curriculum fairs and those all-essential sanity-saving friendships!
RMEC: Homeschooling In Arizona
Everything you want to know about homeschooling in Arizona: The full text of the law, an FAQ on what it means, conferences, book fairs, standardized tests, special needs, email lists, blogs ... you name it.
Support Group Articles
Getting The Support You Need Without a Formal
Support Group
I frequently get asked by both homeschoolers and
non-homeschoolers whether or not we belong to a support
group. It is the query from the homeschooler that
always causes me to trip over my tongue. By M. Roth
How To Start Your Own Local Homeschool Support Group
A nice variety of articles on creating a group, where to find the time, how to get the word out, legalities, and staying cool and unstressed. By Shay Seaborne, Shauna Smith Duty and more.
Our Non-Directed Support Organization
Not everyone agrees about everything. No matter what the activity or event, there will always be somebody who feels that it should be done differently. And that's OK. By Earl Gary Stevens.
What's In A Name?
A mom examines the curious pickle homeschool support groups have gotten into: identifying themelves as what they are not, instead of what they are. By Ginny Hunt.
Fun Arizona Curriculum
Castles, Jousting and
Knights!
A page of very cool, medieval learning activities,
courtesy of the Sonoran Desert Homeschoolers in Tucson.
Famous
Homeschoolers of Arizona
Teri Ann Berg Olsen, home educator and author of
Learning
for Life: Educational Words of Wisdom, compiled this great list. How many of these famous people do your kids know? Teri's lived in
Arizona since 1976 and is researching Arizona's home
school history for her next book.
Legends of
Arizona
In the annals of state
history, many mysteries still exist. Example: who the
heck is Roy Gardner and why did he hide
$16,000 in gold inside an extinct volcano near
Flagstaff? Some very amusing History, Geography and Civics Unit Study starters!
Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.
-- William Butler Yeats
Arizona Support Groups
AFHE: Arizona Families for Home
Education
A statewide non-profit educational corporation,
directed by a Christian board. Open to all
homeschoolers.
HENA: Home Education Network of
Arizona
An inclusive statewide organization who are neutral in
matters of religion, politics and personal educational
choices. Their mission is to share resources and
support for all homeschoolers in the state.
East Valley Educators
East Valley and Maricopa County
A secular group serving 40+ families. Offers park days,
field trips, book discussions and more. Email Becky.
East Valley Homeschooled
Teens
Maricopa County
Inclusive group with social activities and more for
homeschooled teens and their families. This group is
new and growing rapidly! Contact Becky.
Eclectic Homeschoolers of Northern
Arizona
Flagstaff, Coconino County
Offering friendship and support to all homeschooling
familes with children of all ages.
Holy Family Homeschoolers
Tucson, Pima County
A group for Roman Catholic families answering the call
to educate our children at home, a natural extension of
parenting. Email them for more info.
Homeschool Leaders
A discussion list for support group leaders (or potential
leaders) of inclusive groups across the nation.
Palo Verde Homeschoolers
Specifically for home educating gifted and spirited children. They
welcome all religions and homeschooling styles.
Phoenix Area Roots and
Shoots
Phoenix Metro and Maricopa County
Part of Jane Goodall's global program fostering
compassion for the environment, animals, and people.
Educational and service activities first and third
Fridays. Email for more info.
Sonoran Desert Homeschoolers
Tucson, Pima County, Southern
Arizona
A secular group that welcomes all homeschoolers. They
meet every Tuesday morning at Fort Lowell Park.
Email for additional information.
Western Region Unschoolers
A group for unschoolers that want more time to play
with friends in the Western United States: MT, WY, CO,
NM, ID, UT, AZ, WA, OR, NV, and CA. This is a forum to
organize travel, camping, and other fun group
activities. Created by unschoolers living in the
Western Region of US who attended the Live & Learn Unschooling
Conference.
Contact Cindy
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