Email list for Gifted Ohio Homeschoolers, parents who are homeschooling or considering homeschooling a gifted child in Ohio.

This is a mailing list for people who home school or are thinking of homeschooling in Ohio, kids and parents alike. Here you can exchange ideas, support each other, and share resources and information.

This list is for the discussion of topics related to homeschooling in Ohio.

Discussion for homeschooling fans of John Holt, whose books Learning All the Time, Never Too Late, and Teach your Own have made unschooling an option for thousands of families.

This list is for "middle-of-the-road-homeschoolers" in Ohio who use curriculum, but who also may like to stray off the path and enjoy teachable moments as they arise.

African American Unschoolers email group is for African-American homeschoolers who use the whole world as their child(ren)'s classroom.

Unschoolers meet to talk and share ideas at this vegsource.com message board.

SE Michigan Homeschooling Teens and Pre-teens is an informally structured homeschool support group comprised of homeschooling families in Southeastern Michigan. Email list offers a place to connect to place events and activities for teens and pre-teens.

This is an email list for unschoolers in Ohio. The mission of this group is to promote and support unschooling, AKA natural learning, interest led learning, child led learning. Join in discussion about the unschooling lifestyle, how to succeed within Ohio regulations, and basically anything that relates to learning by living life.

Raising a family on a single income is tough. When you're a homeschooling family, it may seem like another added cost. But that doesn't have to be the case. This list is for homeschoolers to get together and discuss ways to cut the cost of homeschooling without cutting on the educational and learning experience for our children. This is the place to share all kinds of ideas and tips on budgeting homeschooling costs.

Homeschoolers face tremendous demands on their organizational skills. Frequently creative, hardworking, and goal oriented, they must manage the home, other children, teaching, and the many other demands of a stay-at-home parent. This board is designed to offer support, find solutions, and discuss troublesome situations. Although there are many aspects to homeschooling, the focus, the only focus, of this board is solving organizational problems related to home schooling. This group is a part of the Messies Anonymous website.

Living Book Reviews offers reviews of books considered "living" books for children which are useful for acquiring a love of learning.

Online support group for Catholics interested in the Charlotte Mason method.

This group is for large families using the K-12 curriculum created by Dr. William Bennett. Both homeschooling families and Virtual School families are welcome. It is particularly intended for families with more than 3 children in K-12 as well as additional teens, toddlers and babies. Discussions include both the curriculum and the challenges of implementing it in a large family.

Support and encouragement for single parents that are or want to home school their children.

This group is for families, or friends of families with children enrolled in virtual charter (community) schools in Ohio. This is a private group not affiliated with the Coalition or with any one virtual charter school or academy. Its members may be associated with any of the virtual schools or digital academies currently open in Ohio including, but not limited to: BOSS, Connections, ECOT, OHDELA, OHVA, TRECA, VCS Ohio.

WILC, Wright Independent Learning Cooperative, is a homeschool support group located in the greater Dayton, Ohio area. Participating families are primarily located in Montgomery and Greene counties with most activities centered in this area. WILC is a loosely-structured inclusive group of homeschool families who gather for support and enrichment in their homeschool experience. Members of WILC homeschool for many different reasons, but the shared goal is to provide a nurturing and loving environment to facilitate their children's desire to learn at home. Toward this end WILC strives to be tolerant, open-minded, and tactful to all in the homeschool community.

The purpose of this group is to have a place where Unschooling families in Northern Ohio can find a local unschooling community and plan activities, field trips, park days, learning opportunities, etc.

The HSN is families working together to support each other in the joys and responsibilities of educating their children at home. Members come from the greater Cincinnati area, including southern Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky. Members' children range in age from infants to graduating seniors. They do not advocate any particular method, style, or philosophy of home schooling, but help families to connect with one another and to find the information/resources that they need.

News, announcements and discussion for the Columbus Metro Unschoolers' Group.

Christian Home Educators Co-Op (CHEC) is a large group consisting of approximately 85-100 families each year. We provide support, resources, activities, and Christian fellowship to its members. They are located in Summit County, Ohio and meet primarily at The Chapel, 135 Fir Hill, Akron, OH, near the University of Akron.

INCHES stands for Inclusive North Columbus Home Education Support. Inclusive means that it is open to anyone regardless of race, religion, home school styles, parenting styles, etc. Public online charter school and "08" school families are welcome to join this support group and participate in activities. This is an informal support group that meets on the first week of each month.

This is the "Radical Unschoolers List". It is for all families, regardless of religious affiliation, choosing to unschool. Unschooling is learning as a part of life. It allows the child to learn naturally, without adult-imposed "lessons", schedules, or timelines. This list is to offer support, information, perspective, and enlightenment to anyone already unschooling or interested in unschooling.

Mahogany Homeschoolers of Ohio purpose is to provide support for African American homeschooling families. They are located in the Canton-Akron area. This support group strives to unite African American homeschooling families by providing encouragement and information that is critical for successful homeschooling.

An email list for members of the Home Education League of Parents in and around Toledo, Ohio, and for non-members looking for information about area resources, child-led or interest based learning, or general homeschooling issues.

Whitewater Inclusive Homeschool Network (WIHN) is an inclusive homeschooling network whose purpose is to help homeschooling families in Dearborn (IN), Franklin (IN), and western Hamilton (OH) Counties and surrounding areas connect with and support each other in the task of educating their children at home. This network is open to families of any race, religion, and nationality, and actively welcomes diversity among its members. This is not primarily a parent support group but a means for families to find and cultivate relationships with others around common interests.

YahooGroup email list for all homeschooling families in North Central Ohio regardless of religious affiliation or educational philosophy.

This group is intended for the discussion of the philosophies, themes, and methods of classical education. Discuss the theories of classical educators such as Erasmus, Plutarch, Quintilian, Milton, Sayers, David Hicks, Ruth Beechick, Charlotte Mason, Laura Berquist, Jessie Wise and Susan Wise-Bauer, the Bluedorns, and others. Discuss books and syllabi on classical education.

This list provides a forum for families who have three or more children to discuss the unique concerns and joys of raising what is today considered a larger family. Parents of smaller families who are considering having "maybe one more" will also find the list a great place.

This is an on-topic list dedicated to the discussion of "living math" - mathematics education using living books and materials, as opposed to traditional curricula as the primary learning tool. Discussion applies to mathematics learning from birth to adult self education, with the understanding that arithmetic is only one feature of mathematics as a whole. Math history topics will apply as well. Educators using Charlotte Mason, Thomas Jefferson Ed (relaxed classical), Montessori, Waldorf and unschooling methods may benefit from the exchange of ideas.

Ohio Home Educators Network (OHEN) is a regional network of homeschooling families. They are an inclusive group supporting families of all religious beliefs. Although OHEN supports a student-led, interest-centered approach, they welcome all homeschooling families regardless of educational philosophy or teaching style. OHEN’s purpose is to provide interested parents with accurate information about home education in Ohio. They hold informational meetings and publish an monthly email newsletter listing activities scheduled by members.

Dayton Area Homeschoolers is an informal, inclusive group of homeschoolers, or those interested in learning more about homeschool, in the Dayton Ohio area. They have no religious affiliation. The main idea: to share info, go on field trips, teach or participate in co-op classes in all subjects, support each other in whatever method of homeschool is used.

The Bookroom is for homeschooling families using "living books" and other educational materials designed to delight the interested learner. Members vary in educational style, including classical educators, unschoolers, and Charlotte Mason teachers as well as members who borrow from a variety of educational philosophies.

This is a discussion and support list for parents who wish to unschool but have found unschooling as a total lifestyle is not for them. Learning environments vary from one household to the next, and this group embraces and respects this fact. Feel free to discuss any unschooling methods here.

A discussion and support group for Jewish homeschoolers and parents considering homeschooling who are using a relaxed, gentle, unschooling parenting approach.

A group for Charlotte Mason Mom's using the curriculum outline suggested in Karen Andreola's summer of 93 Parent's Review titled, "A Formidable List of Attainments for a Child of Six", and also trying to complete the Kindergarten Skills list as described in Catherine Levison's book, A Literary Education.

This list is an opportunity for homeschoolers to contact homeschooling attorneys and experts about homeschooling legal and litigation issues. It is an informal network of attorneys and legal experts that are concerned with litigation pending and threatened against homeschoolers. Its primary purpose is to exchange legal information within the profession, and to educate and support attorneys and experts involved in homeschool litigation.

FISH is an online group of Ohio homeschooling families coming together to offer help and support to each other. They are also an online resource for families that are just starting or thinking about homeschooling. Although many members homeschool for religious reasons, they are not an exclusively Christian group.

Christian Home Educators Stark County Association's email list is intended to provide support to Christian home educators in the Stark County, Ohio area. This is a restricted list. You must be a current member of CHESCA to receive announcements from this list.

Connect with other military homeschooling families at this vegsource.com message board.

This list is designed for those interested in the Charlotte Mason approach to homeschooling with a Waldorf twist. Topics for discussion will be geared towards combining these two approaches successfully, and any other related issues.