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Legal
From NHEN
Information and resources for homeschooling in Illinois
statewide
Illinois Homeschooling Laws
From HOUSE (Home Oriented Unique Schooling Experience)
statewide
Conferences & conventions
Home Educators Conference Fund - 2008 InHome Conference
Mar 07 to Mar 08, 2008
HECF's "InHome" event is a forum for grassroots insights; we enjoy sharing our experiences and recognizing the expertise within our own communities.
St. Charles
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Other events and resources
Communicators for Christ conference
Aug 26 to Aug 29, 2008
Speech and debate conference August 26-29
Bloomington
Classes & Co-ops
Christian Family Educational Co-op
A group of Christian homeschooling families that have joined together in an Educational Co-op to help each other add to the Home School experience. The purpose the Christian Family Educational Co-op (CFEC), is to provide home education families an opportunity to enrich their children's academic curriculum and social experience within the context of a Christian-based, co-operative organization.
Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, and Will counties
Christian Homeschool Connection
We have a new co-op family center opening this fall 2008. Infants-12th gade. Inter-denominational group coming together once a week to give our children the opportunities that lend themselves to learning in a group setting.
East Central IL
Christian Workshops of the Fox Valley - Homeschool Co-op
If you are looking for enrichment classes to add to your homeschool, CWF may be what you are looking for. Christian Workshops of the Fox Valley is a co-op of families that meet on Mondays at Grace Evangelical Church in Elgin. A wide variety of classes are offered for nursery age through high school. Reasonable tuition makes CWF an affordable co-op choice. CWF is currently interviewing interested families to fill slots in their upcoming semester schedule. For more information contact Susan Russell at rruss6868@comcast.net.
Northwest (Kane County)
Crossroads In Education
A homeschool study and support cooperative.
Crossroads is open to high school age homeschoolers and their parents. Group size is limited to 15. For the 2005-2006 year, the study group plans to offer classes in Science, Language Arts, Spanish and Visual Arts. In the spirit of creating an experience where the children are afforded an opportunity to get to know one another well, participating in all four subjects will be required to be in the group.
Worth
Gina's Studio
Previously homeschooled herself, Gina is a recent art school graduate offering private art lessons from her home in North Aurora. Lessons are structured to fit the needs of each individual student regardless of age or previous art experience. Gina's goal is to help all of her students foster a love for art and ultimately reach a level where they can sit down and draw anything that is placed in front of them whether that is a landscape, still life, portrait, etc.
North Aurora
Christian Business Academy
Offering Business, Stock Market, and Entrepreneurship workshops to home school students on a national basis. Classes are designed in two and five day seminar/workshops which can be presented to home school students in your area. Summer programs are available. Contact Ted Schmidt1-800-972-1108 or info@christianbusinessacademy.com if you have any questions.
All Cities
Musical Theatre Classes
Sep 15 to Nov 30, 1999
Acting, Singing, Improv, Performances
St. Charles
Masterpiece Art Instruction
Various homeschool art classes and summer camps
Christian Workshops of the Fox Valley - Homeschool Co-op
If you are looking for enrichment classes to add to your homeschool, CWF may be what you are looking for. Christian Workshops of the Fox Valley is a co-op of families that meet on Mondays at Grace Evangelical Church in Elgin. A wide variety of classes are offered for nursery age through high school. Reasonable tuition makes CWF an affordable co-op choice. CWF is currently interviewing interested families to fill slots in their upcoming semester schedule. For more information contact Susan Russell at rruss6868@comcast.net.
Elgin, St. Charles, Algonquin,
Support
Wild Indigo Life Learners
Wild Indigo Life Learners is made up of unschooling families who have chosen to be facilitators in the life learning journey of their children. We are based in the Naperville area yet draw from many communities in the western suburbs of Chicago, Illinois. We are currently planning field trips and other organized events on Wednesdays.
Belleville
SCCCHE
St. Clair County Christian Home is intended to provide useful information to aid families in their endeavor to educate their children at home. Please contact us if you have any questions conerning home education.
Belleville
MECHE - Metro East Catholic Home Educators
Support group of Catholic Homeschoolers living near Belleville, IL.
Berwyn, Cicero, Downers Grove, Forest Park, Franklin Park, LaGrange, Oak Park, Western Springs, Westmont and Wilmington.
Westside HOUSE
Home Oriented Unique Schooling Experience is an inclusive, non-sectarian network of homeschooling support groups. The Westside HOUSE chapter meets the second Friday of each month at the Forest Park Public Library (at the corner of Des Plaines and Jackson) between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. You and your children are welcome!
Bloomington, Normal and surrounding communities in the I-74, I-55, I-39 Crossroads Area
Crossroads Area Home School Association
CAHSA unites Central Illinois homeschoolers in the area where I-74, I-39, I-55 and IL-51 connect. This website is a resource for those who have chosen homeschooling as the best route for educating their children. Here they will find information about classes, activities, field trips, and communications with other homeschoolers in the area.
Central
Pathways Across The Horizon Cooperative
A cooperative learning group
Central Illinois counties
Homeschool Dads in Central Illinois
This group will serve as a meeting place and information exchange for Central Illinois area homeschool Dads. Fathers who are considering homeschooling their children are welcome as well. Here, Fathers can discuss homeschool issues, ask questions, exchange ideas about curriculum, share activities and schedule get togethers.
Chicago
Our Lady, Queen of Peace
Our group consists of practicing Catholic home schooling families. A primary purpose of the group is to build up the kingdom of God on earth by raising children who are strong in the practice and knowledge of their Catholic faith. We offer support and information to parents, and provide social, academic, and spiritual opportunities for our children.
Chicago
Mom's Home Room
Come and chat with other homeschooling moms! Share your homeschooling adventures, get some homeschooling advice, vent your homeschooling frustrations in a safe, friendly place. Have a field trip idea? A class idea? Want to meet for lunch? Share your ideas here on the list! This list is for informational purposes and sharing of ideas among are homeschooling moms. This list has members from all over the Chicago area and from many different religious backgrounds. Members also have different homeschooling philosophies. The common ground is homeschooling.
Chicago NW suburbs
TEACH - Tri-County Eclectic and Creative Homeschoolers of Illinois
TEACH is an all-inclusive, private, volunteer-run homeschooling group for families residing in the NW suburbs of Chicago, including Northwest Cook County, Northwest DuPage County, and Northern Kane County. TEACH supports many different homeschooling styles and offers educational opportunities, social activities and resources for our member families.
Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, and Will counties
Christian Family Educational Co-op
A group of Christian homeschooling families that have joined together in an Educational Co-op to help each other add to the Home School experience. The purpose the Christian Family Educational Co-op (CFEC), is to provide home education families an opportunity to enrich their children's academic curriculum and social experience within the context of a Christian-based, co-operative organization.
Decatur
Decatur Area Homeschool Network
A network of homeschool information and available community resources for homeschooled students and families. With the mutual goal of providing the best education possible for their children, this group is meant to be a source of support and information for experienced and inexperienced homeschoolers alike.
Decatur
Kaleidoscopes- Co-op
A homeschool co-op group.
East Central IL
Christian Homeschool Connection
We are a Christian support group. We are based out of Champaign, IL and encompass many other counties as well. We hold classes, field trips, support groups and with our web site we are able to provide a secure place to communicate with other members and create learning experiences for our children.
East Central IL
Christian Homeschool Connection
We have a new co-op family center opening this fall 2008. Infants-12th gade. Inter-denominational group coming together once a week to give our children the opportunities that lend themselves to learning in a group setting.
Fox Valley
Prairie State Homeschoolers
PSH is a nonsectarian inclusive Homeschool group. PSH provides support, park days, gym days, book discussion, story time, field trips, used book sales, a lending library and more.
Godfrey
Riverbend Christian Home Educators Coalition
We are a Christian home school support group.We do not have a web site, but our newsletter is sent by email.
Lake and McHenry Counties
Off The Beaten Path
An inclusive support network of unschooling families. OTBP’s mission is to bring local unschooling families out of the woodwork and give them the opportunity to connect and support one another, both online and in person.
Lake County
Lake County H.O.U.S.E.
Home-Oriented Unique Schooling Experience Our mission is to provide non-sectarian and non-political support and information for homeschooling families as well as providing socialization and shared educational opportunities for our children. Lake County H.O.U.S.E. provides many clubs and field trip experiences organized by and for its members.
Lake Villa
Mighty Oaks
Created as a non-denominational Christian homeschool group for students in 6th - 12th grade.
Matteson
Grassroots Homeschoolers HOUSE
This non-profit organization exists for the purpose of nurturing your family in a non-denominatinal, non-sectarian capacity. We welcome all faiths, all abilities, and all educational styles. To the homeschooling community, we offer social opportunities, practical information, and learning adventures to be experienced by not only our members but the general public as well.
Naperville, Aurora, Joliet. Will and DuPage counties
Many Rivers Unschoolers
An all inclusive homeschooling group. We practice child-led learning, as opposed to following a set curriculum. We meet every Wednesday for an unstructured play group, and on other days for special field trips and special-interest groups. Our special-interest groups currently include anime club, science club, game day, gym day, fiber arts group, and parent’s night out. We also produce Undercurrents, our own journal of arts and literature, and participate in homeschool acting classes, swimming, and skating days.
Northeast near Chicago
CHAMPs Homeschool
Christian Homeschool Arts & Music Programs - enrichment cooperative meets weekly throughout school year
northern
Homeschool Resource Center
support group
Peoria
Association of Peoria Area Christian Home Educators
"Helping Parents Excel in Home Educating Their Children from a Christian Perspective". The vision of APACHE is threefold: To provide education and information to parents. To provide activities to assist parents in their efforts. To promote understanding and acceptance of home schooling as an excellent means of education. Some of APACHE's activities include: a monthly newsletter, annual convention and curriculum fair, library, choir, a track and field day, history fair, science fair, talent night, and smaller local support groups and parents' meetings.
Peoria
Peoria Area Homeschoolers
Enhancing the home education experience for homeschooling parent/guardians of all backgrounds in the Peoria area. PAH provides an opportunity for members to provide support, playdates, field trips, and networking opportunities to each other.
Quad City
CHALK Quad City
Quad City area
Quad City Area Secular Homeschoolers
QCA Secular Homeschoolers is primarily geared toward families who are homeschooling
for reasons other than religion and who
are looking for an alternative to religious homeschool groups. 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.
Schaumburg, Elgin, Streamwood, Wheaton, and Bartlett
Schaumburg H.O.U.S.E.
A non-sectarian group of homeschoolers that support all educational philosophies and family lifestyles. We facilitate activities, classes, cultural events, and general gatherings to aid our children in making friends and being part of a larger community. Schaumburg H.O.U.S.E. is a chapter of Illinois H.O.U.S.E., the statewide organization (Home Oriented Unique Schooling Experience).
Springfield
Springfield Associated Homeschoolers
Springfield, Illinois Area and Sangamon County
Queen of All Saints Home Educators
A group of Catholic Homeschooling families.
St.Clair and Madison Counties
St. Clair & Madison County Homeschoolers
Exchange ideas, give links, support each other with curriculum, homeschool, general talk, scriptures or encouragment!
statewide
Illinois H.O.U.S.E.
H.O.U.S.E. (Home Oriented Unique Schooling Experience) is a network of homeschool support groups whose purpose is to support families in exercising their right to homeschool regardless of age, color, creed, ethnic background, family composition, financial condition, gender, learning disabilities, race, religion or lack thereof, sexual preference, or special educational needs. H.O.U.S.E. is a non-sectarian homeschooling support group.
statewide
Christian Home Educators Coalition
Christian Home Educators Coalition of Illinois is a state organization whose purpose is to preserve homeschooling liberties in the state of Illinois.
statewide
Illinois Homeschool Announce (ILHSannounce)
This list is for all Illinois homeschoolers, or those who are interested in homeschooling in Illinois.
This is to be an inclusive list, so while you may certainly identify your religious interests as it affects your home education program, we will not encourage comparative religion discussions.
This list is intended for announcements of area activities, field trips, speakers, group meetings, and legal information discussions.
Legislation information, whether local, State, or Federal, is requested although this list is not a source of legal advice. However, discussion of alerts from various sources is always encouraged.
statewide
Homeschooling in Illinois
Explore Homeschooling in Illinois
Woodfield
Woodfield Area Learning Exchange
WALE, a chapter of IIllinois H.O.U.S.E.
(Home Oriented Unique Schooling Experience)! We meet regularly to support
all friends of homeschooling! Mad Math Mondays, Park Dates, FUN Excursions to area attractions, Accurate information through Illinois HOUSE and AdHoc on legal developments in our state, and updates on area happenings through our bulletin board chat on Yahoo! eGroups
Worth
Crossroads In Education
A homeschool study and support cooperative.
Crossroads is open to high school age homeschoolers and their parents. Group size is limited to 15. For the 2005-2006 year, the study group plans to offer classes in Science, Language Arts, Spanish and Visual Arts. In the spirit of creating an experience where the children are afforded an opportunity to get to know one another well, participating in all four subjects will be required to be in the group.
Job opportunites for homeschool students
Yorkville
Raging Waves Waterpark
Largest family waterpark in Illinois. Opening Summer 2008
http://www.ragingwaves.com