Arkansas Homeschool Organizations & Support Groups

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Arkansas State Homeschool Organizations

The Education Alliance
Promoting, protecting and strengthening education in Arkansas. The Education Alliance is a division of Family Council. Based in Little Rock, Family Council was established in 1989 in association with Focus on the Family and Dr. James Dobson. We believe parents have a God-given responsibility to ensure that their children are educated. Therefore, parents must be free to choose the type of education they believe is best for their child. Free Information Packet available.

Arkansas Homeschool Support Groups

Arkadelphia
Clark County Christian Home School Org
This group exists to provide information, encouragement, and support for parents who choose to educate their children at home. It is a parent run group operated through a monthly newsletter and this e-mail loop.

Arkansas and surrounding states
Arkansas Unschoolers
Join the Unschool Online Hang Out. This group is for people who live in Arkansas or nearby who use the "unschooling" philosophy to homeschooling their children. This group will be used to provide support to each other, make connections with each other and attempt to help provide answers to those who have question about unschooling.

Benton and Saline County areas
Saline County Christian Homeschool Education Association
(SCCHEA) has come together for the purpose of providing mutual advice and encouragement to those who are like-minded, especially those families who are committed to providing both religious and academic education to their children in the home environment.

Benton County
Benton County Homeschool in Action
Benton County Homeschool families get together for fun, friends and field trips. Kids play games while moms plan events, last Wednesday of each month at Bella Vista Library, 1-3pm

Benton, Carroll, Crawford, Franklin, Madison, Washington and surrounding counties in Northwest Arkansas
Homeschooling in Northwest Arkansas (NWAHomeschool)
Primarily for homeschoolers in Northwest Arkansas, but open to everyone. For sharing of teaching ideas, tips, problems, accomplishments, etc.

Bentonville, Rogers, Springdale & Bella Vista
Northwest Arkansas Christian Home Educators Association
NWACHEA exists to provide information, encouragement, and support for parents who choose to educate their children at home.

Bryant
Saline County Christian Home Education - Athletic Association
Athletic Association in Saline County for Christian Homeschoolers.

Cabot
Cabot Area Home Educators
We are a local support and activity group for homeschoolers in Cabot and the surrounding area.

Central Arkansas
Central AR Homeschoolers (CARH)
Central AR Homeschoolers was established to provide support and a close knit community for homeschooling families in the central Arkansas area. Welcomes all homeschooling families of any race, religion, or the type of home education you choose for your family. Group serves as a main communication line to set-up play dates, field trips, educational events, moms’ nights, or any adventure the members host.

Central Arkansas including; Little Rock, Benton, Jacksonville, Conway, Searcy, Hot Springs and surrounding areas.
Live and Learn
Education in the natural state at home. A place where you and your children can connect, play and explore with other homeschool families? All homeschoolers welcome, regardless of race, religion, gender or educational philosophy.

Conway, Greenbrier, Vilonia, and Mayflower
Christian Home Educators' Fellowship
CHEF offers an avenue for home schooling families to connect with one another for support, encouragement, and fellowship. Members have access to monthly Parent/Teacher meetings, as well as regularly scheduled events for students.

El Dorado and Union County areas
Home Educated And Righteously Trained (H.E.A.R.T.)
H.E.A.R.T. is a homeschool support group that serves El Dorado, Arkansas and the surrounding areas. Activites include a monthly Mom's Night Out, weekly swimming, and a monthly field trip.

Faulkner County
Christian Home Educators Fellowship (C.H.E.F)
C.H.E.F. is a Christian home education group of over 150 family in the Central Arkansas area. Faulkner County. Offers weekly field trips and fellowship opportunities.

Fort Smith
Fort Smith Area - Learning is for Everyone (FSA-LIFE)
Fort Smith Area - Learning is for Everyone (FSA-LIFE) is an inclusive, secular, & co-creative support group for local homeschoolers. Currently meets weekly for play dates. Join int he fun of planning upcoming field trips, educational programs, parties, clubs, game dates, bowling dates, Teacher's Night Out, more.

Fort Smith and Sebastian county areas
Believers Homeschool Association
Building Each Life In Everlasting Values Eternally Relying (upon our) Savior. The purpose of this association is to advance the interests of Christian home educators by all lawful means through providing support and assistance to members who are educating children at home, disseminating legislative and other information affecting the rights of parents to direct the education and upbringing of their children, participating in sponsorship of conventions and educational seminars for teaching parents, and public relation activities with state and federal officials.

Fort Smith, Arkansas area, including parts of Eastern Oklahoma
Faith Homeschool Group
Information and Encouragement for Fort Smith Area Homeschoolers. If you are an AR/OK homeschooler please join us and...share ideas about learning and teaching styles, curriculum, legislation, and things which help us to grow spiritually and mentally into better homeschoolers and parents.

Fort Smith, Van Buren, Greenwood, Ozark, Cedarville, Mountainburg, Alma, Lavaca, Mena, Altus, Charleston
Home School Friends Network (HSFN)
Providing quality opportunities for homeschoolers in the Fort Smith, Arkansas region. Offers a chess club with local and regional tournaments, fencing clubs with summer fencing clinics, astronomy club, a free, monthly online newsletter, fieldtrips, lessons and so much more! No membership fee!

Harrison
Harrison Homeschoolers
A home school site for people in the Harrison, Arkansas, area.

Hot Springs, Garland County
Garland County Home Education
Garland County Home Education (GCHE) is a network of home school families in the greater Hot Springs, Garland County, Arkansas area. GCHE is dedicated to serving the growing local home school community regardless of race, religious affiliation, or political leanings. Offering field trips, classes, family gatherings, and more.

Independence County
North Arkansas Christian Homeschool Organization
N.A.C.H.O. - This group is a communication list for homeschooling families in North-Central Arkansas and centrally located in Independence County.

Little Rock
Home Educators of Greater Little Rock
The largest local homeschool group in Little Rock, Arkansas, Home Ed offers support information and connection opportunities with other homeschool parents. Activities and small groups based on interest and available leadership. Over 350 events or activities annually - of a wide variety and covering all grades. These include frequent Parent Support Meetings, Roller Skating, group attendance at the Children's Theatre, Field Trips, Homecoming, Junior-Senior Banquet, Graduation, and other activities. There is also an enrichment academy in Little Rock. An Athletic Association providing baseball, boys and girls basketball, girls volleyball, etc.

Little Rock
MATCH- Moms of Arkansas Teaching Children at Home
Christian support group providing fellowship, fun, and friends to home school families in the Central Arkansas area. MATCH offers Mom's Nights, Field Trips, Nature Studies, Park Days, Picnics, Cookouts, and Keepers/Contenders club.

Little Rock, Roland, Paron, Bryant, Maumelle, Mabelvale, and surrounding areas
Home Ed Central
Regional sub-group of Home Ed. We offer support information and connection opportunities with other homeschool parents. Publishes a joint newsletter (The Home Page) that is mailed out by the first of the month for the 9 months of the school year and a 10th newsletter that is mailed in the summer.

Lowell
ETCNWA ~ Eclectic Teaching Consortium of Northwest Arkansas
ETCNWA functions as a support system for Christian home educators who strive to implement non-traditional teaching methods.

North Little Rock, Sherwood, Jacksonville, Cabot and surrounding areas
Home Ed North
Home Ed North provides support for homeschool families in North Little Rock, Sherwood, Jacksonville, Cabot and surrounding areas. Regional sub-group of Home Ed. Publishes a joint newsletter (The Home Page) that is mailed out by the first of the month for the 9 months of the school year and a 10th newsletter that is mailed in the summer.

North Little Rock, Sherwood, Jacksonville, Cabot, but not limited to these towns.
Central AR Homeschoolers
Homeschool family support group free of membership fee. Members are welcome to host any activity they would like to add to the calendar. Currently have a wide variety of activities: bowling, skating, parkdays, mom’s night out, field trips, etc.

Northeast Arkansas
Northeast Arkansas Christian Home Educators
Support group for NEA.

Northeast Arkansas
Northeast Arkansas Christian Home Educators (CHE)
Exists to support and encourage families who have chosen to educate their children at home from a distinctly Christian perspective by providing student activities, corporate educational opportunities and forums designed to encourage those facing the practical challenges of home education.

Northwest Arkansas
NWAHomeschool
Primarily for homeschoolers in Northwest Arkansas, but open to everyone. For sharing of teaching ideas, tips, problems, accomplishments, etc. One rule: please do not post religious or political posts.

Northwest Arkansas including; Benton, Washington, Madison and Carroll County areas
Unschoolers of the Ozarks
Unschoolers of the Ozarks is for radical unschoolers (and people who want to be). Homeschoolers who use methods common in schools, such as math drills, spelling lists and field trips only on Fridays will not feel welcome here. Unschoolers of the Ozarks is for getting together and doing cool stuff, learning things, making friends, and nothing else.

Northwest Arkansas: Fayetteville, Springdale, Rogers, Bentonville, and surrounding towns
Northwest Arkansas Secular Homeschooling
Northwest Arkansas Secular Homeschooling is a support group for secular homeschoolers in the Northwest Arkansas area. Plans field trips and social gatherings and uses an egroup to share information about secular homeschooling resources.

Pine Bluff
Liberty Academy
Liberty Academy is a Co-op group for homeschoolers in the southeastern area of Arkansas.

Pine Bluff, White Hall, Sheridan, Redfield, Star City and surrounding areas.
Home Ed Southeast
Home Ed Southeast provides support for homeschool families in Pine Bluff, White Hall, Sheridan, Redfield, Star City and surrounding areas. Regional sub-group of Home Ed. Homeschool events in your own backyard, outside of Little Rock.

Rogers
EACH Homeschool Group
EACH- Education Association of Christian Homeschoolers- is a group in NW Arkansas that provides support and encouragement to those who wish to educate their children at home, while providing the opportunity for children to participate in classes/ social activities that will enrich their personal lives.

Siloam Springs
Christian Home Educators of Siloam Springs
CHESS is a local support group of home educators whose purpose is to encourage parents in their home education decision and to provide academic, cooperative, and fellowship opportunities for children.

Springdale
The Treehouse!
The Treehouse offers exciting opportunities for homeschoolers in Northwest Arkansas to explore a variety of interests and subjects. Program is run by homeschooling parents just like you who have a desire to expand our children's academic skills in a social environment.

Statewide
Arkansas Homeschool Book Swap
If you are an Arkansas homeschool family and would like to sell your used books and curriculum, videos, CD's, clothes or other items that would be of use to other homeschooling families, you may do so here. This group is restricted only to homeschooling families who are currently living in Arkansas.

Statewide
Ambleside Moms In Arkansas (AMIA)
Ambleside Moms In Arkansas (AMIA) is a statewide Charlotte Mason homeschool support group for mothers in Arkansas using Ambleside Online and/or House of Education Online. Members are encouraged to plan regional meetings, nature walks and field trips. Special discussion topics include Arkansas history, native flora and fauna, Hot Springs National Park, Murfreesboro Crater of Diamonds, Arkansas agriculture and industry, and ways to add these study topics to our children's curricula.

Statewide
Arkansas Home Educators (ARHOME)
Commitment to Home Education in Arkansas. ARkansas HOMe Educators (ARHOME) is for Arkansas homeschoolers to share information about homeschooling and about legislation in Arkansas that affects homeschooling.

Statewide
Arkansas Home School News (arkansasHSnews)
The place to find out "What's Going On In Arkansas For Homeschoolers". This group is for all homeschooling families in Arkansas and surrounding states. This list is to help promote positive homeschooling attitudes. Topics welcomed on this list include homeschool laws, testing, field trips, meetings, any news that pertains to homeschooling in and around Arkansas along with links to free homeschool resources online.

Statewide
The Education Alliance Local Support Groups
Local Support Groups - Sort Groups Alphabetically, by City or by ZIP Code.

Texarkana
TEACH - Texarkana Educators Association of Christian Homeschoolers
A Christian homeschooling family organization that offers field trips, parties, choir, and various other activities, as well as enjoying numerous other benefits.

White County
Growing Minds
Growing Minds is an all inclusive homeschooling group. All people are welcome, regardless of race or religion.

White County
CHEW
Christian Home Educators in White County (CHEW) is open to all homeschooling families. Offers meetings, field trips, classes, books for sale or wanted, prayer requests and any announcements for the group.